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Behind the Scenes: Our Son's Innovative Escape Room Tech at The Hideout

2026-02-14

Ryan and I worked all through the night yesterday to get the final tech running in The Hideout…. First customers started playing the games today… most of them won’t know that a 14-year-old boy built the infrastructure…

Ryan and I worked all through the night yesterday to get the final tech running in The Hideout…. First customers started playing the games today… most of them won’t know that a 14-year-old boy built the infrastructure that runs the game… watching customers race about doing probably the most innovative Escape room puzzle in a game I’ve ever seen… all by Ryan.

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