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Re:Unlocking the Business Secrets of Escape Rooms by Sangermaine on Sunday May 06, 2018 @04:01PM (#17008187)
> First of all, the escape room is not real - you can always just walk out and then you also know that the riddles were created to entertain average person, so there is nothing special about solving them.

Well, yes. It's a game you play with other people. Have you never encountered a game before? Did you know that when you play chess, you are not actually commanding real knights and bishops to fight each other?

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Re:Unlocking the Business Secrets of Escape Rooms by crankylinuxuser on Sunday May 06, 2018 @04:14PM (#17008253)
> Did you know that when you play chess, you are not actually commanding real knights and bishops to fight each other?

You reminded me of a game called "Battle Chess", in which bishops hold glaives, the rook is a stone golem, pawns carry short swords. And yes, they do battle to the death in accordance to the rules in chess.

I played it years ago, and found that the death scene was different for each thing attacked. It was quite entertaining :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKcZwPb7C3k

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Re:Unlocking the Business Secrets of Escape Rooms by rabidrat on Sunday May 06, 2018 @04:15PM (#17008259)
And the queen had a duck!

http://pud.com/post/59851751577/the-duck-technique

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Re:Unlocking the Business Secrets of Escape Rooms by rpeden on Sunday May 06, 2018 @07:18PM (#17009208)
Some of the scenes were pretty funny and unexpected, too.

I remember the first time I saw a king kill a bishop. I was expecting something fancy, and instead the king just pulled out a handgun and opened fire.

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Re:Unlocking the Business Secrets of Escape Rooms by gwern on Sunday May 06, 2018 @09:19PM (#17009725)
History: https://www.filfre.net/2017/05/an-independent-interplay-take...
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Re:Unlocking the Business Secrets of Escape Rooms by merinowool on Sunday May 06, 2018 @06:32PM (#17009006)
I never liked to play games except maybe GTA series, because it lets you do what you want.
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