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The landscape of entertainment has changed immensely over the last 10 to 15 years. In the past, people would schedule their lives and activities around television programming so they could enjoy their favorite show. Today, people lead busier lives and want entertainment on their own time table. They want their entertainment to be available, accessible, and on demand!

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Avast ye, mateys! Talk Like a Pirate Day may not be until September, but it’s always a good time to enjoy a little pirate fun! Day after day of nonstop adulting can start to wear you down, and a little vacation from normal can be therapeutic, especially if that vacation includes pirate adventures.

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“My name is Steve, and I am an escape room addict.” I have not been able to find a 12 step meeting, so I am back at Escape Frenzy indulging and perpetuating my addiction. The staff here are supportive and are trying to reassure me that everyone has their faults and that it’s OK to be human. My spiral into escape room addiction was rapid and only started a year and a half ago here at Escape Frenzy. I used to be an average everyday guy; job, home, family, the usual. I read an article about Escape Frenzy opening up in Edina, just down the road from where we live. I had never heard of escape rooms but the concept sounded interesting, and I thought the family might have some fun together. After my first experience, I knew I was hooked. I had never had so much fun, and the natural high was out of this world. Time stood still and flew by so fast I couldn’t believe it was over before I knew it. The excitement, the adrenaline, the conquest, and the sheer joy of it all.

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If you’re a youth minister or a volunteer with your church’s youth group, you know how incredibly exciting it can be to work around young people. Teenage years are a fun time filled with energy and an unquenchable thirst to constantly have fun. With all of that energy, it can be hard to find new and interesting ways to bring your youth group together.

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It’s been a long and difficult winter in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. We’ve experienced icy roads better suited for skating than driving, there’s been little or no sunlight except when we are stuck in work, thirty-below temperatures with -60 degree wind chills, and regular intervals of snow. All of this is enough to question our sanity about living here in Minnesota! Come this time of year most people are feeling stir crazy and have the fever for spring to arrive.

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Remember when you were a little kid and birthdays were the best thing ever? All of your friends would come over to celebrate with balloons and cake and games, and you’d have an amazing time. As a grown-up, birthdays don’t always have the same magic as they did when you were younger, but they can.

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In the 1920’s, President Hoover actually expanded the FBI following prohibition as organized crime sprang into existence trafficking alcohol. John Dillinger, a famous mobster, was even taken down by the FBI. Mobsters flourished for the next 40 years, and by the 1960’s there were more than twenty mob families around the country generating roughly 7 billion dollars in revenue. Over the years, we all came to know famous mobsters like Bugsy Siegel, Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Whitey Bulger, and more.

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It’s date night again, and you’re super excited to hang out with your special someone. But when the clock starts to tick down to your big evening out, you find yourselves less than excited about another evening of the same old dinner and a movie. Has this ever been you?

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Once again, it’s time to look forward to a new year. In 2019 set some goals and resolutions that you can get excited about and look forward to accomplishing. An easy resolution is spending more time with family and friends, and there is no better way to spend time, create memories, and have fun, than tackling an escape room!

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Whether you haven’t yet had the chance to check out an escape room, or you’re an old pro, escape rooms are a fun challenge for everyone. There’s nothing like gathering together with some of your favorite people and embarking on an adventure together.

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