We keep hanging out with Total Party Chill as we discuss immersion, room design, roleplaying, and Dani (behind her back). Our guests this episode are the Dungeons and Dragons streamers, Total Party Chill ! More specifically, we're joined by Devon Chulick, Lana Kohn, Jakob Bernadino, and Robby Justesen. Escape This Podcast is sponsored by Buzzshot! If you want your customers to have a meaningful singup experience, get more reviews, and manage your player statistics, then you should go and get 80%...
Apr 01, 2020•49 min•Season 6Ep. 11
Who knew four students could fit into a time machine at once? Can our mediocre physics students help fix the timeline? Will they be able to use their artistic knowledge and puzzle solving abilities to help a famous artist complete his greatest work? Our guests this episode are the Dungeons and Dragons streamers, Total Party Chill ! More specifically, we're joined by Devon Chulick, Lana Kohn, Jakob Bernadino, and Robby Justesen. Escape This Podcast is sponsored by Buzzshot! If you want your custo...
Mar 25, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 6Ep. 10
A post show discussion of chapter 4. Our guests this episode are Survivor contestant Peih-Gee Law and escape room designer Brian Corbitt. Peih-Gee: twitter | instagram Brian: website Escape This Podcast is sponsored by Buzzshot! If you want your customers to have a meaningful singup experience, get more reviews, and manage your player statistics, then you should go and get 80% off your first month at : http://buzzshot.co/escapethispodcast You can download the full notes for this Escape Room belo...
Mar 18, 2020•49 min•Season 6Ep. 9
More students travel back in time to correct the mistakes that Greg has created. But can they solve puzzles, find clues, and protect a wonderful treasure that is at risk? And can they do it before the whole place goes up in flames? Our guests this episode are Survivor contestant Peih-Gee Law and escape room designer Brian Corbitt. Peih-Gee: twitter | instagram Brian: website Escape This Podcast is sponsored by Buzzshot! If you want your customers to have a meaningful singup experience, get more ...
Mar 11, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 6Ep. 8
We chat with Pat and Jason about the escape room they escaped from in the previous episode of this podcast Jason Ritter joins us for a second time, joined by in-house escaper Patrick . Look for Jason in Raising Dion on Netflix , A Million Little Things , and Frozen 2 . And also make sure to follow him on twitter and instagram Escape This Podcast is sponsored by Buzzshot! If you want your customers to have a meaningful singup experience, get more reviews, and manage your player statistics, then y...
Mar 04, 2020•33 min•Season 6Ep. 7
A third pair of students are whisked through the passages of time, trying to undo what Greg has done. Can Jason and Pat prevent the hanging of an innocent girl? Jason Ritter joins us for a second time, joined by in-house escaper Patrick . Look for Jason in Raising Dion on Netflix , A Million Little Things , and Frozen 2 . And also make sure to follow him on twitter and instagram Escape This Podcast is sponsored by Buzzshot! If you want your customers to have a meaningful singup experience, get m...
Feb 26, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Our guests this episode are escape room designers Tommy Honton and Patrick Fye! If you're in LA, check out Tommy's fantastic room Stash House . If you're in Silicon Valley, check out Patrick's wonderful rooms with Off the Couch Escape This Podcast is sponsored by Buzzshot! If you want your customers to have a meaningful singup experience, get more reviews, and manage your player statistics, then you should go and get 80% off your first month at : http://buzzshot.co/escapethispodcast You can down...
Feb 19, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 6Ep. 5
After top students Dave and Lisa travelled to ancient Rome, it's up to... slightly less than top students Patrick and Tommy to continue fixing the timeline. Can they prevent the changes Greg has made to history? Our guests this episode are escape room designers Tommy Honton and Patrick Fye! If you're in LA, check out Tommy's fantastic room Stash House . If you're in Silicon Valley, check out Patrick's wonderful rooms with Off the Couch Escape This Podcast is sponsored by Buzzshot! If you want yo...
