Organised Fun

Two misfit forces duke it out for control of various pop culture locations, but will the Luchador Mounties emerge victorious, or will the Musketeer Samurais beat them to it? Highlights include: - A few too many fonts for Mark - There's a lot of Literacy and Numeracy - It needs a good tracking system - We actually didn't need to smash at all... - Cthulhu is the slag of the board game world - 69, lo...

It's the morning after Brewers' Day and our heroes are feeling the effects of the town's celebrations... - Why is Melissa so upset? - What will Jerry do about all these caravans? - What does Sheriff Blunt want with Sean? - What will Tyler discover in the town records?

We're exploring even more of the 'verse as our escapades take us into the depths of Rim Space! Highlights include: - Mark is now officially in charge of the game reminders... - It's all gone a bit planespherial! - I found a loophole in the rules, which is totally fine considering the criminal nature of the game... - The reavers can spread their shit all over the galaxy... - Lockdown 2 threatens to...

Welcome to Bluesburg - just an ordinary town somewhere in America, founded by brewing partners Charles Berry and Jacques LeBleu. Five years ago, tragedy struck, with the brewery burning to the ground and taking the life of LeBleu's descendant, Lucien. Berry's heir, Daniel was left to set up a new brewery alone. Some people believe the fire was no accident, whilst others are convinced that the secr...

Grab your bike and your backpack - there's something mysterious going on in the town of Bluesburg, but what? Highlights include: - Everyone gets to tell the story! - Patrick decides to stay at home and avoid as much of the adventure as possible - Bunty channels her inner brutish jock (she swears of her own accord and everything!) - Experience a myriad of questionable accents - Congratulations, you...

Puns and stickmen collide in this quick little card game! Highlights include: - Mark was joint first for a week! - Huge Roman Penis! - Mark misunderstands the FRAG system. Has he been doing it wrong all along? - I'm cooking dinner, here you go - Introducing Cards Of Humanities, the History/Geography/RE game

An alien world has been plagued by exploding worms and is extremely close to falling apart completely - instead of evacuating the hell out of there, we've decided it's the perfect arena for a scrap! Highlights include: - Mark claims not to remember Cthulhu Wars at all - This is the Duplo to Risk's Lego - Arrgh! It's a Poltergash! - It seems a bit haberdashery - Mark is the messiah of Kickstarter -...

Like Jurassic Park or the Vengaboys, we're going back to the island - we just can't keep away! What new tricks and traps await us when the Last Adventurer gets involved? Highlights include: - The eagerly anticipated results of the Board Game Boardroom are announced - It's basically Indiana Jones - A honey pot is worth more than a purple gemstone - Better cards this time round

We've been on Zoom, having a very important meeting. Six hopeful game enthusiasts; six boardgame pitches, but who will get the coveted listeners' vote? Highlights include: - Dodgy connections and sound quality (sorry!) - Clarten O'Malley, wanted dead or alive... - Resistance gets mentioned/ripped off a lot this week - If you don't have 8 friends, it's not for you - Have you recently been sold PPI?...

As if the island wasn't dangerous enough with a bloody great volcano, now the wildlife is attacking! Highlights include: - Mark can't remember what colour he is - The punishment for getting stung should be way more harsh - Bee related tangent! - It relies on people falling over - Mark is desperate for a leopard print marble

Dr Black has been... sacrificed? Monsters and cultists are running amok in the mansion? Mrs Peacock is armed with brass knuckles?? Something wicked has come to Cluedo.... well, more wicked than your average murder anyway! Highlights include: - There's absolutely nothing funny about 'Peacock' - Some rooms are obviously better than others - We have a whole section dedicated to illiteracy - What is a...

