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The Infinite Escape RoomPuzzle Creators React: Brooklyn Nine-NineIn this new 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. Our inaugural episode looks at the escape room episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Karen Peralta (Season 3 Episode 14). This is the episode where Captain Holt, Gina, Hitchcock and Scully 'work' together to escape a nuclear bunker. Follow Mike, Jamie and Mairi as they put the room through its paces and discuss how they'd make it a better escape room experience Hosts: Mike...2025-04-2039 min $Aurelius Whitlock\'s Murder Museum$ Aurelius Whitlock's Murder MuseumRoute to Misery Pt. 2 (ft. Mairi Nolan)Mairi continues interrogating the three suspects aboard the Klager Rail and solves the murder case!To see Mairi Nolan's amazing puzzle design work, you can check out her portfolio at ⁠mairispaceship.com⁠ .Join our Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/user?u=108696384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Share your theories on our Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/JB7YnAHJXj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get a silly shirt on our merch store:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://murdermuseumpod.threadless.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thank you to all our friends who have donated, reviewed, or shared our podcast! We couldn't do this without you 2025-04-1526 min

The Infinite Escape RoomStone's Throw Mysteries: Pop's Bar with Eloise CorvoThis week, Jamie and Mairi are joined by author and game designer Eloise Corvo who chats with us about her new book, Off the Beaten Path, as well as her love of Michigan, cozy murders and designing mystery games. Say hi to Eloise: Website Instagram 2025-04-1344 min

The Infinite Escape RoomSpaghetti Sabotage! feat. Eloise CorvoThis week we're joined by author and game designer Eloise Corvo who's presented us with a mystery set in the world of her cozy murder Stone's Throw Mystery novel, Off the Beaten Path. Think Parks and Rec meets Clue, and you're pretty much there. Will Jamie and Mairi manage to find the missing tomatoes before Pop's big fundraiser starts? And just how chewy is the beer in this place, anyway? Get the visual handouts and game document at https://eloisecorvo.com/spaghettisabotage In a cool twist of fate, our esca...2025-04-061h 13

The Infinite Escape RoomNursery Crimes: There was an old lady who swallowed a truffleIt's the second in our series of Nursery Crimes, as the gang try and navigate the murky murderous world of Grandfather Story and solve the murder of the three blind mice. This week, Mairi takes Dom and Mike to the most exclusive restaurant in town, where they find themselves serving a very hungry customerpillar. Part of the Nursery Crimes series, released in time for World Book Day. 2025-03-1648 min

The Infinite Escape RoomNursery Crimes: Humpty Dumpty splat off the wallThis week Mike leads Mairi and Dom into Grandfather Story's adorable watercolour world...to solve a murder most gruesome and avoid a fate most cannibalistic. This is how we got ants. That and the egg everywhere, as the gang try and piece together what happened to Humpty Dumpty, and why they should be so bothered about the emotional state of a stick... This episode is releasing a few days early to coincide with World Book Day. Because cuteness. 2025-03-0633 min

The Infinite Escape RoomDiscussing Player Mental Load in Escape RoomsThis week, Mike poses the question: Is player cognitive load a help or a hindrance when designing escape rooms? We also chat about Mairi's secret connection to the Chocolate Orange fortune, and round out the night with our recommendations for books, games and other podcasts. Hosts: Mike Collins, Jamie Gibbs, Mairi Nolan, Emma Bailey Editor: Jamie Gibbs All links to our social media profiles and our Patreon programme over at https://linktr.ee/theinfiniteescaperoom 2025-02-2345 min

The Infinite Escape RoomPlanet of the Dogs: The Woof FactorIt's America's Got Talent meets Crufts in this week's escape room from Mairi. Mike, Jamie and Bailey don their sequined leotards and prove that you can teach an old human new tricks as they puzzle their way to the stage to impress the intimidating Simon Howl. Puzzle Master: Mairi Nolan Solvers: Mike Collins, Jamie Gibbs, Emma Bailey Episode art: Dom Jordan Editor: Jamie Gibbs All links to our social media profiles and our Patreon programme over at https://linktr.ee/theinfiniteescaperoom 2025-02-1642 min

The Infinite Escape RoomPlanet of the Dogs: Who Let The Humans Out?It's Planet of the Apes! Except with dogs instead of apes. They wear clothes and have jobs and everything. This week, Mike, Mairi and Bailey are confined to the People Park before their imminent destruction for crimes against the Canine Imperium. But one of their fellow humans has left a clue that could help them make their escape... Puzzle Master: Jamie Gibbs Solvers: Mike Collins, Mairi Nolan, Emma Bailey Episode art: Dom Jordan Editor: Jamie Gibbs All links to our social media profiles and o...2025-02-0940 min

Draknek & Friends Official PodcastEpisode 09: Mairi Nolan (Draknek & Friends studio manager and escape room aficionado)In this episode, hosts Alan and Syrenne are joined by Mairi Nolan, the studio manager at Draknek & Friends. Topics include how Mairi got into puzzle games, her love of escape rooms, and what being a studio manager at a company like Draknek & Friends is like.2025-01-0944 min

The Infinite Escape RoomA Very Criminal Christmas: The Cymraeg CollectiveIn the finale to our Christmas special, the last of the world's most regionally diverse mafias set the gang on a hunt across the maps. Google Maps to be precise. Will Santa be able to call in a surgical strike from low earth orbit, or will it be mandatory Welsh coal for all the kiddies this Christmas? Join Mike, Mairi and Jamie as they battle internet vandal Jon's fiendish doings. 2024-12-0842 min

The Infinite Escape RoomA Very Criminal Christmas: Yorkshire NanageddonHaving...solved... Jamie's Kiwi Confederacy the gang face off against Mairi's eldritch horror of the Yorkshire Nanas. Never fear though, they've got plucky, capable and ... disposable ... elves to help them through. Original art for each episode is by Dom Jordan. You can check out more of his art over at https://domjordanillustration.com/ 2024-12-0147 min

