The Escape Room craze has really taken off (especially here in Los Angeles) and I couldn’t be happier about it. Getting a group of my friends together, locking ourselves in a room, and solving a ...

Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com—and let us know what you think. I don’t know CPR. I can’t tie a ...

For a fee, you and a handful of friends, or coworkers, can escape from a medieval torture chamber, or a CDC laboratory, or “The 80s.” The question is, why do we look for situations to escape from? In ...

VR gaming is getting a needed boost, just when we could use it most. First, Valve released the stunning Half-Life: Alyx. Now, there’s The Room: A Dark Matter, too. I’ve spent years playing The Room ...

Being locked in a room and challenged to complete a series of devious puzzles created by a an all-seeing, all-hearing mastermind doesn't really sound like heaps of fun. In fact, numerous horror films ...

Punekars are celebrating Friendship Day with a twist this year. The day is usually celebrated with cafe catch-ups, movie ...

With black hoods over their heads, five people trapped in a chain-link enclosure listen to an ominous monologue. “Hello, my delicious friends,” the voice purrs. “I’ve lived here for five years, and ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 10: “The Heist” room at The Escape Game in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Puzzle-filled escape room games ...