Organised Fun

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...

Bluesburg gets a new mayor - but what does this mean for the town? Also there's still that pesky bigfoot knocking about - what's going on? 

A month has passed since the tragic events of the Fun Palace, and Bluesburg finally seems to be getting back to normal. Oh, except for rumours of Bigfoot in the forest, that is!

Our heroes have successfully sabotaged the Triumph pills before the big roll out - but will it be enough? Does Pamela Weston have one final trick up her sleeve? Find out now!

It's Phil and Chris Vs Mark and Sarah in an underwater submarine chase. It's a real-time battle for the win! Highlights include: - Mark proper screws up the intro - Sarah gives a dramatic box reading - I like my Captain Sonar like I like my women - Matt Deepnew may or may not be from Cape Horn - Karin Page sounds like a stinky bitch - Sarah's performance = shit. She basically just drew a dog - Chr...

Our favourite Professor has gone and got herself lost on a mysterious island full of aggressive koalas. Can we find her and bring her back in one piece? Highlights include: - How would you escape from a 40ft rampaging koala? - Mark reads like a child learning to read - Shove Ha'penny, what?? - The idea is to not suck at the challenges - Mark forgets FRAG. Again - Are we too generous? - It's chunky...

Riley joins us as we check out some of the Tiny Library's offerings! Highlights include: - Why buy clothes when you can buy board games? - Would you rather solve a puzzle for an hour, or just eat some chocolate? - Don't bring a knife to a ghost fight - Keep the workforce medicated - it's the way forward - Coming soon, 'The Bloodputer' - Is it a game, a tool, an activity or a conversation piece? -...

Spencer from The Lighten Up Initiative joins us on yet another sinking island! Although there's no cooperation this time round - it's a shark eat meeple world out there... Highlights include: - Maybe we should do a musical episode... - You should never lend your board games to anybody! - Munchkin is the gateway drug to hardcore gaming - Mark forgot to evacuate the island entirely - Whale smash! -...

We're stranded on a sinking island with Tim from 'Board Game Hot Takes' - Can we grab some treasure and make it to the helipad, or will be end up in the watery abyss? Highlights include: - Mark still claims not to be a hater - If Tim doesn't like something, you'll know about it - The game comes in a nice tin, if you were wondering - We were doing fine, until Tim jinxed it - The Pilot easily has th...

We're back on Fireball Island, and this time we've set our sights on some extremely rare spider eggs. Unfortunately, the spiders themselves aren't too happy about this! Highlights include: - All of Mark's hopes and dreams have been smashed - It's really difficult to make the spiders actually spring anywhere - We almost FGRA - Just print a new rulebook yeah?

Year 4 kicks off with a promo playthrough of Oros with its creator, Brandt from Aesc Games! Learn about their debut project of tectonic tile smashing and demigod worshipping, live on Kickstarter now!

We've been going for three years! Here we have the traditional review of the past 12 months of Organised Fun! Highlights include: - How's Derek Ring been doing? - What have we learned from the polls this year? - All the major developments in podcast history - The prestigious FRAG awards - Everyone (almost) tells us their gaming highlights - What do we want from Year 4?

Laurie and Rhi from Stop, Drop and Roll Games share their upcoming game Earth Rising with us! You'll learn all about the game and its creators, and definitely get something to add to your wishlist :D