![Players search for clues at the Prison escape room at TrapFactory in Budapest August 4, 2014. In a ramshackle old building in Budapest, tourists pay to be locked up in a room Players search for clues at the Prison escape room at TrapFactory in Budapest August 4, 2014. In a ramshackle old building in Budapest, tourists pay to be locked up in a room](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E5RG57/players-search-for-clues-at-the-prison-escape-room-at-trapfactory-in-budapest-august-4-2014-in-a-ramshackle-old-building-in-budapest-tourists-pay-to-be-locked-up-in-a-room-and-try-to-escape-by-solving-a-series-of-mysterious-clues-opening-locks-and-finding-their-way-out-some-100-or-so-escape-room-games-have-sprung-up-in-the-hungarian-capital-in-the-last-three-years-becoming-a-top-attraction-for-tourists-escape-games-take-advantage-of-budapests-many-decrepit-cellars-and-old-rundown-houses-these-same-spots-served-as-venues-for-the-citys-popular-ruin-bars-in-the-past-decade-picture-ta-2E5RG57.jpg)
Players search for clues at the Prison escape room at TrapFactory in Budapest August 4, 2014. In a ramshackle old building in Budapest, tourists pay to be locked up in a room
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A player searches for clues in an escape room at ExitPointGames in Budapest August 1, 2014. In a ramshackle old building in Budapest, tourists pay to be locked up in a room
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