The Infinite Escape RoomA Very Criminal Christmas: The Kiwi ConfederacyIt's the first in our 2024 Christmas series, where the gang try and stop internationally typecast mafias from destroying Christmas. This week, Jamie presents Mike, Jon and Mairi with a nail biting conundrum - are the New Zealand Mafia really bad enough to go on the naughty list, or is all fair in love and garotte wire? Original art for each episode is by Dom Jordan. Check out more of his stuff at https://domjordanillustration.com/ 2024-11-2455 min

The Infinite Escape RoomThe Cobbler and Shiv (Timpson's Prisons part 4)Wanted in out of the cold and put your orders in - our gang of four look back over the past three episodes. We spend some time talking about what Mairi is currently up to, and then segue into the ses spit that is X, formerly known as Twitter. Ending, as ever with some recommendations, and a little ditty. Hosts: Jamie Gibbs, Mike Collins, Mairi Nolan, Jon Saunders Editor: Ben Lavery-Griffiths Episode art: Dom Jordan Come and say hi: Facebook Instagram 2024-10-201h 01

The Infinite Escape RoomUne douleur dans le derrière (Timpson's Prisons part 3)Be quick and be quiet! You're on the run from a drove a sunburnt gammon headcases and you attempt to find some solace in the library. You had previously skipped passed the canteen and didn't have the chance to devour a jam roly-poly, however you quickly discover someone who has, and they aren't in the best of states... When all is said and done, sometimes the answer is inside you all along... This episode comes with a visual handout - head over to www.theinfiniteescaperoom.com to get it. P...2024-10-1334 min

The Infinite Escape RoomGroup activities are about to begin (Timpson's Prisons part 2)Out of the processing room and into the prison, as the old saying goes - that's where you begin this weeks puzzle. Timpson's Prison has a peculiar layout, you are split up and must not only find each other but discover how you can escape this place. Quick thinking, awkward neck bending, and a well placed utterance is just some of what's needed... This episode comes with a visual handout - head over to www.theinfiniteescaperoom.com to get it. Puzzle design: Jon Saunders Solvers: Mike Collins, M...2024-10-0633 min

The Infinite Escape RoomStupid Sexy Ardvarks (Timpson's Prisons part 1)Welcome back to part one of the exciting second instalment of our new format! Having escaped the rotary club you make your way to your new council house, when you wind up becoming accidental eco activists and are incarcerated at the new Timpson's Prison. Of course you begin in the processing room, which you must progress through before a hoard of 500 sunburnt gammon headcases come crashing in behind you. Your only obstacles are a furry felon and an innocuous looking door... Puzzle design: Mike Collins Solvers: Jon Sa...2024-09-2954 min

The Infinite Escape RoomFlavoured beers, stolen artefacts and Mike's new book [Pubisode]Come join us at the "We've put a flag in it, so it's ours" pub, where Jamie, Mairi and Helen chat about last week's episode - The Museum Anti Heist. We also have a brief chat about weird-flavoured beers, get into just how much stuff the British Museum has stolen over the years, and Jamie leads a call to reclaim Stonehenge for the Welsh. Cool stuff to check out: A coincidental mammoth meat connection - Cave Escape Nottingham: Project Iceman Case Closed Edinburgh Quizzy Dan's Twitch stream Cerebral Puzzle Showcase (Stea...2024-05-2640 min

The Infinite Escape RoomThe Museum Anti-HeistThis week, Jamie is joined by Helen and Mairi - two of our wonderful Patreon subscribers - to smuggle a few historical objects from the British Museum. Fictionally sponsored by Mammoth Meat, this episode features much chewing, pocket lint theft, dodgy accents and a surprise cameo. Our top-tier Patreon supporters will get this episode - unedited - in video format! Join our Patreon programme to check out what perks you're missing out on. Check out Mairi's previous episodes: Down the Rabbit's Hole Stop The Presses! 2024-05-1940 min

The Cager ExpressEscape Break: Mairi Nolan & Escape Industry NewsEscape Break proudly welcomes Mairi Nolan, a game designer who specializes in puzzles, unique narrative structures, and mysteries. Mairi works on video games, board games, escape rooms, live immersive events, ARGs, murder mysteries, scavenger hunts, and everything in-between. But what is best about Mairi? She listens to Escape Break all the way from her home out in the UK. She's been kind enough to promote the show in her global newsletter for escape rooms, Escape Industry News and joins us today for a nice chat! We hope you...2024-03-2141 min

The Infinite Escape RoomBad Popes and Jeff Bezos at the Gutenberger Grill & Taphouse This week, Jamie ,Mairi, Mike, Tony have a little chat about last week's episode - Stop The Presses! - where we briefly discuss why medieval popes were literally the worst, as well as exploring whether Jeff Bezos trapped in an Egyptian tomb is an immersion-breaking anachronism. Time stamps for those who like to skip ahead: 00:43: Who's drinking what? 06:40: Chat about last week's puzzle episode 26:53: Podcast recommendations And if you're interested in the podcasts we talked about: Sipping Time Add to Playlist Search Engine Under Understood Our special guest this week was Mairi Nolan. Check out her excellent design work at...2023-10-0136 min

The Infinite Escape RoomStop The Presses! Join Mairi (@mairispaceship), Mike and Tony as they have to create history's first tabloid newspaper and escape Gutenberg's printing press workshop! - Marvel at how Mairi and Tony seem to have the entire periodic table memorised! - Stifle your giggle at Mike's squirty toot into a pneumatic tube - Roll your eyes in fake surprise at the custom shape they create to personalise the paper A map of the room and all visuals are attached if you want to play along. - Map - List of banned books - Wall rack Game design by Jamie Gibbs (@armchairescapist) Enjoy! 2023-09-2444 min

