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 fantasy location. The heroes will face challenges and battles, and have the option to cast magical spells (painted foam balls) to freeze, charm or blow… 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 and well known table top RPGs, easy to pick up and hard to put down. Come roll the dice as you take control of an… 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 and well known table top RPGs, easy to pick up and hard to put down. Come roll the dice as you take control of an… 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 do a full rules teach beforehand. (Just note that play time is long!) Location to be discussed - meet in the Village Square
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 separately
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 own half mask , with origami techniques , use paint to decorate , or just cut out the chosen shape, assemble & ready to wear.… 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 separately
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 Activity Centre and provides an even wider range of exciting titles for you to enjoy)
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 separately
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. Draft cards with your team to create one of the greatest inventions (not) known to mankind! Once your invention is finished, your team will design/draw… 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 of the session, who will then lead the way to the Woodland Game Zone.
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. Estimated 3-5h long
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 hopefully try your hand at a game you haven't played much before or that you love so much you'll play it every chance you get.… 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 hopefully try your hand at a game you haven't played much before or that you love so much you'll play it every chance you get.… 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 separately
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. The keep looming high on the hill has long been a source of fearsome tales and terrible legends, all clues point to this location for… 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 separately
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 Brighton-based storyteller known for his captivating delivery and love of roots: folktales and myths that connect our history and our present, our surroundings and ourselves.… 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
A morning update with the upcoming day’s news and events. Come to the arena to find out what’s happening!
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 separately
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. Adults only.
The big showdown between the houses: come along and show your mettle at a combination of mental, physical and practical games.
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 separately
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 yet!
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 tickets for Buzz Active activities can also be bought here Charging costs: £2 for a phone, £2.50 for a tablet, £3.00 for a power bank… 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 heavy; there is also a Games Stash full of lots of other games in the Activity Centre
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 the leafy canopy of the trees and take some time to find some calm. If you want to you may also like to add your… Read More »Quiet and Reflective Space
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 more. Pre-pitch tents will be on sale later in October. Please note: refunds are only considered on event cancellation, substantial alteration or by special exception… Read More »The Strange Games Festival 2023
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 time window. Under 18s should be accompanied by a responsible adult
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 is the session for you! Our friendly volunteers will help find you a table of like-minded people and a game from the Strange Games Library… Read More »New Friends & New Players Gaming Sessions
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 mandatory but is heartily recommended!
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 unknown number of Traitors have infiltrated the Faithful. Can the Faithful work together to identify and banish them before the Traitors murder them in their… Read More »The Strange Traitors – Introductions
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 run two KLASK tables simultaneously in a series of winner-stays-on games, lasting 10 minutes each. The last players standing on each table when the timer… Read More »KLASK Battle
Rolling games of Werewolf and Blood on the Clocktower will be on offer during these times by Festival mods. *Games will start straight after the Welcome Meet so head over to the Social Deduction Glade right away! Please see the board in the Social Deduction Glade for more details. Free play games are also likely… Read More »Werewolf* & Blood on the Clocktower*
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 and attempt to solve the mystery of her disappearance. The game is played live and without verbal communication. Players inhabit their character for the entirety… Read More »Alice is Missing
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 Brighton-based storyteller known for his captivating delivery and love of roots: folktales and myths that connect our history and our present, our surroundings and ourselves.… 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 the leafy canopy of the trees and take some time to find some calm. If you want to you may also like to add your… 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 with rooting out treason and heresy. This time the Company must secure a foreign Agent, who is guilty of sedition and treason, and ensure that… 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 need assistance to make it through their final performance of 'The Fiascos of Duke Hogfat.' With nobody else to turn to, the troupe hires the… 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 tickets for Buzz Active activities can also be bought here Charging costs: £2 for a phone, £2.50 for a tablet, £3.00 for a power bank… 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 heavy; there is also a Games Stash full of lots of other games in the Activity Centre
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 unknown number of Traitors have infiltrated the Faithful. Can the Faithful work together to identify and banish them before the Traitors murder them in their… 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 square. If you forget, or just aren't into crafting, we'll have some mindful adult colouring available.
