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If you have been longing to challenge the thrills and tension inside the dark locked room, you might love to try out some of the sealed chambers in Beijing the editors picked out for you.

1. Omega Room Escape

The biggest chain brand nationwide has currently eight themes of sealed chambers. It especially boasts of its enterprise custom project, Inception, where co-workers and colleagues enhance exchanges and mutual trust during the game while building up team spirit.

Location: 90 Guangqumennei Avenue, Dongcheng district

Contact: 010-84091284

2. Miyuan Room Escape

Well hidden in a quadrangle dwelling in a hutong, the Chinese style environment setting has a unique, lingering charm. Come and see if you can escape from the clutches of the oriental myth.

Location: No 16 courtyard, Jiaozi hutong, Dongcheng district

Contact: 13520880878

3. Lost Room Escape Workshop

Owned by a young couple who brainstormed most of the room designs and clues themselves, most of the decorations in the rooms are real. The steering wheel on the lost ghost ship, for example, is from a real ship. Come and master the vessel if you dare.

Location: Zhongxinjinyuan 4-15, Caishikou Avenue No 6, Xicheng district

Contact: 15811530051

4. Room 222 Room Escape Club

The small rooms and the gloomy, even ghastly atmosphere, might be somewhat scary. The Kinect motion detector interaction technology can only scare you more.

Location: Jindimingjing, Liyuanlibei Avenue No 2, Chaoyang district

Contact: 010-65774240

Related: Rooms with a different kind of view

(China Daily 09/21/2013 page8)