Old City Escape Games is proud to announce a new upcoming partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America in Philadelphia! 

A few weeks ago, we had the pleasure of hosting one of the most dynamic duos to have played our escape rooms. Two friends mistakenly booked to play “The Midnighters” for Tuesday but arrived on Sunday, the actual day they intended to reserve. Although they came a few days earlier than expected, we were so charmed by the charismatic (and extremely apologetic) pair that we absolutely happy to arrange for an impromptu game. It was such a blast watching these guys embody the Midnighters' spirit of friendship to recover the moon rock. Though the two had an obvious bond, they didn't confirm they were a “Big Sib/Little Sib” pairing from the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) organization until they return a few weeks later to try another experience. We were so thrilled to see them again!

Big and Little successfully completed both missions as Midnighters and Benjamin Franklin's assistants, completing both games in under 60 minutes. Seeing how much fun they had playing together in our escape rooms was so rewarding and inspiring that we really wanted to keep sharing our work with more BBBS matches. 

As a result, we contacted Big Brothers Big Sisters and we’re proud to announce that we’ll be launching a partnership with the program to offer more accessible and affordable opportunities to BBBS matches. Soon, Big Sibs and Little Sibs will be able to play our games at generous discounts.

At Olde City Escape Games, we love when team-building can morph into community building and hope to see more Big Sibs and Little Sibs bond under the spirit of fun and friendship. 

We’ve only been open a few months, so it was such a nice surprise to learn from two of our players attending the “Escape Gurus” marathon in Philly that Olde City Escape Games topped the list for Best Escape Rooms in Pennsylvania, as ranked by Best Things Pennsylvania. We hadn't heard the news and it was even better having learned it from the messengers who had come to experience our games for themselves. We're so honored and proud to have made the list among some truly awesome escape room venues! Check out what they had to say about us and see the other amazing escape rooms that made the top 10 Best Escape Rooms in Pennsylvania on Best Things Pennsylvania's post here

Olde City Escape Games has just been featured by PhillyVoice in an article showcasing what makes Olde City Escape Games so amazing and unique! 

Highlights from PhillyVoice writer Virginia Streva:

“Olde City Escape Games is Philadelphia’s first escape room to feature Philadelphia history and design. Started by two artists, Brooks Bell and Vi Vu, in April of 2018, this isn’t an escape room like the others. This is an artfully designed space with intricate and original stories that you can’t find anywhere else in the city.”

As escape room owners who chose to develop our own games with a special team of collaborators and friends, the positive feedback we've received from our players and the press here solidifies why it was so important to build our games and business from scratch. We never could have felt as proud as we do had we purchased a franchise, and while we had plenty of set-backs along the journey as new business owners, we are so happy to call Olde City Escape Games our very own. It's really something wonderful to be able to bring all these cool parts of Philadelphia into an hour of fun entertainment for our guests. 

Read the full article here.