Planning a team-building event can be a nightmare. You need to weigh a seemingly endless number of variables to get it right. There are so many options and so few perfect choices. Sure, half your team might find a cooking class enjoyable, but every team also has that special someone who can burn breakfast cereal.

Also, cooking is a pretty individual activity, and you need something that promotes communication and teamwork. So, maybe an outdoor obstacle course? That might be a fun option for a team made up entirely of outdoor fitness enthusiasts, but that’s not a viable option for most teams – teams that have people from a variety of age groups and fitness backgrounds.

You need team-building activities that are accessible to everyone, challenging for everyone, and promote teamwork and communication above all else. This is where escape rooms come in.

Escape rooms are the perfect choice for team-building events because they are fun, challenging, and promote communication and teamwork. They require participants to work together as a team to solve puzzles and escape from a locked room within a specified time limit. This requires individuals to step out of their comfort zones, communicate effectively with each other, and think creatively as they work together to find solutions to the various challenges they face.

In addition, escape rooms are an accessible team build event choice for a wide range of participants, regardless of their age or fitness level. They can be adapted to different skill levels, so even those who might not be naturally competitive or good at puzzles can still enjoy participating and contribute to the team’s success.

Escape rooms are an excellent choice for team-building events because they offer something for everyone, and promote teamwork and communication above all else. If you’re looking for an activity that will challenge your team and help them bond, look no further than escape rooms!

The Thrill of the Escape

Escape rooms give your team the chance to flex their cooperative, competitive, and creative problem-solving muscles – all while having a blast playing a game that has been designed from the ground up to provide a fair, but distinctly challenging, team-building activity.

Within a single room you will find a unique environment, often worlds apart from the office environment your team likely spends their days in. Whether it’s an abandoned pirate ship, Harry Houdini’s Workshop, or a mysterious prohibition-era speakeasy, there’s a theme and setting that will provide a “wow” moment for just about anyone.

These environments are in turn populated with a story and a series of puzzles that are sure to bring in and involve all types of problem solvers. There are math puzzles for the number crunchers on your team, text comprehension puzzles for the limber linguists, color-based puzzles for the aesthetically gifted, and so much more.

During your adventure, you will be guided along by a friendly and intuitive host who will ensure you have everything you need to fully enjoy the experience. This leaves room for your team to focus on solving challenges and chatting with teammates, rather than navigating the space or worrying about losing track of time.

After an hour of solving puzzles and working together as a team, you will emerge from your experience with an increased sense of camaraderie, creative troubleshooting skills, and the satisfaction that comes from completing a challenge together.

Each puzzle is in turn part of a greater whole, and as your team works their way through each challenge the plot of their environment will come together before their eyes. These puzzles often are made up of a few smaller pieces that must be brought together before they can be solved. This makes constant communication a necessity for any team that wishes to find success in an escape room.

Being a silent bystander is an option, but it is not a fun one, and escape rooms have a way of bringing out the brilliant problem solver in everyone.

The Battle of Wits 

If you’re feeling particularly competitive your team can book out multiple rooms simultaneously. Want to pit marketing against publicity? Sales against IT? Throw each team into a separate room, start their timers, and let them race to the finish. The first team to solve their clues and escape wins the day.

This is the perfect activity to add a little healthy competition to your workplace and get everyone thinking creatively. We think an escape game is a great way to increase general employee engagement, in a way that can last for weeks after the game. It can also help to foster positive relationships. And, of course, there’s always the bragging rights that come with winning.

While each room does contain a unique set of puzzles and challenges the game masters at Clue Chase are familiar enough with the variables of each environment to give you a very solid idea of each team’s overall performance at the end of the game.

You could even book two hours of one room and have each team play in the same room one after the other to get the most accurate score comparison.

Dedicated Event Coordinator

 At Clue Chase we endeavor to make your event as fun and painless as possible. Our dedicated event coordinator will walk with you through the entire scheduling and booking process from start to finish.

Our rooms and puzzles are designed 100% with adults in mind, and while nothing is thematically inappropriate for children, the puzzles themselves are tuned to be challenging for grown humans and nigh impossible for children. Your team will not leave feeling unchallenged, that much we can guarantee.

Virtual Escape Rooms

Virtual escape rooms are a great option for remote teams. They allow team members to work together in a virtual environment, solving puzzles and collaborating on a task. This is a great way to build teamwork and communication skills, as well as problem-solving skills, all from the comfort of home.

We offer three unique virtual escape games. These are; The Scarab’s Curse, Wizard Hunt, and Mothership Over Manhattan. Each one of our virtual escape rooms presents teams with a fun and unique set of challenges, as well as a unique short story to connect them all as you progress through the game.

Convenient Location

Our location at 39 West 32nd Street, means that we are just a quick subway ride from almost anywhere in the city, and with over 3,000 square feet of space, we have one of the largest escape room venues in Manhattan.

Book Your Event Today!

So let Clue Chase take the weight off of your shoulders, we’ve got you covered with an event that your entire team is sure to enjoy. For more information, we can be reached at (646) 829-1690, info@cluechase.com, and at the corporate events page of our website, https://cluechase.com. We look forward to giving your incredible team the incredible experience that they deserve.