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The Infinite Escape Room

Mike Collins, Jon Saunders, Jamie Gibbs, Mairi Nolan

The escape room podcast where a bunch of friends make and solve homemade audio escape rooms. One part escape room, one part role-playing game, a sprinkle of point-and-click adventure, and a whole lot of laughs. New episodes every Sunday!

Hosted by Mike Collins, Jon Saunders, Jamie Gibbs and Mairi Nolan.

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#424
Sunday · 58 min
Welcome to Wizard Countdown
*cheesy countdown music* Welcome to Wizard Countdown! The game show where your opponent is the Undefeated Dark Wizard and you're just Jamie, Jon and Mike, with absolutely no magical ability whatsoever. Unless...? With a glamorous goblin helping them out, it's up to the TIER gang to solve the situation and win the grand prize of Wizard Countdown: Three keys! I wonder what they might be for? There's only one way to find out... It's time to play Countdown! Puzzle Maestro: Mairi Nolan Solvers: Jamie Gibbs, Jon Saunders, Mike Collins Episode Art: Dom Jordan Editor: Jamie Gibbs Handout: https://surelook.github.io/countdown TLDR: A game of countdown in which everyone is a wizard (or a goblin), create words to summon magical items and win the game. Come and chat to us on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky and LinkedIn. Or join our Patreon programme for perks, early access episodes and bonus content. The Infinite Escape Room is a comedy escape room podcast where a group of friends make and solve audio escape rooms. It's one part tabletop RPG, one part escape room with a bit of Monkey Island-style humour sprinkled over the top.
#426
October 11 · 46 min
Puzzle Creators React: Hey Duggee
In this series, we put our professional puzzle design experience to good use and look at escape rooms in film and TV as if they were real escape rooms. In this podcast we're looking at the escape room episode of Hey Duggee, "The Puzzle Badge". This episode is the 44th episode of Season 3. Follow Jamie, Mike, and special guest Will Bain as they put the room through it's paces and discuss what improvements they'd make. Hosts: Jamie Gibbs, Mike Collins Special Guest: Will Bain Editor: Jamie Gibbs All links to our social media profiles and our Patreon programme over at https://linktr.ee/theinfiniteescaperoom Come and chat to us on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky and LinkedIn. Or join our Patreon programme for perks, early access episodes and bonus content. The Infinite Escape Room is a comedy escape room podcast where a group of friends make and solve audio escape rooms. It's one part tabletop RPG, one part escape room with a bit of Monkey Island-style humour sprinkled over the top.
#423
October 4 · 51 min
World's Okayest Escape Room
Welcome to Perdition Games, voted best small business in this particular shopping center three years running - and these lucky TIER chaps have just bagged a Groupon discount to play! Don't forget to give them 5 stars on TripAdvisor! What follows are some of the classic escape room tropes: Old gramophones, pipes on the walls, grandfather clocks, curiosity cabinets, and so on. But as the rooms go deeper and deeper, it's escape room-ception all the way down. Puzzle Maestro: Jamie Gibbs Solvers: Jon Saunders, Mairi Nolan Episode Art: Dom Jordan Editor: Jamie Gibbs TLDR: A repeating sequence of rooms with small details changing every time, in the world's most okay escape room. Come and chat to us on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky and LinkedIn. Or join our Patreon programme for perks, early access episodes and bonus content. The Infinite Escape Room is a comedy escape room podcast where a group of friends make and solve audio escape rooms. It's one part tabletop RPG, one part escape room with a bit of Monkey Island-style humour sprinkled over the top.
#425
September 27 · 1 hr 5 min
Jurassic Lark (with Guest Host Will Bain)
Jamie and Mike are joined by special guest host Will Bain who puts them through their paces in a storm-soaked dinosaur park. Along the way they must piece together a map, scavenge for supplies, and navigate the T-rexcellent world Will put together. Will they make it to the Visitor Centre, or will Mike throw Jamie to the raptors? TIER uhh... Finds a way. Puzzle Maestro (and Special Guest): Will Bain Solvers: Jamie Gibbs, Mike Collins Episode Art: Dom Jordan Editor: Mike Collins Handouts for this episode TLDR: A Jurassic Park themed escape room hosted by Will Bain Come and chat to us on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky and LinkedIn. Or join our Patreon programme for perks, early access episodes and bonus content. The Infinite Escape Room is a comedy escape room podcast where a group of friends make and solve audio escape rooms. It's one part tabletop RPG, one part escape room with a bit of Monkey Island-style humour sprinkled over the top.
