Life as we know it has been put on hold. The Coronavirus pandemic has shaken the entire world, cancelling many plans and causing caution & social distancing. Puzzle Punks owners, a young Dubrovnik local couple has an inspiring story about how they are dealing with the tourism collapse threatening their future. Diana Marlais and Bogdan Dascalescu, had no choice but to get creative about their business and adapt to the new area and make things available from home.
“We are the first company that offers live video escape games in Croatia & one of the early adopters around the world.”, says Diana, the co-owner of PuzzlePunks. “Our bookings kept getting canceled and the season was looking quite gloomy. The entire world just stopped and we felt scared for our future. And we just found out we have a baby on the way. Necessity is the mother of invention – in our case as well – and it gave us a push to get creative, adapt & innovate.“
Their Puzzle Punks Escape Room is now available as an online virtual game, allowing you to engage in fun and challenging games with your friends & family from the comfort of your couch.
The virtual escape room game takes you into the world of Game of Thrones, where you and your team have 60 minutes to “Save King’s Landing”. You have a live avatar at your command through live video and you have to direct him to look around the room for clues. He is your eyes and hands inside the room, walking, looking & picking up items based on your instructions. The avatar is completely useless in solving puzzles – your team is the brains behind the operation. Pay attention to the game, and with some observational skills & teamwork, spend a thrilling 60 minutes solving puzzles with your friends. Your team members don’t need to be in the same location to play.
“This is very exciting for PuzzlePunks. “ says Bogdan, the other half of PuzzlePunks. “It’s been our dream to reach more players worldwide. We love offering immersive, cool & fun ways for people to spend quality time together! “
In addition to offering engaging family and friends’ activities on premise & online, they sell gift vouchers if you want to surprise someone with an epic birthday present, have an anniversary or some other special celebration. And escape room is also the ultimate team-building exercise, since it focuses on communication, out-of-the-box thinking and team-work, in case your company wants to take a break from all the Zoom calls.
PuzzlePunks have adapted their working hours to accommodate different time zones and a very popular american market. They are open every day from 12 pm – 6 am CET. Reservations and more information can be found at puzzlepunks.com
