{"id":11618,"date":"2019-12-13T04:38:57","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T09:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/content-manager\/?p=11618"},"modified":"2019-12-13T04:39:39","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T09:39:39","slug":"renthop-completes-the-ultimate-heist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/renthop-completes-the-ultimate-heist\/","title":{"rendered":"RentHop Completes The Ultimate Heist"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
Today, we had our annual RentHop Secret Santa gift exchange. We upgraded from the old “names in a hat” method to the much higher-tech Elfster (because one employee was tired of getting the same recipient three years in a row, which Elfster can prevent).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Photos from the gift exchange and drinks will follow, but we also spent time discussing our multi-year tradition of exploring various escape rooms in New York City<\/a> (we used to also play NY Urban volleyball<\/a>). Our latest conquest is the Ultimate Heist, a puzzle from Clue Chase near Bryant Park.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Some people prioritize the decor and ambiance of an escape room. Call it part of the immersion experience and production value. Others want extremely clever or memorable puzzles. I usually ignore the storyline, but some rooms punish you if you forget key points in the plot!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Lawrence in particular likes what I call the “Zelda effect” – performing a seemingly innocuous task triggers some huge surprise. For example, a tiny switch opens an unexpected secret passage into a new, larger room, or a sturdy looking wall suddenly collapses away revealing an exotic contraption (or dummy corpse).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Thankfully, Ultimate Heist has something for everyone, checking all of my boxes, but also with a unique twist. Ultimate Heist is one of the most parallel escape rooms ever designed. A team can split into groups working on an endless slew of side quests. Just don’t forget to actually solve the main puzzle and… escape the room!<\/p>\r\n Editor’s Note: We updated this article to enhance readability.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today, we had our annual RentHop Secret Santa gift exchange. We upgraded from the old “names in a hat” method to the much higher-tech Elfster (because one employee was tired of getting the same recipient three years in a row, which Elfster can prevent). Photos from the gift exchange and drinks will follow, but we […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11622,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"yes","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"categories":[166],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-11618","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fun"},"yoast_head":"\nEscape Room Stats – Which Is Most Important?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Something for Everyone at Ultimate Heist<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n