#422
September 12 · 34 min
Pubisode: Challenge Arcades with Chris Dickson
Join us in this week's pubisode...(when Jon finally gets the intro right) the Jersey Republican, where robots sip their oily brews and poke captive humans with sticks. This week we are joined by Chris Dickson of www.challengearcades.com, a connoisseur of this growing subset of the industry. Chris takes us on a journey through the history of the genre to the present day resurgence, along with some spirited discussion about all the ways in which the internet is terrible and has merely exposed our human desire for good olde human connection. Next month: sex parties. Guest: Chris Dickson Hosts: Jon Saunders, Mike Collins, Mairi Nolan Editor: Jon Saunders Come and chat to us on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky and LinkedIn. Or join our Patreon programme for perks, early access episodes and bonus content. The Infinite Escape Room is a comedy escape room podcast where a group of friends make and solve audio escape rooms. It's one part tabletop RPG, one part escape room with a bit of Monkey Island-style humour sprinkled over the top.
#421
September 6 · 48 min
TIERberpunk 2099
TIER are once again joined by a very special guest, Chris Dickson of Challenge Arcades as this time they're thrown into the distant future of the year 2099... /Cue epic synthwave music/ Armed with the Sonic Quantum Unlikely Interference Reconstruction Thingy (or SQUIRT device for short - thanks for that Mike), the team solve a series of corrupted transmissions and repeatedly press the 🔥 emoji which is definitely, totally, maybe a safe thing to do. It's a case of audio distortion and... Potato based cryptography. Puzzle Maestro: Mike Collins Solvers: Jon Saunders, Mairi Nolan Special Guest: Chris Dickson Episode Art: Dom Jordan Editor: Mike Collins Handouts: https://www.pedagodzilla.com/tier99-keypad/ https://www.pedagodzilla.com/tier-squirt-device/ TLDR: In a cyberpunk future, TIER solve a series of rebus puzzles in order to extract a potato which will save the world. Come and chat to us on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky and LinkedIn. Or join our Patreon programme for perks, early access episodes and bonus content. The Infinite Escape Room is a comedy escape room podcast where a group of friends make and solve audio escape rooms. It's one part tabletop RPG, one part escape room with a bit of Monkey Island-style humour sprinkled over the top.
#420
August 30 · 1 hr 18 min
Gener8 Global Games
Join the TIER gang with special guest Chris Dickson of Challenge Arcades as they tackle a challenge arcade unlike any other... No, literally. This one is legally distinct from any other you might have heard of. It's GENER8 GLOBAL GAMES time! In this episode, the team are representing the UK and must compete for the most points in the four challenge rooms: The Floor Is Lava (But Worse) Shoot Your Shot Alphabet Soup Thats My Trolley! But as with all puzzle games, things are not quite as simple as they seem. Let the games begin! Puzzle Maestro: Mairi Nolan Solvers: Jon Saunders, Mike Collins Special Guest: Chris Dickson Episode Art: Dom Jordan Editor: Jamie Gibbs TLDR: A challenge arcade series of puzzles including basketball, shopping trolly, alphabet, and floor is lava. Come and chat to us on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky and LinkedIn. Or join our Patreon programme for perks, early access episodes and bonus content. The Infinite Escape Room is a comedy escape room podcast where a group of friends make and solve audio escape rooms. It's one part tabletop RPG, one part escape room with a bit of Monkey Island-style humour sprinkled over the top.
#418
August 16 · 45 min
Pubisode Discussion: British Kids TV Shows
Join us in this week's pubisode, in the "local pub" which has been taken over by a massive brewery corporation, and so now also serves coffees. Following on from Jon's double bill of TIERtubbies, we're discussing the British Kids TV Shows of our childhoods. As always, here are your recommendations for this month. Jon - Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro (book), about an artificial friend called Klara that is bought by a woman for her daughter Mairi - Jordan Bolton (artist) who makes short panel comics of thoughts on life and friendships and relationships and death, especially Scenes from Imagined Films. Mike - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (game), unashamedly French with excellent voice acting, plot, graphics, the lot. Jamie - Undertone (film), a horror film themed around a podcast that touches upon dark kids nursery rhymes. No jump scares, but unnerving sinisterness throughout. Hosts: Jon Saunders, Mike Collins, Jamie Gibbs, Mairi Nolan Editor: Jamie Gibbs Come and chat to us on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky and LinkedIn. Or join our Patreon programme for perks, early access episodes and bonus content. The Infinite Escape Room is a comedy escape room podcast where a group of friends make and solve audio escape rooms. It's one part tabletop RPG, one part escape room with a bit of Monkey Island-style humour sprinkled over the top.
