Borrow from our large library of boardgames and play for free (return same day). (This extensive and curated service is separate to the festival games that you'll find in the… Read More »Lending Library Open
The Strange Games Festival 2022 - a long August bank holiday weekend of games and camping. Board games, Role-playing games, Werewolf, marquees, food vans, and much fun. Please note: refunds… Read More »The Strange Games Festival 2022
Werewolf games will be starting regularly and organically over the whole weekend, especially around campfires. You don't need to sign up for these so just come along and join in!
Rolling sessions of medieval combat training! For more details, please visit the Knights Tower staff at the arena during this time window.
A twice daily round up of war stories and highlights of future glories in our podcast radio show
Play some short quizzes together based on the TV quiz show Tenable. Including, new for this year, top 10 board games...
Regular games will be starting between these times - please head over to the Blood on the Clocktower area to sign up directly there
Play some short quizzes together based on the TV quiz show Tenable. Including, new for this year, top 10 board games...
The official opening meet of the festival! Come gather on the arena to be officially welcomed and find out more about things you can expect over the weekend. Attendance isn't… Read More »Welcome Meet
A range of rolling party games using the projector and your phones. Games are 6-8 players but audience participation is encouraged!
Beginners only - Intended for those needing an introduction to the game
Beginners only - Intended for those needing an introduction to the game
Beginners only - Intended for those needing an introduction to the game
Whether you'd like to meet new friends to play with (perhaps you're attending the festival alone?) or you're brand new to board games and want to learn something new, this… Read More »New Players & New Friends Board Gaming
The designer of Wherewolf introduces his long awaited new edition of the game, including scenarios! Followed by some demonstration games.
Ever wondered how the hills were made? Where the sun goes at night? Who built that empty house on the edge of town? Let Jon show you...! Jon is a… Read More »Campfire Storytelling with Jon
Tragic horror RPG. Low on the dice rolling, high on the storytelling. 10 days ago the world went dark, 5 days ago they came, now we're trying to find safety… Read More »10 Candles
A twice daily round up of war stories and highlights of future glories in our podcast radio show
A fully functional Starship Bridge Simulator LARP/Computer game Children must be accompanied. Note: under 11s will need their accompanying adult to assist them at their station rather than signing up… Read More »UK Starship Bridge Simulator (Session 1)
Come have a go at these exciting activities. Both are run by the site, you can buy tickets (£5) and get more information at the site shop from Friday afternoon.
Modern day adventure- players will investigate the disappearance of two men in New York. Players are members of the US services eg FBI, DEA etc. Think x-files and CSI, with… Read More »The Missing Men, Call of Cthulhu
A morning update with the upcoming day’s news and events. Come to the arena to find out what’s happening!
Beginners only - Intended for those needing an introduction to the game
Beginners only - Intended for those needing an introduction to the game
Beginners only - Intended for those needing an introduction to the game
An informal 'chat and craft' session in Shackleton Lodge; hang out with other crafty geeky people with your choice of hobby. Do bring your paints, writing, knitting etc to the… Read More »Craft, Chat, Paint and Prattle!
Fun outdoor 'throwing' games suitable for all ages, could be described as similar to old-fashioned Skittles, or Viking Chess! Fun in the sunshine that is suitable for mixed ages (young… Read More »Kubb & Molkky
Fun outdoor games and nerf battles Children must be accompanied by an adult
Off the Vine adventures LARP, allows players to take on the role of their own fantasy hero and battle monsters (and each other), solve puzzles, complete quests or defend a… Read More »Young Person’s LARP
Whether you'd like to meet new friends to play with (perhaps you're attending the festival alone?) or you're brand new to board games and want to learn something new, this… Read More »New Players & New Friends Board Gaming
This is a heist adventure. As such it can be played with a party that fully consists of thieves. However if things go awry the respective skills of a Warrior(Deathbringer),… Read More »Gangs of Oolvanvar, A Heist Tale, DnD
Take control of one of the great powers at the start of WWI and through flimsy truces, questionable alliances, and inevitable betrayal come to dominate the game. Each turn you’ll… Read More »Diplomacy (Game 1)
Take control of one of the great powers at the start of WWI and through flimsy truces, questionable alliances, and inevitable betrayal come to dominate the game. Each turn you’ll… Read More »Diplomacy (Game 2)
A fully functional Starship Bridge Simulator LARP/Computer game Children must be accompanied. Note: under 11s will need their accompanying adult to assist them at their station rather than signing up… Read More »UK Starship Bridge Simulator (Session 2)
A fully functional Starship Bridge Simulator LARP/Computer game Children must be accompanied. Note: under 11s will need their accompanying adult to assist them at their station rather than signing up… Read More »UK Starship Bridge Simulator (Session 3)
Buyers come between 12pm-2pm to buy goodies! (Bring cash!) Sellers come and see Sas in the Village Square with your games and your completed form between 11.30am and 12pm then… Read More »Bring & Buy
Borrow from our large library of boardgames and play for free (return same day). (This extensive and curated service is separate to the festival games that you'll find in the… Read More »Lending Library Open
Whether you'd like to meet new friends to play with (perhaps you're attending the festival alone?) or you're brand new to board games and want to learn something new, this… Read More »New Players & New Friends Board Gaming
Team vs. Team, Real-time, Dice-Rolling Game of Starship Combat!
