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
If you need to 'pause' for whatever reason during the festival, a quiet and reflective outdoor space will be available throughout the weekend. Take some time out - sit under… Read More »Quiet and Reflective Space
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
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)
Recommended for players new to Firefly. I'll run another game for those with experience of one game or more. Fictitious people may die
The site shop will be open and sells cold drinks, sweets, chocolate, biscuits, marshmallows (and wooden sticks!), popcorn, milk and logs (as well as various camping essentials) Phone charging and… Read More »Site Shop Open
Speak to our friendly info point volunteers and borrow from our large library of boardgames (play for free, return same day) These are games we think are particularly fancy or… Read More »Checkout Library and Info Point Open
Come find out the latest news and what's on today
A three day version of BBCs The Traitors, but without the £100k prize or Claudia Winkleman. Designed to happen alongside whatever else you want to do at the festival. An… Read More »The Strange Traitors – Mourning Briefing
Supervised kids play session in low-ropes climbing area
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
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 Friends & New Players Gaming Sessions
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
Rolling games of Werewolf and Blood on the Clocktower will be on offer during these times by Festival mods. Please see the board in the Social Deduction Glade for more… Read More »Werewolf & Blood on the Clocktower
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
Knights Tower will be providing rolling sessions of medieval combat training, historical talks and photo opportunities! For more details, please visit the Knights Tower staff at the arena during this… Read More »Knights Tower Medieval Combat School
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
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
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 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!
'PlayCulture create exciting, tactical, sneaky games that make you feel like a kid again! Zombies is a large-scale app-supported infectious outdoor tag game! Evade zombies, pick up health packs, become… Read More »PlayCulture: Zombies & PirateGold
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
Do you love gaming? Do you love trying new things? Do you love having fun with your mates? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you'll love… Read More »VR gaming by VRScapism
A Call of Cthulhu by Candlelight Adventure. Set in the late Elizabethan Age. Players are members of the Black Company, tasked with the protection of the Realm. A peer of… Read More »By the pricking of my thumb….
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 Friends & New Players Gaming Sessions
Come test your mettle at a series of board games to prove yourself the ultimate Strange Games BoardGamer of 2023! The tournament runs over 4 knockout rounds on Saturday and… Read More »Modern Classics Multi-Game Tournament: Groups & Quarter Finals
Rolling games of Werewolf and Blood on the Clocktower will be on offer during these times by Festival mods. Please see the board in the Social Deduction Glade for more… Read More »Werewolf & Blood on the Clocktower
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)
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 .
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
A three day version of BBCs The Traitors, but without the £100k prize or Claudia Winkleman. Designed to happen alongside whatever else you want to do at the festival. An… Read More »The Strange Traitors – Round Table
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 Friends & New Players Gaming Sessions
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
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!
Jump into the Marvel Universe with Marvel Champions: The Card Game, a cooperative Living Card Game® for one to four players! Each player will embody an iconic hero from the… Read More »Marvel Champions: The Card Game
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
Rolling games of Werewolf and Blood on the Clocktower will be on offer during these times by Festival mods. Please see the board in the Social Deduction Glade for more… Read More »Werewolf & Blood on the Clocktower
"You enter a tavern. You see a group of comedian questers. What do you do? A Dungeons and Dragons-style comedy and interactive roleplaying game show, suitable for the experts, the… Read More »Character Building Experience (Stageshow)
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
If you need to 'pause' for whatever reason during the festival, a quiet and reflective outdoor space will be available throughout the weekend. Take some time out - sit under… Read More »Quiet and Reflective Space
Please only sign up if you have played Firefly before. If you played on Saturday in the novices' game, that will be good enough. Fictitious people may die
The site shop will be open and sells cold drinks, sweets, chocolate, biscuits, marshmallows (and wooden sticks!), popcorn, milk and logs (as well as various camping essentials) Phone charging and… Read More »Site Shop Open
Speak to our friendly info point volunteers and borrow from our large library of boardgames (play for free, return same day) These are games we think are particularly fancy or… Read More »Checkout Library and Info Point Open
Come find out the latest news and what's on today
A three day version of BBCs The Traitors, but without the £100k prize or Claudia Winkleman. Designed to happen alongside whatever else you want to do at the festival. An… Read More »The Strange Traitors – Mourning Briefing
