Reddit user u/avantgardengnome posed the question: "Escape room employees, what's the least successful escape attempt that you've ever seen?" The thread quickly filled with escape room employees and participants sharing their wildest (and, in many cases, most embarrassing) stories. Here's what people shared:
1. "A huge group came into our escape room. Halfway through the game, the cameras went out. We managed to facilitate the game with audio only, but the group still did absolutely horribly. They barely made it through half the room. I went back in once they were done, and they’d gotten behind the wall and unplugged the cameras so they could pee inside the room. They didn’t even bother with most of the puzzles."
—u/cowboylore
2. "The guy that used a hammer on the drywall because he swore there was a secret door...because he could 'see the seam.'"
—u/Tangboy50000
3. "We had a group from work go to an escape room for team-building. They got into the elevator, and it stopped working. They spent 15 minutes trying to figure out if the elevator was meant to be part of the escape room or not. They didn't want to press the emergency button because they weren't sure if it was some reverse psychology thing. They ended up getting really hot, and one of the dudes started panicking. He took off his shirt while in the elevator. Basically, they spent the whole time debating. They ended up getting a call from the escape room people asking if they were going to miss the appointment. Then, they waited another hour for the fire department. They got out and had to come back to work. Team-building activities have been on hold since. No one talks about naked Brian."
—u/the_amateur_
4. "We had a group of 10-year-olds come in for a birthday party. The adult accompanying them into the room took the walkie-talkie and refused to accept any hints. We even tried to talk through the walkie-talkie with freebies (maybe check under so-and-so), and they just wouldn’t do it. Needless to say, they didn’t get anything accomplished in an hour, and it was the easiest reset."
—u/BustyRucketBay
