Escape This Podcast

Ever wanted to sit and do a cryptic crossword, but been put off by the absolute insanity of any clue? Well then this is the podcast for you! Bill and Dani talk about common cryptic crossword clue construction and then do an entire cryptic crossword with you. Here's the crossword we're doing, join in! Crossword Clues Crossword Grid Check out our second podcast, Solve This Murder! Website || iTunes...

After two more years of room design, we revisit our first bonus episodes and talk about changes in room design, puzzle design, and connected story design Check out our second podcast, Solve This Murder! Website || iTunes || Twitter || Instagram || Facebook || RSS Follow us on Twitch! We have bonus episodes and playtests up on our  Patreon ! So if you have the ability to support the show, we would...

After completing a series of DnD quests and escape room puzzles, we talk with the Dads about the room, and escape room design. Our guests this episode are Freddie Wong , Beth May , and Will Campos from the fantastic podcast Dungeons and Daddies . Their show is a brilliant actual play podcast, so go listen to it now!   You can download the full notes for this Escape Room below to play along, or run...

Dungeons and Dragons can be a very difficult game, especially when you're trapped in the fantasy world of an angry DM! Can our guests solve puzzles, complete quests, and return to the real world? Our guests this episode are Freddie Wong , Beth May , and Will Campos from the fantastic podcast Dungeons and Daddies . Their show is a brilliant actual play podcast, so go listen to it now!   You can dow...

We chat with Jen about her escape room design, the fluidity of game-mastering time travel, and modular arithmetic Our guest GM this episode is Jen McTeague. Follow us on twitch Check out our  episode of Triviality   You can download the full notes for this Escape Room below to play along, or run a game yourself! Full Room Write Up Supplemental Check out Solve This Murder! Website || iTunes || Twit...

Another guest game designer has brought us a room to play. Dani and Bill take on a creepy, lovecraftian garden in this interesting and complex escape room. Our guest GM this episode is Jen McTeague.   You can download the full notes for this Escape Room below to play along, or run a game yourself! Full Room Write Up Supplemental Check out Solve This Murder! Website || iTunes || Twitter || Instagra...

We follow up on the last episode's escape room, talk about game design, and workshop puzzle solutions.   Mentioned on the show: 3D Escape Room: Frequency   Our guests this episode are Ariel and Juliana of the Wild Optimists . Aside from being spectacular puzzle and board game designers, they are also previous guests, and supporters of the show! Go and buy Flashback!   You can download the full not...

Movie awards are serious business, so when our guests discover that the true winners' envelopes have been switched out it's up to them to set things right! Our guests this episode are Ariel and Juliana of the Wild Optimists . Aside from being spectacular puzzle and board game designers, they are also previous guests, and supporters of the show! Go and buy Flashback!   You can download the full not...

We are joined this episode by another fantastic guest game-master and puzzle designer, Jim Fishwick. Jim has designed a fun, meta take on the Escape This Podcast format, featuring a recording booth, riddles, and a ghostly conundrum. Jim Fishwick is the general manager of Jetpack Theatre, and director of the recent "Art Heist" escape-room-esque event in Sydney. It's easy to find out more about Jim,...

We are joined this episode by another fantastic guest game-master and puzzle designer, Jim Fishwick. Jim has designed a fun, meta take on the Escape This Podcast format, featuring a recording booth, riddles, and a ghostly conundrum. Jim Fishwick is the general manager of Jetpack Theatre, and director of the recent "Art Heist" escape-room-esque event in Sydney. It's easy to find out more about Jim,...

After saving the prince and defeating the evil witch, we sit down to talk to Jonah and Julian about puzzle design, board game design, playtesting, and pacing Our guests this episode are Julian and Jonah from Curly Bros Games . They've just opened a kickstarter for their game "Tremor" that you should check out immediately!  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/curlybrosgames/tremor Curly Bros on: B...

The life of an adventuring Knight is hard, and being kidnapped by an evil witch doesn't make it any easier! In this episode our brave guests need to find an antidote, and escape a strange hut full of spells, swords, and... saliva. Our guests this episode are Julian and Jonah from Curly Bros Games . They've just opened a kickstarter for their game "Tremor" that you should check out immediately! htt...