#419
August 9 · 42 min
...Mairi and Jamie come to play!
In part 2 of Jon's Kid's TV arc, Mairi and Jamie step into the Superdome, where they meet a harried TV producer and recieve their mission. They have 40 minutes, 4 characters, and the delicate standards of the BBC to uphold! Puzzle Maestro: Jon Saunders Solvers: Mairi Nolan, Jamie Gibbs Episode Art: Dom Jordan Editor: Jon Saunders Assets used in the puzzle solving can be found here Come and chat to us on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky and LinkedIn. Or join our Patreon programme for perks, early access episodes and bonus content. The Infinite Escape Room is a comedy escape room podcast where a group of friends make and solve audio escape rooms. It's one part tabletop RPG, one part escape room with a bit of Monkey Island-style humour sprinkled over the top.
#417
August 1 · 35 min
Over the hills and far away...
...I won't spoil it, but if that title twigged something from your childhood, you're on the right track. In this episode the team find themselves in an idyllic countryside landscape, home to a cuddly rabbit and dominated by a strange windmill, locked by a very strange device. The puzzle is simple and so are the players. Puzzle Maestro: Jon Saunders Solvers: Mike Collins, Mairi Nolan, Jamie Gibbs Episode Art: Dom Jordan Editor: Jon Saunders Come and chat to us on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky and LinkedIn. Or join our Patreon programme for perks, early access episodes and bonus content. The Infinite Escape Room is a comedy escape room podcast where a group of friends make and solve audio escape rooms. It's one part tabletop RPG, one part escape room with a bit of Monkey Island-style humour sprinkled over the top.
#416
July 26 · 50 min
Big Brain, Bigger Problems
In this episode the gang encounter Big Brain who (and you'll never guess this) is a really, really big brain, trying to sort out the problems of the world. In it, we explore puzzles around neuroplasticity, the various functions of the brain, and stimulation of the hypothalamus and cerebral cortex... ...Or in other words, Jamie, Jon and Mairi see how much they can "poke the giant brain". It's big brain, big puzzle, big problems. Puzzle Maestro: Mike Collins Solvers: Jon Saunders, Mairi Nolan, Jamie Gibbs Episode Art: Dom Jordan Editor: Mike Collins Handout Resources: https://www.pedagodzilla.com/in-case-of-emergency/ https://www.pedagodzilla.com/brian-service-diagram/ TLDR: Puzzles about brain functions, ciphers, and each player has a unique ability. Come and chat to us on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky and LinkedIn. Or join our Patreon programme for perks, early access episodes and bonus content. The Infinite Escape Room is a comedy escape room podcast where a group of friends make and solve audio escape rooms. It's one part tabletop RPG, one part escape room with a bit of Monkey Island-style humour sprinkled over the top.
#415
July 12 · 34 min
Pubisode Discussion: The best escape room themes nobody has ever done
Join us in this week's pubisode where we sip a tipple at The Sax and Trumpet, the coolest jazz bar /slash/ pub /slash/ cafe bistro /slash/ trendy vintage record shop in these parts. In this month's pubisode we're discussing all the escape rooms we've never done. That's right: Puzzley escape room themes we haven't seen done by anyone yet. From games too scary to run, to games they probably couldn't legally do, to sci-fi franchises and IPs we'd love to puzzle in. As always, here are your recommendations for this month. Jamie - Real Vikings (podcast) a history podcast narrated by Iain Glen Mike - What Have I Done? (book) an autobiography by Ben Elton, and Upstart Crow (TV series) comedy following the life of William Shakespeare Mairi - Project Hail Mary (film + book) Ryan Gosling in space, love it Hosts: Mike Collins, Jamie Gibbs, Mairi Nolan Editor: Mike Collins Come and chat to us on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky and LinkedIn. Or join our Patreon programme for perks, early access episodes and bonus content. The Infinite Escape Room is a comedy escape room podcast where a group of friends make and solve audio escape rooms. It's one part tabletop RPG, one part escape room with a bit of Monkey Island-style humour sprinkled over the top.
