The Cager Express

Beth, reinvigorated on the quest to 300 escape rooms teams up with Cager Ky to play a trio of room at 60Out! Known for their hit or miss adventures, the crew lucked out with 3 strong games to discuss. Casino Heist II - A traditional yet solid money stealing mission Wizards Treasure - A phenomenal transportation to world of magic and wonder. Hotel and Road 666 - A mind bending stay at a hotel that...

Tatiyana and Cager Ky head to San Pedro California to play the trio escape rooms at Brain Games! From The Laboratory, to Twenty Ghost and their hit game, Treasure Island, they had a blast. Tune in to this no spoiler episode highlighting a puzzle heavy adventure in SoCal.

Beth, Tati & Ezekiel Cager Ky get together to discuss the recent results of the TERPECA 2023 First Round. With some passionate opinions they each discussed who was snubbed and who they believe shouldn't have made it. With Cager Achieving 300 Escape rooms the focus shifts to Tati and Beth as they approach this notable milestone. We hope you enjoy!

Escape Break returns with a segment of our award nominations for TERPECA, a quick humbling game of chain reaction and a set of Key Questions. Tati turns up the heat as she recently was victim to playing a room that she had played in the past under a different name. We ask the question is it too hard to disclaim that a room was bought? Is it ethical to not disclose this information to your consumer...

On this spooky episode of Escape Break the crew discusses their favorite scary movies, top scary escape rooms and reveal some underlying fears. Thanks to Beth, a few rounds of Dying To Ask You are played and it soon becomes clear that there is a little darkness in all of us. Scary Escape Rooms don't have to be terrifying, so tune in for some great options to play from horrifying adventures to...

Welcome to the National Escape Room Day recap! Tati and Ky discuss this year's NERD event. From all the different activities at each booth to the winners of the escape room day trivia we have it all in store. This special episode includes sound bites from those who had a chance to speak with us at the event! Listen in to hear about why everyone loves escape rooms so much, their favorite rooms...

Welcome in to the first Escape Break Olympics. In this episode Beth and Tatiyana go head-to-head in a battle of Escape Room Trivia and more. Games Include Escape Room Trivia Escape Break Trivia Is That A Room Categories This episode is in honor of the upcoming National Escape Room Day on October 1st 2023. We hope to see you at this Southern California Event as Ezekiel Cager Ky will be hosting triv...

Escape Break had the pleasure of coming back to Northern California. The crew visited Yuba City and Freemont California to take on 6 rooms collectively. NorCal Escape had been on the radar for us for quite some time as a locally recommended gem. Additionally, Off The Couch Games was a highly awaited nostalgic treat. We discuss both of these great companies to check out and what the future holds fo...

The Ultimate Game Master returns with an extra dash of ultimate thanks to Infinity Escape's Ariana Hartman. Touting the award winning Magic Cottage, Ariana join us to discuss being a game master and a quick look at the stories behind their existing rooms. We get some brief details about their upcoming room as well. As the episode shifts we talk more about: Ariana's Game Mastering Tips How...

Scott Levy is one of the owners of The Immersive Machine in Phoenix Arizona. But before he teamed up to create the out of this world adventure of Sal's Cybernetics he was just an escape room enthusiast like the rest of us! Scott is also the father of the original Escape Room tracker: sponsored by Excel. We sit down and chat it up with Scott to talk about all his many ventures into the escape r...

The back half of our Arizona episode consists of some big hitters in the Escape Room world: The Nemesis Club: Evil Robots Mogollon Monster Paragon Escapes: Return of The Pharaoh The Immersive Machine: Sal's Cybernetics Each one of these games can all be in the discussion for top adventure out in the desert but Tati and Cager Ky have a clear favorite. We play a quick game of Is That A Room and...

The Escape Room scene out in Arizona is one to be reckoned with and we are here to talk about it. We took a trip to Arizona and completed 12 total rooms and this episode we talk about 3 companies to consider playing: Eludesions: Mad Hatter's Tea Party Runestone Path To Enlightenment The Painter's Collection North Valley Escape Rooms: Big Top Circus Alcatraz The Greatest Escape Room: The Ar...

