Escape This Podcast

Toby, Jeff, and Alex from The Side Quest Inn join us to see if their TTRPG skills will help them on this fantastical factory tour. The room features cake orbs, a chocolate river, and a precariously placed boy in lederhosen...  Check out the Side Quest Inn: https://thesidequestinn.com/     Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.co...

We chat with Brad and Manda about the escape room, and a LOT of Looker spoilers. Check out Bradley's games (including "The Looker") at https://bradleylovell.com/   Check out Manda at https://twitter.com/mandawhitney     Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/roompa-notes/#ticket     For everything Escape This...

Developer Bradley Lovell and Diva Manda Whitney join us to begin a new 5 room connected arc involving a chocolate factory, a mysterious industrialist, and a bunch of children. But they're going to need to find a ticket first...  Check out Bradley's games (including "The Looker") at https://bradleylovell.com/   Check out Manda at https://twitter.com/mandawhitney     Check out the write-up and image...

Bill is joined by Paul Williams, Peih-Gee Law, Nelson Allingham and Gabe Hicks for a livestream of his game Gateways. This was originally featured on the Play This Game twitch channel The new season will be starting soon, but until then, why not buy some merch at https://www.consumethismedia.com/merch   Check out Paul at: https://www.paulwilliams12.com/   Check out Peih-Gee at: https://roomescapea...

Dani and Bill answer some Sporcle quizzes about Tennis, African Capitals, and 2000s music.

Bill is joined by Travis De Vries, Em Earhart, and Matt and Chris Yule for a livestream of his game Gateways. This was originally featured on the Play This Game twitch channel The new season will be starting soon, but until then, why not buy some merch at https://www.consumethismedia.com/merch   Check out Travis at: https://awesomeblack.org/   Check out Em at: https://www.twitch.tv/lvl1geek/   Che...

We answer questions, reflect, and Dani solves a surprise escape room to celebrate 1 million downloads. Thanks for everyone for the support over the years, and we're looking forward to the next million! Join the Patreon for all the bonus content we keep referencing: https://www.patreon.com/consumethismedia  

Bill is joined by Travis McElroy, Michael Campbell, Toby Pack and Bee Zelda for a livestream of his game Gateways. This was originally featured on the Play This Game twitch channel The new season will be starting soon, but until then, why not buy some merch at https://www.consumethismedia.com/merch   Check out Travis at: https://travismcelroy.com/   Check out Cambo at: https://cancelledmovies.podb...

We chat with Eden and Cambo about the last room, how medium affects puzzle design, and an important skill for solving escape rooms quickly. Check out Cancelled Movie Report's new season: https://www.cancelledmovies.com/     Grab some ETP merchandise at: https://www.consumethismedia.com/merch     Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https:/...

Eden Porter and Michael Campbell from Cancelled Movie Report join us to catch an arsonist before they strike again! Check out Cancelled Movie Report's new season: https://www.cancelledmovies.com/     Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-10-notes/#fightfire     And for a new TTRPG's created by Bill, c...

We chat with Alec about his DnD escape room.   Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-10-notes/#wizardcity     And for a new TTRPG's created by Bill, check out our itch page at: https://consumethismedia.itch.io/     For everything Escape This Podcast, head to  https://www.consumethismedia.com/escape-th...

Guest GM Alec Gray runs us through a fantasy escape room in the tower of a criminal wizard.   Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-10-notes/#wizardcity     And for a new TTRPG's created by Bill, check out our itch page at: https://consumethismedia.itch.io/     For everything Escape This Podcast, head...

We chat with David and Pax (5 days later and over zoom) about Yugioh, how anime affects card game design, fanfiction rooms, and room flow. Check out more David at: https://linktr.ee/Davidpostoffice   Check out more Pax at: https://www.paxassadi.com/     Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-10-notes/#...

David Correos and Pax Assadi return to the podcast for a monster summoning, spell casting, shadow realm traversing Yu-Gi-Oh special! Check out more David at: https://linktr.ee/Davidpostoffice   Check out more Pax at: https://www.paxassadi.com/     Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-10-notes/#trapca...

We chat with Chase and Em about The Wreck, using puzzles in TTRPG's, and roleplaying in escape rooms. Check out everything geeky at https://www.level1geek.com/ and check out their livestreams (including their new Starfinder campaign featuring Bill) at https://www.twitch.tv/lvl1geek     Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consu...

Chase Ingraham and Em Earhart from Level 1 Geek join us to explore a sunken research vessel in this nautical escape room. Check out everything geeky at https://www.level1geek.com/ and check out their livestreams (including their new Starfinder campaign featuring Bill) at https://www.twitch.tv/lvl1geek   Get ready for a MaxFunDrive livestream at https://www.youtube.com/TheMcElroyFamily/live     Che...

We chat with Josh about his room, the puzzle design, building suspense in escape rooms, and playtest comparisons.   Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-10-notes/#timstoys     Check out Enigmarch at https://enigmarch.com/      And for a new TTRPG's created by Bill, check out our itch page at: https:/...

Guest GM Joshua Yang brings us a horror themed room full of creepy toys, hidden doorways, and tragic death.   Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-10-notes/#timstoys     Check out Enigmarch at https://enigmarch.com/      And for a new TTRPG's created by Bill, check out our itch page at: https://consu...

We chat with Janet and Adal about escape rooms, dogs, sleep no more, and midwestern politeness. Check out Hey Riddle Riddle: https://www.heyriddleriddle.com/   Check out the JV Club: https://www.thejvclub.org/     Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-10-notes/#jailbark     Check out Enigmarch at http...

Adal Rifai and Janet Varney have been very bad. So bad that they find themselves locked away by their roommates, waiting to be cleaned, trained, and held overnight at the spa. Check out Hey Riddle Riddle: https://www.heyriddleriddle.com/   Check out the JV Club: https://www.thejvclub.org/     Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://ww...

Neil Patrick Harris and Jonathan Bayme join us to chat about game design, ur-puzzles, magic design, and brute forcing locks. Check out everything over at Theory 11 especially the fantastic at home game Box One : at https://www.theory11.com/     Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-10-notes/#safarispr...

Neil Patrick Harris and Jonathan Bayme join us for a Botswanan Safari. Will they be able to take photos of the big 5 before their rival does? More importantly, will they be able to stop their rival getting himself killed? Check out everything over at Theory 11 especially the fantastic at home game Box One : at https://www.theory11.com/     Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room bel...

We talk with Scott and Molly about the creation of Espresso Crunch Play all of Scott and Molly's rooms at https://squonkland.net/     Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-10-notes/#espressocrunch     Check out Enigmarch at https://enigmarch.com/      And for a new TTRPG's created by Bill, check out o...

Molly and Scott Weiss are back to run Dani and Bill through a coffee shop themed escape room! Play all of Scott and Molly's rooms at https://squonkland.net/     Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-10-notes/#espressocrunch     Check out Enigmarch at https://enigmarch.com/      And for a new TTRPG's c...

We chat with Will and Chris about puzzle design, point break, and pattern recognition. Check out Will on Dungeons and Daddies: https://www.dungeonsanddaddies.com/ Listen to the Yules over on Finish It!: https://finishitpod.com/   Go and grab Neal's Patrick Swayze book: http://www.nealefischer.com/books   Get in before March 1st for a discount: https://www.trivialitypodcast.com/swayze     Check out...