#414
July 5 · 42 min
You're SSACT!
Have you heard? Aliens have made first contact with us! ...And who better to decipher the message from the stars than a seasoned podcasting trio who are experts in not only puzzle solving, but also audio communication and perhaps most importantly: diplomacy. Thanks to the Super Sophisticated Alien Communication Terminal (or SSACT for short). These beings have travelled billions of lightyears to impart an important message... I wonder what it'll be? In this episode, you can also play along on your own SSACT device here. Puzzle Maestro: Mairi Nolan Solvers: Jon Saunders, Mike Collins, Jamie Gibbs Episode Art: Dom Jordan Editor: Jamie Gibbs TLDR: A language-deciphering and communication episode about talking to aliens. Come and chat to us on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky and LinkedIn. Or join our Patreon programme for perks, early access episodes and bonus content. The Infinite Escape Room is a comedy escape room podcast where a group of friends make and solve audio escape rooms. It's one part tabletop RPG, one part escape room with a bit of Monkey Island-style humour sprinkled over the top.
#413
June 28 · 39 min
His Majesty's Secret Sandwich
His Royal Majesty is on his way to the legally distinct underground sandwich shop for his daily favourite footlong. But this week's solvers will first need to figure out exactly what that sandwich is, and how to make it. The stakes quite literally could not be higher. So join in, lettuce investigate... Puzzle Maestro: Jamie Gibbs Solvers: Jon Saunders, Mike Collins, Mairi Nolan Episode Art: Dom Jordan Editor: Jamie Gibbs TLDR: The solvers must reconstruct the king's favourite sandwich in a logical deduction puzzle about finding the right ingredients. Come and chat to us on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky and LinkedIn. Or join our Patreon programme for perks, early access episodes and bonus content. The Infinite Escape Room is a comedy escape room podcast where a group of friends make and solve audio escape rooms. It's one part tabletop RPG, one part escape room with a bit of Monkey Island-style humour sprinkled over the top.
#411
June 14 · 36 min
Pubisode Discussion: Is escaping enough any more?
Join us in this week's 'cafe-isode' at Squeaky Cream's Artisanal Fromagery and Coffee Roastery, where instead of coffee foam they serve cappuccinos with a dollop of gorgonzola. Here we'll be reflecting on a big question in the escape room industry: Is escaping "enough" anymore? Or do you have another core central mechanic? How about inserting other mechanics into rooms, such as achievements and side games? What makes a room memorable? As always, here are your recommendations for this month. Jamie - The Rest is Science (podcast), an accessible and fun science podcast that tackles questions of life and the universe. Bailey - Museum of Pop Culture with Josh Widdicombe (podcast) that is about exactly that - moments in pop culture history! Mike - Ade Edmondson's Beserker! (book), a fantastic read from a national treasure. Hosts: Mike Collins, Jamie Gibbs, Emma Bailey Editor: Jamie Gibbs Come and chat to us on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky and LinkedIn. Or join our Patreon programme for perks, early access episodes and bonus content. The Infinite Escape Room is a comedy escape room podcast where a group of friends make and solve audio escape rooms. It's one part tabletop RPG, one part escape room with a bit of Monkey Island-style humour sprinkled over the top.
#410
June 7 · 47 min
Not Another D&D Episode
Another in-person recording from Jamie's home in the Welsh hills, with Jamie hosting and Mike and Emma (Bailey) solving. Here, the gang wander into a fantasy tavern called The Weary Wyvern. Straight out of a D&D adventure opening, the orc innkeeper has a problem. What follows is an epic adventure, all in the name of the ultimate prize: a free pint. No quest? No problem! Lets hope it's natural 20s all round. Puzzle Maestro: Jamie Gibbs Solvers: Mike Collins, Emma Bailey Episode Art: Dom Jordan Editor: Jamie Gibbs TLDR: The team use a massive D20, a wardrobe full of adventuring fear, and a magically sealed door to rescue the innkeeper's husband and escape. Come and chat to us on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky and LinkedIn. Or join our Patreon programme for perks, early access episodes and bonus content. The Infinite Escape Room is a comedy escape room podcast where a group of friends make and solve audio escape rooms. It's one part tabletop RPG, one part escape room with a bit of Monkey Island-style humour sprinkled over the top.
