We think escape rooms are the perfect thing to do now lockdown is ending. But – we hear you ask - having just spent over a year essentially locked in a confined space with a small group of people, why exactly would you want to celebrate the lifting of restrictions by being locked in a confined space with a small group of people? We have the answers! For a start; this is an entirely NEW confined space. You could jet off into outer space in Operation Odyssey or take a trip back into the past with the magical Operation Spellbound here at Can You Escape? Edinburgh or become a superhero for the da ..read more

To celebrate UK Pun Day, we thought we’d share some classic punny escape room team names. The common garden pun we hear a lot in team names here at Can You Escape? York is We’ve Got The Key in reference to the Urban Cookie Collecive’s 1993 pop banger. But next level up in the pun stakes are the amusing escape/key/lock style puns. Some of our favourites over the years have included: The Escape Peas The Escape-ades The Keypers Jeepers Keypers Locked and Loaded Escapodiums Who-dinis E-scapegoats The upgrade from this are puns which are more specific to the theme of the room the team are playing ..read more

So it’s time to stop saying Happy New Year! February has hit, and the busy winter period of Work Parties and Family Christmas Get-Togethers is a thing of the past.  Blue Monday is too, and we’re solidly into 2020. For me, my New Year Resolutions are often to improve my love life, read a poem-a-day, sort out my career and travel the world (well, at least pop to Whitby for some sea air). I doubt for many people ‘Do An Escape Room’ is a top of their New Year Resolutions list.  Time Magazine’s top New Year Resolutions include*: Spend More Time with your Family  Learn Something New Travel to Ne ..read more

Job title: Games Master Location: Can You Escape? Edinburgh, 5 Holyrood Road Wage: £8.35 per hour Contract: Part-time Deadline: November 14th 2019 ABOUT THE POSITION We are looking to recruit a new Games Masters at our award-winning escape game venue in Edinburgh. You will be responsible for greeting teams when they arrive at HQ, delivering a ‘house rules’ briefing and a game briefing (in character). Once the teams start their mission, you will need to guide them through the 60 minutes, offering clues and hints at appropriate times through an intercom system. There will be additional duties re ..read more

Photo by Quentin Rey on Unsplash We’ve been obsessed with Batman—a.k.a. the Caped Crusader, the Dark Knight, the World’s Greatest Detective, Sulky Superman—since his debut in 1939. Now, eighty years later, old Bruce Wayne is still turning street thugs into lumpy gazpacho and has starred in more glitzy Hollywood films than you shake a Penguin at, and with the critically acclaimed Joker releasing this week, Batman’s rogue’s gallery is finally getting the spin-off treatment it deserves (not the one producers think it needs right now… lookin ..read more

Photo by Quentin Kemmel on Unsplash Well, it will two-thirds of the time. Monty Hall was born on this day, the 25th of August, in 1921, and was famous for hosting the game show Let’s Make a Deal. While the show still airs in the US (currently hosted by Wayne Brady of Whose Line Is It Anyway?; who knew?), Hall has since become more famous for his eponymous probability problem, derived from the final round of the show. Kind of strangely – for a mathematical conundrum – the Monty Hall problem comes with an interesting story and, would you b ..read more

Photo by Luis Mayoral on Unsplash The Edinburgh Fringe is always an incredible time of year, with shows and performances to suit every interest and taste. Having many staff members with theatrical or performing backgrounds, it should perhaps come as no surprise that many of them showcase their talents outside of Games Mastering at the Fringe, and we’ve collected three shows you should definitely check out this year to support their work. Are we biased? Sure; but we know you’ll love them as much as we do ..read more

Photo by Austin Chan on Unsplash I’ve worked in the escape room business for over three years now and still the most common thing I hear when talking about my job is: “Oh, I’ve heard about these escape room things! I just haven’t got round to doing one.” My response is always the same. Here are 5 reasons why it’s time to play your first escape room! It’s for anyone I’ve spoken to more customers than I can count; from first-timers to enthusiasts, from managers booking ..read more