Greetings boils and ghouls! We're continuing with our horror-inspired rooms in the countdown to Halloween with Mairi's homage to The Ring in what we all agreed was one of the all-time greatest puzzles we've played on this podcast. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts! #escaperooms #podcast

"You've lost Gen Z already, Jon!" The gang offers a short explanation about the main MacGuffin of this year's Halloween episodes - VHS tapes. Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all good podcast platforms (and probably some of the bad ones, we get about). #halloween #podcast #escaperooms

The gang end up in a dank sewer smeared with blood, skeletons and the sound of laughter echoing through the tunnels. Do they have what it takes to reverse the curse and face their fears? Listen now wherever you get your podcasts! #escaperooms #podcast #halloween #usbescape #theinfiniteescaperoom

Listen to special guest Alex Hylands-White from COGS talk about his initial reaction to watching the CTRL, ALT, ESC episode of Inside No. 9. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts linktr.ee/theinfinitee... #insideno9 #escaperooms #podcast #theinfiniteescaperoom

"The most accurate depiction of an escape room in British media". In this week's Puzzle Creator's React we're looking at the episode CTRL, ALT, ESC from Inside No. 9 by Reece Shearsmith and @sjpemberton.bsky.social Listen now wherever else you get your podcasts. linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

"A bad puzzle makes the creator feel smart. A good puzzle makes the players feel smart". Jamie spitting truths in this week's deep dive debate on whether escape rooms are getting easier. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

The escape room industry has been around in earnest for around a decade now but has the challenge of the escape waned in favour of the more cinematic moment? This week Mike, Jon and Jamie debate that very topic! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

It's been around a year since we started getting our awesome episode artwork from @domjordan.bsky.social, and here are some of our favourites in all their glory! Check out Dom's artwork over at domjordanillustration.com

This week, Mike and Jamie have to solve the ghostie postie's last round on Australia's Tin Horse Highway to make sure his dear Ruth is well looked after Listen to The Tin Horse Highway wherever you get your podcasts linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

This week, Mike and Jamie school Jon on the Australian phenomenon of budgie smugglers while they inspect a series of rather familiar looking gnomes. Check out the full episode of "There's No Place Like Gnome" wherever you get your podcasts linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

This week, the gang needs to get to Australia's only airport in time to catch their once a year flight out of the country. But first, someone needs to pee rather urgently. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts (or scan the QR code in the last slide): linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

Eagle eared listeners of the most recent episode might have heard a slight hiccup with the audio sync. I've now fixed it so you get to hear our epic mud-slinging match as it was meant to be heard. Listen to GroundFace reborn wherever you get your podcasts linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

In this week's sneak peek, listen to Bill Sunderland from @escapethispodcast.bsky.social talk about how good characters helps you naturally seed in diegetic puzzle elements Listen to the full episode "Audio Accessibility in Escape Rooms" wherever you get your podcasts linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

"Everything's a cupboard." This week, Jamie and Mairi are joined by Bill and Dani from @escapethispodcast.bsky.social where they debate the question, "Does the audio format make escape rooms more accessible ... or more exclusive?" Listen now wherever you get your podcasts linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

This was the moment @mairispaceship.com as well as Dani and Bill from @escapethispodcast.bsky.social got a surprise voice cameo from top puzzle maestro @nphstuff.bsky.social (thanks again Neil!) Listen to the full episode of wherever you get your podcasts. linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

Mairi is joined by Dani and Bill from @escapethispodcast.bsky.social where they must break into their own studio and subdue Jon before he can announce his hostile takeover. There are biscuit crumbs over everything. The mini fridge has no alcohol in it. And who's left that tuxedo lying around?

It's a hostile takeover of @escapethispodcast.bsky.social! Jamie, Dani, and Bill try to stop a podcast takeover by rogue Mike and Jon at the Australian National Podcast Festival. Improv, puns and the Mayor of Sydney abound. 🎧 linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

"You're the difficulty level here!" Jon shares his thoughts on actors in escape rooms, and how they unintentionally change the difficulty of the room by their mere presence. Check out the full episode of 'Live actors in escape rooms' wherever you get your podcasts linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

Do live actors work in escape rooms? This is what debating this week - join Jon, Jamie, Mairi and Bailey as we get stuck into the topic of live actors in escape rooms and debate whether rooms should use them more ... or less. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

"Can you imagine a rabid seagull?" The gang take a momentary diversion from solving the increasingly hot puzzle this week to share some Opinions about these vicious flying rats. Check out the full episode of 'The Burnt Beach' wherever you get your podcasts linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

Our friends at Scarlet Envelope have launched a Kickstarter for a new, medieval puzzle game, and there's ONLY 5 DAYS LEFT to support it! ⏰ The campaign was fully funded in under an hour and it's still going strong! 💸 👉 Check out the campaign at taplink.cc/scarlet.env

In the thrilling conclusion to our Ice Cream Wars arc, the gang head to the Bournemouth Beachfront in search of a set of ice cream van keys. 🔑 But things are a little more Pompeii than they'd bargained for... 🔥 Check out 'The Burnt Beach' wherever you get your podcasts 👉 linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

Send this to a friend who needs to hear it. #inspirationalquotes #motivationalquotes #escaperooms

🔍 Bailey shows the rest of us up with her superior observation skills. Honestly, if this were a real escape room we'd be fumbling around blind for almost the full hour. 💦 Check out the full episode of "H2OhNo" wherever you get your podcasts linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

🚽 We're back in the toilet and we're looking for some life-giving liquid. But we find more than we bargain for in *this* particular toilet! Check out our latest episode "H2OhNo", wherever you get your podcasts linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

