The heart and soul of the Escape Game genre has been, and perhaps always will be, in Small Businesses. These “mom & pop shops” may not always have multi-million dollar budgets, but they more than make up for it – and sometimes even surpass it – with their passion and pride of ownership. By their very nature, many Small Business venues do everything in house – from game design to construction to scenic painting and more. Small Businesses also tend to be the first to support their neighbors and industry piers, in turn spreading word and excitement for our industry, inspiring new players every single day. And while today we can only officially recognize three, we ask you all to take a moment to think about – and thank – your local Small Business Escape Games for their important contributions to this industry we all love.
Escape Authority is honored to announce our 2021 Keys To Greatness – Best Small Business winners:
Doldrick’s Escape Room
Be sure to read our full reviews of Spoopy’s Ghoulish Graveyard Gameshow, Captain Spoopy Bones and the Magnificent Quest for Some Other Pirate’s Treasure, Red Sled Redeption at the Holly Jolly Holiday Hubcap Repair and Super Bomb Squad Commandos Awesome!.
Looking Glass Adventures
Be sure to read our full reviews of Operation Flamingo – Secret Agent and Mystery at Maryweather Mansion.
The Escape Ventures
Be sure to read our full review of Outage: No Vacancy
Congratulations to our winners of the third annual Keys To Greatness – Best Small Business award!
With more than 1,000 games played across the site, being picked as one of the best three in the country is a well-earned honor to truly be proud of!
Some Remote Games were offered only for a limited period of time in 2020. As long as their host venues remain operational, we will continue to recognize their efforts with our 2021 Keys to Greatness – Remote Awards, even if a remote version is no longer offered.
With so many deserving games worthy of recognition, our goal is to ensure these Keys To Greatness awards are attainable to all – not just those with blockbuster budgets that might be otherwise out of reach. As such, it’s important to note that we have, as much as possible, limited games to winning a single category – but every game will still be qualified to win the coveted Keys to Greatness – Best Game award, as well as the Keys to Greatness – Best Remote Game award.
*Although the games I’ve personally designed are consistently very highly rated by both enthusiasts and newer players alike, I cannot in good conscience nominate an attraction I created. As such, those games and the venues that call them home have been intentionally omitted from consideration for any Keys To Greatness award.
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