Denton | March 2026

Business

BY KAREN CHANEY

Quandary Escape Adventures oers immersive experiences Although Quandary Escape Adventures has four distinct escape rooms, co-owner Amanda Yeargan said there are commonalities. “Every story is dierent, but in one way or another, you are trying to save the day,” Amanda Yeargan said. “You get to play games, solve puzzles, open locks and do whatever it is that you need to do to complete the story.” Denton residents and married couple Amanda and Yancey Yeargan opened the entertainment business in 2018 in Denton, along with Amanda Yeargan’s brother Tim Sonnier. The setup Prior to starting the 60-minute game, guests will gather in the lobby where a sta member will explain the storyline and mission. If guests say this is their rst time doing an escape room, it is typically suggested that they start in the Art Heist room. “It has a couple of things going for it. First of all, you get to be the bad guy. Everybody likes to be the bad guy,” Amanda Yeargan said. “Second of all, it’s simple. People understand the concept walking into it. It’s a heist—you’re going to steal some art.” The other three permanent rooms are Operation Honeycomb, Unwrapped and Viva La Resistance. Plans are underway to create a blackout room. “We have Viva La Resistance, which was the very rst game I ever thought up, and it has one electronic button and 17 puzzles,” Amanda Yeargan said. “Our second game that we created was Unwrapped. That is our Egypt mummy-themed room, and that one has a lot more electronics in it.” The maximum number of participants per room is listed on the company’s website. Amanda Yeargan recommends dividing that number in half to get the ideal number of participants. “[Operation Honeycomb] has a maximum of six because it’s a very small game and it is linear,” Amanda Yeargan said. “We don’t want people standing around doing nothing.” Zooming in Combined, the Yeargans have done hundreds of escape rooms, including a few on their honey- moon, “because nerds are gonna nerd,” Amanda Yeargan said. Some of those experiences have prompted the business owners to prioritize accessibility in their escape rooms. Yancey Yeargan

Owners Amanda and Yancey Yeargan said the Art Heist room is recommended for rst-time escape room experiences.

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Amanda Yeargan said her hexagon bathroom tiles were the inspiration for Operation Honeycomb.

Denton residents Amanda and Yancey Yeargan opened Quandary Escape Adventures in Denton in 2018.

is the in-house computer programmer and small electronics specialist. Amanda Yeargan is the game designer, carpenter and manager. Some of their decisions of inclusivity are based on personal experience. “One of the games we played ... had a perception puzzle—you had to be at a specic height in order to see it. The designer of that game is 6-foot, and he put it at a height that was comfortable for him,” Amanda Yeargan said. “I am not 6-foot. I felt really left out, and I hated that there was this puzzle that I had no opportunity to solve. I don’t want to put that experience on anybody else.”

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