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The Strange Games Festival 2022

Bushy Wood Activity Centre Main Road, Hailsham, United Kingdom
Attendance: 0 / ∞

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

Free – £75.00

Werewolf – Rolling Games

Various Locations
Attendance: 0 / ∞

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!

Knights Tower Medieval Combat School

Arena

Rolling sessions of medieval combat training! For more details, please visit the Knights Tower staff at the arena during this time window.

Festival Radio Show – Monday Morning

On Air
Attendance: 0 / ∞

A twice daily round up of war stories and highlights of future glories in our podcast radio show

Daily Update

Stage

A morning update with the upcoming day’s news and events. Come to the arena to find out what’s happening!

Pet Rescue

Birches1 (N)
Attendance: 6 / 6

A woman has gone missing and you, her various pets, have to go and find her. Also she's a demigod. Also so are the pets. Simple homebrew system, everything provided.… Read More »Pet Rescue

House Games Showdown

Arena

The big showdown between the houses: come along and show your mettle at a combination of mental, physical and practical games.

Farewell Meet

Arena

Join us for a recap of the best bits of the weekend, for the thrilling conclusion of the Battle of the Houses, and of course for the biggest group photo… Read More »Farewell Meet

The Strange Games Festival 2023

Bushy Wood Activity Centre Main Road, Hailsham, United Kingdom

The Strange Games Festival 2023 - a long August bank holiday weekend of games and camping. Board games, Role-playing games, Werewolf, Blood on the Clocktower, marquees, food stalls, and much… Read More »The Strange Games Festival 2023

Free – £80.00

Welcome Meet

Arena

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

KLASK Battle

Activity Centre
Attendance: 4 / ∞

Why not kick off your Festival experience with the high-octane thrill of this award-winning, magnetic, table-top air-hockey party game, in an epic multiplayer battle! In this KLASK Battle session, we'll… Read More »KLASK Battle

Event Series Mafia

Mafia*

Willows1/Social Deduction Glade

Rolling games of Mafia during this time window. *Games will start straight after the Welcome Meet so head over to the Social Deduction Glade. Please visit the Social Deduction Glade… Read More »Mafia*

Alice is Missing

Chapel
Attendance: 4 / 4

A silent role-playing game about the disappearance of Alice Briarwood, a high school junior in the small town of Silent Falls. Players will take on the roles of Alice’s friends… Read More »Alice is Missing

Darkness Visible

Birches3
Attendance: 6 / 6

A Call of Cthulhu - Candlelight adventure. This adventure is set in the late Elizabethan Age. Players are members of Govt's secret company - The Black Company who are tasked… Read More »Darkness Visible

Acting Up in Lankhmar (DCC)

Birches1 (N)
Attendance: 3 / 4

A corrupt Duke of Lankhmar's foibles paraded before the masses for their entertainment puts an acting troupe in trouble. Threatened by the insulted Duke and his private guard, the performers… Read More »Acting Up in Lankhmar (DCC)

Firefly: Novices

Activity Centre
Attendance: 4 / 4

Recommended for players new to Firefly. I'll run another game for those with experience of one game or more. Fictitious people may die

Craft and Cuppa – BYO

Village Square

Bring along a cuppa and your own project (whether that's crochet, embroidery, painting minis, or anything else) and enjoy a calm and social start to your morning in the village… Read More »Craft and Cuppa – BYO

Mausritter

Willows3 (E)
Attendance: 6 / 6

Rpg, open world campaign. Group will be playing adventure mice, exploring and solving problems in the local area   Under 18s should be accompanied by a responsible adult

D&D

Birches1 (S)
Attendance: 6 / 6

This one-shot is both beginner friendly and welcoming to more experienced players. We’ve had lots of success before at strange games and though we don’t yet know whether players are… Read More »D&D

Archery & Air Rifles

Bushy Wood Activity Centre Main Road, Hailsham, United Kingdom

Archery and Air Rifles sessions will be run by the site during this time window You can buy tickets and get more information at the site shop (the shop is… Read More »Archery & Air Rifles

Bring & Buy

Village Square

Sellers come and see Sas in the Village Square with your games and your completed form between 11.30am and 12pm then return to collect your earnings/unsold games at 2pm. Buyers… Read More »Bring & Buy

2 Rooms and a Boom

Chapel
Attendance: 47 / ∞

A Bomber, A President and a load of Hostages being swapped. Are you trying to protect the President, or do you want them in the Room with the Bomber. Try… Read More »2 Rooms and a Boom

Escape From Dino Island!

Scout Glade
Attendance: 6 / 6

Escape from Dino Island is a thrilling adventure game about intrepid heroes trapped on an island overrun with creatures from a lost age—dinosaurs! Players take on the role of everyday… Read More »Escape From Dino Island!