We start Year 3 by going back 5 thousand years to Ancient Egypt to play a game of Senet! Highlights include: - Mark gets hate mail - Which game would you be buried with then? - You just need to get your counters off - There are degrees of boppage - Was it found in a tomb, or a bin? - I forgot my extensive kiln research

Happy birthday to us! Here we have our round up of all the bants from the past 12 months! Highlights include: - Superman clocks in some listens - Mark is literally aflame with suggestions for the future - Who is your favourite Fred? - Mark manages to forget most of what happened last year - I feel sorry for people with small game collections - Follow us on Twitter, yeah? @FunOrganised - Real Money...

The apocalypse has literally just happened - what are you going to do? What have you got on you right now that can help? Our brave team must answer these questions and more as they attempt to survive the end of the world! Highlights include: - My apologies to the Kingdom of Ur - You're not a dwarf with a magical axe - Mark claims he tried to predict what challenges he would face, but gave himself...

2500BC, in a royal tomb in the land of Ur, they were having a right old game night. But is their banter any good nowadays? Highlights include: - A hexagon is not a pyramid - The whole of Iraq is not buried in one tomb - 2005 is pretty ancient, to be fair - Anyone can get some shitty beads

We continue our journey through the ancient games with another layover in ancient Rome - careful though, don't get caught by the gambling police! Highlights include: - The second century BC is when shit got real - Casting sticks!!!! - Sorry Copper, this is my gambling mirror - Remember kids, just say no to casting sticks - We need to work on the ending script...

We whip our little soldiers out for some ancient Roman tactics! Highlights include: - Mark seems outraged by the idea of a sea snail - Follow us on Twitter! @FunOrganised - Which two games would you mash up? - Fuck you, it's my dux

We've jumped in the time machine once more, travelling to ancient China to play Go! Highlights include: - More crimes added to the rap sheet - Mulan is the only Chinese person we know - We're programmed to be in boxes - Activate the Mulan Manoeuvre! - Is it a game, or a type of shell?

After making the rules perfectly clear for how gamers should behave, it's time for the sequel! Find out what our top no-nos are for board game creators! Highlights include: - It's not difficult is it? - If something's expensive, it should be made properly - I know nothing about board game production and distribution - What's more important, a house deposit or a Wario figurine? - What gets on your...

Earning a living in the depths of space is hard enough, but now there's added bastardry as pirates and bounty hunters make an appearance! Highlights include: - I can't even remember what last week's game was - You can't hear a nod - More universe is in the coronamail

Well we did it. We took the worst game we've played so far, and we added magic. But is it enough to change our damning opinion? Highlights include: - Mark has no idea what he is - No one needs musical chess - Well done, box people - My pixie was shit... - Mark is on font-watch again - A selling point is the 'great looking rulebook' - It's gone up in the rankings, but only because of the lovely box

Two teams of X-Men duke it out by rolling dice! Who will be victorious? Highlights include: - Dice Towers = pointless but weirdly satisfying - Hope Summers gets another look in - How many millilitres is your dice? - It's one of the worst rulebooks I've ever read - It's all the same font though, so that's ok - Purple = Green - Who is Donald Pierce? - 8 damage? Fucking Wolverine innit - It's not all...

We go back in time to play the Ancient Egyptian game of Dogs and Jackals! Highlights include: - Did they have dogs in Egypt? - Howard Carter did not give me this game - Next time, we'll make casting sticks - If you get one off first, you've won - If you're stuck in a forest, you could make this and have some fun - What the hell is a jackal crow? - Ginger would have loved it

We assemble a group of superheroes to tackle a villain's nefarious plot and hopefully save the world! All in card form! Highlights include: - This is the Legendary that started it all - It's all about rescuing prostitutes - they're super grateful - Mark's Marvel knowledge has some alarming gaps... as does mine, apparently - Fuck you and your charity centre - Mark doesn't care about keywords

We all know them, we all ARE them! This week we talk about the different types of boardgamers out there. Highlights include: - Once again, Mark forgets key elements of last week's episode - Am I a control freak? - No one likes a Rebel - Pardon me, I'm holding a judge - Does Mark understand how a pie chart works?