Supervised kids play session in low-ropes climbing area
Enjoy a calm and social start to your morning in the village square with some painting. Materials and inspiration will be provided to paint a ceramic coaster with your own… Read More »Craft and Cuppa – Paint a Coaster
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 Friends & New Players Gaming Sessions
Rolling games of Werewolf and Blood on the Clocktower will be on offer during these times by Festival mods. Please see the board in the Social Deduction Glade for more… Read More »Werewolf & Blood on the Clocktower
All expansions available. Suspicions, blind accusations and cutthroat survival are the name of the game. Age 12+, some adult content and character assassination etc Under 18s should be accompanied… Read More »Battlestar Galactica – Game 1
Knights Tower will be providing rolling sessions of medieval combat training, historical talks and photo opportunities! For more details, please visit the Knights Tower staff at the arena during this… Read More »Knights Tower Medieval Combat School
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
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
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
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
'PlayCulture create exciting, tactical, sneaky games that make you feel like a kid again! Zombies is a large-scale app-supported infectious outdoor tag game! Evade zombies, pick up health packs, become… Read More »PlayCulture: Zombies & PirateGold
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
A Rime of the Frostmaiden Adventurer’s League Adventure. A trek toward Icewind Dale turns deadly when an avalanche blocks the heroes’ passage through the Spine of the World. Rescued by… Read More »D&D 5E – Ice Road Trackers
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 Friends & New Players Gaming Sessions
Rolling games of Werewolf and Blood on the Clocktower will be on offer during these times by Festival mods. Please see the board in the Social Deduction Glade for more… Read More »Werewolf & Blood on the Clocktower
This event is only open to qualifying players from Saturday's Groups Stages and Quarter-Finals. If you'd like to join the tournament, please sign up to the Saturday event to secure… Read More »Modern Classics Multi-Game Tournament: Semi-Finals & Grand Final
Based on “The Resistance” party game, this is a secret identity social deduction game for 10 players with unique roles for each player, around 45 minutes per game. There’s an… Read More »The Resistance: Hostile Intent
Avatar Legends: The RPG is a heroic fantasy game set in the universe of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra in which you and your friends take… Read More »Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game
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
The Tower Looms before you, its Cold Iron walls absorbing what little light filters through the mist. The ancient gates long barred and sealed now stand agape as though the… Read More »The Secrets of the Black Library (D&D 5e)
All expansions available. Suspicions, blind accusations and cutthroat survival are the name of the game. Age 12+, some adult content and character assassination etc Under 18s should be accompanied… Read More »Battlestar Galactica – Game 2
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
A three day version of BBCs The Traitors, but without the £100k prize or Claudia Winkleman. Designed to happen alongside whatever else you want to do at the festival. An… Read More »The Strange Traitors – Round Table
An exciting display of full contact medieval combat by Knight’s Tower
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 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
As someone among you could know, from the twenty years of experiences, games and ideas that Wherewolf has provided me, a new game is coming soon. One of its characteristics… Read More »From “Wherewolf” to “The Books of the Shadow”
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!
Rolling games of Werewolf and Blood on the Clocktower will be on offer during these times by Festival mods. Please see the board in the Social Deduction Glade for more… Read More »Werewolf & Blood on the Clocktower
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
If you need to 'pause' for whatever reason during the festival, a quiet and reflective outdoor space will be available throughout the weekend. Take some time out - sit under… Read More »Quiet and Reflective Space
Speak to our friendly info point volunteers and borrow from our large library of boardgames (play for free, return same day) These are games we think are particularly fancy or… Read More »Checkout Library and Info Point Open
The site shop will be open and sells cold drinks, sweets, chocolate, biscuits, marshmallows (and wooden sticks!), popcorn, milk and logs (as well as various camping essentials) Phone charging and… Read More »Site Shop Open
Come find out the latest news and what's on today
Supervised kids play session in low-ropes climbing area
Knights Tower will be providing rolling sessions of medieval combat training, historical talks and photo opportunities! For more details, please visit the Knights Tower staff at the arena during this… Read More »Knights Tower Medieval Combat School
Rolling games of Werewolf and Blood on the Clocktower will be on offer during these times by Festival mods. Please see the board in the Social Deduction Glade for more… Read More »Werewolf & Blood on the Clocktower
Come along, pick a house, and show your mettle at a combination of mental, physical and practical games.
Join us for a recap of the best bits of the weekend and the traditional enormous group photo!
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 and… Read More »Human TwinTinBots
The Strange Games Festival 2024 – 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 2024