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
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
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
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
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!
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 for more info!
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*
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
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
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 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
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….
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)
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
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 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
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 .
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
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
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!
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
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
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)
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
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!
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
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)
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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)
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
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
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
'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
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
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 miniatures. Contact Jinny/TheSphericalCat on Discord with any questions and for character creation when you register! Content warning: there will be threat of drowning, and this… Read More »Yuok River Rescue
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 uninformed majority of 6 players (resistance team) and an informed minority of 4 players (spies team). There’s no prior experience needed, all rules will be… Read More »The Resistance: Hostile Intent
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
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 on the role of young heroes from across the Four Nations who have joined together to make the world a better place. This particular adventure… 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 on their first day of school. Along the way, they'll make friends, learn about themselves and build their own language together piece by piece. Players… 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 structure itself was waiting for you. This Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition One shot will take players on a journey of discovery down the perilous… 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 by a responsible adult
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
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
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, gore and injury detail, character death, swearing 18+, adults only
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 to but not be limited to ale-drinking, pipe-smoking, stealing from Farmer Maggot, going into the haunted forest on a dare, upsetting your Great Aunt. Cosy… Read More »Hobbits!
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 expansions, one of which allows up to 12 people to race at once with team-based racing This will be most suited to experienced Rallyman… 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 will be being divided in "Scenarios", each one settled in a different time and place, each one with a different flavor and unique rules and… Read More »From “Wherewolf” to “The Books of the Shadow”
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 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 your place Come test your mettle at a series of board games to prove yourself the ultimate Strange Games BoardGamer of 2023! The tournament runs… Read More »Modern Classics Multi-Game Tournament: Semi-Finals & Grand Final
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 a menagerie of strange creatures, the heroes are asked to return the favour in exchange for answers about what’s happening in the cold and frozen… Read More »D&D 5E – Ice Road Trackers
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
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
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
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
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
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 by a responsible adult
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 Boss and some other very exciting features. Using a custom experience table, this turn-limited session will have interesting goals and challenges which will invite creative… Read More »Frostgrave
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) Ticket prices: £8 Adult, £4 Child (under 18s)
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
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
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. Have a beer. Mine Rocks. Kill Bugs. ROCK AND STONE. Under 18s should be accompanied by a responsible adult
'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
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 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… Read More »Speakeasy
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, please email sarah@strangegamesfestival.co.uk. Sellers arrive and set up 11.30am-12pm. Buyers can buy from 12pm-2pm
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
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
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
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
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 collecting gems for victory. Each game lasts up to 1.5h (depends how quickly robots take their moves). No player restrictions but the game requires a… Read More »Human TwinTinBots