A Very Criminal Christmas: The Kiwi Confederacy

Jamie is joined at the Soggy Bottom's Up by Gord and Liz at Review the Room for a chat about last week's episode. We also get into:
Colourblindness in puzzle games
Which city is the best for escape rooms
Why stakes matter when playing an escape room
Which one of them has superhero semen vision
 
Our list of cool shit to check out includes:
Sasquatch Sunset (Gord)
Squatty Potty (Liz)
Powerwash Simulator  (Jamie)

This week Jamie is joined by Gord and Liz from Review the Room to desecrate several British national treasures in quick succession.
There's copious sampling of unknown white powders in this one - completely unintended, promise.

Gather ye round, settle down, grab a beer and listen in as I chat with David Spira and Peih-Gee Law of Reality Escape Pod about last week's episode - The Wicker Plan.
We also touch on why David and PG enjoy leaving one another for dead, we chat about the difficulties of switching you brain between game mode and story mode in an escape room, and we get a little insight into how they make REPOD.
Check out Reality Escape Pod and say hi to David at @roomscapeartist and Peih-Gee at @peihgee.

We're joined this week by David Spira and Peih-Gee Law of Reality Escape Pod, where they have to work their way out of a burning wicker man where everything is designed to kill them.
Fire in the feet
Bees in the arms
Pollen in the head
It's a nightmare.
Here's a handout if you want to play along:
Wicker man schematic
Check out Reality Escape Pod and say hi to David at @roomscapeartist and Peih-Gee at @peihgee.
 
And remember - don't snort bees, kids. It'll mess you up.
 
Your solvers this week were David Spira and Peih-Gee Law.
Game design and hosting by Jamie Gibbs.

This week, Jamie and Aled are joined by Jack and Franks from the Welsh history podcast Tales For Wales to chat about last week's episode Rap Battles with Demon Horses. We also get into some weird and wonderful Welsh folk traditions and have a little Q&A with Jack and Franks about their passion for Welsh history.
 
Time stamps for your pleasure:
00:40 - What's everyone drinking?
04:55 -  Last episode debrief
24:39 -  Q&A with Tales for Wales
39:07 -  Media recommendations
 
This week's Stuff You Should Check Out are:
- Mr Inbetween (TV show)
- Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (TV Show)
- The 13th Warrior (Movie)
- Ice Nine Kills: Ex Mørtis (Band / song)
 
I had to cut a fair bit of good banter from this episode for time - if you're keen to listen to the full thing, consider joining our Patreon programme over at patreon.com/theinfiniteescaperoom.

This week, Aled and Jamie are joined by Jack and Franks from Tales for Wales - a Welsh history podcast where they love their beer as much as their history (they're a couple of guys after our own hearts). Give them a follow, give them a listen and say hi from us.
 
With a full Welsh contingent and it being almost Christmas, the gang find themselves trapped in a winter cabin and up against the Mari Lwyd - a demonic horse skeleton hell-bent on breaking in and noshing on our solvers' souls.
Visuals attached if you want to play along:
 
Wreath
Code 1 - Lintel
Code 2 - Bowl
Ogham Alphabet
Summoning circle
 
 
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This week's solvers were Aled, Jack and Franks. Your host and puzzlemaker was Jamie Gibbs.

This week, Jamie and Mike are joined by Anna and Lisa of Scarlet Envelope to have a little chat about last week's episode - Let's Do The Time Loop Again! - where we chat about how difficult time loops are to pull off, discuss the entirety of Wales's contribution to rock music, and a short interview with Anna and Lisa about the highs and lows of running a puzzle-by-mail company.
 
Time stamps for those who like to skip ahead:
00:45: Who's drinking what?
05:36: Chat about last week's puzzle episode
16:02: A Q&A with Anna and Lisa
41:50: Recommendations
Here are our recommendations for stuff you should check out:
Catfish and the Bottlemen - The Balcony [music]
 
Babel by R.F. Kwang [book]
The Devil's Plan [TV]
Marry My Dead Body [movie]
Chants of Sennaar [video game]
Our special guests this week are Anna Lysova and Lisa Levina of Scarlet Envelope. Check out their Puzzle Christmas cards at https://www.scarletenvelope.ca/christmas and keep an eye out for discount codes on their website around Black Friday.

Featuring Anna Lysova & Lisa Levina of Scarlet Envelope
 
This week, Jamie and Mike are joined by Anna & Lisa of Scarlet Envelope - a Canada-based puzzle company that offers mysteries by mail.
 
Check out their Christmas puzzle cards!
 
The gang find themselves trapped in a time loop, and need to get themselves out of this particular jam before they get themselves Spaghettified.
 
Featuring:
Way more suggestions of arson as puzzle solutions
A scathing critique of the British Empire
Several time loop Easter eggs for your enjoyment
Handouts if you want to play along:
Note found in globe
Numbers on deposit boxes
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This week's solvers were Mike, Anna & Lisa. Your puzzle maker and host was Jamie Gibbs.