{"id":114340,"date":"2022-12-13T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/?p=114340"},"modified":"2024-11-18T18:50:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T23:50:27","slug":"repod-s4e11-lukas-rauscher-crime-runners-austria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2022\/12\/13\/repod-s4e11-lukas-rauscher-crime-runners-austria\/","title":{"rendered":"REPOD S4E11 &#8211; The Struggle for Greatness: Lukas Rauscher of Crime Runners, Austria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"REPOD S4E11 - The Struggle for Greatness: Lukas Rauscher of Crime Runners, Austria\" 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=gy7yg-1338954-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Tahoma&#038;skin=1b1b1b&#038;font-color=auto&#038;logo_link=episode_page&#038;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\/pEfh4guI13E?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<p>In Season 4, Episode 11, we chat with Lukas Rauscher of Crime Runners in Austria. His game <em>Going Underground<\/em> has consistently placed highly on the TERPECA list since it first premiered, and has garnered rave reviews for its sense of adventure and its adaptive difficulty, which creates a fulfilling experience for both new players and experienced enthusiasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lukas is an unapologetically passionate escape room enthusiast and advocate. He freely admits to having little to no moderation when it comes to creating his games because he constantly wants to outdo himself. He is also candid when it comes to struggles with his business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" data-attachment-id=\"115864\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/s4e11-lukas-crime-runners-austria-landscape\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/S4E11-Lukas-crime-runners-austria-landscape.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=\"S4E11 Lukas crime runners austria landscape\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/S4E11-Lukas-crime-runners-austria-landscape-1024x585.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/S4E11-Lukas-crime-runners-austria-landscape-1024x585.jpg\" alt=\"man with shaved head, smiling, wearing black T-shirt that says &quot;crime runners&quot; with background of an underground tunnel with boxes of tnt, titled &quot;The Struggle for Greatness: Lukas Rauscher of Crime runners, austria\" class=\"wp-image-115864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/S4E11-Lukas-crime-runners-austria-landscape-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/S4E11-Lukas-crime-runners-austria-landscape-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/S4E11-Lukas-crime-runners-austria-landscape-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/S4E11-Lukas-crime-runners-austria-landscape.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lukas was a delight to chat with. His passion for the industry is infectious, and I really appreciated how frank he was about his personal confidence struggles. I loved hearing about his approach to designing escape rooms, especially how he manages adaptive difficulty. This conversation feels like the kind you&#8217;d have over a beer after a satisfying day of amazing escape rooms.<\/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>Lukas tells us how they decided on the name &#8220;Crime Runners&#8221; for his escape room company. [1:59]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lukas explains how their first three games are set in the same universe with connected storylines about a corrupt politician. [3:56]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lukas talks about his evolution in storytelling from audio and video dialogue to mainly set decoration and environmental storytelling. [6:00]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/Opd82tOZJY8?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<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lukas talks about what he did before creating escape rooms and how he got into the industry. [7:01]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lukas talks about the rush to open escape rooms in Vienna when he first started. [8:31]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lukas talks about his first time traveling to Berlin to play <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/category\/company\/the-room\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Room<\/a>, and how it inspired him to build bigger and better. [9:47]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lukas talks about the unsustainability of escape rooms. [10:55]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lukas talks about playing <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/11\/09\/time-run-celestial-chain-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Celestial Chain<\/em> <\/a>at Time Run and his thoughts on the pipelining in that game. [11:37]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David mentions that <em>Going Underground<\/em> manages to appeal to both new players and enthusiasts. [13:28]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lukas talks about environmental storytelling in his rooms, and how he makes sure that everyone goes through to the end so they can see the entire story. [14:05]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lukas talks about all the different rooms in <em>Going Underground<\/em> and creating puzzles that fit each scene. [15:16]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lukas talks more specifically about how pipelining works in his games. [16:57]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lukas talks about some techniques they use to manage enthusiast groups that are moving quickly in the pipeline, including adaptable difficulty for the puzzles and also the ability to add puzzles. [18:49]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peih-Gee talks about the time she played a pipelined game where integral pieces of a puzzle were deliberately withheld to slow down her group and how frustrating it was. [20:34]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lukas talks about how much it cost to build <em>Going Underground<\/em>. [21:19]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lukas tells us that <em>Going Underground<\/em> is about 150 sq. meters (or approximately 1600 sq. ft.) [22:44]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lukas talks about the impact of having an escape room on the TERPECA list. [23:45]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lukas tells us that his goal was to build an escape room that would make it on the TERPECA list, and how emotional he was after the first test games. [24:59]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David mentions the talk that Lukas gave at <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2019\/09\/21\/london-eric\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ERIC<\/a>, and he says that it was one of