What would you do if you found yourself in a situation where you had to use your smarts to survive? It's a question that the team at Team Vs Time Chicago asks groups every day. Their immersive room-escape game scenarios challenge players with taxing riddles and clues, which must be solved before the timer tick down to zero and the consequences of losing rear their ugly heads.

• Gangster's Gamble: When you and your fellow agents accepted your orders to infiltrate the Ferretti family, you did so with the goal of wresting control of the streets away from the notorious mafia outfit. Four years later, you've almost got the evidence you need, but your "fellow" gangsters have grown suspicious. Now, you have just 60 minutes to retrieve the final proof you need before the capos return and put an end to the mission (and you).
• Lost Book of Spells: Rosalind LeFay is many things: malicious witch, expert spellcaster, and the owner of magic's greatest prize: the Lost Book of Spells. After a decade of searching, you're finally at the doorstep of her lair. Can you navigate its treacherous magical traps and claim this legendary tome for yourself?
• Save the Queen: A cabal off errant knights are scheming to overthrow the Queen. You and your team—members of the royal court—must escape the room and warn the Queen before the coup begins.