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These 4 escape games near Montreal ranked among the top 100 in the world in 2023

If you love the thrill of a good escape room, then you're in the right place. Quebec is home to some of the most beloved escape games in the world, according to Top Escape Rooms Project (TERP).

Each year, TERP ranks the 100 best escape rooms based on nominations from international escape room super-fans.

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14 Montreal Date Ideas For Valentine's Day To Spark More Than Just Conversation

Valentine's Day in Montreal doesn't have to be a cliché fest of chocolates and roses. You could take your date hunting for secondhand gems, dance to a live band, or even create a colourful masterpiece with glass (or icing) and a bit of teamwork.

Here are some Montreal date ideas to make this year's Hallmark holiday stand out with some bonding, laughter, and maybe a little friendly competition:

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10 Montreal Date Ideas Under $30 For A Cheap But Romantic Valentine's Day

You've met THE ONE in Montreal, and now you want to show your favourite person that this relationship is meant to last forever on Valentine's Day. But here's the thing: you're also a Millennial in Montreal dealing with student debt, rent expenses and inflation in general. Still, Montreal date ideas don't have to be a hit to your wallet.

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These 4 Quebec Escape Rooms Were Just Ranked Among The Best In The World

Each year, the Top Escape Rooms Project ranks the top 100 best escape rooms in the world according to escape room superfans for their Enthusiasts' Choice Awards. This year, four Quebec rooms made the list, with two in Laval and one in Quebec City making it to the top 50.

The best 100 rooms were chosen out of almost 1,000 nominees this year, including rooms from Greece, Germany, the U.S. and more. Canada's winning escape rooms are in Quebec City and Laval, with the closest ones only a short drive from Montreal!

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The Escape Room Scene In Montreal Is Epic — Try These Top-Rated Spots First

You could lose yourself just as easily in a Montreal IKEA, but if you’re up for something a little more entertaining, you'll want to check out these top-rated local escape rooms.

The rankings consulted for this list come primarily from the Top Escape Rooms Project: Enthusiasts’ Choice Awards (TERPECA), a project that ranks escape rooms according to votes from fans who have tried at least 50 rooms each. Also referenced was the escapedia aggregator that ranks escape rooms in Canada with a helpful bias towards rooms in Quebec. In other words, we’re trusting the world’s top escape room super-nerds to guide us on our journey. Let’s go!

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7 Things To Do In & Around Montreal When Those Spring Showers Are In Full Force

Just as we finish up with the cold and snow of winter... BAM! We're hit with some April showers. But not to worry ⁠— as the old saying goes, "April showers bring May flowers."

And if there's one thing we know about Montreal, the weather has never stopped us from getting out there and enjoying the great 514.

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One Of Canada's Biggest Escape Room Games Is In Laval & It Feels Like A Dystopian Movie

The fate of humanity rests in your hands — well, at least if you sign up to play Rain Corp., a recent escape room game added to the roster at Escaparium's Laval location, which bills itself as one of the biggest escape room games in Canada.

The sprawling 2,500-square-foot room allows you to fully immerse yourself in gameplay and completely escape from reality while you race to solve puzzles and find clues, almost as if you were a character in a dystopian sci-fi film.

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Montreal Has A New Escape Room That Doubles As A Steampunk Bar With Potion-Like Drinks

Can't decide between a night at an escape room or dinner and drinks at a bar? A/Maze's latest project in Old Montreal, Inventions, combines both.

The space, with its steampunk-chic vibes, is designed to make you feel like you've gone back in time to an 1800s living room and laboratory, or like you've stepped inside a fantasy-filled grandfather clock. And the drinks are so inventive you'll feel like you're being served magic potions.

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