Escape Rooms

[FayetheAspie]

I was just wondering if anyone has any experience at these. They sound incredibly fun to my puzzler brain but I have never done one. Do you think this is a good friendship building activity? I don't have any friends outside of immediate family currently and they are not interested in this but I was hoping that as I shift more towards a scientific career (hopefully) I might perhaps get a chance to have one or two friends around my age eventually.

 

[Masked Man]

I did one of these with my coworkers this past year. It was fun, although I don't think it's a friend building activity because it's more of a one-time thing, whereas "friend building" activities are more things that you do over and over again with the same groups of people - like board game meetups or trivia groups.

Keep in mind, the "friends" you make at these other types of things aren't necessarily going to be the "friends" you think of like in movies. I have noticed that those on the spectrum think that everyone naturally has these movie-like friend groups where you do everything together, and that's not necessarily the case. It may be more like people you see every week and chat with while you're there, but that's about it. And that's normal and okay.

 

[Suzanne]

Used to play them a lot and enjoyed them so much, but got a bit tedious and boring, so quit.

Now, I hover from 3 match tiles and a merge game.

 

[FayetheAspie]

Used to play them a lot and enjoyed them so much, but got a bit tedious and boring, so quit.

Now, I hover from 3 match tiles and a merge game.

I think you're referring to the video game version.

 

[Kitsuna]

I was just wondering if anyone has any experience at these. They sound incredibly fun to my puzzler brain but I have never done one. Do you think this is a good friendship building activity? I don't have any friends outside of immediate family currently and they are not interested in this but I was hoping that as I shift more towards a scientific career (hopefully) I might perhaps get a chance to have one or two friends around my age eventually.

I’ve done one.

I agree it’s not a great new friend building activity, though the one I did was very fun because it was made by a haunted house company .

If you like puzzles, though, I really recommend trying one.

 

[FayetheAspie]

I did one of these with my coworkers this past year. It was fun, although I don't think it's a friend building activity because it's more of a one-time thing, whereas "friend building" activities are more things that you do over and over again with the same groups of people - like board game meetups or trivia groups.

Keep in mind, the "friends" you make at these other types of things aren't necessarily going to be the "friends" you think of like in movies. I have noticed that those on the spectrum think that everyone naturally has these movie-like friend groups where you do everything together, and that's not necessarily the case. It may be more like people you see every week and chat with while you're there, but that's about it. And that's normal and okay.

What you are describing, I would consider acquaintances rather than friends. I'm not really concerned with having a group of friends but would like one or two more. I do have my Mama to hang out with and talk to and we have a lot of things in common. I would consider her a friend. I wish I would meet a guy that is about my age and enjoyed the same things and we could be really good friends then maybe he and I could start dating each other after a year or two.

 

[Masked Man]

What you are describing, I would consider acquaintances rather than friends. I'm not really concerned with having a group of friends but would like one or two more. I do have my Mama to hang out with and talk to and we have a lot of things in common. I would consider her a friend. I wish I would meet a guy that is about my age and enjoyed the same things and we could be really good friends then maybe he and I could start dating each other after a year or two.

You're right, it's technically an acquaintance, but you have to start from somewhere! No one starts off as best friends. You find people you like then, if both people are agreeable to it, you increase your levels of relationship, however that looks to you. And yes, these groups are a good place to meet people to date. The important thing is that you continue to be social and meet people, even if they are just people you see occasionally.

 

[vergil96]

Escape rooms sound overstimulating and gence no fun in my personal opinion at all

 

[Crossbreed]

The escape rooms that I have heard about seem counterintuitive to me; more like a scavenger hunt.
My inclination would be to find a make-shift tool with which to disassemble the main door's hinges. That probably short-circuits its entertainment value, but strikes me as more direct...

 

[FayetheAspie]

@Crossbreed I don't think they would much appreciate that.

 

[Shevek]

An escape room would seem too artificial and perhaps deliberately deceptive to me, and I'm not fond of working in a team. However, I think the appeal of such things is rooted in the same reason that men hate to ask for directions. When we do get lost, it is a delightful puzzle. We take risks that will get us lost in order to practice a vital survival skill. The hunters who didn't find their way home are not ancestors.

 

[paloftoon]

I love them. I have done 38.
The Morty app is excellent to see which ones are the best overall in your general region. I do them with a small group of people I'm already friends with.