As has become tradition during our anniversary month, Escape Authority is thrilled to announced the return of our Readers Key Tournament!
Vote for Your favorite venue in the united states!
The Power is in your hands!
We’ve awarded our fair share of 5 Key, and even 6 Key reviews – but now you have the power to award a title far more coveted – the one and only Readers Key – 2019 Favorite Venue honors!
(To qualify for this year’s tournament, a venue must have received at least one 5 Key or better review by today, April 29, 2019. Nominated games must remain open and operating through the duration of the tournament to be considered. Bracket placement was determined via a random number generator.)
The Readers Key Tournament will take place over four rounds spanning the next five weeks. Each First Round bracket features three venues going head to head, with the top two vote-getters advancing. Prior to the final First Round match-up, a special Second Chance vote will be held allowing a redo for just one previously eliminated venue! Each Second Round bracket features four venues, with the top three vote-getters advancing. The Semi-Final Rounds feature the winners of the Red Bracket vs. the winners of the Green Bracket, as well as the winners of the Yellow Bracket vs. the winners of the Blue Bracket. The top five vote-getters from each Semi-Final match will advance, making our grand finale the Top Ten Best Venues as voted on by our readers.
Readers Key voting will occur on our Homepage, not Facebook page. One vote per person, per poll, per day is allowed, and no registration is required to participate. (And yes, participation is open to everyone, including venue owners and their employees.) A new poll opens each day at 4:00 pm EST (with the exception of the Final Round which opens at 5:00 pm EST.)
Each First Round poll will remain open for exactly 24 hours, and allow one vote per person.
Second Round polls remain open for exactly 48 hours, and allow one vote per person per day (a total of two votes.)
Third Round Semi-Finals polls will remain open for 72 hours, and allow one vote per person per day (a total of three votes.)
The Final Round, beginning with the top ten venues in the country will remain open for 120 hours, and allow one vote per person per day (a total of five votes.) The lowest two vote-getters will be eliminated each day at 5:00 pm EST, building towards a head to head, one on one last day for our Readers Key Tournament!
Our newest EA Readers Key Winner will be announced on June 4, 2019. Once official, the winner will receive a dated Readers Key badge posted in all of their reviews on our site, as well as the right to post their award in their venue, on their own website and across their social media channels.
Each daily Readers Key post will be not only the place to vote for YOUR favorite venue, but also gives an opportunity to learn more about them through shared venue details, as well as a re-posting of each of their highest scoring reviews.
And best of all, you can vote in our Readers Key Tournament for the very first time tomorrow at 4:00 pm EST!
Although the games I’ve personally designed are consistently very highly rated by both enthusiasts and newer players alike, I cannot in good conscience nominate an attraction I created. As such, the venues that call them home have been intentionally omitted from the initial forty-eight options in the Readers Key Tournament.
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