After hosting a really cool room, we talk with Collin about how this room came to be, other at home escape games, troubleshoot a possible sequence break, and talk about the chemistry puzzle's full solutions (pun intended). You can download the full notes for this Escape Room below to play along, or run a game yourself! Full Room Write Up We have bonus episodes and playtests up on our  Patreon ! So...

In this episode Collin joins us as guest GM and puzzle designer, bringing us an escape room with vents, chemistry, danger, and two bomb-defusal specialists with something to prove! You can download the full notes for this Escape Room below to play along, or run a game yourself! Full Room Write Up We have bonus episodes and playtests up on our  Patreon ! So if you have the ability to support the sh...

We talk with Jeff and Ryan about the room they played in the last episode of Escape This Podcast, the changes from the playtest, and how to create immersion through physical interaction. Our guests this episode are Ryan and Jeff from No One Can No About This. This is the second time that they have been on the show, and they are just as quick  and funny as their first episode . Go check them out if...

In the third of Dani's rooms for season 5, our guests have had a great time watching the recent athletics championship, only to find that their friend has had her gold medal stolen! Can they solve the thief's clues and reclaim the lost prize? Our guests this episode are Ryan and Jeff from No One Can No About This. This is the second time that they have been on the show, and they are just as quick ...

We talk with Scott and Molly about their experience designing the Communing With Nature escape room, differences between the playtest and our version of the game, puzzle design principles, and why we were too dumb to finish that book puzzle! If you want to see more of Scott's stuff, including more virtual escape rooms head to Squonkland You can download the full notes for this Escape Room below to...

For the second time in season 5, we have a room designed and run by a guest game-master. Scott and his daughter Molly have brought a room full of animals, puzzles, stern bosses, and books. Bill and Dani find themselves as volunteers in a local nature centre, and have one seemingly simple, but endlessly complex job: feed the snake... If you want to see more of Scott's stuff, including more virtual...

Following on from our latest episode, we talk with Gemma about the escape room we played through last episode. The focus of this discussion centres around goals and objectives in puzzle solving, and how this room changed the way the players need to approach puzzles in an escape room. Check out GM the GM: facebook  || stitcher  || Apple Podcasts      You can download the full notes for this Escape...

For the first time since episode 1 we have a solo player. We are joined by Gemma Marsh, creator and host of "GM the GM", a podcast about escape rooms from the perspective of a game master. But today she has a different career. Today she is a baker. And someone's baked a bunch of puzzles, crime, and confusion into the bread. Check out GM the GM: facebook  || stitcher  || Apple Podcasts      You can...

In this post-show recap, we chat with Amy and Lee about puzzle and narrative design, gameshows, and not knowing ROT13 Lee on twitter:  https://twitter.com/RunTheStairs   Amy on twitter:  https://twitter.com/mixedmetaphor You can download the full notes for this Escape Room below to play along, or run a game yourself! Full Room Write Up Supplemental: Address Supplemental: Door Supplemental: Applaus...

As season 5 continues, we have our first set of guest Puzzle Masters. Amy Williamson and Lee DiGeorge (who were guests during Descent of the Cullodens) return with a room of their own devising, while Bill and Dani get to play together to solve some puzzles! Lee on twitter:  https://twitter.com/RunTheStairs   Amy on twitter:  https://twitter.com/mixedmetaphor You can download the full notes for thi...

We keep chatting with Neil about the last episode, puzzle design, the playtest episode, and why David Burtka is the best husband in the world. We're joined this episode by magician, actor, and puzzle fan Neil Patrick Harris. As big fans of Neil's work, it was wonderful to find out he was a fan of ours, and then punish him by locking him in a small room for an hour. NPH: Amazed: The Game -  https:/...

NOTE: The image of the cards used in this episode is linked below, as well as the full room write-up so you can play/run the room yourself! We return to stand-alone rooms with the start of season 5! In this room, two amateur magicians go backstage to meet their magical idol, but soon find themselves trapped in a door-less room filled with tricks, traps, and torment. We're joined this episode by ma...

For those unaware, Dani and Bill have played through a few murder mysteries over on our patreon. In these episodes, Dani takes a public domain murder mystery story and Bill plays through it in the role of the detective. In this episode, Dani has created a completely original murder mystery, and Bill tries his hand at solving it. It's a sort of proof-of-concept episode for what could be a new weekl...