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Reflective Play – Syllabus

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I refused the call of escape rooms for years, partially from a misplaced claustrophobic apprehension and a genuine belief that I was not intelligent enough for them. After a few humbling first experiences, I found both to be incorrect. I did not suddenly get smarter—instead, I caught onto how escape room logic works. Escape room logic is not a series of steps to check off mechanically, but rather a way of viewing the room. It relies on not overthinking surface-level connections while simultaneously requiring stretches of the imagination. In general, puzzle logic asks us to think outside the box and then stop thinking. It is movement, followed by restraint. Puzzle logic becomes even more captivating when looking at puzzles that cross genres and intercept other parts of our lives, like culture and politics. When we examine specific puzzle subgenres through their evolution, their rules and what they borrow from, we learn more about ourselves. We learn what we borrow from them. Let’s take

Reflective Play – Syllabus Reflective Play: Puzzling Over Puzzles by Cameron Vernali I. Introduction I refused the call of escape rooms for years, partially from a misplaced claustrophobic apprehension and a genuine belief that I was not intelligent enough for them. After a few humbling first experiences, I found both to be incorrect. I did not suddenly get smarter—instead, I caught onto how escape room logic works. Escape room logic is not a series of steps to check off mechanically, but rather a way of viewing the room. It relies on not overthinking surface-level connections while simu

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