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Risa Puno’s Escape Room Is About Privilege. It’s Way More Fun Than It Should Be.

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Risa Puno’s “The Privilege of Escape” tries to turn a well-known game into an examination of structural inequality. But it doesn’t spend much time addressing its central theme.

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We didn’t escape. 

The red countdown clock taunted us and every passing second was a reminder that our best efforts wouldn’t be enough. In the final minute responses to our impending failure varied.

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