The speaker is describing their experience in an escape room game for the first time. They express surprise at their success, with a 100% success rate after just one room. They also mention that they have a natural talent for puzzles and riddles, but were initially unsuccessful at escape rooms. They describe the frustration and disappointment they felt when they realized their previous assumptions about their abilities were incorrect.
During the escape room game, they share their thought process, which involves thinking outside the box and solving problems creatively. They also discuss the importance of not breaking the rules of the game, as they had to break one to complete the puzzle. The speaker concludes by expressing disappointment when they realize they've won, as they had initially thought they would fail.
1. The speaker is late to the trend of escape rooms, which is a popular activity.
2. The speaker is doing an escape room for the first time.
3. The speaker has a 100% success rate in the escape room, having only done one room so far.
4. The speaker is confident about their performance in escape rooms, suggesting they may be naturally good at them.
5. The speaker is a college dropout who cheated a lot in school to get better grades.
6. The speaker was tested for ADHD as a child, but did not perform well on basic tasks.
7. The speaker was not good at puzzles and riddles, which they thought would be a natural fit for escape rooms.
8. The speaker was not good at escape rooms, which surprised them as they thought they would be good at them.
9. The speaker was asked to go to the escape room by others, who thought Brian would be good at it due to his problem-solving skills.
10. The speaker tried hard to escape the room, but was not successful.
11. The speaker was frustrated with the escape room and was not enjoying it.
12. The speaker realized that the box they were trying to escape from was the key.
13. The speaker found a broken clock and a broken watch in the room, which led them to the map of China.
14. The speaker found a line graph with the x-axis being the minutes and the y-axis being the hours.
15. The speaker found two cities on the map of China that were circled, which they believed were the cities they needed to find.
16. The speaker found a broken ruler in the room, which they used to measure the distance between the two cities.
17. The speaker found two colored bottles in the chest, which they believed were the keys to the escape room.
18. The speaker found a note in the room that said to find the key, they must play the keys using all the keys that led them to the room in the correct order.
19. The speaker played the keys in the correct order, which led them to the piano.
20. The speaker believed that they had found the key to the escape room, but it was actually the box itself.
21. The speaker believed that the escape room was a fantasy and the real version was not as good.
22. The speaker thought they had developed a technique to get out of any escape room with a 100% success rate.
23. The speaker was asked to leave the escape room by the host, who claimed they had won.
24. The speaker was asked if they wanted to leave the escape room, and they agreed.
25. The speaker was asked to take a closer look at the box, which was the key to the escape room.