Resource Library

Vetted by owners, for owners. The stuff we wish we'd known sooner.

Insurance

TODO: Add a broker owners trust

Replace with a real recommendation from the Discord — e.g. a broker who understands locked-door experiences rather than repurposed gym policies.

✓ Vetted by owners

Suppliers & Props

TODO: Add a props/electronics supplier

Maglocks, relays, RFID kits — where do members actually buy them? Ask in #prop-building and record the answers here.

✓ Vetted by owners

Booking & Tech

TODO: Booking platform comparison

A community-maintained comparison of the booking systems used by Australian rooms — the census will tell us the market share.

✓ Community maintained

Legal & Compliance

TODO: Fire safety & egress notes

State-by-state requirements for locked-door experiences, in plain English. Worth co-writing with owners in each state.

✓ Community maintained

Videos & Panels

Nearly a decade of Australian escape room owners talking shop on the PAX AUS stage.

PAX AUS 2022

Behind the Un-Locked Doors of Escape Rooms

▶ Watch on YouTube
PAX AUS 2020

Whose Escape Room Is It Anyway (Online)

▶ Watch on YouTube
PAX AUS 2018

Whose Escape Room Is It Anyway

▶ Watch on YouTube
PAX AUS 2018

From Ideas to Reality: How To Create An Escape Room

▶ Watch on YouTube
PAX AUS 2017

Escape Rooms: Behind The Hidden Door

▶ Watch on YouTube
PAX AUS 2016

Past, Present and Future of Live Action Escape Games

▶ Watch on YouTube
PAX AUS 2015

Escape Room Panel

▶ Watch on YouTube

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