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A poster on the wall had our logo on the poster.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cOnce we were back, we thought \u2018That was a really funny&nbsp;coincidence,&nbsp;and wouldn\u2019t it be great if we could do something\u2019.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey said yes, it went from there and it\u2019s been absolutely brilliant,\u201d said&nbsp;Dr Whittaker.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Since that visit in August 2019, they&nbsp;worked with&nbsp;Exitus&nbsp;Escape Rooms to&nbsp;create a room based on the research.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>In escape rooms, teams of players have to find their way out of a series of rooms by finding clues and solving puzzles, some of which involve teamwork.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"475\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/escape-rooms-infographic-475x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43144\" 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early on it would be about saving the research \u2013 we have a\nbit of what Tenovus contributes, we have got the&nbsp;names of the people who\n contribute to the research [built into the room].\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Ms Steed and Dr Whittaker said the room was based around research into retraining viruses so that they can tackle and kill cancer cells.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Players arrive in the recreated lab and realise the electricity that kept the experiment going has failed \u2013 the team has one hour to save the viruses and the research.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe just can\u2019t wait to welcome people over the weekend and see what they think,\u201d said Dr Whittaker.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey can see if they can escape and then, they can meet our scientists and find out a little bit more about what we\u2019re doing.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Staff from Exitus&nbsp;Escape Rooms and Tenovus Cancer Care attended&nbsp;the launch of&nbsp;Cardiff Science Festival at Techniquest on Thursday, February 13 ahead of the room opening on Saturday.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>They are continuing to work&nbsp;together&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ms&nbsp;Steed said that Exitus&nbsp;would continue fundraising for Tenovus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Tenovus Virus Tinkerers&nbsp;is&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/exitusescaperoomscardiff.co.uk\/rooms\/virus-tinkerers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>open to groups of&nbsp;two to six&nbsp;people<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;at 90A Queen Street,&nbsp;CF10 2GR,&nbsp;from&nbsp;February&nbsp;15&nbsp;onwards.<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>The room <\/strong><strong>is free during Cardiff Science Festival and <\/strong><strong>will then <\/strong><strong>cost between \u00a336-84, depending on the number of players<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><strong> 5% of <\/strong><strong>the booking fee<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>go<\/strong><strong>es<\/strong><strong> to 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