Join Mike, Bailey and Annekoos as they lick their wounds after commiting manslaughter in Jon's room last week. Topics of discussion include the nerve wracking diatery advice surrounding pregnancy, the human need for causality, everything bad that Alan has ever done, and of course, the ease with which Escapees can be distracted from what's really important...

In the words of Admiral Akbar - It's a trap! But can the team find it, hidden in plainsight, in a maelstrom of simple but time-restricted tasks. Can they spot the Nasty in the Noise.
Join Mike, Annekoos, and Bailey as Jon leads them by the nose.

Spoilers ahead! If you haven't already, hop back and listen to our two part RPG special, The Bourne Kerfuffle. Or don't, we're not your handler.
As well as the debrief, we're talking TTRPG mechanics, and some red hot media reccos.
Also...it's the last episode I'm producing before going on parental hiatus! Still going to crop up in some episodes as a guest, but I'll be taking a few months off production as my wee bambino comes in to the world. Best of luck to Jamie and Jon as they man the fort!
~Mike x

And here's the second and final part of this year's RPG special - stay tuned for a pubisode next week, and then back to our normal format :D

It's our annual RPG Special! Mike, Tony, Jamie and Anna are GM'd by Dom - who's put together a lightweight RPG system to lead us on a madcap sleep agent adventure.
 
This is part 1, and it'll conclude next week with, you guessed it, part 2.
We had a lot of fun with this - everyone went to Mike's house for the day, sat around the dining table, had a lot of beer and all of his mead and whisky, giggled non stop and had a laugh.

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 mairispaceship.com or at theescaperoomer.com to check out her escape room reviews. The campaign has ended since this episode has aired, but you can check out the Kickstarter page for her latest project - Body of Evidence - with Mysterious Package Company.

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!

After last week's disaster in the Desert, we descend on The Golden Draught - the only pub in the The Infinite Escape Room metaverse that's carbon neutral, and connects the privvies to the pumps.