David Staffell

Game Designer
Puzzle Maker
Escape Room Specialist

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I co-founded Bewilder Box in 2014, just as the Escape Room industry was starting out in the United Kingdom. The Initiative was our first room to open in 2014, with Judgement D.A.V.E. opening two years later.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Head of operations
• Co-created all puzzles
  

• Created graphics for puzzles,  branding and marketing.
• Designed and produced technical drawings, game-design, flow and troubleshooting documentation.
• Managed prop-fabrication and communication with third-party suppliers.

Overview:

• One of the first Escape Rooms to open in the United Kingdom.
• Successfully funded through Kickstarter.
  
• Pioneering in-game clue-system.
  
• Consistently ranked as one of the best Escape Rooms in the UK: 99% 5-star reviews (more than 2500 across Google and TripAdvisor).
  
• Featured in the Guardian, Metro and Independant newspapers.
  
• Played by Mark Strong, Jonathon Ross, PewDiePie