{"id":113889,"date":"2022-11-08T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/?p=113889"},"modified":"2024-12-03T15:34:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T20:34:14","slug":"repod-s4e6-blacklights-blindsides-dino-paulo-survivor-south-africa-owner-hinthunt-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2022\/11\/08\/repod-s4e6-blacklights-blindsides-dino-paulo-survivor-south-africa-owner-hinthunt-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"REPOD S4E6 &#8211; Blacklights and Blindsides: Dino Paulo, Survivor South Africa and owner of Hinthunt Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"REPOD S4E6 \u2013 Blacklights and Blindsides: Dino Paulo, Survivor South Africa and owner of Hinthunt Africa\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=abmj4-130a190-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Tahoma&amp;skin=1b1b1b&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=60a0c8\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z78FiEobFig?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Attention:<\/strong> Survivor Spoilers in this post. We recommend you watch <em>Survivor SA: Return of the Outcasts<\/em> before reading on if you don&#8217;t want to be spoiled.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/REPOD-S4E6-South-Africa-landscape-updated1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" data-attachment-id=\"114309\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/repod-s4e6-south-africa-landscape-updated1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/REPOD-S4E6-South-Africa-landscape-updated1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1100,628\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"REPOD S4E6 South Africa landscape updated1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/REPOD-S4E6-South-Africa-landscape-updated1-1024x585.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/REPOD-S4E6-South-Africa-landscape-updated1-1024x585.jpg\" alt=\"smiling man with curly short brown hair, wearing a survivor buff and necklace, and backpack, carrying a yellow tribe flag against greenery backdrop\" class=\"wp-image-114309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/REPOD-S4E6-South-Africa-landscape-updated1-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/REPOD-S4E6-South-Africa-landscape-updated1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/REPOD-S4E6-South-Africa-landscape-updated1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/REPOD-S4E6-South-Africa-landscape-updated1-685x391.jpg 685w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/REPOD-S4E6-South-Africa-landscape-updated1.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In Season 4, episode 6, we chat with Dino Paulo, owner of escape room company Hinthunt Africa, located in Cape Town, South Africa. Dino also happens to be the winner of the reality show <em>Survivor South Africa: Return of the Outcasts<\/em>. In his first season, <em>Survivor South Africa: Immunity Island<\/em>, Dino was voted out early on. However, he established enough of a presence to return for an all-star returnee season, eventually winning&nbsp;the title of Sole Survivor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This turnaround from downtrodden underdog to eventual winner is echoed in his experience as an escape room owner. Dino candidly shares the story of an early business partner who committed financial malfeasance, lessons learned, and how ousting the ex-partner was a bit like blindsiding someone in <em>Survivor<\/em>. He shares some of the difficulties in working with an escape room franchise. We also spend some time exploring the differences between American and South African <em>Survivor<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dino is a charming guest and extremely self-effacing despite his impressive achievements. He speaks from the heart, is guided by an analytical brain, and radiates boundless enthusiasm. It&#8217;s easy to see how he won <em>Survivor<\/em> (and our hearts).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"thank-you-to-our-sponsors\">Thank You to Our Sponsors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We are immensely grateful to our sponsors this season: Morty App, Escape Tales from Board and Dice, and Buzzshot. We truly appreciate your support of our mission to promote and improve the immersive gaming community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"mortyapp.com\/repod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" data-attachment-id=\"103024\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/asset-264x\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Asset-26@4x.png\" data-orig-size=\"1174,869\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Asset 26@4x\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Asset-26@4x-1024x758.png\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Asset-26@4x-1024x758.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Asset-26@4x-1024x758.png 1024w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Asset-26@4x-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Asset-26@4x-768x568.png 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Asset-26@4x-685x507.png 685w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Asset-26@4x.png 1174w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" id=\"morty-app\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mortyapp.com\/repod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Morty<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Morty is a free app for discovering, planning, tracking, and reviewing your escape rooms and other immersive social outings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Special Badge for REPOD listeners:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can learn more at <a href=\"http:\/\/MortyApp.com\/REPOD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MortyApp.com\/REPOD<\/a> to sign up and get a special badge for our listeners (works for existing users also). <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div style=\"height:4px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/escape-tales.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"696\" data-attachment-id=\"114262\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/escape-tales-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/escape-tales-cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1105,751\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"escape tales cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/escape-tales-cover-1024x696.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/escape-tales-cover-1024x696.jpg\" alt=\"3 board game boxes, one that says Children of the Wyrmwoods, one that says low memory, and one that says The Awakening. 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Streamline your marketing and grow your escape room business with pregame and postgame features including robust waiver management, branded team photos, and integrated review management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Special Discount for REPOD listeners:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use our link when booking a demo for 20% off your first three months. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"topics-discussed-in-this-episode\">Topics Discussed in this Episode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Peih-Gee and Dino chat about meeting because of escape rooms and their shared experiences of being on <em>Survivor<\/em>. [2:00]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David and Dino chat about his <em>Survivor<\/em> win, especially comparing it to his first run on <em>Survivor<\/em>, where he was eliminated pre-merge. [4:36]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dino talks about how, at the age of 25 in 2015, he became involved with Hinthunt, a Hungarian escape room franchise that was one of the first global escape room companies. [5:52]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dino talks about some red flags he first started noticing with the head office of Hinthunt. [8:54]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dino shares his struggles dealing with financial malfeasance from one of his ex-partners in the business. [10:18]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dino shares some advice for business owners to help prevent this type of fraud and financial mismanagement. [12:51]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dino talks about the sacrifices he had to make to keep the business afloat, and how his investigation of the company was a bit like playing <em>Survivor<\/em>. [14:15]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dino talks about how he eventually broke ties with Hinthunt because of tech support bottlenecks, lack of new games, and ultimately due to the pandemic. [15:44]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dino talks about the benefits of joining a franchise and how he outgrew it. [17:55]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dino talks about the location of his escape room. [18:56]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dino talks about wanting to level up his games, in part because he wants to grow the community of enthusiasts in South Africa, but also to set a standard of expectation for players and stifle bad experiences from becoming the norm in his market. [22:53]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peih-Gee talks about an experience she had playing an escape room where the gamemaster absolutely refused to help new players, and how this type of bad customer experience will taint the industry at large. [25:41]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dino talks about shifting his mindset from creating &#8220;challenge rooms&#8221; to being a &#8220;fun factory.&#8221; [26:32]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David talks about an odd couple pairing from a recent escape room tour that ended up being a lovely symbiotic relationship. [27:33]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David talks about escape room partners that compliment your own skill set, while Peih-Gee talks about her FOMO in escape rooms. [28:48]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David and Peih-Gee talk about some of the ways to be good teammates when playing in an escape room. [30:34]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dino talks about buying Escapetrix and having the former owner of Escapetrix join his team at Hinthunt to help create new experiences. [31:51]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peih-Gee and Dino commiserate about the difficulty of capitalizing on <em>Survivor<\/em> fame. [33:31]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dino talks about the intense imposter syndrome he still feels, even after winning <em>Survivor South Africa<\/em>. [35:34]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David mentions the <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/episode-3-the-highs-and-lows-of-having-a\/id1620943701?i=1000558978296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Self-Starter podcast<\/a>, which Dino was a guest on. Self Starter podcast is hosted by Kiran Naidoo, who was a fellow contestant on Dino&#8217;s first season of <em>Survivor<\/em>. [37:33]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dino tells us about some of the differences between<em> Survivor South Africa<\/em> and its American counterpart, including a smaller crew and budget, but tells us that the production crew behind <em>Survivor South Africa<\/em> are really passionate about producing an authentic show. [41:28]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David, Dino, and Peih-Gee talk about what made <em>Survivor South Africa<\/em> so good, and part of it is the focus on storyline, character development, and not blindsiding the audience solely for the sake of drama. [44:08]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David mentions that <em>Survivor South Africa<\/em> films over the course of 39 days, and he noticed that it is also aired over the course of 39 days. [48:12]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peih-Gee talks about an embarrassing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PEIHGEE\/status\/1569905162415915008?s=20&amp;t=rkmB-8bEQMXoiI2UnUxsHw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter interaction<\/a> between her and the host of <em>Survivor South Africa<\/em> [49:02]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peih-Gee and Dino compare the two hosts of <em>Survivor<\/em>, Jeff Probst and Nico Panagio. [50:42]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dino talks about building an outdoor <em>Survivor<\/em>-style experience using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cluekeeper.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clue Keeper<\/a>. [53:32]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dino talks about possibly having an international All Star season of <em>Survivor<\/em>. [55:39]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dino shares some of his favorite escape rooms in South Africa including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brainwavesescape.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brainwaves Escape<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hashtagescape.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hashtag Escape<\/a>, and Escapetrix, which is now part of Dino&#8217;s Escape room <a href=\"https:\/\/hinthunt.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hinthunt<\/a>. [57:01]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dino talks about his new game, <em>Marble<\/em>, a superhero spoof game of Marvel. [58:14]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dino shares a bonus story about the time he nearly drowned trying to make it to an escape room on time, and still managed to escape in 30 minutes. 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