Psyched To Be With You!Mairi Nolan - S3 Ep6Content warning: This episode contains mentions of spoilers, puzzles with themes viewers may find unsettling and the passing mention of the use of a firearm. Access resources at https://www.takethis.org/mental-health-resources/ In the 6th episode of season 3 – I am Psyched To Be With You, Mairi Nolan! Mairi is a puzzle game designer and helps to craft those tricky puzzles that leave you scratching your head in though. From escape rooms, and puzzle games to puzzling video games this episode discusses them all! Learn how puzzles are crafted, how Mairi got to designing pu...2023-06-191h 33

The Life Is An Escape Room PodcastLife is an Escape Room Podcast: We See What We Expect to See with Mairi NolanIn this episode of The Life is an Escape Room Podcast, escapeletes (escape-leets) Chris and Jeff Eanes interview Mairi Nolan. Mairi is a game designer who specializes in puzzle design in video games, board games, escape rooms, live immersive events, ARGs, murder mysteries, scavenger hunts, and everything in between. In this episode, Mairi discusses how our perception creates our reality and provides tips for adjusting your expectations to allow you to see the bigger picture (in escape rooms and life!) If you’d like to learn more about Mairi, visit MairiSpaceship.com, EscapeIndustry.com, or TheEscapeRoomer.com....2023-05-0124 min

The Infinite Escape RoomA Q&A With The Escape Roomer (pubisode)This week we're at the Boozy Binky where Mike and I chat with Mairi, Ash and Al from The Escape Roomer about their favourite escape rooms, being an escape game designer and why biscuit-flavoured tea is a yay, but jam-on-toast flavoured tea is a nay. Go say hi! Instagram: @theescaperoomer @escapingthecloset @mairispaceship Twitter: @mairispaceship @theescaperoomer On the web: www.theescaperoomer.com www.mairispaceship.com 2023-04-1639 min

The Infinite Escape RoomDown The Rabbit’s HoleEscape the demonic corpse of Gavin the Rabbit! We're joined by Mairi, Ash and Al from The Escape Roomer and Escaping The Closet in an Easter-iffic escape to ensure the demonic bunny Gavin stays down. You don't need to have heard the previous Gavin appearance, but if you want to understand the full suite of references, check it out. This episode was brought to you by The Bullets for Broncos campaign - the militant sub-division of The Donkey Sanctuary, as well as our patrons J Cameron Cooper, Ryann Sparrow, Richard Leggett, Colin Walker...2023-04-0934 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape Lunar Lullaby FM This week Laura, Mike, and Tony land in Lunar Lullaby FM and listen to Ben's puzzle. Resurrecting the venerable MiniDisk, join our escapees flick through some masterful (an in some cases quite tropical) soothing bedtime tunes. Whose greasy fingers have been tampering with the playlists? Is the moon really made of cheese? Can you stay awake to solve these puzzles? Tune in to find out some of the above, as well as Mike's thoughts on pizza vomit in space! 2020-09-2023 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the suspicious Donkey BarnJoin Ben and Jamie...with special guest, Tommy Honton, Escape room designer, raconteur, immersive experience immersifier, as they escape a highly suspicious barn of donkeys! Shiver in fear at the links to the KGB! Bray loudly at thier terrible donkey schemes! Metagame the shit out of your puzzles my dog (You might want to check our twitter feed for a clue). Special thanks go out to iZoptope who kindly provided us with a copy of their new RX8 audio cleanup software, which helped remove many an ear cringing audio sin from...2020-09-1354 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape The Celebrity Chef’s Meta-kitchenThis week, Aled, Jamie and Laura escape Mike's fiendish celebrity kitchen! Will Heston Blumental's fiendish creation ruin Gordon Ramsay's sideboards? Will the puns come thicker that Jamie Oliver's cockney accent? Will we discover dark truths about Turkey Twizzlers? Tune in, find out! And as ever, if you want to make our day, why not head join our Patreon, or hit us up on the Twitters or the Facebook. 2020-09-0624 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape The Love CoffinThis week Laura, Mike and Ben emerge safe and sound from their doomed plane, only to become trapped in Jon's unassuming church. Why is the Church made of wood? How did Laura become so good at flying twin-engined aircraft? Will all those years of Welsh language schooling finally come in handy? Tune in and find out! 2020-08-3039 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the smoke and mirrorsThis week Aled leads Mike, Ben and Alan through a spooksome house of mirrors where not all is as it seems... Where is the Fez Label? Why does Window's bluetooth muck up every five minutes? Can dogs feel ennui? Tune in, find out! And as ever, if you want to make our day, why not head join our Patreon, or hit us up on the Twitters or the Facebook. 2020-08-2332 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the CabinDavid and Lisa Spira from Room Escape Artist join Mike in trying to escape a cabin in the woods. After escaping the barn by plane last week, the three find themselves running low on fuel. Thankfully they've all be putting in extra hours of Kerbal Space Program and the landing on a dirt road is surprisingly painless. Coming to a stop they find themselves outside of a cabin that happens to have a fuel pump. Can they operate the fuel pump? Will they get into the cabin? How many Room E...2020-08-1642 min

The Infinite Escape RoomGlassless chaps Ep4 - Ginger English GardenIn another Glassless Chaps, Dom shares a cheeky cocktail to cool you off as our roasting planet gently slips in to the surface of the sun. When not sampling an occasional tipple, Dom illustrates at domjordanillustration.com If you like these cheeky minis, let us know on the Twitters, or at Facebook. 2020-08-1205 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the Barn!This week Chris, Jamie, and Sam find themselves on top of a barn! How on earth did Ben wrangle them out from Robot-Hitler's V2 rocket!? Listen as the gang go through the trials and tribulations of interacting with stuff in a barn. Will Chris be tempted to rummage through poo? Will Jamie get the metal detector working? Does Sam's wish of driving a tractor come to fruition!? And what on Earth is Lovage...? Find out most of the above by tuning into this weeks episode of: The I...2020-08-0927 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the Rainy English CountrysideHooo boy, did we record this episode in the fittingly pissing rain? Yes we did. I hope you like ASMR, and listening to the lengths we'll go to to maintain social distancing. Join Anna, Laura and Dom as they escape Mike's totally accurate depiction of the English countryside! Will they wicker the escape man? Will they observe the country code? Will there be enough pringles? Tune in! Find out! Also go check out https://www.realityescapecon.com/ if you haven't already. It sounds pretty cool.2020-08-0235 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the Conspiracy filled BunkerThis week Ben, Chris, and Mike rummage around the robes of a man that Jon killed off. An puzzle wrapped up in a bunker, wrapped up in a consiracy, wrapped up in a perfectly reasonable explanation thank you very much, guv'na! P.S. If you like escape rooms, and we think you probably do, check out RECON - The Reality Escape Convention: https://www.realityescapecon.com/ P.P.S. Persons partaking in puzzling at ones personal pace will require the following visual clues: 2020-07-2634 min

