Special guest
Special guest
Sunday Oct 03, 2021
Escape the Board Game Cafe at the End of the World (Ft. The Average Gamers)
Sunday Oct 03, 2021
Sunday Oct 03, 2021
There's some dodgy capitalisation in that title...ho hum!
This week Ben is joined by special guests Lee and Adam from The Average Games podcast as Mike takes them through an apocalyptic board game cafe. Mysteries and Meeples abound as we journey within three of Mike's favorite games, and try to keep a step ahead of the Final Barista.
You can also hear these lovely chaps on some other podcasts. Go check them out at Wreckage RPG and Geeks Journal for dessert.
Finally, if you enjoy the episode, why not chuck us a quid via Patreon, or hit us up on the Twitters or the Facebook?
Sunday Sep 05, 2021
ESCAPETHEROOMers - Guest Episode!
Sunday Sep 05, 2021
Sunday Sep 05, 2021
We're joined this week by Cici and Brandon from ESCAPETHEROOMers; an Escape Room focused youtube channel and review site, based out of New York. Jon picks their brains about their show, the industry more generally and their favourite UK room, then we get down to the good stuff and give them a room to solve!
Will Cici use Delilah in the right orifice?
Will Brandon make it through the show with that much whisky inside him?
Has Jon considered the consequences of giving his solvers access to the miracle of Fire?
Tune in and find out!
Sunday Jun 20, 2021
Escape the Wedding!
Sunday Jun 20, 2021
Sunday Jun 20, 2021
This week Bailey, Aled and Jordan find themselves to be guests at a very lovely wedding. Join them as they:
Marvel at how nothing bad happens!
Ignore the German with the Luger and the blood of three men on his hands!
Wonder at the tasteful decorations!
Get their thinking caps on for the speeches!
Here's the Polaroid clue for your own viewing pleasure:
If you enjoy the episode, why not chuck us a quid via Patreon, or hit us up on the Twitters or the Facebook? PS - This episode is dedicated to marriage of Danny and Amy Nicholls, who put on a belting wedding and the first major social event any of us had experienced in 18 months. IT WAS GLORIOUS. Lots of love , Mike x
Saturday Feb 20, 2021
Escape the Cabin of Disappointment
Saturday Feb 20, 2021
Saturday Feb 20, 2021
This week, we’re doing something a little different as we’re joined once more by our much beloved (and at this point semi regular guests) Errol and Manda from the Room Escape Divas.
Join Jon, Manda and Errol as they navigate a narrative plod through disappointment avenue, in Stan’s Escape Experiense. And yes, that is spelt incorrectly. Just wait until you see his Spoky Haunted Kabin.
And as plugged, the 2021 Cryptex Puzzle Hunt starts on the first of March! You should go check it out. It’s very cool, and made by smart people who do the clevers.
Oh yeah, and Errol mentions Justin Nevin's gorgeous Cryptex® Security Box. This is what they look like (drools):
And as ever, if you want to make our day, why not join our Patreon, or hit us up on the Twitters or the Facebook? Gwaaaan.
P.S. We hear Darren Miller's pretty cool too. He assures us he has nothing to do with the manufacture of anything gorgeous.
Sunday Dec 13, 2020
Escape the cat cafe, ft the Room Escape Divas!
Sunday Dec 13, 2020
Sunday Dec 13, 2020
This week, Mike and Ben are joined by Amanda, Errol, Mike (a different Mike) and Ruby from the Room Escape Divas podcast, escaping from Andrew Lloyd Webber's threats in a hip and trendy cat cafe!
Will Errol get a cup of coffee, or will it be matcha?
Will Amanda break something with a cupcake?
Will Mike and Ruby manage to solve a puzzle while also being fab parents?
TIFO!
P.S. The theme for this episode was requested by our first Escape Boss Tier patreon, Ryann. Hope you liked it Ryann!
If you like the episode, hit us up on the Twitters or the Facebook. Or if you're mega cool and want to help us out with our hosting and software, head along to Patreon.
Also - here's the bits you might need to solve the puzzles in this episode:
Menu
Hot Drinks
Price
Allergen information
Meowchiatto
£3.95
(TWST)
Catpurrchino
£3.20
(THN)
Ameowricano
£2.50
(TP)
Meowcha
£4.20
(CPCK)
Hot Chocacat
£4.00
(TH)
Regulars favourites
Mr RTT: Catpurrchino
Miss G: Meowcha
Mr D: Hot Chocacat
Sunday Sep 13, 2020
Escape the suspicious Donkey Barn
Sunday Sep 13, 2020
Sunday Sep 13, 2020
Join Ben and Jamie...with special guest, Tommy Honton, Escape room designer, raconteur, immersive experience immersifier, as they escape a highly suspicious barn of donkeys!
Shiver in fear at the links to the KGB!
Bray loudly at thier terrible donkey schemes!
Metagame the shit out of your puzzles my dog (You might want to check our twitter feed for a clue).
Special thanks go out to iZoptope who kindly provided us with a copy of their new RX8 audio cleanup software, which helped remove many an ear cringing audio sin from this episode. Thanks guys - you're absolute gems! ('Dialogue Isolate' is the single best answer to the question 'did this person record while sitting on a tumble dryer?' I've had to date. Bloody magic.)
As ever, if you want to make our day, why not head join our Patreon, or hit us up on the Twitters or the Facebook.
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
Escape the Cabin
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
David and Lisa Spira from Room Escape Artist join Mike in trying to escape a cabin in the woods.
After escaping the barn by plane last week, the three find themselves running low on fuel. Thankfully they've all be putting in extra hours of Kerbal Space Program and the landing on a dirt road is surprisingly painless.Coming to a stop they find themselves outside of a cabin that happens to have a fuel pump.
Can they operate the fuel pump?
Will they get into the cabin?
How many Room Escape Artist references can Ben sneak in!?
Tune in and find out!
You may have noted that we've been advertising The Reality Escape Convention: RECON on the podcast over the past few weeks. We are really grateful to Lisa and David for taking time out of organising RECON to come on the show.
Registration for free tickets is now open, and the event takes place on 23rd & 24th August. We talk about the conference in the first part of the show, but if you want to find out more checkout the links below!
RECON Website: www.realityescapecon.com
Room Escape Artist (REA) Website: www.roomescapeartist.com
RECON Twitter Account: @RealEscapeCon
Facebook: Reality Escape Convention
Instagram: recon@roomescapeartist.com
Linkedin: Reality Escape Convention
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
Escape the Runaway Taxi!
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
'Alright mate, where to? Sorry about the sick on the seat. Used to be all h'aaarses around 'ere'
No cockney banter was harmed as Mike, Ben and special guest Peih-Gee Law escape Tony's deadly runaway hackney carriage.
Robots! Puns! Sausages! Two of those three things are in this episode.
We mention a fantastic online few rooms in the episode, they come with Peih-Gee's stamp of approval so why not check them out?
Ready Mayor One
The truth about Edith
Miss Jezabel (this one sounds right up our street)
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You can check out Peih-Gee's reviews over at Room Escape Artist. Oh yeah, while we're on the subject they've got a sweet online conference coming up on escape rooms. More on that later - but here's a juicy link for RECON in the meantime.
Oh yeah we're still on the Patreon the Twitters and the Facebook. Hit us up.