Strange Games Festival

Mafia
2023-08-26 19:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Willows3/RPG Glade
Rolling games of Mafia during this time window.
Please visit the Social Deduction Glade for more info!

Marvel Champions: The Card Game
2023-08-26 19:00 - 22:00 | Activity Centre
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 X-Men and the Spider-Verse will all team up against Thanos with the Infinity Gauntlet! If time remains in the session, we’ll either battle Magneto, Green Goblin or Ronan the Accuser next. Hero decks will be provided for new players. Experienced players are also welcome to join and bring their own decks.

You must be a fan of Marvel. No DC trolls! 🙂
[4 spaces available]

The Quiz!
2023-08-26 18:30 - 20:00 | 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 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 Gamers!’

Darkest Night
2023-08-26 18:00 - 22:00 | Birches3
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 of dark deeds and murderous instincts.
Pregens supplied. Themes encompass bloody violence from the outset, alongside mind shredding horror and insanity.
Bring Dice and beer and courage…

Adults only
[6 spaces available]

New Friends & New Players Gaming Sessions
2023-08-26 18:00 - 21:00, 2023-08-26 14:00 - 17:00, 2023-08-26 10:00 - 13:00 | Shackleton Lodge (Big Lodge)
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 to try out

The Strange Traitors - Round Table
2023-08-26 18:00 - 19:00 | Chapel
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 sleep?
We’ll meet every morning (or ‘mourning’!), where the remaining players find out who got murdered in the night. And every evening for the Round Table where the remaining players decide who to banish.
There’s also daily missions, which gives the Traitors an opportunity to kill again, the Faithful a chance to learn information about the Traitors and one lucky player will find a shield to protect them from murder and banishment.

Please note: this event is limited to only those players who have signed up to the ‘Introductions’ event on Friday evening
Adults only

Speakeasy
2023-08-26 16:00 - 18:00 | Chapel
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 responsible adult
[40 spaces available]

Open Mic
2023-08-26 16:00 - 18:00 | 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 .

Frozen in Time (DCC)
2023-08-26 14:00 - 18:00 | Willows3 (E)
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. You have been chosen by the village council to take up your spears and investigate the strange machines that now stir beneath the ice…
A level 1 adventure for 4-6 players. Pregens will be provided.
Under 18s should be accompanied by a responsible adult
[6 spaces available]

Werewolf & Blood on the Clocktower
2023-08-26 14:00 - 17:00, 2023-08-26 10:00 - 13:00 | Willows3/RPG Glade
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 be most welcome!

Modern Classics Multi-Game Tournament: Groups & Quarter Finals
2023-08-26 14:00 - 17:00 | Village Square
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 of time please make sure you are familiar with the rules before play starts – if you don’t know any of these games, you could attend a New Friends & New Players Session held in Shackleton Lodge on Friday evening or Saturday morning.

Round 1: Groups, 2pm Saturday in the Village Square
Names will be drawn randomly into groups of 4 and assigned one of the games above at 1.45pm Saturday (feel free to come witness the draw!). Play will start at 2pm.
Round 2: Quarter-finals, 3.30pm Saturday in the Village Square
The top two players from each game in Round 1 will be assigned a new 4-player game to play next (as shown below).
Round 3: Semi-finals, 2pm Sunday in the Village Square
The top two players from each Quarter-final will be assigned a new 4-player game to battle for a place in the Tournament Grand Final.
Round 4: Grand Final, 3.30pm Sunday in the Village Square
The top two players from each semi-final will battle it out in a final 4-player game of Carcassonne (base edition) to be crowned The Ultimate Strange BoardGamer of 2023

[32 places available]
Ages 16 and over
Sign-up is recommended but feel free to come to the Village Square at 1.45pm Saturday to see if there are places left

By the pricking of my thumb....
2023-08-26 13:30 - 17:30 | Birches3
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.
Pregens provided. Please bring dice, ale and lots of bravery.
Themes including horrific events, murder and sanity-blasting cosmic evil.

Adults only
[6 spaces available]

VR gaming by VRScapism
2023-08-26 13:00 - 21:00 | The Lodge (AV Lodge)
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 competitive, casual or hardcore – whatever suits your mood and style. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the future of gaming with VRScapism!

These VR sessions are provided by VRScapism at an additional cost per player: £5 for bronze (15min game play), £10 for silver (30min), and £15 for Gold (45min). Maximum of 4 players playing as a group together. (vrscapism.co.uk/games, fb.watch/lzXIJHQ34n/)
Rolling games will be available within this time window. You can book your slot online here vrscapism.co.uk/booking/strangegames or email Info@vrscapism.co.uk to reserve a slot and pay on the day.

Under 18s should be accompanied by a responsible adult

Alien RPG - Fallout
2023-08-26 13:00 - 17:00 | Birches1 (N)
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 Isles Sector—the same area of space as New Albion and LV-187 in the Colony War novel.
No prior experience of the game is required and all materials will be provided. Alien RPG has mature themes and is not suitable for children

Content: fantasy violence, maths
Adults only
[4 spaces available]

PlayCulture: Zombies & PirateGold
2023-08-26 12:00 - 22:00 | TBC, Meet at Village Square
‘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 on an island that conceals a bounty of treasures, the aim of the game is to set sail with as much plunder as possible. Assemble a rich crew, beg, steal, borrow, or do whatever it takes!

There will be rolling games during this window; please see the PlayCulture board in the Village Square for game times and further details
Under 18s should be accompanied by a responsible adult

Escape From Dino Island!
2023-08-26 12:00 - 16:00 | Scout Glade
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 are full of action and suspense, but in which fighting is rarely a good option.
Will you escape with your life? And what kind of person will you become in your quest to survive? There’s only one way to find out…

Adults only
[6 spaces available]
Once you’ve signed up, say hi on discord so I can set expectations and answer any questions! My username is jDog1530 and make sure you say which game you’ve signed up for!

2 Rooms and a Boom
2023-08-26 12:00 - 14:00 | Chapel
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 minutes.
Games will be rolling during this event window; sign-ups are advisable but not required as players can be swapped in and out

Under 18s should be accompanied by a responsible adult
[50+ spaces available]

Bring & Buy
2023-08-26 12:00 - 14:00 | 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 bring cash!
Go to strangegamesfestival.co.uk/bring-buy for more information about selling.

Archery & Air Rifles
2023-08-26 10:00 - 18:00 | Bushy Wood Activity Centre, Main Road, Hailsham, BN27 3LZ, 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 open 9am-8pm daily)

Ticket prices: £8 Adult, £4 Child (under 18s)

Knights Tower Medieval Combat School
2023-08-26 10:00 - 17:00 | Arena
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

D&D
2023-08-26 10:00 - 15:00 | Birches1 (S)
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 dice at the table.

Under 18s should be accompanied by a responsible adult
[6 spaces available]

Mausritter
2023-08-26 10:00 - 13:00 | Willows3 (E)
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
[6 spaces available]

Craft and Cuppa - BYO
2023-08-26 09:30 - 11:30 | 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 square. If you forget, or just aren’t into crafting, we’ll have some mindful adult colouring available.

Kid's Low Ropes Fun
2023-08-26 09:30 - 10:30 | Low Ropes Course
Supervised kids play session in low-ropes climbing area

The Strange Traitors - Mourning Briefing
2023-08-26 09:30 - 10:00 | Chapel

Daily Update with Simon
2023-08-26 09:30 - 09:45 | Village Square
Come find out the latest news and what’s on today

Checkout Library and Info Point Open
2023-08-26 09:00 - 23:00 | Kipling Lodge (Small Lodge)
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