The Infinite Escape RoomGlassless chaps Ep3 - Norrlands GuldIt's another cheeky bonus mini for your lovely earholes, you gorgeous people you. In this episode of Glassless Chaps, Dom shares his honeymoon period with Norrlunds Guld, and the dread discovery that followed it. Dom's a pretty sweet illustrator by the way. You can check out his art and get in touch with him at domjordanillustration.com If you like these cheeky minis, let us know on the Twitters, or at Facebook. 2020-07-2304 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the Runaway Taxi!'Alright mate, where to? Sorry about the sick on the seat. Used to be all h'aaarses around 'ere' No cockney banter was harmed as Mike, Ben and special guest Peih-Gee Law escape Tony's deadly runaway hackney carriage. Robots! Puns! Sausages! Two of those three things are in this episode. We mention a fantastic online few rooms in the episode, they come with Peih-Gee's stamp of approval so why not check them out? Ready Mayor One The truth about Edith Miss Jezabel (this one sounds right up our street) Project avatar You...2020-07-1942 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the DesertThis week Aled, Jon, and Mike find themselves stuck in the middle of a desert with little more than a book, a space helmet atop a cactus, and a phonebox to help them escape. Join them on a prickly quest involving numbers, screw drivers, and frustration. Will they escape the desert? Would you escape the desert? Let us know if you play along at home! 2020-07-1233 min

The Infinite Escape RoomGlassless Chaps Ep2 - AsahiIn another Glassless Chaps mini, Mike shares his not-quite-love of his not-quite-favourite beer that he still drinks-not-quite-not-infrequently, Asahi. As always, these aren't sponsored - but Mike's integrity is on the market, and at a very reasonable price. If you like these cheeky minis, let us know on the Twitters, or at Facebook. 2020-07-0805 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape The Lizard in the Locker RoomIt's a super special mega episode! Longest episode everish! Most solvers everish! Mike, Ben, Aled, Bailey, Alan and Laura are escaping from a guest room - kindly supplied by Walter Miska, from his fabulous book Escape Passages Volume 1! Listen as we don our American Jock personas to retrieve our faithful mascot, Kong, from those horrid Hordenwood Hornets and their locker room of hormones and LIES! This episode is genuinely a window in to what it's like to solve a real life escape room with us. It's our usual hit squad, and hoo boy do we...2020-07-051h 28

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the Bowling Alley!This week, Ben, Dom and Jamie find themselves trapped in Mike's under-laned bowling alley! Balls! Ponder the fuel efficiency of chip fat! Question Spongebob's sexuality! Laugh at how small some people's shoes are! Also bowling. If you like the episode, the podcast in general, and supporting indie podcasts, we're now on Patreon! Why not check out our different TIER Tier rewards, and chuck us a squid?. You can also let us know what you think of the podcast, and where you'd like us to escape next via the...2020-06-2839 min

The Infinite Escape RoomGlassless Chaps Ep1 - Golden GloryHere at The Infinite Escape Room we love a snifter, and this series of irregular, bonus, mini episodes, we'll take a break from puzzling to wax lyrical about the drinks we love. In this first, pilot episode - I'll be getting misty eyed over Golden Glory. My favorite beer ever. Just to reassure you, this is not sponsored content, but brown envelopes full of cash are still welcome. The Mix Up podcast, whose No Country for Old Albums format influenced this show, can be found here. Shout out to Kyle - love the...2020-06-2406 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape CosmoDeathCharlie and James from Deadlocked Escape Rooms join Ben in escaping Jamie's concoction of backstage CosmoDeath themes puzzles! What hell shall be raised at the sound desk? What is that potato sack sized sack of M&Ms for!? And what is is like to crowd surf? Tune into this very special escape room, to find out! Charlie can be found @misscharliebond, while James can be found @Volvi and Both of them run Deadlocked Escape Rooms. Many thanks to Jamie, a.k.a. @armchairescape P.S. You m...2020-06-2130 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the MortuaryAled, Chris, and Tony follow a robot called Merv to Ben's puzzle. Who's shooting at them? Why is there a space suite in a body fridge? Any why on earth is the robot panting!? Tune in and find out on the ever evolving The Infinite Escape Room! P.s. Next episode we're joined by the folks who run Deadlocked Escape Rooms. Listen to the end of this episode for more info! 2020-06-1428 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the chamber of Horrifying GeometryTremble in fear as Mike, Ben and Jon are confronted with Danny's horrifying chamber of Geometry! Shiver at the angles! Shudder at the vertices! Get a bit worried about adults who can't do 3d shapes... Miss the obvious clues in this cheeky little image: If you like the episode, the podcast in general, and supporting indie podcastgs, we're now on Patreon! Why not check out our different TIER Tier rewards, and chuck us a squid?. You can also let us know what you think of the podcast, and w...2020-06-0641 min

