Boda Borg is a chain of entertainment facilities located throughout Sweden, as well as in Ireland, Switzerland and the United States. Each location consists of multiple "quests," which each contain a series of rooms. The patrons of the facility must use either mental or physical skills to proceed into the next room and eventually the end of the quest.[1] As of 2020, it operates seven locations in Sweden, located in Karlskoga, Karlskrona, Oxelösund, Skellefteå, Sävsjö, Torpshammar, and Östersund; one location in Ireland, located in Lough Key Forest Park; one location in Switzerland, located in Zürich; and one location in the U.S., located in Malden, Massachusetts.

Boda Borg
IndustryEntertainment facility
Founded1995
Headquarters,
United States
Number of locations
10 locations (2020)
Area served
  • Sweden
  • Ireland
  • Switzerland
  • United States
  • Germany
Key people
  • David Spigner (CEO)
Websitehttps://www.bodaborg.com
The original Boda Borg location in Torpshammar, Sweden
Boda Borg in Karlskoga, Sweden

History

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The first facility was opened in 1995 in Torpshammar, Sweden, a village located in the Ånge Municipality.[2][3] It was the result of a government project to find new ideas in the context of rural development in northern Sweden.[4]

In 2008, current CEO David Spigner and three other investors purchased Boda Borg and formed the international Boda Borg Corporation, which is headquartered in Laguna Hills, California.[5]

In 2015, entrepreneur Chad Ellis opened Boda Borg Boston in Malden, Massachusetts. This was Boda Borg's first location in the United States.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Room Escape Artist, Boda Borg Boston [Review]". Room Escape Artist. March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "Swedish import Boda Borg will bring 'questing' to Boston area". Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Power plants: Torpshammar - Vattenfall". powerplants.vattenfall.com. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "Det spökar på Boda borg". st.nu (in Swedish). Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "Coming to Malden: Real-life entertainment quests called Boda Borg - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "New Malden 'Questing' Center Attracts Millennials And Corporate Trainers Alike". www.wbur.org. October 28, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
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