On this episode of Escape Break we discuss if there is a lack of creativity in the escape room world. After several years of escaping, is it time for some themes to retire completely? We also discuss the trend and details behind redoing a room as a version 2.0, theming a room after someone else's IP, and if any theme is truly original any more. With some taking on the Winnie the Pooh theme, an...

Camille Chartier, the General Manager of Wild Goose Escapes joins us for an interview. Wild Goose currently has 3 locations in Southern California and are looking at building a 4th. After taking over of the long running escape room, Fox in A Box, Wild Goose is learning how to balance the craft of inheriting rooms and bringing in their own brand at a high pace. The Wild Goose original rooms are a g...

On this episode of Escape Break, the crew watches an Escape Room movie so you don't have to. This special Film Session episode covers the Sci-Fi movie " No Escape Room" (2018). This film gives all it knows about the escape room world and we soon find out it's a bit out of touch. However, the team is here to guide you through and analyze the movie for a few laughs and save you fro...

This is The Ultimate Game Master. A series that covers tips and tricks to help all game masters reach a level of excellence like never before. Beth Divel and Ezekiel Cager Ky lead this episode to cover 5 new topics to help game masters provide top of the line experiences. From conducting the perfect game to understanding how to represent the community well, they are set to help keep the ER heading...

If there is one downside to being addicted to Escape Rooms, it's the cumulative cost to play them all! Ezekiel Cager Ky and Tati discuss a few Key Questions revolving around money and the love of puzzles. Before the debate begins, a quick game of " Is That A Room?" and then we get into the topic of the day. This episode covers several key questions: Why are Escape Rooms so expensive?...

The 'Best Of' Battle is back with the whole crew on Escape Break. Did you know that in some escape rooms you actually get to break things? Who is the most memorable voice you've puzzled with in a room? Some escape rooms don't even end in an escape, you just collect as many points as you can. It's all talked about in this showdown. Our categories: Best Destruction Puzzle. Best Voice Interaction. Be...

Having trouble finding the right Escape Room to play? Need help organizing your Escape Room list? Look no further than Morty: The Escape Room App that is taking the community by storm.  Andy Bauch, the Co-founder of Morty joins Ky on this episode to talk about the app, the top requested features and the future for all the Android users out there. Morty just released their Web App version so e...

Welcome to The Ultimate Game Master! An educational series lead by Ezekiel Cager Ky and Beth Divel.  Tune in each episode of U.G.M. to learn tips and tricks to creating the Ultimate Adventure! This episode we cover 6 topics: Know Your Rooms Pay Attention to Your Group Immerse Your Stories and Rules Give Real Hints Like Your Customers Play Escape Rooms Each topic is dissected and discussed by...

Bringing in the new year, Tatiyana hosts an episode! What starts out as some light hearted games recapping the year quickly turns in some heated conversation. Tune in as Tatiyana takes time  highlighting some Southern California Escape Rooms which won awards in 2022. However the heat rises when Cager Ky finds out some of the award candidates and processes. It's been cold even in So-Cal so let...

What's up everyone! Welcome to the new year with a quick episode with me, Ezekiel Cager Ky. Listen in for a preview of the year to come and some updates on some of the shows of the past.

With the last episode of 2022 we bring to you the Escape Break Eve Games. Beth, Tati and Cager Ky each create an escape room themed game for the others to play. If you love escape rooms, you can play too! Join the holiday cheer as Beth hosts: Is that a Room?, Tati hosts: Christmas Trivia and Ky runs a winter themed audio escape room of randomness! Thank you for spending your Escape Year with us.

One of the greatest escape rooms you can ever play is in Anaheim California at Cross Roads Escape Games. Madison and Luke Rhoades let their creativity and imagination shine in all their adventures and we get to pick their brains about it. From their initial hit room the Hex Room with 6-player split start, all the way to their show stopping horror game, The Weeping Witch, this duo know show to put...

The Escape Room Draft is here! Tatiyana and Ezekiel Cager Ky faceoff in a head to head draft as they use their imaginations to create their own escape rooms.  This match up is Candy Land vs Dinner Time. How will they pick puzzle styles and integrate them into their room? Who will have the more appealing adventures? It's up to you to decide on this episode of Escape Break!