Japanese Live Game Sensation: The Real Escape Comes To San Francisco In March


Hey San Fran Otakus you might want to check out this really cool event. Read the information below. 

NEW PEOPLE invites visitors to become amateur detectives for a very special event as it welcomes the first-ever U.S. installment of “The Real Escape Game: The Escape From The Werewolf Village,” beginning Friday, March 23rd thru Sunday March, 25th.  NEW PEOPLE is located in San Francisco’s Japantown at 1746 Post St.

“The Real Escape Game” is an inventive live game event originally created in Japan that requires players to cooperate and use their detective skills to solve multiple mysteries to locate a hidden key in order to escape from a locked room within a limited time.

The U.S. edition, “The Escape From The Werewolf Village,” will be staged inside the 3rd Floor SUPERFROG Gallery at NEW PEOPLE, which will be remade as a mysterious village beset by fierce werewolves! As villagers disappear one by one, players must cooperate and use their deductive skills to gather clues and escape before the werewolves attack! The game setting will be accentuated with the use of actors, music, sound effects and lighting elements to add ambiance and immerse players in the environment. Check out the official web site at: http://realescapegame.com/; Facebook news and updates at: www.facebook.com/RealEscapeGame.

NEW PEOPLE Game Times For “The Real Escape Game”

Friday, March 23rd: 6pm, 9pm
Saturday, March 24th: 2pm, 5pm, 8pm
Sunday, March 25th: 11am, 2pm, 5pm

Advanced tickets are now available for $20.00; Tickets at the door are $25.00. Each game session lasts about 90 minutes. Advance tickets and complete game details are available at: http://www.newpeopleworld.com/2012/01/18/come-play-real-escape-game/

**Note: The Game puzzles require no special skills or knowledge to solve; all puzzles can be solved with use of intuitive logic and deductive reasoning. All aspects of The Game will be conducted in English.

“The Real Escape Game” was first played in Tokyo in 2007 and more than 100,000 participants have played in multiple cities across Japan, China, and Singapore. Over 2,300 sessions have been staged to-date with as many as 10,000 participants taking part simultaneously. The Game was recently played by several hundred participants at massive arena venues including the Tokyo Dome and the city’s Jingu Baseball Stadium.

More information on NEW PEOPLE is available at: www.NEWPEOPLEWORLD.com