'Ello Guv'nor!
 
Ben and Dom find themselves in the midst of a dastardly Cockney plan to summon the Great Cthulu, Spawn of the Stars, at Margate Water Treatment Plant.
 
How will they fare? Will Jamie's AWFUL connection be the death of them? Fear not, dear listener - where there's a will there's a way.
 
Handouts attached if you want to play along:
Star chart
Sigil
Door sign
 
Music used in this episode from FreePD.com:
Patron Saint of Heists by Brian Teoh
Bavarian Seascape by Anonymous
Hidden Truth by Rafael Krux
SFX used:
Squeaky Scrap 41 by Department64
Shower(ernie)05.wave by kokopetiyot
Bathtub Water Turn On Run and Drain.wav by bbrocer

Join Jon, Jame and Ben as they take a sip of Margate Effluent at this underwater boozer. Topics include Why The Hard Things Are Easy and vice versa, the difficulties of puzzle design that doesn't involve numbers and why the "defeat" ending is a dying art. 
Also, Jon gives us a One time only performance of his hit parody "Unter Der Sea".
Enjoy!

Producer Ben marks his return to the show with this voyage beneath the waves. He joins Jamie as they patiently endure Jon's impersonation of a series of Germanic Mermen. Now. How does a Puffer Fish work? Do you know?
 
 
Special thanks this episode go to the following FreeSound.org users:
cAPSLOCK7 -  00001NoisevaultAlleyWater.
kernowrules -  Cornish River Estuary
thatjeffcarter -underwater loop 120bpm

 
In this pubisode we go down the rabbit hole with pitches for Disney films that could be remade into horror films. We also get into modern showings of older Disney movies showing content warnings due to dodgy stuff from way back when. And we address certain urban myths about old Walt himself.
 
Timestamps if you want to skip ahead:
00:45 - Who's drinking what?
08:26 - A debrief of last week's episode, Maus Trap
24:08 - Disney horror remakes
32:39 - Recommendations for cool stuff you should check out
 
Here are some things we recommend:
Ella Minnow Pea - Mark Dunn (book)
Barbarian (film)
Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens - David Mitchell (book)
SIX (musical)
Headlock escape rooms - Keeper and the Fungus Among Us (virtual escape room)
 
Enjoy!
Jamie x
 

Well well well. After 95 years, the OG Mickey Mouse is in the public domain. So of course we see just how close we can get to bringing the fury of the House of Mouse upon us as quickly as possible. What a way to start 2024.
Anna and Bailey were excellent solvers, and it was great to have them back on the pod after so many months.
 
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Game design by Jamie Gibbs (@armchairescapist)

Let's take a look at some of ours and your favourite episodes and moments from 2023, and I say a few thank yous.
Thank you all so much for your continued support!
We'll be taking a 1-week break for the start of 2024, so you'll get your next episode on Jan 21st.
Here's to 2024 and to more escaping!
 
Episodes featured in this roundup:
Britain's Finest Knob Tugging Hour
And 1,2,3,4 ...
Rap Battles With Demon Horses
Separating art from artist, escape toilets and a sexy duel at the Night Fever Club
A Bitter Pint at the Trusty Trowel
Gusset Gum and the Temple Of Mood
Falling Monks and Robotic Beer Tasting
The Bookie Nookie ft. Step Lockyer
Down The Rabbit's Hole
Let's Do The Time Loop Again
Oh the Humanity! - With Ctrl+Alt+Esc
RPG Special 2023 - The Bourne Kerfuffle Part 2: Chronofarce
 

Join Annekoos, Jamie and Jon as they pick over the bones, blood and guts of last week's Christmas Special. Topics include Back To The Future style predictions of how our Christmas's went, Jamie's former career as a Discontent-Sparking Egyptologist, that time The English stole Christmas traditions from The Dutch and, of course, the legend of St Nicholas raising the dead.
 
Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year you bloodsoaked monster.
Jon

The title says it all, really.
 
Merry Christmas
Jon
 
Special thanks to a few Freesound.org users for some crucial sound effects used in this episode:
 
2kool4school - BattleScene backing track, used for Today's Sponsor.
qbodup - Tomahawk missile launch, self explanatory
mikhalin1992 - Plane Crash
And finally Noisecollector - Jingle Bells, which, which a little pitch edit, absolutely made the opening of this episode.
 
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For those following this show closely, there's a puzzle element that is briefly described, but not in full. So, here it is in full, should you want to Solve-Along.
The picture is of Santa and his reindeer. Santa stands in the middle with the reindeer gathered around him for the shot. The reindeer have all been labeled with their names and some numbers: 
 
Cupid - DP70 L20 - White legs, grey body 
Rudolph - DP0 L0 - White, Red Nose
Vixen - DP20 L5 - Grey with white head
Prancer -. DP25 L10 - Brown
Blitzen - DP80 - L10 - Brown with white spots on hind legs 
Donner -- DP 10 L10 - Very dark grey 
Dancer - DP40 L30 - Brown with white fore legs   
Dasher - DP40 L30 Grey all over -
Comet - DP30 L70 Black all over -