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Out...then back in again: why escape rooms are the perfect post-lockdown down activity!

28/07/2020 | By Breakout Manchester | Category News

What a bizarre year so far...

The world as we know it seems completed changed after coming to a standstill for months. Nobody could have seen this coming, but as restrictions are lifted and we can finally begin to experience something like normality again, it’s a chance to do all the things you missed most.

Believe it or not, the perfect antidote for months of lockdown life could be…escape rooms!  It might seem strange, to voluntarily lock yourself in a room just as we’re finally allowed to leave our homes, but escape rooms are actually perfect for slowly getting back into the swing of things.

For a start, it’s the best way to get out of your own four walls into a different four and socialise without being around a lot of people you don’t know.  The only person you will interact with outside your team is your Game Operator, and then you’re locked in with just the people you’re playing with - about as isolated as you can get without actually being at home!  Our staff are following a new cleaning regime along with other updated procedures to ensure that everything is safe as possible for everyone who passes through our doors…so make sure you pick a team who you trust to wash their hands, and you’re good to go!
 
We’re also aware that physical fitness for most of us at a low point – after being stuck at home surrounded by (and sometimes covered in) various snacks, none of us are feeling too athletic.  If only there were an activity which is more challenging mentally than it is physically…  That’s where escape rooms come in!  Put your minds to the test and give your bodies a rest.

The toughest element of lockdown has been the social isolation – no amount of video calls or text messages can substitute actually seeing your mates.  And a lot of people have tried to fill this socialising void with quizzes…suddenly everyone’s taking on the role of Chris Tarrant and testing their friends’ trivia over Zoom!  Along with jigsaws, Sudoku, and trying to teach your nan how to Facetime – we’ve all been problem-solving and puzzling our way through lockdown, so now it’s time to really use those newly honed skills!  You didn’t realise you’d been in Breakout Boot Cap for the past three months, but now you’re ready to impress those very mates you’ve been missing with your newfound brain power.

The constant news updates never seem to bring anything good and the world has felt like a scary place to be recently, so a lot of us have been turning to games and films as a distraction – and now you have a chance for the immersion to go even further.  Fancy becoming a secret agent, stopping an evil scientist, or kicking back in a Wild West saloon?  All fantasies you can live out here at Breakout!  We don’t have an Animal Crossing themed room just yet, but rest assured we’re working on wearing the Game Development team down!  If you want something a little more nail-biting, we offer some more high-stakes horror themes as well.  You can find a full list of our available rooms on our website!

As the restrictions are eased and the world begins to turn again, there’s an urge to do everything all at once – especially all the things you’d been wanting to do for months, and then suddenly didn’t have the chance to.  Well, the opportunity is back on the table now, so what are you waiting for? Now Breakout is back open, get it ticked off the bucket list.  If lockdown has taught us anything, it’s that living for “one day” doesn’t get you anywhere.

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