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What Is an Escape Room? The simplest explanation of an escape room is areasoning-based puzzle experiencethat involves creative thinking, logical deductions, and teamwork. If you’ve ever played point-and-click adventure games likeMystor Flash-based “escape the room” games, you already have a good idea of what to expect. You book an escape room as a group, usually between 2 to 6 players per room, and you pay a flat rate per player....

“You Watch People Play Video Games?” If the topic of esports ever comes up among “outsiders,” this is usually the first thing they ask. I’ve had this conversation a handful of times with friends and acquaintances, and the sentiment is near ubiquitous: And the underlying tone carries an accusation with it: “Don’t you have anything better to do?” It’s an unfair question that—in my experience—stems from the outsider’s prejudice against video games as a whole, which are seen as juvenile antics that distract from real life....

What Is Adventurers League? Adventurers Leagueis Wizards of the Coast’s standardized and regulated form ofDungeons & Dragons. It uses the rules as they’re written in the official D&D books, so you don’t need to worry about any crazy homebrew rules that’ll make the game weird. Character creation is limited to thePlayers Handbookand one other source, which means you don’t have to worry about anyone making characters that are too game-breaking....

The Publication History of Forgotten Realms What would eventually become Forgotten Realms was—like many other D&D campaign settings—the setting of one passionate DM. Ed Greenwood created Forgotten Realms as a place for his players to explore, starting in places like Waterdeep and Shadowdale then slowly expanding outward from there. Greenwood would eventually add more and more details to satisfy his party’s thirst for knowledge about the setting, and in doing so, he introduced more characters and cities that made the world feel alive....

17. Angels of Death Based on an adventure horror video game of the same name, theAngels of Deathanime series features a survival game-like setting to which Rachel is confined, with each floor level having different obstacles and challenges to pass—including Zack, a serial killer. The plot may seem like a normal anime series on paper, but there’s a darker edge beneath their motivations for going forward and escaping the building. Also, there’s a pact made that only Zack will kill Rachel, leading to an unusual relationship dynamic within the chaotic plot....