EscapeHouse Chicago, Chicago

There are a lot of good puzzle solvers in the world, and a lot of good team players. But not many people are so good at both that they could save the President of the United States. EscapeHouse Chicago finds those select few, though. During its room-escape games, groups have 60 minutes to solve puzzles, find clues, and put their heads together to not only escape but also to prove themselves in one of the following scenarios.

• Escape the Safe House: You've always wanted to be a secret agent, and now is your chance. An entity known only as Control has created an elaborate, high-tech lair meant to test the mastery of any potential candidate in the realms of espionage and enigma solving. Your mission? Escape.
• Save the White House: It's your first day in Secret Service training. During orientation at the White House, a missile is launched at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and the whole building goes into lockdown. Now, in a real-life replica of the oval office, you must uncover secrets and locate the codes that will launch a missile interceptor and save the day.