#409
May 31 · 47 min
Removing the Gallstones
This very special episode of The Infinite Escape Room is brought to you from Jamie's house in Wales... ...Or rather, Year 10 work experience at a local hospital! A somewhat universal experience for British kids. Their surgeon mentor promptly injects himself with anaesthetic, collapses on the operating table, and leaves them locked in the surgery room with only one way out: perform a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) to escape. It's only a puzzling podcast, we're not saving lives here. Or are we? Puzzle Maestro: Mike Collins Solvers: Jamie Gibbs, Emma Bailey Episode Art: Dom Jordan Editor: Mike Collins TLDR: The solvers perform a gallbladder removal using surgical tools including a laparoscope and forceps and solve a puzzle with musical notes. Come and chat to us on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky and LinkedIn. Or join our Patreon programme for perks, early access episodes and bonus content. The Infinite Escape Room is a comedy escape room podcast where a group of friends make and solve audio escape rooms. It's one part tabletop RPG, one part escape room with a bit of Monkey Island-style humour sprinkled over the top.
#412
May 17 · 59 min
Escape to Nottingham - Travelogue edition!
The black box recording of our faltering stumble through some of Nottingham's finest Escape Rooms. Jamie, Mike, Mairi and Jon are here to separate the wheat from the chaff, and leave you nothing but the finest flour to bake your Escape Bread with. Or, we would've done, if things hadn't gone a teeny bit wrong. With discussions and spoiler-free reviews of our recent TIER trip to Nottingham, UK to play six escape rooms: Robin of Lockskey, Escapologic Curio, Escapologic The Butcher, Escapologic Immaterium, Escapologic Monuments, Cave Escape Carfax, Cave Escape There's also a little chat about Warhammer World, the site of pilgrimage for wargaming nerds across the globe. Come and chat to us on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky and LinkedIn. Or join our Patreon programme for perks, early access episodes and bonus content. The Infinite Escape Room is a comedy escape room podcast where a group of friends make and solve audio escape rooms. It's one part tabletop RPG, one part escape room with a bit of Monkey Island-style humour sprinkled over the top.
#406
May 10 · 20 min
Release the rats!
Very nearly the quickest solve we've ever had! In the final regular episode from our Nottingham AirBnB recording, Jon takes the helm and delivers, without notes, what he believes to be a deceptively simple yet fiendish death trap puzzle...only for Jamie to figure it out within seconds. It isn't the fastest solve we've had but it came damn close. Puzzle Maestro: Jon Saunders Solvers: Mike Collins, Jamie Gibbs, Mairi Nolan Episode Art: Dom Jordan Editor: Jon Saunders TLDR: The solvers find themselves inside a suspended cage, accompanied by dozens of rats. To leave means death, but the only means of escape is outside the cage. Come and chat to us on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky and LinkedIn. Or join our Patreon programme for perks, early access episodes and bonus content. The Infinite Escape Room is a comedy escape room podcast where a group of friends make and solve audio escape rooms. It's one part tabletop RPG, one part escape room with a bit of Monkey Island-style humour sprinkled over the top.
S2 · E405
May 3 · 43 min
The Secret Wine
Somewhere in this room there's a secret! Go get up and find it! Or as I like to call it: The one in which Jamie hosts an audio escape room set in an airBNB, whilst recording from the airBNB, in which we have to get up and find actual hidden things in the airBNB. It's airBNBception in here. Will the solvers untie the knots in Notts in time? (K)not likely! Puzzle Maestro: Jamie Gibbs Solvers: Mike Collins, Jon Saunders, Mairi Nolan Episode Art: Dom Jordan Editor: Jamie Gibbs TLDR: The solvers find a physical locked box covered in knots, and have to solve the puzzles to open the box and recover the secret wine. Come and chat to us on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky and LinkedIn. Or join our Patreon programme for perks, early access episodes and bonus content. The Infinite Escape Room is a comedy escape room podcast where a group of friends make and solve audio escape rooms. It's one part tabletop RPG, one part escape room with a bit of Monkey Island-style humour sprinkled over the top.

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