Escape Hamilton

We head to Kirsty's old stomping grounds of Rotorua, to try an escape room with a very unique premise: it's a strip club! The clue's in the title, really. Listen to this episode to find out how it compares to the real thing, to marvel at how awkward Jim gets when talking about... rude things... and to work out how NASA's smellologist figures into all this.

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Our adventures around the North Island continue, as we make our way down to Wellington and immediately get stuck in a temple thanks to Gareth (or whatever his name is). Fortunately, we were there with our good friend Matt Powell who joins us for this episode! Featuring all the gods, ASMR hints, and bleeped-out spoilers aplenty.

Ancient Temple on the Escape Mate website

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It's time for SEASON TWO! No more summer holidays! And to demonstrate that we're no longer on summer holidays, we do a summer holiday themed room, tackling the Kiwiana-drenched seaside getaway of the enigmatic (and espionagic?) Nana Jan. 

Nana Jan's Kiwi Bach on the Trapd website

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We are joined, high in the clouds of cyberspace while simultaneously deep in the mysterious tomb of a Pharaoh whose name is remembered by nobody, by our dear friend Sophia Halpin for another online escape room! This episode contains discussions of brand new inventions, the scorpion pit art project and our love of bisexual icons.

Expedition of the Lost Tomb on the Escapist website

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It's 2021 and it's time to SCAVENGE! For our penultimate mid-season episode we're taking to the streets of Hamilton once more to complete another scavenger hunt, this one set by the good people at Confinement (on one of the floors of SkyCity casino). Featuring discussions of Asterisk The Gaul, An Unnamed Cult Film, and Wanxiety.

Scavenger Hunt on the Confinement Website

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You've heard of escape rooms, but what about an escape... HOUSE??? As an end-of-year treat Jim and Kirsty head to a historic house for an evening involving canapes, a murder mystery, puzzles, and unnecessarily crude anagrams.

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Woodlands Estate Escape Event on the Confinement website

To mark the end of Season One of Escape Hamilton, Jim and Kirsty present a gala of the highest acclaim: The Prestigious and Totally Objective Awards For Achivements In Hamiltonian Escape Room Making. We encapsulate the highlights of what we've seen in our first season, and reward that which we enjoyed. So grab an incredibly expensive ballgown, put down some red carpet, and prepare for our rigorously thought-out opinions!

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The year? 1997. Our job? Ghost hunters? Our age? Completely inappropriate for our job. In an episode of firsts, we discuss the virtual room Red Hill Asylum from the folks at Escapist, AND we're joined by our first ever guests, Bill and Dani from Escape This Podcast. We learn about exam conditions, the various shades of goo, and why you should think twice before deciding to be a dog.

Content note: This episode contains discussions of mental health, suicide, and horror.

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Well well, what have we here? Next week's episode is going to be a discussion of the online Red Hill Asylum room from Escapist. And to give you all the lowdown on what the room is like, our friends over at Escape This Podcast have kindly let us share the recording of them playing the room. We'll be back next week to give you our thoughts as usual.

Content note: This episode contains discussions of mental health, suicide, along with descriptions of monsters and remains.

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Red Hill Asylum on the Escapist website: escapist.co.nz/online-escape-rooms

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In this unprecedentedly late episode, an unexpected trip to Christchurch lets us try a completely different style of escape room, one that sends us... Into The Dark! No really, we had to wear blindfolds and everything. But a knock at the door could send everything into disarray...

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Into The Dark on the CodeBreakers website