Posté le: 20 December 2020
Yesterday evening (19 December 2020) was a special moment for escape games fans, especially after a year in which many brands suffered because of various local confinements.
But the creators knew how to innovate and surprise us again and again. This is how a new category with 25 nominees made its appearance in this incredible project that is TERPECA. We have already told you about it in a previous article, which aims to determine the best venues in the world.
As far as I am concerned, I have connected on a zoom with enthousiast friends from 8 different countries to share our surprise, to comfort us in our opinion, but above all to share our passion for escapes games. The discussions went on until 2 o'clock in the morning.
So yesterday evening Rich Bragg and Errol Elumir presented the winners during a live of almost 2 hours on YouTube. For those who want to see what it looked like:
Who's it for?
Let me make it clear: TERPECA will be criticized by a number of people, like everything today, because nothing is perfect. A main "concern" is the condition that the rooms are playable in English, the aim being to be playable by as many people as possible. So if you are looking for the best room in a country whose language you speak, check out the different prizes awarded by the countries and consult the blogs, Facebook groups and players in the country in question.
If you like to travel and are looking for rooms to do or even better plan trips for escapes the TERPECA is the ideal guide for the escapist.
This year's TERPECA (3rd edition) is 186 nominators who have nominated a total of 698 rooms. The 281 rooms with the most votes have now moved on to the second phase. Here 596 people, all of whom played at least 50 theatres, elected the winners.
As you will have understood, I really like this project, which I find very interesting. I can only advise you to take a look at their page and, like us, start dreaming about the future theatres we want to play!
I'll try to give you a summary:
The best rooms:
1. |
Escape room Netherlands |
Bunschotten |
Netherlands |
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2. |
Paradox Project 2: The Bookstore |
Paradox Project |
Athens |
Greece |
3. |
The man from beyond |
Strange bird immersive |
Houston |
USA |
4. |
El Exorcista |
No Exit |
Athens |
Greece |
5. |
The Sanatorium |
Lockhill |
Athenes |
Greece |
6. |
Trip Trap |
Geneve |
Switzerland |
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7. |
Cutthroat Cavern |
13th Gate Escape |
Baton rouge |
USA |
8. |
Dragonborn: The innkeeper’s son |
Mad Mansion |
Vitoria |
Spain |
9. |
La case [The house] |
Insomnia Corporation |
Berga |
Spain |
10. |
Crime Runners |
Vienna |
Austria |
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11. |
La cerveceria [The brewery] |
Enigmik |
Barcelona |
Spain |
12. |
Paradox Project 3: The music academy |
Paradox Project |
Athens |
Greece |
13. |
Darkpark |
Zoetermeer |
Netherlands |
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14. |
Ghosthunter Brandon Darkmoor |
The Room |
Berlin |
Germany |
15. |
The Edison Escape Room |
Palace Games |
San Francisco |
USA |
16. |
Töövestlus [interview] |
Affect Laboratories |
Tallin |
Estonia |
17. |
The lost treasure of Alexander Humboldt |
The Room |
Berlin |
Germany |
18. |
An avalanche of oblivion |
Claustrophobia Andorra |
Escalades-Engordany |
Andorra |
19. |
Ghost Hunter Ernie Hudson and the wailing Woman |
Skurrilum |
Hamburg |
Germany |
20. |
The storyteller's secret |
Boxaroo |
Boston |
USA |
21. |
Lab rat |
Hatch Escapes |
Los Angeles |
USA |
22. |
The Secret of Saint-Rumoldus |
De Gouden Kooi |
Mechelen |
Belgium |
23. |
Over time: 101 years of forgiveness |
Mad Mansion |
Pamplona |
Spain |
24. |
Over time: call or die |
Mad Mansion |
Pamplona |
Spain |
25. |
Elkano Escape room |
Experientziak |
Getaria |
Spain |
26. |
Insane Paranoid |
Quest-Art |
Moscow |
Russia |
27. |
The Mystery of scum Island |
Mad mansion |
Toledo |
Spain |
28. |
Ghost Patrol |
Trivium Games |
Emeryville |
USA |
29. |
Abduction3 : The Exam |
Abduction |
Badalona |
Spain |
30. |
Logic Locks |
Amsterdam |
Netherlands |
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31. |
Tomb Hunter : Akasha's Legend |