The Infinite Escape RoomWhoah escape the hippie van maaaanFar out maaan, this week Mike, Alan and Bailey find themselves trapped in Dom's totally whacked out Hippie Van. Will Alan forage some groovy threads? Will Bailey get stumped by Dom's gnarly puzzule? Will Mike run out of hippie related phrases to put in episode shownotes? And then spend a little while having fun making psychedelic soundscapes to accompany Dom's story bookends? Tune in, and give those government agencies something really good to stick in their bong pipe things and smoke. Presumably. Oh yeah, if you like the episode...2020-05-3131 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the 100th EpisodeTo celebrate our 100th episode, Aled, Ben, Chris, Jon, and Mike take up the original format to bring you five celebratory puzzles. How many of our gang copied puzzle from the back catalogue? Who will turn a childhood game into a nightmare? Why was there almost no cake? Tune into to find out! P.S. If you want to hear Ben's alternative puzzle for the episode, subscribe to our Cheeky Philanthropist tier or higher on Patreon. 2020-05-2448 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the ClockThis week Aled, Ben, and Tony find themselves in Chris' puzzling clockwork room. Will our puzzlers get lost in time forever? Or will they make time stand still? Tune in to find out in the episode dubbed "The one that almost got canned"! * * Why? Because: Aled was asleep and we had to call him to get him on the recording Tony's internet failed half an hour before recording, so we communicated with him over the phone Chris has a new microphone setup which generated some buzzing (but he managed to solve it) And...2020-05-1727 min

The Infinite Escape RoomBilly Bonus! Reviewing The Escape Game Unlocked - Volume 1: Chasing HahnCheeky bonus episode! Boom! We got sent a digital escape game to review - so we did! We recorded this right after we'd finished the room, and rather enjoyed our first ever lockdown digital escape room. There's also a giveaway at the end for a lucky listener to have a bash themselves, courtesy of https://store.theescapegame.com/ NB: No brown paper envelope full of money changed hands, just Val being sweet enough to send us the codes. NBB: Cherry bakewells are delicious but probably not the ideal metric for scoring escape rooms...because Ben an...2020-05-1416 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the archaeology dig!This week, Mike, Katie and Danny escape from Jamie's fiendishly well informed archaeology dig! Will they uncover lost roman treasures, or spend an alarming amount of the episode talking about poo? Tune in to find out! In the meantime, here's some cheeky clues to get your whistles wet... By the way, we're now on Patreon! Why not check out our different TIER Tier rewards, and chuck us a squid if you like the podcast. You can also let us know what you think of the podcast, and where you'd like us to e...2020-05-1035 min

The Infinite Escape RoomThe LighthouseThis week Mike, Ben, Alan and special guest Errol find themselves trapped in a lonely lighthouse, with nothing but wine and wits to save them from a spooksome demise. Will they figure out the ballad of Sharon the Shmuggler? Will they break the curse of the Fresnel lens? Will we discover how to make a shadow puppet narwhal? Will they forget to solve the mystery of what happened to the lighthouse keeper? Tune in! Find out! If you'd like to hear more of Errol's dulcet tones, you...2020-05-0349 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEcape the Infinite Wine CellarThis week Tony takes Danny, Sam, and Ben into one of The Infinite Escape rooms many wine cellars! What carnage will they make of wine names? Will we find a more exotic phrase for the common "ingénue"? And what do you call a microwave that doesn't heat things!? As ever, Tune In to Find Out! P.S. You may find the following wine list of use if you're playing along at home! 2020-04-2629 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the Infinite LobbiesThis week, Alan, Aled, and Bailey try to solve Ben's puzzles in a never ending chain of lobbies! Well, it does end, that's how we've brought the episode to you! Does Bailey work out how to pull a fisherman's finger? Will Aled work out how to use the key? And what will Alan's rummaging find? Tune In and Find Out in this weeks episode of The Infinite Escape Room! P.S. We're on Patreon! If you'd like to support us with a bit of money each month, we'd love t...2020-04-1924 min

The Infinite Escape RoomThe Gavin Saga Finale - Like a Bun out of HellBam! It's the last episode of the Gavin Saga! And boy oh boy is it a cracker! It's also an accidental Easter - yippee! Tune in to find out how the gang handles big organs, divine the future, and foil the machinations of Rabbit Satan! It's also the end of our new format pilot! We've had a blast with it, so we'll be sticking with it for the forseeable! We'll do a little retrospective on it soon so stay tuned for that. Let us know what you've thought of the Gavin Saga, and...2020-04-1234 min

The Infinite Escape RoomThe Gavin Saga Episode 5 - The Wishing WellThis week Mike, Bailey, Alan find themselves stuck down Dom's broken wishing well! Will Bailey solve a hard puzzle really quickly? Will Mike then convince her she's wrong because of patriarchy? Will Alan wish he'd got his wish in earlier? Will everyone be shaking tiny bones out of their clothes for weeks? Tune in! Find out! Also play along at home with this nifty mosaic: 2020-04-0531 min

The Infinite Escape RoomThe Gavin Saga Episode 4 - The Trenches of WW1This week Mike, Sam, and Ben are escaping Jon's puzzle based in the trenches of WW1 - don't worry, they're on the "good" side! What becomes of their commanding officer? How will they get their orders? Who is Mustapha Kunt!? To listen to our brave escapologists on their fourth instalment, Tune in to The Infinite Escape Room! You'll be wanting this letter to help you follow along! 2020-03-2934 min

The Infinite Escape RoomThe Gavin Saga Episode 3 - Survival TownThis week Aled, Bailey, and Chris are escaping Ben's puzzle based in a house in Survival Town during the 1955 "Operation Teapot". What crazy transition will be concocted from the last puzzle? Will our intrepid escapees figure out where they are? And Gavin!? What about Gavin!? Tune In! Find Out! Come interact with us on Facebook or Twitter (@TIER_podcast)! Or help out on the Wiki! 2020-03-2228 min

The Infinite Escape RoomThe Gavin Saga Episode 2 - Dino SafariThis week, Mike, Sam and Aled are escaping from Tony's fiendishly well researched and non-copyright infringing dino safari park! Will coleslaw appease the three-horned-good-boys? Will maths fox three 'adults' Are spinosaurus horrifying? Tune in! Find out! Also we talk about fundraising for NKH in this episode through the medium of chicken nuggets and ultramarathons. If you'd like to put some dolla towards the cause (and by golly you'd be one cool cat if you did) then head on over to the JustGiving page for Team Mikaere / Joseph's Goal. 2020-03-1429 min

