Join us in this week's pubisode, where we discuss all things TERPECA (The Top Escape Room Project, Enthusiasts Choice Awards). For the last few years, producer Mairi has also been the UK Ambassador for TERPECA, and as this year's season is in full swing, what better time to chat about what it is, how it works, how it might be improved, and it's impact on the escape room industry as a whole.

As always, here are your recommendations for this month.

Jon - All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (book), a non-linear book set during World War II.

Mairi - S by Doug Dorst and JJ Abrams (book), an ergodic literature puzzle book set around the Ship of Theseus.

Mike - Mewgenics (video game), a tactical turn-based roguelike videogame, a little hilarious, a little gruesome.

Jamie - The Laundering by Killer Trails (tabletop game), about uncovering a money laundering operation and solving puzzles.

Hosts: Jon Saunders, Mike Collins, Jamie Gibbs, Mairi Nolan

Editor: Mike Collins

The team snap out of the waking nightmare of the 21st century workplace to find themselves in an empty series of white rooms. Spotlights illuminate spaces on the walls, but the spaces are empty. What to do?

• Puzzle Maestro: Jon Saunders

• Solvers: Mike Collins, Mairi Nolan, Jamie Gibbs

• Episode Art: Dom Jordan

• Editor: Jon Saunders

*cheesy countdown music*

Welcome to Wizard Countdown! The game show where your opponent is the Undefeated Dark Wizard and you're just Jamie, Jon and Mike, with absolutely no magical ability whatsoever. Unless...?

With a glamorous goblin helping them out, it's up to the TIER gang to solve the situation and win the grand prize of Wizard Countdown: Three keys!

I wonder what they might be for? There's only one way to find out...

It's time to play Countdown!

• Puzzle Maestro: Mairi Nolan

• Solvers: Jamie Gibbs, Jon Saunders, Mike Collins

• Episode Art: Dom Jordan

• Editor: Jamie Gibbs

Handout: https://surelook.github.io/countdown

TLDR: A game of countdown in which everyone is a wizard (or a goblin), create words to summon magical items and win the game.