Come have a go at these exciting activities. Both are run by the site, you can buy tickets (£5) and get more information at the site shop from Friday afternoon.… Read More »Archery & Air Rifles
Rolling sessions of medieval combat training! For more details, please visit the Knights Tower staff at the arena during this time window.
Regular games will be starting between these times - please head over to the Blood on the Clocktower area to sign up directly there
A fully functional Starship Bridge Simulator LARP/Computer game Children must be accompanied. Note: under 11s will need their accompanying adult to assist them at their station rather than signing up… Read More »UK Starship Bridge Simulator (Session 4)
Classic Nerf games including: Capture the flag. Assassin. Charge. Darts and safety eye wear provided Please meet up with the event organiser in the Village Square just before the start… Read More »Woodland Nerf
Elizabethan Candlelight Call of Cthulhu 5e. Players are in the Virtuous Honour mercenary company and after a tough time decide on a high payout job. Pre-gens supplied. Content warnings: violence,… Read More »Darkest Night – Call of Cthulhu
A game in which you play the go-to team for the genie of the lamp. You are encouraged to misinterpret wishes as far as possible and then make them happen… Read More »Brute Force and Ignorance
The Queen of the Summer Court has assembled a small party of inexperienced adventurers to retrieve a wondrous treasure from a rarely accessible pocket dimension. Time is of the essence… Read More »Faerie Well
Human-sized version of the programming board game Twin Tin Bots. Players play in teams of 3 to guide their fellow robots around a life-size game board, 'zapping' opposing robots with nerf… Read More »Twin Tin Bots (Game 1)
A fully functional Starship Bridge Simulator LARP/Computer game Children must be accompanied. Note: under 11s will need their accompanying adult to assist them at their station rather than signing up… Read More »UK Starship Bridge Simulator (Session 5)
Full 7-player session of the board game Scythe Preferably players should have played Scythe before but the organiser is happy to teach and can do a dummy game beforehand (please… Read More »Scythe
Human-sized version of the programming board game Twin Tin Bots. Players play in teams of 3 to guide their fellow robots around a life-size game board, 'zapping' opposing robots with nerf… Read More »Twin Tin Bots (Game 2)
A fully functional Starship Bridge Simulator LARP/Computer game Children must be accompanied. Note: under 11s will need their accompanying adult to assist them at their station rather than signing up… Read More »UK Starship Bridge Simulator (Session 6)
A twice daily round up of war stories and highlights of future glories in our podcast radio show
In this interactive show you can watch and take part in a series of games based on popular TV quiz shows: Tenable, Pointless, Only Connect, Family Fortunes, and the always… Read More »Biodiversity Game Show
Call of Cthulhu 5e Elizabethan candlelight adventure. Players are The Black company investigating treason and heresy. The first job is to arrest an Heretic and escort the to a secure… Read More »Darkness Visible – Call of Cthulhu
This a roleplaying game intended to run over a single evening, focused on atmosphere, discovery, and character interaction. It will be rules light, using the Fate RPG system, and open… Read More »Midsummer Masquerade
Interactive role-playing theatre. Adventures full of folk-lore, monsters, magic and mystery…
Drop in and make some friends over a range of light and fun games!
Ever wondered how the hills were made? Where the sun goes at night? Who built that empty house on the edge of town? Let Jon show you...! Jon is a… Read More »Campfire Storytelling with Jon
Stupid Disco DJ set from Your Sound Lady (www.yoursoundlady.com) Playing whatever it is that you like amongst popular classics of the slightly weird and alternative realms. Think ska, Motown, goth,… Read More »DJ Set & Disco
A twice daily round up of war stories and highlights of future glories in our podcast radio show
A fully functional Starship Bridge Simulator LARP/Computer game Children must be accompanied. Note: under 11s will need their accompanying adult to assist them at their station rather than signing up… Read More »UK Starship Bridge Simulator (Session 7)
A morning update with the upcoming day’s news and events. Come to the arena to find out what’s happening!
