Organised Fun

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...

I chat to Thatcher from Dark Doll Games all about his upcoming project Witchbound! Part choose your own adventure, part ttrpg, part puzzler - make sure you check out the project page on Gamefound!

Join us on the open seas as we sail our freighters around the Bermuda Triangle, trying to earn our fortunes by collecting precious cargo. Wait... is that a storm brewing? Highlights include: - I want to watch Captain Power - Colour-coding the FRAG page has highlighted some major concerns - I've learned some geography - When in doubt, get some oil - You're not even safe in port - Oil is worth more...

We were just going about our daily business in Starfleet, making some general repairs on the USS Enterprise, when we get hijacked by a bloody Klingon! Hate it when that happens! Can we get the ship back in time? Highlights include: - It's not filmed in actual space, sorry - You must go clockwise - it's the law of board games - There has been a major lapse in security - I finished the game in unnec...

Patrick and I were just doing some casual caving when we fell down a hole and got stuck. I hate it when that happens! Can we avoid tremors, floods and toxic cave gas to escape before our torch batteries run out? Oh, and I don't think we're alone down here... Highlights include: - Nobody in this cave is fit - There's no action tokens, so please never mention them again - It's a right cave of shitte...

Patrick and Meriel join me for an epic 15 game campaign of war, in which our world will be forever changed! Highlights include: - Pat is a total villain - It's all about the packs, baby - Which shitty mangled world shall we play on today? - Narratively speaking, I screwed myself over - If you're not an alien or a mutant, you're basically trash - Riots... pfff - Unsurprisingly, there's no reward if...

Riley joins us as we all gather round and... dunk fake biscuits into fake tea. Why are we doing this? To avoid the sludgy cup, of course! Highlights include: - The board did what?? - Now you can find your favourite guest's episodes! - The rules seem to think we were doing something quite different... - Once again, Mark forgets all the main elements of how these episodes work - Do you like a girthy...

Thanks to Cynthia Whipshaft's lies, Grace has been taken away! Can the others collect enough evidence to prove her innocence and get her back, and what will she discover up in the Welsh mountains?

School's out and the kids have got to get home. Trouble is, the town is full of aliens! Literally hate it when that happens! Highlights include: - We got a rule wrong last week. What you gonna do about it? - Now you can play Monopoly FOREVER - Half the fun is naming the kids - You might get stuck with a handful of bus - Got a problem? Ask Holiday Jones - You'll be safe at the prom, surely? - They'...

Our robots are enjoying a lovely swim when a shark starts chasing them. I hate it when that happens! Who will make it to safety, and who will get bit? Highlights include: - 'Tabletop' is just not inclusive enough... what about games you play on a lawn? - Hey baby, wanna come play flat surface games with me? - Congratulations to Tim! - They have to be robots otherwise it would be a massacre - How m...

Ten turns. Four letters. Infinite possibilities (unless you're illiterate). Highlights include: - It's the best selling game in the world, apparently - Research (looking things up on the internet) - Masterblind: You won't see it coming - It's Wordle, innit - You've got black and white pegs - Mark admits that he turns the sound down when I'm talking - Don't forget, there's black and white pegs - It...

Chargeball is back! Now featuring slightly less shit production value, as well as some new boards, cards and tokens. Oh yeah, and a TTS version too - Woo! Highlights include: - Throwback to Year 1 - Imagine Space Rugby. Magical Space Rugby. - Mark talks about the hexagons like they're new, but they aren't - Penalty cards (Copyright Riley Stock 2022) - Get the ball. Score some points - I Pinocchioe...

Phil, Tim and Riley compete in the Ancient Game Tomb Challenge! A set of random components have been unearthed in a freshly discovered tomb. Perhaps they are part of a game of some sort? We each pitch our games, but the vote is down to you! Highlights include: - Which do you prefer, reviews or 'other' content? - MS Paint for the win - Ancient cultures really were brutal - Riley makes us all look b...

We've put out some seeds on our feeder, each hoping to collect the best selection of birds - but watch out for those bastard crows! Highlights include: - What is this?? ~30??? - Everyone knows birds love to queue - If a seal turns up at your feeder, you've automatically lost - To win, you need to be strategicking - How do you gender a bird anyway? - Greenfinches were just not interested in our see...