The Infinite Escape RoomThe Gavin Saga Episode 1 - Thunderbirds are GoShiggedy whatnow? We're trying out a crazy new format in a six part miniseries! For the next six episodes we'll be presenting a nifty all-in-one room, each of which will join to the next with freaky story stuff! Will it work? Lord knows 0_0 Join Mike, Ben, Jon and Aled as they start their finite adventure in the belly of Gerry Anderson's masterpiece - Thunderbird 2. Will they knacker the second most useless thunderbird? Will they forget how 3D space works? Will anyone remember Fireball XL5?! Engage your earholes...2020-03-0631 min

The Infinite Escape RoomInvestigating the maintenance tunnelsOh sod, it looks like the Infinite Escape Room has gone and broken. Probably some sort of infinite GM resetting the wrong arduino, or some cack handed player breaking a lock. Fortunately, Danny has a cheeky all in one escape experience for us, taking us through the incredibly meta tunnels of the Infinite Escape Room's maintenance ducts! Will Mike marvel at the bum noise button? Will Ben dispense train facts? Will Katie's bottomless laugh find itself in peril? Has Danny clearly listened to more past episodes than we expected?2020-03-0140 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the NewsagentsThis week, Jon, Mike, and Ben find themselves in a classic British newsagents. Will Ben find a use for that plunger? Will Jon's extensive knowledge of smutty mags aid in their escape? And does Mike win a dream holiday for seven to Bognor Regis on the scratch cards? Tune your wirelessly connected podcasting machines in to find out! 2020-02-2332 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the Impeachment!No star spangled flags were harmed in the recording of this episode. It's a cheeky all in one listener request! Can Danny, Jon, Bailey and Alan escape Donald Trump's impeachment, and in turn The Oval Office? Well we know at least one of those people got away with it, cos the bugger was acquitted a day before we recorded! Blinking fliperooni Features hitherto unknown levels of fuff, tuff and toss in a not quite circular room. Also features West Country Trump: If you've got a belting idea then hit...2020-02-1645 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the CinemaThis week Katie, Mike, and Ben explore a quaint family run cinema only to find they are trapped inside! Will Ben's knowledge of ice cream companies come to the rescue? Will Katie be able to crank out some focus? What will Mike find with a UV torch in the screening room? Find out and learn much more in this weeks episode of The Infinite Escape Room! 2020-02-0948 min

The Infinite Escape RoomWaft away from the Hot Air BalloonThis week, Laura, Anna and Mike escape from Dom's fiendish hot air balloon. Maybe they'll learn a some handy facts about them along the way, who can tell? Maybe they'll stay on the balloon, and leave this cursed, doomed little island filled with wretchedness, drifting out to somewhere nice and Scandinavian? Assuming we haven't been rounded up by the Daily Mail's self appointed 'patriotic patrols' for eating pesto, you can Holla at us on the facebooks, or via the twitters @TIER_Podcast. 2020-02-0244 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the Royal FamilyThis week Aled, Jamie and Ben have had enough of pomp and circumstance and want to run away from their royal duties! Will Ben and Jamie ever get to Lidl's? What pictorial puzzlements await Aled and Ben in the gallery? And will sticky end will become of Jamie and Aled? Tune in to find out! 2020-01-2629 min

The Infinite Escape RoomJumping January - Get out of the Gym!This week Mike, Danny and Chris find their wretched flabby frames flobbing in to the gym. Will they be audibly swole? Can they spin it to win it? How do you cancel Audible membership? Join us you hugsome lovesome folks, and find out! 2020-01-1939 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the Green GrocersThis week, Ben, Jon, and Mike find themselves trapped inside one of The Infinite Escape Rooms many green grocers! Will Mike's nerves hold out in the cellar? Will Ben tell porkies at the checkout? What will Jon make of Mike's masthead? Don't dis-pear for us! We're not plum out of luck! Listen in and hear us proclaim LETTUCE ESCAPE! We hope you agree it's a fruitful start to the year! 2020-01-1247 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape The Meeples!This week Harriet, Jack and Chris are trapped in the infinite escape rooms boardgame dimensions. Will the dice roll in their favour? Will they be mobbed by an army of meeples? How does the island of catan manage its sheep problem? Listen to find out! 2020-01-0547 min

The Infinite Escape RoomAdvent Calendar Countdown - It’s bloody Christmas day innitH MY GOD IT'S FINALLY CHRISTMAS, and the last in our 12 mini episode advent calendar countdown specials :D Mike, Katie and Ben are joined by sweet Jamie from the Armchair Escapist as we tackle the final door to our mighty advent calendar, and try to work out what happens next. It's been a hell of a ride. We're probably going to take a little break at new years - but if you've enjoyed this mini series then give us a shout via the twitters @TIER_Podcast We love you lots, tata! 2019-12-2514 min

The Infinite Escape RoomAdvent Calendar Countdown - The eleventh day of plundered puddingChristmas eve! We're nearly there! And today's the penultimate day of our countdown advent calendar! Today Mike, Danny and Aled must escape from a scrummy kitchen, while beset by extreme tiredness and Aled's rotten hangover. If you love the sound of three old men being tired then hit us up via the twitters at TIER_Podcast! 2019-12-2412 min

The Infinite Escape RoomAdvent Calendar Countdown - The tenth day of SkeletorMy god has it been ten episodes already? Has the veil of sanity started to part on the edit? Is anyone reading these notes? I don't think I recognize my hands in front of me...everything is little sound clips moving around in a little grey universe... but wait, there's a man in red waving to me. A big jolly man in red beckoning me towards a day of family, and happiness and food and presents...I'm coming big red jolly man, let me just put down my editing shears...but wait - where is your little hat? Where...2019-12-2319 min

