Notes on "Planning Your Escape" (L.E. Hall)

The current project, which I spoke about yesterday, incorporates some ideas for Escape Rooms, so I’m looking at books about that entertainment medium.

Planning Your Escape, which was published in 2021, is one of the few comprehensive books on the subject that I can find. Written by one the first escape room designers in America, this book is part history of the medium, part strategy guide for approaching a room.

Ultimately this book was not helpful and I’m confused as to the target audience: the second part (strategy guide,) covers a lot of basic things; things I would expect anyone who has done more than two rooms to know, and the first part (history) is an odd choice for a book that targets newbies.

I don’t have any strong take-aways from this book, unfortunately, but it is well-written and interesting if its subject matter is at your level.