It's the worst heatwave ever. You're in a battle tank that fires ice creams. Your final target is a man who looks suspiciously like Nigel Farage. What flavour ice cream do you pelt him with? Listen to the full episode of "Cone of Conflict" wherever you get your podcasts linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

Hear how Aurelius Whitlock's Murder Museum podcast uses narrative to guide their game design in our latest deep dive episode that looks at whether narrative-first design is better than puzzle-first design. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts! Or go to linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

When making puzzle games, should the story inform the puzzles or the other way around? We're joined by Marcus and Nathan from Aurelius Whitlock's Murder Museum podcast to debate narrative-first vs puzzle-first design. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts! linktr.ee/theinfinitee... #podcast

Happy 4th July to all our American friends! The USA is 249 years old. Coincidentally, The Infinite Escape Room is ranked #249 in the US Apple podcast charts! Wanna help us climb those ranks a little? Throw us a rating on Apple Podcasts, we'll love you forever podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

This is the moment where Nathan and Marcus from the Aurelius Whitlock's Murder Museum podcast had to describe a sacred symbol to Mike and Mairi, and then draw it on their palms. Check out the full episode to see how the gang escape from a set of sacred portapotties. linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

🚽 The root of ultimate power lies ... in the toilet Join us and our special guests, Marcus and Nathan from the Aurelius Whitlock's Murder Museum podcast as we finish the ritual to make the sun come up. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts (or linktr.ee/theinfinitee... ).

When the GM says, "Any questions?" #iasip

Magic and physics .. famously good friends In this sneak peek of our latest episode - 'Time Stands Still' - the gang manipulates time to the point that they accidentally decapitate a tourist. Check out the full episode wherever you get your podcasts (or scan the QR code at the end of the clip!)

☀️ The sun is setting over Stonehenge, and we must bring it back with our wits, a wasp and a jam sandwich! This week, we're knee deep in the Summer Solstice festival, and we're joined by Aurelius Whitlock's Murder Museum! Check it out where you get your podcasts, or linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

Check out this sneak peek of our latest episode 'Rock Bottom Prices'! Mike gives Nathan and Marcus from the Aurelius Whitlock's Murder Museum podcast a crash course in British culture. Check out the full episode wherever you get your podcasts (or linktr.ee/theinfinitee...) #podcastclip

We're finally going to have Dani and Bill from @escapethispodcast.bsky.social visit The Infinite Escape Room soon! This is a crossover event several years in the making - extremely excited to have them visit the TIER-verse

One of the most fun things about having international guests on the podcast is when we get to showcase some fun British cultural quirks through our puzzles. Like this week, Marcus and Nathan from Aureliis Whitlock's Murder Museum got a crash course in how the humble National Trust gift shop works.

This week, we're headed to the Summer Solstice festival at Stonehenge, and we're joined by Marcus and Nathan from the Aurelius Whitlock's Murder Museum podcast! But before we can get in there, we have to get past Gift Shop. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts (or linktr.ee/theinfinitee...)

There's a latte trouble a-brewing! This week's episode is a little special. Mike tasks us with coming up with a 10 minute escape room ... and only gives us 20 minutes to do it! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. linktr.ee/theinfinitee... #theinfiniteescaperoom #podcast #escaperoom

Check us out at 7pm (BST) playing Escape Simulator! #CerebralPuzzleShowcase

Do you enjoy it when the escape room experience starts before you've actually entered the room? In this week's pubisode we're debating whether or not the 'cold open' is a good thing in an escape room. What do you think? Share your thoughts and hot takes! linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

Join Mike, Jamie, Jon, and Mairi for an exciting livestream event as they tackle Escape Simulator. Watch them during the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase on Sunday, 1st June at 7pm BST. Check out what else is happening during the showcase at @puzzleshowcase.bsky.social

Our latest episode chronicles the adventures of our London Jolley where we experienced: 👻The Emerald Phantom at Secret Studio 🌞Phantom Peak 🕹️Escape Arcade at Enigma Quests 🔫Clays Bar We've also got a special interview with Oscar and Andrew of Secret Studio. linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

🧠 NEW RECOMMENDATIONS from our latest ep: 🌱 TreeApp – plant a tree daily (free!) 🎶 Piper Alley – bagpipe metal covers 🚀 Hardspace: Shipbreaker – space salvage sim 🤡 Maniac – chaotic GTA-style pixel carnage Got a rec? Drop it below. linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

"What is a puzzle?" sneak peek! The discussion on 'what is a puzzle?' takes a turn when Mike posits, 'what is a *good* puzzle?' Check out the full episode for a deep dive into puzzle design, including some soap box rants against riddles. linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

In less than an hour, we attempt to nail the answer to the question, 'what is a puzzle anyway?'. This week join Mike, Jamie, Bailey and Aled as they argue over the nature of puzzles. Check it out now wherever you get your podcasts! linktr.ee/theinfinitee... #theinfiniteescaperoom #gamedesign

Sneak peek of our latest episode - 'Bingo Lingo' - where the gang discuss the finer - is that lower? - points of post-apocalyptic radio. Check out the full episode wherever you get your podcasts linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

Baths, Biscuits and Bingo - the thrilling conclusion of our 'House of Death Games' has it all. Our solvers need to work together to escape from Ozman Richards's clutches, but also need to score enough points in a trio of deadly mini games to be the winner. linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

Let's dive into our latest episode - 'Celebrity Obama Llama' - where we join our solvers discussing the benefits of covering yourself head to toe in hair gel... Check out the full episode wherever you get your podcasts linktr.ee/theinfinitee...

Lorraine Kelly holding a jelly? What madness is this?! It's "Richard Osman's House of Games" meets "Obama Llama" in Bailey's puzzle that pits our solvers against several celebrity rhymes. Tune in now wherever you get your podcasts! linktr.ee/theinfinitee...