Organised Fun

This week, we answer the age old question of which celebrities would you invite to play boardgames? Highlights include: - Agatha Christie would be too good at deduction games - Boudicca would kill you if she lost - Let's get Napoleon onto Pitchcar - You'd get nowhere with Jeff Goldblum - Sam West keeps his games vertically. Oh dear - Pocahontas is not fictional

It's a small world, after all! Various civilisations are vying for control of the underground territories of Smallworld. Can they successfully spread their influence before they're forced to go into decline? Highlights include: - I've done the laziest logo ever - All the tokens did in fact spill out - Recommended for experienced Smallworld players - whoops - It's all about the size of your army, r...

The evil Fire Elementals are sweeping across the land, threatening to burn our forest to ash - the total shits! Can we strategically place some water fountains and save the day? Highlights include: - We were definitely not skilful - Ravage... pawn? - Everyone knows the friendliest woodland creature is the whale - There's lots of flame related bastardry - What is the point of a strength zero card?...

For some reason, the Sydney Royal Botanical Gardens have built all their landmarks, but haven't got any paths to connect them - I hate it when that happens! Looks like it's up to us to take a walk in the park and join things up. Watch out for Bin-Chickens! Highlights include: - Has Anneka Rice been there? - We've never had an 'acknowledgement of country' before - The landmarks are very pretty, but...

Our heroes have returned from the past with the evidence they need to confront Ms Merriweather, but is she just going to allow her plans to be thwarted so easily?

Our crappy spaceship is awash with malfunctions, and we're only five minutes away from getting sucked into a black hole! I hate it when that happens! Can we fix the ship before total destruction? Highlights include: - Turn on the Gigaflange! - Oh, that's why Sarah was whispering! - Is that part of the ship? - It really teaches you the reality of spaceship repair - If you leave out the bongs and di...

The Owl and the Pussycat went to space, then had a huge fucking battle to blow the shit out of each other! Highlights include: - We choose ships for very different reasons - Mark doesn't know what HUD stands for. Or EMP... - It's dice chucking fun! - FIRE! - Well, that escalated! - It has major StarFox vibes... - If you have a plastic spaceship, why would you use a cardboard counter? - We DO NOT g...

It's the final game of our 'Mystery Box Trilogy' - this time we're rolling dice to score points. Simple, right? Highlights include: - Do you want chapters? - 'Plays great with 2 players' hint hint! - It doesn't make you feel very clever - Do you know the difference between blue and purple? Well here's blurple! - It's a cross between sudoku and a maths exam - They've imagined the future, and it's b...

We aim to recreate the luxury dining experience of the Pullman car - but can we get everyone's orders sorted before their journey is complete? Highlights include: - Alice Paster wants teacakes - Bloody Jeanette Tipple, make your mind up! - Can you smoke on the train? In those days, probably... - Mark likes food, Phil likes trains... it's the perfect combo - This game DOES NOT need a whistle - Oh s...

In the second of our Alleycat Games trilogy, it's a race to explore a randomly thrown card galaxy. With cats. Obviously. Highlights include: - Catstronauts is actually quite difficult to say - Is it possible to have a strategy? - Phil can't do orange and Pat can't do blue - Should Pat start us off? - It was the allotted amount of fun - Your kitten needs a face - 2 and below, that's lose territory

It's clear that Ms Merriweather is up to no good - but where to get the concrete evidence needed to bring her down? It's time to look to the past to find out what really happened on the fateful day of the Hollyfirth Flower Show!

Our school trip has gone horrifically wrong and now we're stranded on an island in the middle of nowhere - but it gets worse! The boat is fucked and there appears to be a psychopathic killer lurking about - who will survive? Highlights include: - Sarah just can't accept the fact that she was murdered - What happened to the boat that's wrecked the battery and the propeller? - Everyone knows killers...

We've binned off Pluto as the ninth planet, then inexplicably gone off in search of another one. Whatever. Highlights include: - Mark drifts off into space - Each time you say 'Atlantis' you have to pay someone a dollar - It's been a while since we've had a font-related FRAG - We pause for a brief Easter egg hunt - And now for the tax section of the podcast...

World War 2 is over, and Germany now needs to redevelop its infrastructure, starting with the Autobahn network to connect the cities and get some trade going - the only problem is, we seem to be in charge of this endeavour. Eeeek! Highlights include: - You can be charitable, you know - Mark just wanted to drive a truck around the board - Yes, I'm aware Copenhagen isn't a country - If in doubt, bui...

We play another classic, Yahtzee! Highlights include: - We open the mystery box! - A Yahtzee with sixes is the king of Yahtzees, surely? - If you don't know what you're doing by roll 2, you're screwed

Hat theft is rife as we play Coppit! There doesn't appear to be any storyline going on here, just hold on to your hats! Highlights include: - Patrick forgets what colours are - Play until Meriel gets stupid and bitchy - What's your strategy? One hat? Two hats? Not... THREE HATS?? - There's gonna be a coppin' - It's a 'Grandma's House' game

We're enrolled at VGHS - a brutally competitive institution training the elite gamers of tomorrow! Who will rise to the number one top spot, and who will get totally pwnd? Highlights include: - Amanda has clearly never seen Guinan before - VGHS is loud - Jane's speciality = being the worst - Stupid Ted Wong! - I'm an ancient looking bully - Please welcome to the stage, Jenny and the Guns! - RIP Ma...

We embark on an epic legacy campaign chronicling the ups and downs of Isla Nublar and its genetically enhanced dinosaur occupants. Can we successfully build and run a functioning dino theme park, or will a shit load of people get eaten due to management incompetence? Highlights include: - Do you have a board game limit? - Kelly Malcolm gets a bashing - Zones and Sectors... Spaces? - Is this monste...

Board games are pretty! Board games are artistic! Show off your best/most creative boardgame photos for a chance to win a game with us! Submit on Twitter or Facebook! Highlights include: - It's our first actual competition! - RIP Gloria Goldberg - Any dilemmas for the Board Game Court? - Get submitting your pics on the socials, yeah?

There's a way to save Xavier! But how many times will Grace and Jessie have to repeat Thursday before they get it right? Also, don't forget to vote for your favourite Game Night invite! Let us know either on the Facebook page or the Twitter feed!

This week, we're talking about what makes a game night! What's important? Who do you invite? What games do you choose? Do you just follow a spreadsheet? Highlights include: - The people have voted: the Meeples must die! - Three courses, like a dinner - Welcome to game night, here's Onirim - What's that werewolf one? ...Werewolf - You have to trick your guests into thinking they have a choice - No...

It's another December of puzzles as we endeavour to retrieve Santa's Golden Book from a mysterious thief!

After Dorset Applecake was eaten on live TV, the Hydra/Serpent... Hydrant? is searching for more victims - But why? What's the connection? And are our heroes at risk?

Grace is back from her exclusion, but in her absence, frightful machinations have been taking place - what trouble does this spell for Hollyfirth and indeed, the whole magical community?

Riley joins us in the royal court, where the Princess is a bit upset after her mother got arrested for treason (Understandable). It has been widely understood that the only way to cheer her up is to profess your love in a letter. So which of us will get our letter to the princess first? Will she even read it? Highlights include: - We give you the tragic tale of Amy Johnson - The mechanic is... car...