Here are all the escape rooms I’ve attempted and their outcomes. I started logging around Thanksgiving 2017 and my first escape.
| Location | Date | Room | Escaped? | Participants | Comments |
| The Escape Company – Orlando, FL | Winter 2017 | The Hidden Temple | Yes | 2 | Least favorite room ever. |
| The Escape Company – Orlando, FL | Winter 2017 | Outlawed | No | 4 | OK, large game. Failed to ask for a specific clue early on. |
| The Escape Company – Orlando, FL | Winter 2017 | Suburban Serial Killer | Yes | 4 | Favorite room at this location. |
| Elite Escape Games – Mt. Pleasant, SC | Spring 2018 | Meltdown | Yes | 6 | Wide variation of locks and puzzles. |
| Break Out Charleston, Charleston SC | Spring 2018 | The Serial Killer | Yes | 3 | Theme was well done. |
| Break Out Charleston, Charleston SC | Spring 2018 | Bank Heist | Yes | 3 | Contained one of the most entertaining puzzles I’ve encountered to date. |
| Elite Escape Games – Mt. Pleasant, SC | Summer 2018 | Escape Area 51 | Yes | 5 | Most electronic locks I’ve encountered to date. |
| Charleston Escape Game – Charleston, SC | 10/8/2018 | Taking Back Charleston | Yes | 5 | Unique final puzzle. |
| Escape 605 – Sioux Falls, SD | 1/1/2019 | Bank Heist | Yes | 5 | First time with another group. Dad’s first room. 6 does not equal 9. |
| Elite Escape Games – Mount Pleasant, SC | 2/17/2019 | Derailed | Yes | 5 | Most intricate game design to date (moving train). Did not care for final puzzle. One puzzle was used twice. |
| Escape Savannah – Savannah, GA | 4/20/2019 | Escape the Haunted Room | Yes | 3 | Rules seemed to contradict a required discovery to escape. First time escaping for my friends Jim and Diane. First time with an actor in the room instead of cameras. |
| Elite Escape Games – Mount Pleasant, SC | 5/18/2019 | Undead Outbreak | Yes | 8 | Great room with a good mix of traditional and electronic locks. Games were fun. First time escaping for my friends the Graham family. |
| Escape 605 – Sioux Falls, SD | 12/8/2019 | Area 51 | Yes | 7 | Good room. First escape for a few folks. Used 2 hints – to avoid this listen VERY carefully to the instructions at the beginning and keep an eye on the markings around the room. |
| Unlock Madison – Madison, SD | 9/19/2021 | Escape the 80’s | Yes | 3 | Parents and I had a fun time escaping this one – neat clues, fun theme, happy to have them in Madison! |
| Unlock Madison – Madison, SD | 4/29/2022 | Hacked | Yes | 6 | Neat game with a bit of a local tie in to the University. I believe we had a new record of getting out, but it was due to a guess and skipping part of the game. |
| Unlock Madison – Madison, SD | 12/28/2022 | Grounded | Yes | 6 | Fully custom holiday themed game from the folks here in Madison. Was a blast. I believe we set a new record despite using one hint. Would recommend. |
| EscapeWorks Denver – Denver, CO | 9/30/2023 | Outbreak | Yes | 4 | Great room rules – unlimited hints, and private groups only. We used only one hint and got out really quickly. We missed a clue and relied on a guess that cost us a bit of time. Would visit this location again. They’re retiring this game soon. |
| Puzzle Effect – Phoenix, AZ | 12/3/2023 | Outbreak | Yes | 3 | Second time I’ve had a room with unlimited hints as you need them. Completed the room with about 20m to go. Once element was used twice, which was mentioned in the rules and a clue. Good game. Would try their others. |