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 is the session for you! Our friendly volunteers will help find you a table of like-minded people and a game from the Strange Games Library… 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 details. Free play games are also likely to be happening around these times too, of course, and anyone wanting to run their own games would… 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 going to be swashbuckling pirates, underdark delving adventurers, or heroic protectors against a growing evil, we do know that it’ll be fun for everyone rolling… 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 time window. Under 18s should be accompanied by a responsible adult
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 open 9am-8pm daily) Ticket prices: £8 Adult, £4 Child (under 18s)
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 bring cash! Go to strangegamesfestival.co.uk/bring-buy for more information about selling.
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 to work out who is on your team, where the key players are and get them in the right room...Oh and you only have 15… 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 people who are brave and competent, but also in over their head. The game is designed to help you create the kind of stories that… 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 the final survivor! If you're caught, you turn into a zombie and join the hunt! PirateGold is a dastardly treacherous app-supported outdoor team game! Marooned… 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 players take the roles of a free trader and a group of scientists operating out of Tark-Weyland Station in the Three World Empire’s (3WE) Weyland… 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 our VR sessions! 🙌 We bring the best of virtual reality with state-of-the-art equipment and amazing games. You can play solo or multiplayer, co-op or… 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 the realm has died in mysterious and sinister circumstances, the company must investigate, and if required bring those to justice who have plotted foul deeds.… 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 is the session for you! Our friendly volunteers will help find you a table of like-minded people and a game from the Strange Games Library… 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 Sunday afternoons, for up to 32 players, and will feature Azul, Splendor, Ticket to Ride (London/San Francisco editions), Sushi Go, and Carcassonne. In the interest… 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 details. Free play games are also likely to be happening around these times too, of course, and anyone wanting to run their own games would… 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 slays all who tread its frigid expanse. Three days ago, the Ghost Ice suddenly shattered, revealing hints at deeper mysteries entombed within its icy grasp.… 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 to work out who is friend and foe and to collect as much information from your foes. Under 18s should be accompanied by a… 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 unknown number of Traitors have infiltrated the Faithful. Can the Faithful work together to identify and banish them before the Traitors murder them in their… 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 is the session for you! Our friendly volunteers will help find you a table of like-minded people and a game from the Strange Games Library… 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 Company, but those qualities are missing, as the Company seeks to make enough in coins to buy another drink..and hopefully live another day. A tale… 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 R Martin? Form a team of up to 5 people and join us to battle it out for the glory of being crowned the Geekiest… 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 Marvel Universe as we battle to stop infamous villains from enacting their devious schemes. For this scenario, the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, 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 worse by the ruinous powers of the wyrm. You’ll be playing a pack of Gaia’s strongest warriors as you manipulate, sneak, and most likely murder… 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 details. Free play games are also likely to be happening around these times too, of course, and anyone wanting to run their own games would… 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 novices and the uninitiated but curious. No two quests are alike – a unique mini-adventure. Roll the dice on this comedy game-show! 'Plenty of laughs… 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 Brighton-based storyteller known for his captivating delivery and love of roots: folktales and myths that connect our history and our present, our surroundings and ourselves.… 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 the leafy canopy of the trees and take some time to find some calm. If you want to you may also like to add your… 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 tickets for Buzz Active activities can also be bought here Charging costs: £2 for a phone, £2.50 for a tablet, £3.00 for a power bank… 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 heavy; there is also a Games Stash full of lots of other games in the Activity Centre
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 unknown number of Traitors have infiltrated the Faithful. Can the Faithful work together to identify and banish them before the Traitors murder them in their… 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 unique design. To cover the cost of materials, we ask for a £3 contribution per coaster, paid in cash (or paypal) when you arrive. Bring… 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 is the session for you! Our friendly volunteers will help find you a table of like-minded people and a game from the Strange Games Library… 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 details. Free play games are also likely to be happening around these times too, of course, and anyone wanting to run their own games would… Read More »Werewolf & Blood on the Clocktower