Episode 9 - Joe Musumeci, Escape Room Owner and Game Designer

In this episode, I chat with Joe Musumeci -- a game designer, educator, and escape room owner in Maine. After being really into games for most of his life, he finally decided to open up an escape room, Farmington Underground, in 2018. He designs and builds all of the props and components himself, learning as he goes along. When forced to temporarily close down in March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Joe began designing new ways to play games, while focusing heavily on local culture and history.

Note: This episode was recorded in November 2020 in the middle of the COVID-19 ("Coronavirus") pandemic.

For more information about Farmington Underground:
- Web: farmingtonunderground.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FarmingtonUnderground
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farmingtonunderground

Other things mentioned during this episode:
- Super Mario Brothers - https://mario.nintendo.com
- Heroes of Might and Magic - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic
- World of Warcraft - https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/
- Monopoly - https://monopoly.hasbro.com/en-us
- Trouble - https://hasbrogaming.hasbro.com/en-us/product/trouble-game:861A1979-5056-9047-F547-FF2711C8C223
- Pong - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong
- Pac-Man - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man
- Using a potato as a battery - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOsE5ECH_IM
- Chester Greenwood - Inventor of Earmuffs - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Greenwood
- Internet Anagram Server - https://wordsmith.org/anagram/
- New England Escape Rooms - http://neroomescapes.com/


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