Organised Fun

Welcome to Wisteria Lane, a hotbed of scandal and saucy secrets. Whose shady past will remain a mystery, and whose dirty laundry will be aired for all to hear? Highlights include: - It's another victory for Mark... sorry - The deckbuilders list gets even more questionable - Who can build the best Paul? - Prepare for some very naff American accents - Spot the tin! - You don't get shushed by enough...

We have 48 hours to complete a charitable mission, collecting as much free shit as we can! Get your beach buggy and your satellite phone, and away we go! Highlights include: - As usual, it's a smooth start - Mark ignores all my helpful notes - You're such a deck bag - There are some questionable games on the BGG Deckbuilding list - There's lots of Anneka Rice impressions - Barry isn't doing anythi...

The zombies have hit the casinos! As well as killing the undead hordes and searching for a helipad to escape, there's also gambling! Highlights include: - Deckbuilding disappointment - There's gambling... but why? - Can you have too many expansions? - You can't be a dog - Who goes into a shop and buys Zombies 11?

We're back in space, duking it out for control of the Star Realms, but this time there's scenarios to change the game - will they help or hinder? Highlights include: - We're both legendary commanders - Mark's recap is particularly clear and concise - It's 'Baby's First Deckbuilder' - Mark is not that great - There are a few pound shop spaceships - There's a disappointing set up for next week...

Are we too negative? Who's the most negative? Strap in for a montage of all the criticisms and rants we've had over the past three and a half years - reach your own conclusions, yeah?

Welcome to Hollyfirth! It's a new term at this formerly prestigious Milton Keynes based magical academy. What adventures await our students, Grace, Jessie and Xavier? 

It's our Listeners' Choice episode! We gather supplies and recruit adventurers in the town, before setting off on the world map, questing and exploring and whatnot! Sometimes we're near, and sometimes we're far! Highlights include: - Just to clarify guys, our names aren't actually Eyim and Rin - Mark is inordinately impressed by the index - There's a version for everyone! - Let's rob the general s...

Long John Silver is in jail, reluctantly giving out hints to the location of his buried treasure! Can the pirates of the Hispaniola track it down before Silver hatches his escape plan and beats them to it? Highlights include: - Awful pirate accents! - We've got cabin fever... - I struggle with colours - Drawing on the board??? Shudder! - Where's Blind Pew? - Am I telling the truth? Or am I a dirty...

An episode that has literally been years in the making, Trains And Potholes is finally here! All we have to do is get our trains to all the stations - simple right? Not if those potholes have anything to do with it! Highlights include: - Mark contradicts himself many times - see if you can count them all! - It's been so long, I can't track down all the previous references - I, famously, did not cr...

We're swapping the bikes for brooms as things get magical - but how does it compare to the original, and does the magic measure up? Highlights include: - It starts with glowing blue ends and nobs - Patrick reveals his magical heritage - We treat Harry Potter like Voldemort... those books that shall not be named - Is magic a help or a hindrance? - The best subject at our magical school is actually...

It's NYE and we embark on a mission to play board games from 12 noon to 12 midnight! Will we (Mark) have the stamina? And which game will we be playing at the crucial moment? Highlights include: - We revisit some games we haven't played for ages! - My beer drinking is ridiculously poor - The excitement peaks early with an Exit card trick - Get ready for a horrendous impression of Aunt Beru - Even...

If you want to hear two guys fudge their way through 24 days of escape puzzles, then this is the episode for you!

Mark tries to guess the top 20 best selling board games of all time, and we discuss what makes them so - how many of them do you own? Highlights include: - We finally pick the 'Listeners' Choice' - Epic PvP is surprisingly not on the list - Who remembers Dream Phone? - Mark wants to play Candyland with real sweets. In fact, he wants to play most things with sweets... - The Logo Game: it's everywhe...

It's been about 2 years since we were talking about playing this, and now here we are! Except we're playing it on A4 paper using 5p coins. Whatever. Highlights include: - Second time's a charm! - Meet Shufty, the Card Shuffler - Your mancala could be your mouth - It's the kind of game Magneto and Professor X would play in the park - Divots, pits, pots... what are they actually called? - They proba...

It's the final showdown! Our heroes are all set to sabotage Alexei Zakharov's tour of Bluesburg - will they be successful? Will the bag of wigs get used to maximum effect? Who ate all the crisps? Find out now!

Just when our heroes have hatched a plan, they find themselves wanted by the Bluesburg Police Department. On the run and with the clock ticking until Alexei Zakharov pulls the plug on Bluesburg for good, how will they evade capture in time to save the town?

Jerry's wife Cassandra makes a surprise return as our heroes get closer to taking down Eclipse once and for all...

Special guest David challenges Mark to a game of Doctor Who Trivial Pursuit, to see who is the ultimate fan (nerd) of all! Highlights include: - Mrs White is the best Cluedo character, apparently - Some people have been 'Northernised' to protect their identity - What happened to Sally Gray? - Doctor Who nerds are no good at trash talk - Neil Armstrong is not part of the TV crew - Jeremy Paxman nev...

We're back in Waterdeep, but this time we've got access to Skullport and the Undermountain. Things are a lot more corrupt this time around too! Highlights include: - Mark leads the episode so... you know - Welcome to Waffle Hour - Do not be tempted by the big rewards - corruption sucks! - The box perfection is now ruined - Coming soon, 'Wood Vs Metal' - I want to touch the wood

Aliens! Those gits literally get everywhere! Now, a lowly researcher and a radioman have to rescue some lost brothers and find the way out, all before the Xenomorph Titan rips them to pieces! Just another day in the corps! Highlights include: - Trademark - Look out for Christine the mercenary! - Nobody wants a deep gash - Mark threatens to play solo - Where's Prometheus? - Witness the most expensi...

Patrick and Meriel join us IRL for a game of Joking Hazard. Who can create the most hilarious/disgusting comic strip? Highlights include: - Mark ruins the intro - There is no red man - Mark again proves that he is fantastically ignorant of colours - Pretty much any conversation can end with someone getting their ass out - Meriel goes into prude mode

Human bones have been discovered in the ruins of the Fun Palace! Is this just a coincidence, or have Eclipse been up to more shady business? Some sneaking is definitely on the cards... Also, have some pics of the original Survive: Escape From Atlantis that Mark found!

Just when they thought they had a lead on the mysterious Eclipse, our heroes discover Pamela Weston has escaped! Can they find her before anything else goes wrong?

We take on the roles of dodgy council members, each vying for control over the port town of Waterdeep, using the city's amenities to complete nefarious plots and gain influence. As you do. Highlights include: - We get a strange visitor... - Mark hashes his way through the intro - The box is literally perfect - Mark is an arcane mishap - Mark is obsessed with the word 'meeple' - There's just not en...

Once again, we're trying to rescue as many beautiful cats as we can - but this time, we're playing with all the components, not just the wussy lame version that Mark set up last time. Will it make a difference? Highlights include: - All hail Polyhedra! - Has anybody actually managed to get their cat to sit in the box lid? - Get your fish money out - But why are they called Lessons? - The previous...