Alien RPG – Fallout

Birches1 (N)
Attendance: 4 / 4

This short adventure is a one-act scenario for the ALIEN roleplaying game. The scenario is designed to provide a brief taste of ALIEN RPG Cinematic gameplay. In this scenario, the… Read More »Alien RPG – Fallout

Frozen in Time (DCC)

Willows3 (E)
Attendance: 6 / 6

Eons-old secrets slumber beneath the forbidden Ghost Ice. Since the time of the Elders, the local barbarians tribes have shunned the sinister glacier, knowing it as a taboo land that… Read More »Frozen in Time (DCC)

Open Mic

Stage

Live music on stage, headlined by the awesome Pog If you'd like to entertain us (acoustic or mildly mic-ed only), get in touch with hello@strangegamesfestival.co.uk .

Speakeasy

Chapel
Attendance: 40 / 40

The Fed's have gotten into the Speakeasy Everyone has a secret role of Fed or Mob and a secret codeword that matches players on their team. You have 1 hour… Read More »Speakeasy

Darkest Night

Birches3
Attendance: 6 / 6

Call of Cthulhu Candlelight Elizabethan Era Darkest Night is an adventure set in the murky backwaters of London in the late Elizabethan Age. Players are members of the Virtuous Honour… Read More »Darkest Night

The Quiz!

Stage

Test your nerdy knowledge at the annual Strange Games quiz! Do you know your Marvel from your DC? Your Catan from your Carcassone? Your Neil Gaiman from your George R… Read More »The Quiz!

Event Series Mafia

Mafia

Willows1/Social Deduction Glade

Rolling games of Mafia during this time window. Please visit the Social Deduction Glade for more info!

Werewolf TTRPG

Scout Glade
Attendance: 4 / 4

In the world of darkness the apocalypse is fast approaching and a group of garou, werewolves, are all that protects a Sussex site of natural beauty from being destroyed or… Read More »Werewolf TTRPG

Climbing Wall

Bushy Wood Activity Centre Main Road, Hailsham, United Kingdom

Climbing sessions will be run by the site during this time window You can buy tickets and get more information at the site shop (the shop is open 9am-8pm daily)… Read More »Climbing Wall

Deep Rock Galactic

Birches1 (N)
Attendance: 4 / 4

A brand new, cooperative board game based on the awesome dwarf mining game! Brave the depths of the planet Hoxus to mine precious minerals while fighting off hordes of Bugs.… Read More »Deep Rock Galactic

Sunday Market

Village Square

Craft Fair for all your beautiful wares and goodies. If you're interested in selling your geeky, game-y, handcrafted wares, please complete the google form here: https://forms.gle/uyXdLEmLY4UC9syp6 Any problems, questions, etc,… Read More »Sunday Market

Speakeasy

Chapel
Attendance: 40 / 40

Due to popular demand a second Speakeasy has opened! For fairness, please only sign up to this game if you did not attend Saturday's Speakeasy   The Fed's have gotten… Read More »Speakeasy

Frostgrave

Birches1 (S)

A one-off Frostgrave scenario! All participating players can bring their own warband (even if it's currently running in another campaign) and I'll run a scenario involving treasure, a Big Bad… Read More »Frostgrave

Sign

Chapel
Attendance: 6 / 6

A live-action game based on the true story of Nicaraguan Sign Language, where deaf children in a country with no official sign language spontaneously created their own. Players embody students… Read More »Sign

Yuok River Rescue

Birches1 (N)
Attendance: 6 / 8

Using D&D 5e in a Planescape-inspired contemporary fantasy setting, this mystery sees players investigate a string of disappearances occurring around the river Yuok. A role-play heavy one-shot using battlemaps and… Read More »Yuok River Rescue

Medieval Combat Showcase

Arena

An exciting display of full contact medieval combat by Knight’s Tower

Dread

Chapel
Attendance: 5 / 5

Modern horror RPG using jenga rather than dice. Try and escape a camping trip gone horribly wrong but maybe don't get too attached to your character.   Content warnings: horror,… Read More »Dread

Rallyman

Village Square
Attendance: 12 / 12

Rallyman is a dice-based, push-your-luck, racing game full of nail-biting action, catastrophic spins, and dastardly manoeuvres. Some of us Rallyman addicts will be returning to the track with fancy new… Read More »Rallyman

Event Series Mafia

Mafia

Willows1/Social Deduction Glade

Rolling games of Mafia during this time window. Please visit the Social Deduction Glade for more info!

Hobbits!

Scout Glade
Attendance: 5 / 5

You are a hobbit in a village that is not the Shire but is basically the Shire and you are going to have adventures with your friends which may extend… Read More »Hobbits!