David and Pax chat with us about puzzles, Christmas, and then inexplicably Yugioh and Pokemon... Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-8-notes/#presentquest 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-this-podcast To hang out with us and other fans, join our di...
Dec 29, 2021•37 min•Season 9Ep. 26
David Correos and Pax Assadi join us for our Christmas special! A toy wants nothing more than to be given as a gift at Christmas. But what if you find yourself... in the wrong house? Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-8-notes/#presentquest And for a new TTRPG's created by Bill, check out our itch page at: https://consumethismedia.itch.io/ The fantastic version of "Away in a Manger" used in our ou...
Dec 22, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Season 9Ep. 25
We chat with Gemma about her room, playtesting, and puzzles. Check our Gemma's fantastic podcast Gem the GM: https://gemthegm.mystrikingly.com/ Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-8-notes/#peril 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-this-podcast To hang...
Dec 15, 2021•34 min•Season 9Ep. 24
Guest GM Gemma finishes our guest season with a tree, a box, and a menacing contraption. Can Bill (Liam) and Dani (Elle) manage to find their way back home? Check our Gemma's fantastic podcast Gem the GM: https://gemthegm.mystrikingly.com/ Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-8-notes/#peril And for a new TTRPG's created by Bill, check out our itch page at: https://consumethismedia.itch.io/ For ever...
Dec 08, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 9Ep. 23
We chat with Jesse Birnstihl about his escape room, playtesting, classic novels, and video game adaptations. Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-8-notes/#phoenix 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-this-podcast To hang out with us and other fans, join...
Dec 01, 2021•44 min•Season 9Ep. 22
Guest GM Jesse Birnstihl brings us a room based on classic novel Fahrenheit 451. Neither Dani nor Bill has read the book, but will that stop them solving the puzzles? Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-8-notes/#phoenix 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/es...
Nov 24, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Season 9Ep. 21
We chat with Ossandra White about her room, the adventures of Someone Elsewood, puzzles, playtests, and how to predict your players during room design. Check out Ossandra's work at https://www.wordigirl.com Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-8-notes/#fishfamous And for a new TTRPG's created by Bill, check out our itch page at: https://consumethismedia.itch.io/ For everything Escape This Podcast, ...
Nov 17, 2021•35 min•Season 9Ep. 20
Guest GM Ossandra White joins us to run us through a cinematic narrative escape room full of twists, turns, betrayals, maps, spies, and fish. It's a big one! Ossandra also composed all the music used in this episode! Watch Bill play Gateways on the 13th of November at 8pm US Eastern with Travis DeVries, Em Earhart, Chris Yule, and Matt Yule: https://www.twitch.tv/playthisgame_live Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumet...
Nov 10, 2021•1 hr 50 min•Season 9Ep. 19
We chat with Olivia and Grace about their room. Watch Bill play Gateways on the 6th of November at 8pm US Eastern with Travis McElroy, Bee Zelda, Toby Pack, and Michael Campbell: https://www.twitch.tv/playthisgame_live Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-8-notes/#greatestescape And for a new TTRPG's created by Bill, check out our itch page at: https://consumethismedia.itch.io/ For everything Escap...
Nov 02, 2021•30 min•Season 9Ep. 18
Guest writers Olivia Anderson and Grace DeVries bring Bill and Dani a carnival with a cavalcade of curious conundrums. Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-8-notes/#greatestescape 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-this-podcast To hang out with us and...
Oct 27, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 9Ep. 17
We chat with Aiden about his room, playtests, and nissa. Go and have a look at Aiden's blog: http://theacemagpie.com/ Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-8-notes/#flatpack 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-this-podcast To hang out with us and other ...
Oct 20, 2021•32 min•Season 9Ep. 16
Guest Designer Aiden Blackwood takes Bill and Dani through a mysterious adventure in a store that is legally distinct from IKEA. Go and have a look at Aiden's blog: http://theacemagpie.com/ Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-8-notes/#flatpack 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...
Oct 13, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 9Ep. 15
We chat with Cec about their room, books about spies, flower puzzles, and playtests. Go and have a look at Cec's sorely neglected blog: https://goosesaucealphabetsoup.com/ twitter | instagram Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-8-notes/#hawthorne 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://...
Oct 06, 2021•27 min•Season 9Ep. 14
Guest Designer Cec Ganz runs Bill and Dani through their magical, Victorian garden. But will Dani's young witch be able to escape with the questionable help of Bill's giant stick insect? Go and have a look at Cec's blog: https://goosesaucealphabetsoup.com/ twitter | instagram Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-8-notes/#hawthorne And for a new TTRPG's created by Bill, check out our itch page at: h...
Sep 29, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 9Ep. 13
We chat with Madison about lifeguarding, escape rooms, room narrative, and our favourite puzzles. Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-8-notes/#lifeguards 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-this-podcast To hang out with us and other fans, join our dis...
