March is women’s month, so we want to celebrate the contributions and achievements of women in all areas of society. We aim to honor the memory of some of these remarkable women through our various themed rooms.
ZOMBIE LAB
The goal of our Zombie Lab is to find a cure to stop an army of the undead.
This room reminds us of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, a Swiss-American psychiatrist and one of the pioneers in studying thanatology. Her work On Death and Dying defined the five stages of grief for those facing imminent death. She was named one of the One Hundred Most Important Thinkers, received nineteen honorary degrees, and was inducted into the US Women’s Hall of Fame. Later, she focused her career on researching out-of-body experiences and seeking ways to communicate with the dead.
Well, we’ve got some undead for you, and you’re going to need all of Elisabeth’s wisdom to make it out alive!
PRISON BREAK
In our Prison Break room, we remember Deborah Gavin, a young woman who found herself in the wrong place at the wrong time in 1972.
She ended up sharing a car ride with two young men she had just met, who planned to commit an armed robbery at a gas station. After a daring police chase, they were arrested. Deborah was convicted as an accomplice and sent to a women’s prison in Georgia, where she became a victim of ongoing sexual abuse by guards. This led her to attempt escape five times, though she was caught shortly after each. However, the sixth time was the charm—she regained her freedom and started a new life.
Will you be as clever and elusive as Deborah to win your freedom?
MADRID CENTRAL BANK
Madrid Central Bank, our bank room, introduces you to the next protagonist: Olivera Ćirković, a European basketball star and sporting director of Red Star Belgrade.
But what connects us to her is her past as a member of the Pink Panthers, a network of thieves responsible for jewel and luxury goods heists worth $500 million across 35 countries. Ćirković was involved in over 350 robberies, some so spectacular they’re worthy of Hollywood movies.
Do you have the wit and cunning of Ćirković to be part of the most impressive heist?
COMING HOME
Our game Coming Home features a small, adorable robot named Gregg, a precursor to today’s computers.
With this game, we pay tribute to Grace Hopper, considered the mother of computer programming and creator of COBOL (common business-oriented language), the first complex computer language. Hopper earned a PhD in mathematics from Yale University and taught the subject until World War II broke out, when she joined the Navy. The Navy sent her to Harvard, where she worked as a programmer on the first high-capacity computer. After the war, she created the first data processing compiler, paving the way for coding.
Will you be able to follow Grace Hopper’s footsteps and bring little Gregg back to life?
ZODIAC KILLER
In our Zodiac Killer room, you’ll have to escape the clutches of a serial killer.
What better way to honor two incredible detectives? Stacy Galbraith and Edna Hendershot caught a serial rapist who terrorized women in Colorado and Washington. Galbraith was investigating a rape case in Washington. The victim’s testimony, along with clues and evidence, matched closely with Hendershot’s investigation in Colorado. They began working together and discovered similar cases with the same modus operandi in at least four other cities. They were facing a serial rapist. Together, they managed to discover and arrest the culprit.
Do you have the courage and cunning of our detectives to escape the killer?
BUNKER
Our Bunker room brings to mind Flora Sandes, a British woman who surprised the world by becoming the first woman soldier in the Great War.
Sandes began by joining the St. John Ambulance unit, a British aid convoy to the Serbian front. Later, she joined the Serbian Red Cross and worked in an ambulance with the 2nd Infantry Regiment, spending most of her time on the front lines. With the country nearly overrun and on the brink of defeat, Sandes decided not to return to England and enlisted as a private soldier. She was awarded the Star of Karageorge for bravery in action, the highest military honor from the Serbian government, and promoted to sergeant major.
Will you be as brave as Flora Sandes and save the world in our Bunker?
We’ve made a brief tribute to women in history, but the list is endless. Every woman, anonymous or famous, has contributed to history. A history that tends to erase the great advances made by women. This month reminds us of the need to continue fighting for recognition, justice, and equality.
