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By Jenn Lombari
What is located in East Greenwich, has a second location coming in Warwick this fall, and is lots of fun? If you guessed The Riddle Room, you are correct! Now it’s time for you to get a group together and experience it for yourself. When asked what inspired him to open such a business, owner, Byron Delmonico, explained that he had visited an escape room a few years ago with some friends and he absolutely fell in love with the concept. Delmonico always had a creative side to him and a will to entertain and he knew he could improvise on the idea and make it better. This was an opportunity to encompass both his skills and strengths. He loves what he does and you can tell upon meeting him that he wants you to have fun and love it too. So on November 1, 2016, The Riddle Room became a reality and was open to the public. In Rhode Island, you cannot lock anyone in a room, so he branded his business as The Riddle Room. This is also part of what sets his business apart from other escape rooms. Here, you focus on other tasks besides escaping a room. Here, you have to solve riddle, solve a murder, infiltrate the mob, find treasures… You have ONE HOUR… At the East Greenwich location, there are two games to choose from. They are designed for 10 people. If there are a few more people in the group, up to 14 can participate. If there are under 10 people, you may be teamed up with 54 ShopInRI
other people. Riddles have been solved with less but its better and easier with more. Puzzles can be solved simultaneously in a room which helps the team beat the clock. It’s common for groups of friends to be teamed up with new people. They often find themselves making plans to solve a new puzzle together or they end up going out for dinner or drinks in the area after solving a puzzle at Riddle Room. Each game is basically a board game and you are the game piece. Instead of flipping over a card to get a clue, you open a door or a box, or something interactive so you are living the game. At the East Greenwich location, you can choose between a Federal Hill Mafia game, or a cold case theme based at The LADD Center (a sort of serial killer type theme).
All of the games have a Rhode Island Theme. The second location, which will be located at 1150 Bald Hill Road in Warwick, will have seven different games to choose from. It is expected to take up to a year and a half to develop all the games but by Halloween of 2018, Delmonico is hoping to have the Forest Of Fortune game open and ready. Themed as the back wood of Exeter, players will have to find treasure and their missing friend. Other games that are being developed are a Haunted Newport Mansion game, a submarine