About Us
A move from Saint Paul, MN, to Milwaukee, WI, prompted us to take the biggest step of our lives and open an escape room of our own. Together, our knowledge covers every aspect of the business, from creating puzzles and constructing rooms to managing employees and handling day-to-day affairs. We are passionate about what we do and have the drive and determination to achieve our goals!
OWNERS
Nick is a former high school math and computer science teacher whose love of games and puzzles led him to take on a part time job at an escape room in Saint Paul. He took on more and more responsibilities at that escape room, and eventually left teaching to become their General Manager. At that point he took on all day to day operations of the business, and even applied his skill sets to assist in puzzle design and development, as well as programming some of their electronic puzzles.
Allen has a degree in video game design and development, and was a tech artist at a casino game company until early 2020. He was hired part time at the same escape room as Nick in Saint Paul, where his creative problem solving and attention to detail landed him the company’s next and only other full time position. His unique role grew and evolved over time, with responsibilities ranging from prop repairs and room construction, to electronics wiring, graphic design, and more.
Tyler has a Master's degree in physics but works in the field of Software Quality Assurance. In grad school, he worked on writing programs to control machines in a lab on campus. These days, he writes programs to automate manual tasks and interfaces to easily interact with data for software testing. He uses his software engineering skills to design and implement code, making the incredible puzzles at Redacted work.
REDACTED Escape Rooms is a fully LGBT owned business.
We have a combined 10 years of experience running, managing, and building escape rooms.
Updates
Construction is moving along! It’s on schedule but, unfortunately, not moving faster than planned. The metal studs framing our rooms were completed just before Thanksgiving. The electrical, HVAC, and fire safety updates are currently underway. After that, our construction team will return to put up all the walls, and then the professional construction will be completed.
Our first steps afterward will be installing the flooring and painting the walls. Then, we can start installing all of the escape room-specific items. Unfortunately, with a sorrowful heart, this will not be completed in December. We will still be shooting for a January opening, but a lot depends on how the above items go. Our biggest priority is to test the rooms thoroughly rather than rush to open them. We know this experience will have you coming back to play the rest of our rooms.
We have continued working on the room technology to prepare for the installation. Allen has been printing and soldering different tech modules for us. Tyler is working on the coding to make each module work. At the same time, I am working on using the modules and Tyler’s code together to get our puzzles going.
We are also excited to release some background information about the Redacted Agency and our Mission plans, but we are waiting to get closer to opening before we do so. Stay tuned for future updates!
~Nick
CONTACT US
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