FAQ
MOST COMMON QUESTIONS
Where can we play Escape the Box?
Public: Events typically in Austin on South Congress Avenue or in East Austin. These events are all outdoors.
Private and nonprofit: Outdoor events are in Austin; your choice of Downtown, South Congress, East Austin, or Rainey Street. These events can be outdoor or indoor if the client prefers and provides or rents the space.
Austin Corporate Team Building:
We can run our Austin Outdoor events in several neighborhoods of your choice, including Downtown, South Congress, East Austin, or Rainey Street. These events can be outdoor or indoor if preferred and if the space is provided.
Nationwide Corporate Team Building:
We run Escape the Box for corporate team-building events in most major cities, including Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Houston, Denver, San Antonio, Kansas City, Portland, Orlando, Las Vegas and Miami. We will also write a new experience in a neighborhood of your choosing, just ask!
Gamify your Conference
Most locations in the United States. The immersive experiences we create work well in many different environments, such as convention centers and for large groups of people during conferences. It’s like turning your conference into a huge game with absolutely no build-out. You can use our app or go completely analog – it’s your choice. Either way, our games are not only fun – they also orient, educate and connect people.
Gamify your Resort:
Most locations in the United States. If you are looking for a unique way for families or vacationers to enjoy escape game challenges without having to make a big, expensive escape room, Escape the Box is the answer. Our game uses existing features of your resort to interact with items in the game kit. The results are dynamic – your guests will experience the resort in an entirely new way, and we will take care of everything.
Gamify your Festival:
Most locations in the United States. Navigating a festival is much more fun with puzzles and photo challenges along the way, and our immersive games are the perfect way to turn up the entertainment. We are curating and creating wayfinding for ICON: the Immersive Convergence 2024. Stay tuned!
Gamify your University:
Most locations in the United States. Becoming familiar with a new environment can feel like a boring lecture or an entertaining and memorable experience. Our unique wayfinding kit adds rich, gamified context to the new environment and provides opportunities for connecting with new friends. Many students are already familiar with the Escape Room phenomenon, and choosing Escape the Box will be a thoughtful way of making them feel welcome!
Gamify your Nature Preserve:
Most locations in the United States. When you layer an immersive game into the natural environment, it becomes effortless to educate participants about the flora and fauna of an area. Instead of dry tours or placards, bring your nature preserve or botanical garden to life with exhilarating and memorable challenges!
Have an idea for a location for an immersive game? We would love to hear all about it. Get in touch with us to discuss it!
Does it have to be outdoors?
Public: These events are all outdoor.
Private, Nonprofit and Corporate Team Building: NO! Escape the Box is ENORMOUS fun outside, but we’ll have just as much fun indoors if that is what you prefer. We offer themed activations and challenges that will fit any space. Just let us know! With the indoor option, you will need to provide the venue and we will need to discuss tables, setup and facilitators. If you want an outdoor Escape the Box game with our indoor version as an inclement weather contingency plan, we can do that! Just be sure to choose this option when signing your contract!
What about weather?
Public: We are rain or shine! We don’t find that a little rain hampers the fun. In this case, we encourage you to bring ponchos or umbrellas. However, if the weather is severe or dangerous we can discuss rescheduling based on availability.
Private, Nonprofit and Corporate Team Building: We are rain or shine! We don’t find that a little rain hampers the fun. In this case, we encourage you to bring ponchos or umbrellas. However, if the weather is severe or dangerous we can discuss rescheduling based on availability. If you would like to plan for an outdoor Escape the Box event and use our indoor version as an inclement weather contingency plan, we can do that! Just be sure to choose this option when signing your contract! You can also book our exclusively indoor activities: Scene Stealer, a movie making competition, and Mystery at the Manor, our take on the murdery mystery.
What do I have to do?
Public, private or nonprofit event: just click ‘buy now’, and show up wearing weather appropriate clothes and comfortable shoes!
For a corporate team building event: get a quote, sign a contract and we’ll schedule out a planning meeting with your team. From this, we’ll develop an event plan, set deadlines and keep you updated on our progress. Be sure to ask your group to show up wearing weather appropriate clothes and comfortable shoes. You really don’t have much else to worry about!
Can everyone participate?
For public, private events: our content is best for age 8 and up, with plenty of supervision. The challenges are not controversial, are PG-rated, and inclusive. Everyone who participates will need to feel comfortable with a moderate amount of walking. We do not allow unaccompanied minors. 1 adult age 25+ must accompany each child 10 and under. 1 adult age 25+ must accompany each team with people aged 11-15.
For corporate events: The challenges are not controversial, are PG-rated, and inclusive. We have a few options for accommodations. While many people can attend your event in-person, often others need to stay home or have mobility limitations. Though all our events take place onsite, we provide remote or stationary roles that are fun and meaningful.
Do you have discounts?
Yes, we offer discounts for repeat clients, multiple event purchases, and our nonprofit events are discounted. We often have other seasonal or temporary promotions – just ask!
What is an escape room outdoors with time travel?
The narrative world you enter begins on the cusp of your graduation from the Pi Institute for Time Travelers. All the challenges and activities you do will be centered around this theme. We use elements of escape rooms like puzzle solving and code breaking. However, we apply that to real areas, not staged ones. It is also like an Escape Room because there is a narrative about an “emergency” that must be solved. Unlike an Escape Room we help you explore a real place. The challenges focus on public art, music, businesses, landmarks and other neighborhood points of interest to create our story.
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How long does it take?
Escape the Box typically runs around 2 hours, but we can customize any timeline to fit your group’s needs and objectives.
Can you help us book venues?
We can absolutely help with this for your private party or corporate event! We have relationships with many venues, restaurants, and hotels. Let us know what you are looking for and we’ll gladly give you some great options.
What is your content like?
The content we create is funny, irreverent, and uses a variety of media. You might interact with concert posters, telegrams, postcards, movie tickets, maps, newspapers, QR Codes and more. We design and create all materials in-house. Our challenges and activities consist of puzzle-solving, riddles, way-finding, scavenger hunting, decoding, and creative photos. Our story-driven content is deeply engaging, and effectively drives connectivity within your team.
