About Us

Meet The Team

AUSTIN

Co-Owner

What is your day job?
I am a Medical Lab Technician.

What is your favorite food?
Chips and salsa – all day.

Do you have any pets?
Yes, a rescued giraffe named Alfred.

Do you have a favorite sports team?
The Cubs and Hawkeyes, are there other options?

What is your favorite part of an escape room?
They give your mind the opportunity to escape reality.

Which room at Cryptiq Escapes would you recommend?
Curse of Colchester Cemetery because I have always dreamed of being a cemetery groundskeeper.

BILL

Co-Owner

What is your day job?
I am currently a Controller for a local telecommunications company.

What is your favorite food?
Pretty sure I could eat steak every day of my life.

Do you have any pets?
I have a rescued Australian shepherd/lab retriever/collie mix named Ozzie.

Do you have a favorite sports team?
St. Louis Cardinals and Iowa Hawkeyes, obviously.

What is your favorite part of an escape room?
When you think you’re about to escape, but actually just find another room.

Which room at Cryptiq Escapes would you recommend?
Hotel Hostage. It is not your typical escape and adds an extra level of excitement.

JESSICA

Head Game Master

What is your day job?
I am a Revenue Cycle Representative.

What is your favorite food?
I like food; how do you pick a favorite?

Do you have any pets?
I have a vizsla named Simon and a German short haired pointer named Linus.

Do you have a favorite sports team?
Go Hawks!

What is your favorite part of an escape room?
For some reason, I really like the puzzle boxes.

Which room at Cryptiq Escapes would you recommend?
I would highly recommend Parole Denied because you start as separate groups and both have to escape your jail cells.

ROOM SUGGESTIONS FROM THE OWNERS

PAROLE DENIED

HOTEL HOSTAGE

CURSE OF COLCHESTER CEMETERY

FAMILY HEIRLOOM