his favorite talks because of how raw and honest it was about struggles with business. [28:54]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lukas talks about dealing with crises in his company and the personal growth and lessons learned from it. [29:49]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lukas talks about confidence issues as a creator in the escape room industry, and how to stop trying to measure your success against others. [31:34]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David and Lukas talk about normalizing business struggles, and David admits to his own struggles and mistakes in running virtual RECON (which he expands on in the Patreon bonus episode). [33:30]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lukas talks about the roller-coaster of emotions he goes through after building his own games and then playing some of the other top escape rooms in Europe like <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2019\/06\/27\/escape-room-nederland-dome-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Dome<\/em><\/a>. [39:16]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peih-Gee talks about how not all escape rooms have to be giant blockbuster games to be good or meaningful. [41:13]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lukas talks about his second favorite escape room, <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2019\/06\/23\/dark-park-end-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The End<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>at DarkPark in the Netherlands, mentioning their compelling storyline. [41:49]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lukas gives some advice and lessons learned from struggles in his business, including admitting that you are in crisis and asking for help. [44:02]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lukas talks about some of his favorite games in Vienna, including <em>Subway<\/em> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstescape.at\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">First Escape<\/a>, <em>Dragon Cave 2.0<\/em> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openthedoor.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Open the Door<\/a>, and <em>Western Jailbreak<\/em> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.time-busters.at\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Time Busters<\/a>. He also mentions <em>Amissa Amina Mea<\/em> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moonescape.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Moonscape<\/a> and <em>The Magical Diagon Alley<\/em> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escape-house.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Escape House Vorchdorf<\/a>. [47:21]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lukas continues with his list of favorite games in Europe, including [50:24]:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Netherlands: <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2019\/06\/27\/escape-room-nederland-dome-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Dome<\/em><\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/escaperoom.nl\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mama Bazooka<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/06\/07\/sherlocked-the-vault-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Vault<\/em><\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherlocked.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sherlocked<\/a>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2018\/06\/24\/logic-locks-catacombs-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amsterdam Catacombs<\/a><\/em> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.logiclocks.com\/escape-rooms-amsterdam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Logic Locks<\/a>, and all the games at <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/?s=darkpark&amp;orderby=relevance&amp;order=DESC&amp;post_type=post%2Cpage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DarkPark<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Barcelona: <em>The Brewery<\/em> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enigmik.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Enigmik<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Germany: <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/?s=skurrilum&amp;orderby=relevance&amp;order=DESC&amp;post_type=post%2Cpage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Skurillum<\/a> in Hamburg, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecodeagency.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Code Agency<\/a> in Dusseldorf, and <a href=\"https:\/\/the-room-berlin.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Room<\/a> in Berlin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prague: <em>Poltergeist<\/em> by <a href=\"https:\/\/thechamber.cz\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Chamber<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lukas shares a bonus story about a cranky time when he played <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2019\/06\/23\/dark-park-end-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The End<\/em><\/a> by DarkPark. 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You can submit a voice recording by calling the Room Escape Artist not-so-hotline that always goes straight to voicemail (551-227-7273).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"resources-mentioned-in-this-episode\">Resources Mentioned in this Episode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Crime Runners:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crimerunners.at\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/crimerunners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> @crimerunners <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/crimerunners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@crimerunners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tiktok<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Locks &amp; Clocks:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.locksandclocks.at\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/locksandclocks_vienna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> @locksandclocks_vienna<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/locksandclocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/terpeca.com\/2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Terpeca<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ericuk.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ERIC (Escape Room Industry Conference)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lukas&#8217;s favorite escape rooms:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Austria<\/strong>: <em>Subway<\/em> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstescape.at\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">First Escape<\/a>, <em>Dragon Cave 2.0<\/em> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openthedoor.