Matt Hall loved escape rooms so much that he decided to open one of his own—even if it meant giving up his all of his free time. His Mind Hack Room Escape (1410 Hammonds Plains Road)—the city’s fifth escape room— debuted quietly December 18, providing a little friendly problem solving for folks looking to keep […]
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Pokemon Go out and discover this city
[Image-1] If you’re not careful, you’ll spend the whole school year living in a bubble. A good campus—and Halifax is loaded with ’em—is a socially fluid haven. There are places to eat, work out, even sleep if you go the dorm route (or have a sleeping bag stuffed in that backpack). Schools hope you never […]
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Game on for a second Board Room cafe
The Board Room Game Cafe (1256 Barrington Street) wants to invite more players to the table. After three years of bringing fun and games—like hundreds of games—to downtown, the city’s first board game cafe/bar has announced it’ll open a second location later this fall, giving Haligonians another place to exercise their brains. “We wanted to […]
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The Vintage Arcade Museum needs you
Daniel Baldwin has launched a Kickstarter campaign to get some help from the public to fund some start-up costs associated with having a space for a Halifax Vintage Arcade and Museum. This venture really began when Baldwin played around trading things on Kijiji. When he came across some arcade games while trying to make a […]