The Infinite Escape RoomAdvent Calendar Countdown - The ninth day of MacarenaTis day the ninth, Christmas eve eve eve! Mike, Dom, Anna and Laura find themselves escaping a funky Christmas dance party! Will they get sued by the EBI? Surely not before Christmas! Holla at us on the Twitters before we get sent to jail @TIER_Podcast 2019-12-2216 min

The Infinite Escape RoomAdvent Calendar Countdown - The eighth day of brutal milkTis' day the eighth of our 12 days of Christmas countdown calendar! Today, Ben, Mike, Katie and Jamie find themselves battling the ravages of time on dairy products, and throwing things at cows. 2019-12-2121 min

The Infinite Escape RoomAdvent Calendar Countdown - The seventh day of avian distinctivenessTis the seventh day of our advent calendar countdown! If you've been following us since the start you may now have reached a similar realisation to us, flipping heck there's a lot of birds in the 12 days of Christmas... Mike, Jon and Chris come together to ruin Jon's puzzle in this episode with their relentless logic! You can always cheer Jon up via the twitters with love and kisses at TIER_podcast 2019-12-2013 min

The Infinite Escape RoomAdvent Calendar Countdown - The sixth day of pious geeseTis the sixth day 'til crimblingmas in our advent calendar countdown! Mike, Aled and Danny find themselves in a poultry pantomime - be-laden with dread artefacts! Dare they pigeonhole these birds, or will they just get in a flap? Here's the cheat sheet: If you want to give us a little peck under the mistletoe, then why not do it virtually via the twitters at TIER_Podcast? 2019-12-1913 min

The Infinite Escape RoomAdvent Calendar Countdown - The fifth day of magic donutsTis day the fifth of our advent calendar special! Today Mike, Emma Bailey, Laura and Alan have an epic adventure with a rug and a curtain rail. If you're feeling festive and fabulous - why not let us know how you're finding this special series via the Twitters @TIER_Podcast? 2019-12-1813 min

The Infinite Escape RoomAdvent Calendar Countdown - The fourth day of Nokia 3310Tis day the fourth of the Christmas countdown! Mike, Katie, Ben and Jamie find themselves questionning the word of the bird in this holiday headscratcher. Will Gary Lineker secure the salt and vinegar gig of his dreams? Or be condemned to the smoky bacon of poverty? TIFO! If you like the sounds our mouth holes make, then why not let us know via the twitters at TIER_Podcast? 2019-12-1723 min

The Infinite Escape RoomAdvent Calendar Countdown - The third day of Parisian poultry predicamentsHo ho ho! Tis the third day of our advent calendar countdown! Mike, Chris and Jon escape from their unconscious biases in a French chicken gendering kerfuffle. Will they manage to order une baguette, or get horribly sidetracked? Tune in, find out! If you'd like to send us a little Christmas smooch, why not get in touch via twittermajig at TIER_Podcast? 2019-12-1618 min

The Infinite Escape RoomAdvent Calendar Countdown - The second day of sneezing birds out of treesTis the second day of Christmas, in our twelve days of Christmas advent calendar countdown! Today Mike, Laura, Alan and Bailey escape from an RSPB endorsed aviary! Will they flush the tiny toilet, or get their fingers pecked by a sad turtledove? Tune in! Find out! If you'd like to send us a bit of Christmas cheer, then why not get in touch via the twitters at TIER_podcast? 2019-12-1517 min

The Infinite Escape RoomAdvent Calendar Countdown - The first day of duck in a gooseberry bushWelcome to our most ambitious project yet - a 12 days of Christmas themed advent calendar, twelve episodes, each one releasing in the days running up to Christmas! Today Mike, Jon, Danny and Alan escape from the first door of the advent calendar - the partridge in a pear tree! Can they solve the enigma of the cooling elf? Or will they disrespect the departed and ignore the frantic quacking of a sad duck? For some reason they recorded this one in a noisy Wetherspoons at St Pancras after doing a real escape room...2019-12-1417 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the General Election!This week, Tony, Chris, and Ben take part in one of The Infinite Escape Rooms ever occurring elections! Can Chris prevent electoral fraud? Will Ben waste time by taking an etching? What will Tony think of all those tits? As ever, tune in to find out what the devil is happening! 2019-12-0838 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEvacuate the sacks, it’s time to escape the Sperm Bank!This week Mike, Sam and Tony find themselves trapped in a spaff depositing and storage facility! Will they discern their own David from the Seaman? Will program the retrieval of progenerative projectile? Will they play sommelier with a database of spudge? Gather round sweet things, and join us! Don't mind the stains... 2019-12-0142 min

The Infinite Escape RoomÉchapper à la Tour EiffelBounjour! Parle vous le words I am speaking? This week Ben, Chris and Aled find themselves escaping from internationally renowned girder phallus - The Eiffel Tower! How convenient is a baguette and onion stall? Are those men with flags stationed there all the time? What mystical time will be read at the top of the tower? TIFO! Oh yeah, and get in touch with us via the twitters you lovely lot @TIER_Podcast 2019-11-2429 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape Kim Jong-un’s Palace!This week Mike, Ben and Danny find themselves trapped in the super humble palace of much beloved North Korean dictator, Kim Jong Bum. Marvel in wonder as they investigate both of his religious holes! Wonder in marvel as they bring the country to full technical and military superiority! Munder in Warvel as they squeeze big balls of poo through the great leader's ring! If you're a North Korean despot and you'd like to declare war on us, you can hit us up on Twitter @TIER_podcast 2019-11-1749 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape Grandma’s Living Room!'Remember the good old days, where escape rooms were free if you were a member of the RAF, and operated by German commandants?' This week Mike and Jon are joined by special guest, Jamie from the Armchair Escapist as they escape Nana's living room. Will they uncover Nana's secret past? Will they decode the Budgie's letter to the Daily Mail? Will they get to watch a Top Cat marathon on a black and white cathode telly? For this, and a jolly interesting chat about goings on in the...2019-11-1053 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the Teenage Music Video!This week, Ben, Mike, and Aled find themselves in the middle of a teenage pop video! Will Aled read between the lines? Will Ben collaborate on a hit new ditty? And will Mike trust a chasmic cognitive leap? Tune your podcast receiver to TIER and find out! 2019-11-0330 min