Looking for a game? Turn up at the 'looking for a game' table at the north (carpark) end of the main square to meet others
You can be the king of the wood, an animal in the forest or enchant yourself with eyebrow decorations. Easy fun party mask making workshop for fun adults or kids.… Read More »Mask-making Workshop (All Ages)
Case Lambent Witch – The Witch Bravo oil platform is not responding to radio signals from the shore. Something very strange is going on out there – and according to… Read More »The Laundry – Case Lambent Witch – System lite
Fun outdoor 'throwing' games suitable for all ages, could be described as similar to old-fashioned Skittles, or Viking Chess! Fun in the sunshine that is suitable for mixed ages (young… Read More »Kubb & Molkky
Fun outdoor games and nerf battles Children must be accompanied by an adult
Off the Vine adventures LARP, allows players to take on the role of their own fantasy hero and battle monsters (and each other), solve puzzles, complete quests or defend a… Read More »Young Person’s LARP
Come join us in the Birches as we go on an adventure down the Long Road. Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition is the most recent version of the most popular… Read More »D&D 5e One Shot, Beginners (Game 1)
Come join us in the Birches as we go on an adventure down the Long Road. Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition is the most recent version of the most popular… Read More »D&D 5e One-Shot, Beginners (Game 2)
An epic board game of politics, trade and combat in space. New players welcome, we’ll use 4th edition without expansions, which is the simplest version of the game, and will… Read More »Twilight Imperium
A fully functional Starship Bridge Simulator LARP/Computer game Children must be accompanied. Note: under 11s will need their accompanying adult to assist them at their station rather than signing up… Read More »UK Starship Bridge Simulator (Session 8)
You can be the king of the wood, an animal in the forest or enchant yourself with eyebrow decorations. Easy fun party mask making workshop for fun adults. Create your… Read More »Mask-making Workshop (Adults only)
A fully functional Starship Bridge Simulator LARP/Computer game Children must be accompanied. Note: under 11s will need their accompanying adult to assist them at their station rather than signing up… Read More »UK Starship Bridge Simulator (Session 9)
Craft Fair for all your beautiful wares and goodies. Sellers arrive and set up 11.30am-12pm. Buyers can buy from 12pm-2pm
Borrow from our large library of boardgames and play for free (return same day). (This extensive and curated service is separate to the festival games that you'll find in the… Read More »Lending Library Open
Team vs. Team, Real-time, Dice-Rolling Game of Starship Combat!
Rolling sessions of medieval combat training! For more details, please visit the Knights Tower staff at the arena during this time window.
Regular games will be starting between these times - please head over to the Blood on the Clocktower area to sign up directly there
A fully functional Starship Bridge Simulator LARP/Computer game Children must be accompanied. Note: under 11s will need their accompanying adult to assist them at their station rather than signing up… Read More »UK Starship Bridge Simulator (Session 10)
The whimsical 19th century parlour game that never was (Strange Games teamplay version!). Players build five inventions with an eye to victory in the inventor’s contest at the Great Exhibition.… Read More »Great Scott
Classic Nerf games including: Capture the flag. Assassin. Charge. Darts and safety eye wear provided Please meet up with the event organiser in the Village Square just before the start… Read More »Woodland Nerf
A D&D 5e combat-heavy adventure for x4 5th level characters. Note: Sign-ups for this game will open earlier than most events, at 10am Sunday 21st August Under-18s must be accompanied.… Read More »An Elf Named ‘Roots’
Come join us in the Birches, dice in hand, as we go on an adventure in 5e D&D. Assume the role of an adventurer in a classic D&D one-shot and… Read More »D&D 5e One-Shot, Advanced (Game 1)
Come join us in the Birches, dice in hand, as we go on an adventure in 5e D&D. Assume the role of an adventurer in a classic D&D one-shot and… Read More »D&D 5e One-Shot, Advanced (Game 2)
A fully functional Starship Bridge Simulator LARP/Computer game Children must be accompanied. Note: under 11s will need their accompanying adult to assist them at their station rather than signing up… Read More »UK Starship Bridge Simulator (Session 11)
You have been tasked with rescuing the villagers that have been going missing from your home hamlet of Floxfield, the town elders look to you in this time of desperation.… Read More »Deathbringer Meets, Sailors on the Starless Sea, DnD
Playing short quizzes in teams based on the popular TV quiz show Blockbusters - Biodiversity Blockbusters and Board Games Blockbusters
A fully functional Starship Bridge Simulator LARP/Computer game Children must be accompanied. Note: under 11s will need their accompanying adult to assist them at their station rather than signing up… Read More »UK Starship Bridge Simulator (Session 12)
Playing short quizzes in teams based on the popular TV quiz show Blockbusters - Biodiversity Blockbusters and Board Games Blockbusters
A twice daily round up of war stories and highlights of future glories in our podcast radio show
An exciting display of full contact medieval combat by Knight's Tower
Our beloved quiz, this time really focussed on BOARDGAMES! Bring a team or come along solo to join the fun
Live music from Luke and from Elaine
Ever wondered how the hills were made? Where the sun goes at night? Who built that empty house on the edge of town? Let Jon show you...! Jon is a… Read More »Campfire Storytelling with Jon
Rolling sessions of medieval combat training! For more details, please visit the Knights Tower staff at the arena during this time window.
A twice daily round up of war stories and highlights of future glories in our podcast radio show