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Articles

Enigmarch Interviews Mairi Nolan Enigmarch February 2024

Which games provide safe spaces for LGBTQ+ Gamers? Safe in Our World June 2023

Putting together the pieces of a multiplayer game - Unity Blog March 2023

Game design, rainbow hair, kickstarter and a lack of sleep. Interview with Mairi Nolan - Escape Buzz March 2023

Toronto board game designers crush Kickstarter goal, raise over $680k - Venture September 2022

Our 5 Favorite Mystery Box Game Subscriptions - New York Times Wirecutter July 2021

This International Women's Day, Meet Jodie & Mairi - Glitchers Blog March 2021

Sleuthing Skills - The Week Junior October 2020

Talks

Freelancing in the Tabletop Games Industry - Tabletop Scotland September 2024

Live, Laugh, Logical Deduction: Mental Health and Puzzle Design - Games Leadership Network August 2024
Beyond the Screen: Thinky Games and Escape Rooms
- ThinkyCon 2024 April 2024

Mimesis & Diegesis in Puzzle Design Astra Fellowship Talk October 2023

Podcasts & Radio

The Museum Anti-Heist - The Infinite Escape Room May 2024

Mairi Nolan & Escape Industry News - The Cager Express: Escape Break March 2024

Pubisode: Bad Popes and Jeff Besoz - The Infinite Escape Room October 2023

Stop the Presses! - The Infinite Escape Room September 2023

What We Expect to See - Life is an Escape Room May 2023

Pubisode: Down the Rabbit's Hole - The Infinite Escape Room April 2023

Down the Rabbit's Hole - The Infinite Escape Room April 2023

008 - The History of Escape Rooms - Sipping Time Podcast March 2023

Escape Room - BBC Radio 4 May 2020

Interviews & On Screen

Episode 8 Puzzling - Channel 5 August 2023

Season 3 Episode 6 | Mairi Nolan - Psyched to be With You June 2023

The Escape Roomer interview! With Escape Room designer Mairi Nolan - Legacy Escape Box April 2023

Chernobyl: A Puzzle Septology Livestream - ESCAPETHEROOMers May 2021

Selected Media

Written by Mairi

I love writing about escape rooms and puzzle games! Over the years, I've been the Editor in Chief at The Escape RoomerEscape Industry News, and written for a range of publications on the topic of escape rooms, puzzle design, and video games.

Selected Articles

PUZZLE GAMES

SELECTED REVIEWS

JUST FOR FUN

Contact Me

 

Looking to hire a journalist or speak to an expert for your escape room article? Please do reach out on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, or direct to email:

mairinolan (a) gmail.com

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