Breakout KC

Located in the Downtown KC River Market, Breakout KC is the perfect activity to do with your friends and family this winter break. The concept of Breakout KC is simple, but the success rate speaks volume about the difficulty of each room. There are 4 different rooms for people to choose from, each having a specific theme. A group of 2-8 people are locked in 1 of the 4 rooms, and they must solve a series of puzzles to unlock the door within an hour. Each group is granted 3 free clues, but can be given more clues if they choose to take time off the clock. This activity costs $28 per person.

After a year of hearing how great Breakout KC is, my friends and I put the escape room to the test. We choose Room 13, simply because it has the highest success rate out of the other 3 rooms. Even though I am not the type of person to sit in my room reading riddles online, or figuring out 2,000-piece puzzles, I enjoyed Breakout KC tremendously. While there was definitely a fair share of moments where we wanted to punch each other in the throats, it was an overall bonding experience. Even though we did not successfully break out of the room, it was worth spending our money and time on a Friday night.