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 ...

You find yourself locked in a room with seemingly no way out — these are usually the first words you see in most Room Escape games. I still remember working through text adventures and starting out in ...

We loved The Room, the beautifully crafted and absolutely mind-bending game that’s a mystery, puzzle, point-and-click, adventure and room escape game all rolled into one. Then came The Room Two and ...

There’s an art to throwing a dinner party. You have to pick a crowd-pleasing menu, strategically seat your chattiest friends in the middle to keep the conversation flowing, and time things perfectly ...

PITTSFIELD — The laboratory door closes behind you, trapping you inside with a deadly pathogen. You open every desk drawer seeking keys or other helpful objects. A medical poster on the wall seems ...

City Foundry STL is welcoming two exciting new tenants right before school is out for the summer. “Our games are story-driven and about more than just escaping; they’re adventures,” public relations ...

Imaginative tourists and Central Florida residents can escape from the doldrums of everyday reality by stepping into an Indiana Jones-esque adventure, placing themselves in a spacey scenario or ...

Coin Crew Games was created with a love for play in physical, real-world spaces. Since the beginning, the local firm had a mission: to prove those boxy arcade games never went out of style. Video ...

While real-life escape rooms are always going to be the most immersive experience, when it comes to affordability and accessibility, virtual escape games always take the cake. No matter what console, ...

Daniel has been playing games for entirely too many years, with his Steam library currently numbering nearly 750 games and counting. When he's not working or watching anime, he's either playing or ...

Escape rooms, as a concept, have existed in one form or another for decades, though they really took off in the early 2010s as a fun way to pass the time with friends. I actually used to work down the ...