Escape Barcelona |
Santa Coloma de Gramenet |
Spain |
32. |
Neptune's curse |
Hidden Games |
Hamburg |
Germany |
33. |
Wake up |
Station 33 |
Athens |
Greece |
34. |
Don't take a breath |
Verone |
Acharnes |
Greece |
35. |
Woman in black |
Coven Escape Rooms |
Athens |
Greece |
36. |
The Alley |
Rätselraum Ruhrpott |
Bochum |
Germany |
37. |
The Storykeeper |
Lucurio |
Seattle |
USA |
38. |
Expedicion Maldita [Cursed Expedition] |
Mythos Escape Room |
Murcia |
Spain |
39. |
Haunted House2 : Poltergeist |
The chamber |
Prague |
Czech Republic |
40. |
Ghost Hunter Ernie Hudson and the zoo of death |
Skurrilum |
Hamburg |
Germany |
41. |
Stash House |
Stash House |
Los Angeles |
USA |
42. |
Jungle Quest |
Escape Dimension |
Perpignan |
France |
43. |
Obled [Asylum] |
Exit19.pl |
Wroclaw |
Poland |
44. |
La mina [The mine] |
Unreal Room Escape |
Hospitalet de Llobregat / Irum |
Spain |
45. |
The intervention |
Escape Center |
Rishon Lezion |
Israel |
46. |
The secret of Kryptos |
Myst Entertainment |
Sofia |
Bulgaria |
47. |
Marcheurs de rêves [The dreamwalkers] |
Cabinet Mysteriis |
Quebec City |
Canada |
48. |
Kontinuum |
Adventurerooms |
Winterthur |
Switzerland |
49. |
Mystery on Lived Street |
Escape Dimension |
Perpignan |
France |
50. |
Ghosthunters |
Claustrophobia Moscow |
Moscow |
Russia |
1. | Pursuit of the Assassin Artist | Omescape | San Jose | USA |
2. | Miss Jezebel Online | 60 Out Escape Rooms | Los Angeles | USA |
3. | Virtual Exorcist | Emergency Exit | Ashton-Under-Lyne | UK |
4. | The Beast | Emergency Exit | Ashton-Under Lyne | UK |
5. | The Vanishing Act Remote | Locurio | Seattle | USA |
6. | The truth about Edith | Mad Genius Escapes | Portland | USA |
7. | Agent Venture Mission Three: B.A.D. side of the moon | The adventure is real | London | USA |
8. | Condemned 2 Online | Norcal Escape Co | Yuba City | USA |
9. | Project Avatar: First Mission | Legendary Escape | Lviv | Ukraine |
10 | Virtual X-Caper | Agent November | London | UK |
1. | Mad Mansion | Spain |
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2. | The Room | Berlin | Germany |
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3. | Paradox Project | Athens | Greece |
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4. | Skurrilum | Hamburg | Germany |
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5. | Claustrophobia |
Russia Andorra Belarus Estonia Spain USA |
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6. | Escape Dimension | Perpigan | France |
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7. | Wyjscie Awaryjne | Bydgoszcz | Poland |
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8. | 13th Gate Escape | Baton Rouge | USA |
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9. | Palace Games | San |
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10. | Locurio | Seattle | USA |
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11. | No Exit |
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12. | Insomnia Corperation | Berga | Spain |
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13. | Escape Barcelona | Santa Coloma de Gramenet | Spain |
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14. | The Maze | Petah Tikva | Israel |
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15. | Omescape | Canada /USA |
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16. | Codex Escape Games | Laval | Canada |
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17. | Emergency Exit | Ashton-under-Lyne | UK |
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18. | Exit19.pl | Wroclaw | Poland |
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19. | The Escape Game | USA |
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20. | Darkpark | Netherlands |
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21. | Immersia Escape Games | Canada |
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22. | The Adventure is real | London | UK |
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23. | Escaparium | Canada |
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24. | The Basement | USA |
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25. | Tulleys Escape Romms | Crawley | UK |
By country:
For France:
16 finalists, 2 in the top 50