I'm so sad. I failed at my first attempt at Escape Room (
http://www.escaperoomkc.com/).
I could blame this on being on a team with nonpuzzlers, but everything was theoretically solvable by me, so I can't really blame them. I overlooked a couple of things. There was an equation where I should have mixed the units. There was also a substitution that would have been so easy to figure out if only I spent enough time in one area to see the clue written on the wall. Instead, I relied on other people being there, and they didn't mention the clue. They probably didn't realize it was a clue. Would I have realized it if I saw it? I'd like to think so, but I'm speaking entirely in hindsight. That's my second error.
I will take solace in knowing that I faced the most difficult room. The owner said that only 4% of teams have successfully solved it. I was hoping to be in that 4% but sad trombone. It was tricky, though. I counted no fewer than five combination locks requiring anywhere from three to five digits, one lock even within another lock! There were also red herrings. We had a lot of numbers thrown at us and had to figure out which numbers were relevant. I would concur that this is indeed a difficult room, and I kind of want to get a group of my friends together and send them through it. I obviously cannot participate now, but I would like to watch them work it out.
Oh, and I shouldn't mention that I had to do this challenge in handcuffs. We did find the key (after using our hint) after 40 minutes or so.
I feel I must redeem myself by signing up for one of the easier rooms. My coworkers were able to solve those. It was my room that was such a bitch.
