I’ve found a strong correlation between an owner’s love for puzzles and the quality of the game, so I had a very good feeling about Deadlock. I enjoy talking to fellow enthusiasts and especially love chatting with enthusiast escape room owners (sometimes to the chagrin of friends of mine who just want to get home). After only a few minutes of searching, I found what looked like an ideal candidate.ĭeadlock Escape is advertised as “For Enthusiasts By Enthusiasts,” which was a good sign to start with. I hoped to find an escape room business with a few rooms we could solve back to back to back. My dad is just like me, in that he’ll solve however many rooms are available regardless of how tired, hungry, or busy he is.

While watching the game, I searched for options for the evening. Christina stayed on the road and headed home while my dad and I settled in, watching football in our hotel room and snagging a pizza from a nearby Little Caesars during halftime. Louis to give us a plethora of options for the evening. As we hopped in the car, I searched for hotels, picked one, and called my dad to tell him that we should stay at the Quality Inn in Cahokia, IL- almost directly on our way home, but close enough to St. Bears, a game on which both teams had a lot riding. Louis shortly after 3:30 PM, just in time to catch the start of Packers vs. Thankfully, Deadlock Escape had availability that evening.Ĭhristina and I would get to St.

I knew it would involve at least one escape room, and hopefully more. January 3, 2021- I left Springfield, MO with only about half of a plan.

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