Feb 12, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 6Ep. 4
We talk with the first two students about escape room design, changes from the playtest, and the process of organising an industry boosting conference Our guests this episode are the Room Escape Artists, Lisa and David Spira! The Spiras are pillars of the escape room community and you should be following everything they do! Website: https://roomescapeartist.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoomEscapeArt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roomescapeartist/ And check out their conference in Bosto...
Feb 05, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 3
You're living in the wrong timeline! After discovering that his assistant Greg had damaged the true sequence of history, Doc Bill has no choice but to turn to his students and see if they can fix these chronological anomalies... Our guests this episode are the Room Escape Artists, Lisa and David Spira! The Spiras are pillars of the escape room community and you should be following everything they do! Website: https://roomescapeartist.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoomEscapeArt Facebook: http...
Jan 29, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Season 6 will be coming on January the 29th! Join ten new groups of adventurers as they travel through time examining the worlds of the past and correcting the time-stream!
Jan 22, 2020•5 min•Season 6Ep. 1
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Jan 08, 2020•32 sec•Season 5Ep. 26
We're back for another Christmas special! It's a family affair as we're joined by Bill's brother Patrick. Together, the two brothers must gather their family, fix some presents, fight off pirates, and create the perfect Christmas lunch! Follow Pat on twitter! Play along with your Family for the perfect Christmas lunch! Full Room Write-up Supplemental: Present List Supplemental: Taboo Check out our second podcast, Solve This Murder! Website || iTunes || Twitter || Instagram || Facebook || RSS Fol...
Dec 25, 2019•1 hr 28 min•Season 5Ep. 25
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 || Twitter || Instagram || Facebook || RSS Follow us on Twitch! We have bonus episodes and playtests...
Dec 17, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 24
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 love to see you there. And in return we have blog posts, bonus audio, badges, and more! Plus all our ...
Dec 11, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 23
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 a game yourself! Full Room Write Up Supplemental: Quests Supplemental: Crossroads Check out our secon...
Dec 04, 2019•42 min•Season 5Ep. 22
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 download the full notes for this Escape Room below to play along, or run a game yourself! Full Room Write...
Nov 26, 2019•1 hr 17 min•Season 5Ep. 21
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 || Twitter || Instagram || Facebook || RSS We have bonus episodes and playtests up on our Patreon ! So if you ...
Nov 20, 2019•34 min•Season 5Ep. 20
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 || Instagram || Facebook || RSS We have bonus episodes and playtests up on our Patreon ! So if you have the abili...
Nov 13, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Season 5Ep. 19
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 notes for this Escape Room below to play along, or run a game yourself! Full Room Write Up Supplemental: Seat...
Nov 06, 2019•40 min•Season 5Ep. 18
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 notes for this Escape Room below to play along, or run a game yourself! Full Room Write Up Supplemental: ...
Oct 29, 2019•56 min•Season 5Ep. 17
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, just check out http://jimfishwick.com/ You can download the full notes for this Escape Room below t...
Oct 23, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 16
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, just check out http://jimfishwick.com/ You can download the full notes for this Escape Room below t...
Oct 15, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 15
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: Board Game Geek Facebook Instagram You can download the full notes for this Escape Room below to play ...
Oct 09, 2019•33 min•Season 5Ep. 14
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! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/curlybrosgames/tremor Curly Bros on: Board Game Geek Facebook Inst...
Oct 02, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 13
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 if you have the ability to support the show, we would love to see you there. And in return we have b...
Sep 25, 2019•38 min•Season 5Ep. 12
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 show, we would love to see you there. And in return we have blog posts, bonus audio, badges, and more! ...
Sep 18, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 11
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 you like Final Fantasy, or just good podcasting in general! NOCKAT on: Twitter Facebook The Web You ...
Sep 11, 2019•32 min•Season 5Ep. 10
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 and funny as their first episode . Go check them out if you like Final Fantasy, or just good podcast...
Sep 04, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 9
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 play along, or run a game yourself! Full Room Write Up Supplemental: Combo Hint Supplemental: Count...
Aug 28, 2019•38 min•Season 5Ep. 8