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Open the Door<\/a>, <em>Western Jailbreak<\/em> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.time-busters.at\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Time Busters<\/a>, <em>Amissa Amina Mea<\/em> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moonescape.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Moonscape<\/a>, and <em>The Magical Diagon Alley<\/em> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escape-house.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Escape House Vorchdorf<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Netherlands<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2019\/06\/27\/escape-room-nederland-dome-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Dome<\/em><\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/escaperoom.nl\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mama Bazooka<\/a>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/06\/07\/sherlocked-the-vault-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Vault<\/a> <\/em>at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherlocked.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sherlocked<\/a>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2018\/06\/24\/logic-locks-catacombs-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amsterdam Catacomb<\/a>s<\/em> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.logiclocks.com\/escape-rooms-amsterdam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Logic Locks<\/a>, and all the games at <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/?s=darkpark&amp;orderby=relevance&amp;order=DESC&amp;post_type=post%2Cpage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DarkPark<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Barcelona<\/strong>: <em>The Brewery<\/em> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enigmik.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Enigmik<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Germany<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/?s=skurrilum&amp;orderby=relevance&amp;order=DESC&amp;post_type=post%2Cpage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Skurillum<\/a> in Hamburg, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecodeagency.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Code Agency<\/a> in Dusseldorf, and <a href=\"https:\/\/the-room-berlin.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Room<\/a> in Berlin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prague<\/strong>: <em>Poltergeist<\/em> by <a href=\"https:\/\/thechamber.cz\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Chamber<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Lukas Rauscher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"283\" height=\"342\" data-attachment-id=\"115848\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/lukas-rauscher-headshot-small\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lukas-Rauscher-headshot-small.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"283,342\" 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=\"Lukas Rauscher headshot small\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lukas-Rauscher-headshot-small.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lukas-Rauscher-headshot-small.jpg\" alt=\"man with shaved head and blond beard smiling against a yellow background. he is wearing a black t-shirt that says &quot;crime runners&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-115848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lukas-Rauscher-headshot-small.jpg 283w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lukas-Rauscher-headshot-small-248x300.jpg 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DeineWerbungHier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/l.rauscher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram @l.rauscher<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Lukas Rauscher is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Crime Runners. Originally working in Public Relations, he changed his career path after playing his first escape room in 2014. He founded Crime Runners (www.crimerunners.at) in August 2015 together with Stefan Tauchhammer and Steffen Volkmer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simultaneously he started to play more and more rooms: At first it was only market research, but it didn\u2019t take very long until the addiction kicked in. Most of his time is spent completely on Crime Runners, but on the minor occasions he actually has a day off, he uses it for playing escape rooms. His room counter says 200 games all over Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"support-repod\">Support REPOD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/patreon.com\/roomescapeartist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe to Patreon for bonus content<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/PerplexorsPuzzles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Perplexor\u2019s Puzzles<\/a>&nbsp;and REPOD by using our affiliate code \u201cREPOD\u201d for 10% off purchases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please rate and review our podcast!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for listening!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Support Room Escape Artist&#8217;s Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are lots of ways to support Room Escape Artist, like buying from <a aria-label=\"Amazon (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/shop\/roomescapeart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=6220&amp;awinaffid=651019&amp;ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etsy.com%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Etsy<\/a> after clicking into the links included in this post or backing us on <a aria-label=\"Patreon (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/roomescapeartist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patreon<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The money that we make from these helps us to grow the site and continue to add more value to the community that we love so much. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":115864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[586398364,586398298],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-runners","category-reality-escape-pod"],"acf":[],"is_reblog":null,"post_id":null,"blog_id":null,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"586398298","yoast-structured-data-blocks-images-cache":null,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":null,"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":null,"_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"60","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Podcast interview with Lukas Rauscher of Crime Runners in Vienna, Austria. 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