The Infinite Escape RoomSpooktober Special - Escape Dracula’s Scam!This week, Mike Ben and Katie find themselves the victims of an elaborate and devious vampire based phone scam! Will they go batty for three mysterious tubs? Will their pumping be in vein? Will Jamie Oliver, Vampire Hunter, hold the key to thier escape? Prick up your ears, and then de-prick them enough to fit in some headphones, to find out! Also hit us up via the twitters @TIER_podcast. We don't bite, except when we're in a thrall state to our vampire overlords. 2019-10-2757 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the Wine Bar! For some reason!?This week, Aled, Bailey, and Ben find themselves in a swanky wine bar! Will a corking good time be had by all? Will The Smooshing Song be Christmas #1? And how the hell do you pronounce sommelier!? Have a nose, pucker up, and bend your magnificent lug holes this way! 2019-10-2031 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the Stag Do! LadsladsladsThis week, Mike is joined by old school chums Sam and Hath in laddishly laddering Gavin the Mannequin's stag do. Can a mannequin be sick in a zorb? Can we up the seagull body count? Can we make sense of the dog, the pump and the corpse? To discover the answers to these elusive questions - attach your earholes to a listening device and pour away with the episode! 2019-10-131h 05

The Infinite Escape RoomThomas Cook Castaways Escape the OceanThis week Mike, Jon and Tony accidentally talk about Brexit, before finding themselves cast adrift on a liquidated Thomas Cooke Cruise. Will they debate the validity of beef dripping as a biofuel for the outboard motor? Will the fishing kit help fend off burglars? Does anyone know how flares work? Will having two posh liberal Londoners on give our American listeners false expectations of how well spoken your standard English person is? Tune in to find out! You fabulous people you. P.S. - Credit t...2019-10-0652 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape budget clothing retailer - Mripark!This week Ben, Aled, and Chris are trapped in budget clothing retailer: Mripark. What adventures will they have in the changing rooms? Will Jackie get her jackets sorted? What will the manager make of Ben and Aled's tidy up operation? As ever, tune your beautiful ears into this weeks show to find out! 2019-09-2943 min

The Infinite Escape RoomHescape the HelicopterererThis week Chris, Mike, and Ben are trapped high in the sky in a helicopter! Will the hippie lovehearts get it back together? Will they run out of dog fuel? Will Ben escape being thrown overboard for spilling more puns!? Adjust the trim of your lug holes this way to find out! 2019-09-2236 min

The Infinite Escape RoomCheeky Remastered Pilot Bonus - Escape the Greggs!Cor you lucky people you. To celebrate our 1 year anniversary, we're republishing our pilot episode - but remastered, and with directors commentary! Well a waffle about production at the end - but you know what I mean. Join Mike, Ben and Chris as they escape Greggs the bakers - in a show format they had only heard about four hours prior! Also, why not get in touch via twitter or Facebook at TIER_Podcast? We sure do love hearing from folk. 2019-09-1844 min

The Infinite Escape RoomTIER 1 Year Anniversary special!Iiiiit's a very special week - it's our 1 year Anniversary! We kick off with a chat about the first TIER year, the best bits and not best bits, and then bundle in for a 7 man extra special escape room! Listen out for us re-publishing our pilot episode later in the week as well. And our new logo, designed by Ajordanartwork@gmail.com Its been a smashing year, and we can't wait to show you the groovy biscuits we've got planned for the next one. 2019-09-1550 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the Amazon Warehouse!This week, Chris leads fellow disgusting meatbags Ant and Jack on an outward trajectory through one of Jeff Bezos' finest consumerist Mills of human misery and reasonably priced HDMI cables. Will Balexa try and flush them in to the void of space? Will a box gain sentience and try to eat a roll of packing tape? Will someone remember what a Cesar cipher is? To find out, listen on! Or No, No, Yes. Whatever suits you really. 2019-09-0825 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the Frocester Beer Festival!This week we're coming to you liiiiiiive from the Frocester beer festival! It's an awesome annual festival, and we did a recording there because why the heck not eh? Its Mike, Ben and Aled on day two, hanging out of their bums and pulling an episode together regardless. As promised, here's a link to St John's ambulance, and if you'd like to hear us reviewing the beers at the festival - you can listen to the nonsense we recorded at this SUPER SECRET HIDDEN EPISODE right here. 2019-09-0131 min

The Infinite Escape RoomResign from Number 10 Downing Street!Wait did we say resign? We meant escape! Ah same difference... This week Mike, Ben and Aled find themselves trapped behind the sturdy gates of number 10 Downing Street! Will the boys unearth a sinister not so secret secret in Mike's Puzzle? Will Aled's puzzle facilitate a trip to Homebase to get a wallpaper steamer and some gloss swatches? Will Ben's puzzle need the image in the shownotes below to play at home? And be laden with metaphor? Tune in to find out! 2019-08-2537 min

The Infinite Escape RoomEscape the haunted 1950s electricals shop!This week, Mike, Ben and Tony find themselves spookily trapped in a haunted 1950's electricals shop! Will Elvis die before anyone can solve Mike's puzzle? Will Tony take us on a trip through TV memory lane? Will Ben teach me the meaning of 'negative index'? Tune in, should you be stout and brave and stalwart - and find out! Also features the head of Marilyn Munroe. 2019-08-1846 min

The Infinite Escape RoomSexy Wizards, Lizards and Tall Dwarves escape the Dragon’s Lair!Don't worry, we've not come over all D&D! Except that Mike is now a level fifteen sex wizard with incredible hands and a burning beard, All four foot of Dom looks great in his high heels and cape, and Lizard Anna tries to nab the last of the beer from Dom's iron grip. Can this mismatched band of merry adventurers escape the Dragon's Lair? We know the answer, and you too can share in this powerful elder knowledge by listening on! Also Dom got really in to drawing his notes for this...2019-08-1142 min