Escapology, Cedar Falls

Armed with only their brains and their problem-solving abilities, players at Escapology have only one goal: escape. Locked inside a live-action adventure story, it's up to them to find the clues around them, unpuzzle the traps that lie in wait and make their way out. Here's a look at some of the situations they can escape from at Escapology:

• Antidote: You and your team are tasked with infiltrating the lab of a scientist gone rogue, but disaster strikes when a clumsy teammate knocks over a vial, infecting you all with an unknown virus. Luckily, the antidote isn't far, but you'll have to find it—and fast.
• Mansion Murder: While celebrating New Year's Eve in a mansion up in the mountains, a murder is committed in the dark. Being the rightful heir, the player finds themselves the number one suspect. The police arrive in an hour. Players must solve the crime before they are arrested for it.
• Arizona Shootout: You and three other marshals are sitting inside the O.K. Corral Saloon discussing the latest series of crimes that are blamed on the local cowboy outlaws. While you are devising a plan to round up the cowboy outlaws, the townspeople start screaming. Looking out the window, you see five outlaws riding into town on their horses and heading toward the saloon, including the notorious Billy Clanton and Frank McLaury.