One puzzle had a riddle card that was somewhat misleading. We spent time trying to manipulate, yet not damage, a section of the game in our search for the correct answer.

This advent calendar is an EXIT game and an adventure story all in one. To find the golden book, you must open a little calendar door every day. Behind each, you will find a new exciting puzzle, the solution of which will help you to move onto the next room. Only if you follow the clues and solve all 24 puzzles will you find the thief and the book ... and save Christmas. There are few books that mirror the dynamism of the human experience. That hold your hand through pain and joy, raw wounds and raucous laughter, all at the same time. Blaine Hogan writes with an honesty and an imagery that will wake you up and remind you you're alive. Exit the Cave is a gift for our time." This moving memoir shows how one man left behind patterns of abuse and dysfunction to find life and healing on the other side. Although I had never heard of the author, this book caught my eye because of the title, which I recognized as a reference to Plato's cave analogy. I thought I would appreciate a take on trauma that used this as a lens, and I was absolutely right. I found this book incredibly thought-provoking and insightful, and instead of just relaying his trauma stories, Blaine Hogan shows how he was able to reshape them and change his understanding of the past by changing the stories he told himself about his experiences. A glance at the table of contents alone reveals Blaine Hogan's intimate familiarity with the underworld of his own psyche, as well as his deep faith that alongside his fears and shadows resides his greatest stores of love, creativity, and wholeness. He writes clearly, passionately, and vulnerably. In the space he holds, you will meet him--and you may in fact meet yourself." Nettleship, Richard Lewis (1955). "Chapter 4 - The four stages of intelligence". Lectures On The Republic Of Plato (2nded.). London: Macmillan & Co.Zamosc, Gabriel (2017). "The Political Significance of Plato's Allegory of the Cave". Ideas y Valores. 66 (165). doi: 10.15446/ideasyvalores.v66n165.55201. ProQuest 1994433580. The following is a list of supplementary scholarly literature on the allegory of the cave that includes articles from epistemological, political, alternative, and independent viewpoints on the allegory: Tsabar, Boaz (1 January 2014). " 'Poverty and Resourcefulness': On the Formative Significance of Eros in Educational Practice". Studies in Philosophy and Education. 33 (1): 75–87. doi: 10.1007/s11217-013-9364-5. S2CID 144408538.

Parallels between Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 and Plato's 'Allegory of the Cave' ". Archived from the original on 2019-06-06.Keates, Jonathan (24 November 2002). "Shadows on the Wall". The New York Times . Retrieved 24 November 2002. Q & A with Emma Donoghue – Spoiler-friendly Discussion of Room (showing 1–50 of 55)". www.goodreads.com . Retrieved 2016-01-30. C. S. Lewis' novels The Silver Chair and The Last Battle both reference the ideas and imagery of the Cave. In the former in Chapter 12, the Witch dismisses the idea of a greater reality outside the bounds of her Underworld. In The Last Battle most of the characters learn that the Narnia which they have known is but a "shadow" of the true Narnia. Lord Digory says in Chapter 15, "It's all in Plato, all in Plato". Plato's Cave: Rebel Without a Cause and Platonic Allegory – OUTSIDER ACADEMY" . Retrieved 2017-06-25. [ permanent dead link] Blaine Hogan's memoir is an intense, stunningly honest, and profoundly hopeful promise that telling the truth can set the heart free. His story is riveting, heartbreaking, and hilarious. This brilliantly written and transformational book will allure you to tell your truths. You'll find yourself stumbling into grace."

Most people will say something feels terribly wrong...with reality, the world, life. Why is that? Because something is wrong. This whole experience called "life on Earth" is a falsified lie. In this exposed story of his young life, Blaine shares the stories that shaped him guided by God's greater story for living in a complicated world. Dan B. Allender, PhD, professor of counseling psychology and founding president of The Allender Center at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology The films The Conformist, The Matrix, Cube, Dark City, The Truman Show, Us and City of Ember model Plato's allegory of the cave, as does the TV series 1899. [17] Raven, J. E. (1953). "Sun, Divided Line, and Cave". The Classical Quarterly. 3 (1/2): 22–32. doi: 10.1017/S0009838800002573. JSTOR 637158. S2CID 170803513.

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The 2013 movie After the Dark has a segment where Mr. Zimit likens James' life to the Allegory of the Cave. In the 2016 season 1, episode 1 of The Path, titled "What the Fire Throws", a cult leader uses the allegory in a sermon to inspire the members to follow him "up out of the world of shadows... into the light".