Sep 22, 2021•24 min•Season 9Ep. 12
Guest Designer Madison Littlepage has given Bill and Dani a summer job. But just how good are they at being lifeguards? Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-8-notes/#lifeguards 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-this-podcast To hang out with us and ot...
Sep 15, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 9Ep. 11
We chat with Miranda about her room Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-8-notes/#a-suitable-job 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-this-podcast To hang out with us and other fans, join our discord here: https://discord.gg/AH9MZqM Check out our second...
Sep 08, 2021•31 min•Season 9Ep. 10
Guest designer Miranda Phair runs us through her room of retail reconnaissance. Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-8-notes/#a-suitable-job 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-this-podcast To hang out with us and other fans, join our discord here: htt...
Sep 01, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Season 9Ep. 9
We chat with Mathijs about his modular escape room, different possible strategies, and his playtests Join the Virtual Playtesting discord Mathijs mentions in this episode: https://discord.gg/gNpD9KcK Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-8-notes/#working-in-harmony And for a new TTRPG's created by Bill, check out our itch page at: https://consumethismedia.itch.io/ For everything Escape This Podcast,...
Aug 25, 2021•41 min•Season 9Ep. 8
RECON is coming this weekend, I hope you're all excited! RECON is a fantastic escape room and immersive convention hosted on discord. Find out more about RECON here: https://realityescapecon.com/event-features/ Get your tickets here: https://realityescapecon.com/ticket-information/ We are doing a RECON exclusive live show on Sunday at 8pm EST which you can attend, and work with other audience members to solve puzzles and get through the room!...
Aug 19, 2021•2 min
Guest designer Mathijs Jansen guides Dani and Bill through one of the classic perils of adulthood... a workplace teambuilding exercise! Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-8-notes/#working-in-harmony 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-this-podcast To...
Aug 18, 2021•55 min•Season 9Ep. 7
We chat with Jen about her latest 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-8-notes/#dimensionalanalysis 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-this-podcast To hang out with us and other fans, join our discord here: https://discord.gg/AH9MZqM Chec...
Aug 11, 2021•51 min•Season 9Ep. 6
Guest designer Jen McTeague is back with another of her mind bending, time warping escape rooms! Ambassador Fish-kulp has given you your mission, and it's time to pull it off. This space museum won't know what hit it! Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-8-notes/#dimensionalanalysis And for a new TTRPG's created by Bill, check out our itch page at: https://consumethismedia.itch.io/ For everything E...
Aug 04, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Season 9Ep. 5
We chat with Sophie about her fantastic pirate 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-8-notes/#rampage 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-this-podcast To hang out with us and other fans, join our discord here: https://discord.gg/AH9MZqM Che...
Jul 28, 2021•23 min•Season 9Ep. 4
Guest designer Sophie McLellan brings us a high seas adventure! After some successful buccaneering with Captain Red-Wig, you try to settle into a piratical party... but where's the grog? Where's the tobacco? And what are those ominous sails you see on the horizon? Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-8-notes/#rampage And for a new TTRPG's created by Bill, check out our itch page at: https://consume...
Jul 21, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 9Ep. 3
We chat with Tom about his prison room, how it changed during the playtests, and escape room design in general. Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-8-notes/#podland-prison 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-this-podcast To hang out with us and other ...
Jul 14, 2021•31 min•Season 9Ep. 2
Guest designer Tom Mortishire-Smith starts our newest season of Escape This Podcast! In Podland, podcasts are the major form of entertainment, and the biggest source of criminal activity. Will these two podcast pirates be able to escape their prison cell? Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-8-notes/#podland-prison And for a new TTRPG's created by Bill, check out our itch page at: https://consumeth...
Jul 07, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 9Ep. 1
We are joined by the Yule brothers from Finish It! to play through a goosbumps adventure book! Check out Reality Escape Pod: https://roomescapeartist.com/reality-escape-pod/ Check out RECON 2021: https://www.realityescapecon.com/global-21-event-features 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-this-podcast To hang out with us and other fans, join our dis...
Jun 30, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 8Ep. 23
We are joined by the Yule brothers from Finish It! to play through a goosbumps adventure book! Check out Reality Escape Pod: https://roomescapeartist.com/reality-escape-pod/ Check out RECON 2021: https://www.realityescapecon.com/global-21-event-features 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-this-podcast To hang out with us and other fans, join our dis...
Jun 23, 2021•59 min•Season 8Ep. 22
Dani and Bill talk about the design of the whole Alice arc, and answer fan questions Check out Reality Escape Pod: https://roomescapeartist.com/reality-escape-pod/ Check out RECON 2021: https://www.realityescapecon.com/global-21-event-features 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-this-podcast To hang out with us and other fans, join our discord here:...
Jun 16, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Season 8Ep. 21
