The Cager Express

The 'Best Of' Battle continues on Escape Break. Cager Ky, Tati and Beth square off  for 3 more rounds of playful banter as they try and determine the best moments ever to exist in the Escape Room World.  This episode's battle categories include:

Tune in to listen to our experiences chronicling some top rooms around the country.  Companies highlighted include: Scenario Escape, The 13th Gate, Clever Fox, The Basement, 60out, Crossroads Escape, Stashhouse, &  Hatch. 

Thankfulness is in the air as we gather around the Escape Table for an Escape Break Thanksgiving. We discuss what we are thankful for in the industry from games, people and moments that brought us together. Awkward dinner questions are posed as light-hearted fun at the dinner table and we end the episode with a new game: Poorly Described Escape Rooms.  For those who support the show , listen and interact with us - We are thankful for you!

Game Master, Enthusiast and Escape Room Lover: Shadd Copping joins the show to discuss his path to Escape Room fandom.  Shadd played his first room in Italy and traveling throughout his life has lead him to California continue his Escape Room climb.  For a short period of time, Shadd was a excellent game master in San Diego  at The Unlockables where he went above and beyond to make sure his teams had the time of their lives.  Shadd is a big fan and friend of the show and came prepared to the interview with some fun questions for us. 

When it comes to dos and don'ts and Escape rooms there's a lot you can do to ensure both your team and your game master will have a solid time. We are here to discuss how to make sure your next escape room adventure is set for success no matter the room! From showing up on time to taking a shower? Yes! We are here for it all in this quick discussion.  Tati also stops for a little game break with some Trapped! Escape Room Trivia! While Cager Ky has some questions of his own, and goal to create The ERU: Escape Room Universe. We hope you enjoy!

Let the games begin. Beth, Tati and Ezekiel Cager Ky are here to compete in a new series called  The Best Of - Battle where we go head to head to head in various escape room categories presenting what we believe are the best moments ever to experience.  This is just the first of this series with many more categories to come. This mini premiere features:

The Best Of - Battle include very mild spoilers about the following rooms: The Hex Room,  The Lost Expedition, Ms Jezebel, The Experiment,  The Neighbor, Disrupted Decades, The Vanishing of Emily Meyers,  The Darkest Hour, and MurderCo.

On this Escape Break Interview we are joined by Brandon West of Top Tier Escape in Oceanside CA.  Brandon and Michelle broke into the escape room world almost 4 years ago and have produced 3 stellar adventures: Atlantis, Undercover: Escape The Safehouse, and Outside In.  We discuss a bit about each room and also their decisions to make some crucial changes to each of the room as time passed.  Escape Room Owner by title but basketball player by heart we talk a bit about who the best hoopers are in the escape room world and clear the record on some comical matters. Will Brandon ever play a scary room with us? Does he have a NBA doppelganger? Ezekiel Cager Ky thinks so! All this and more on this episode of Escape Break.

Looking to spice up your dating life? Look no further than this episode of Escape Break where we explore whether or not escape rooms are a good thing from the dating scene.  We share a few stories about our experience dating and if its beneficial to your future success if you can work together in an escape room  We've seen a lot in escape rooms from couples getting along, fighting and even a proposal or two!  Besides the dates, some escape rooms are built for 2 players only but one of us argues that this isn't the best thing to let continue.  All of this love and more in this episode of Escape Break!

Many players dream of starting their own escape room, but that's where it stops. Tyler and Kolby made their dream a reality by creating Skeleton Key Escape Room.  As big fans of horror and generation 1 games, they put together Carlisle Café a cute original adventure from story to art! We talk with them about what it feels like to be new to the escape room scene how they want to move forward with Skeleton Key's future rooms and even why they chose the name Carlisle! You can check out this adventure when you are in San Diego, just make sure to take a funny ending picture like we did!

All 3 of your favorite host are together for this Halloween Edition of Escape Break! From dressing up in rooms to talking about our deepest darkest fears we have it all in store.  Whether you are a beginner, intermediate or extremist when it comes to scary things Beth, Tati and Ky put together the Ultimate Halloween Escape Room Roadmap of recommended games.  With all the fun memories and experiences in this episode we realized one thing: Trauma brought us together and we are here to stay. We hope you enjoy this spooky edition of Escape Break!

New comer to the escape room scene,  Confusion Escapes joins the show. Al and Stacy are veterans to the haunt industry and escape room lovers too. When they decided to start their own escape room it was  a simple conversation and plan: Let's Use A Semi Truck! The rest was history. From "The Last Job", the fantasy adventure " Tree House" and of course the number 1 seed in the escape room bathroom Olympics, Confusion has really made a splash in Southern California in less than a year.  Our interview covers all of this and more including  a somewhat awkward first meeting between Cager Ky and Stacy.  You can play Confusion Escapes at  https://confusionescapes.com/