The most awesome thing Strange Games events provide is space to meet and play with new friends in a lovely setting. Aside from the traditional Welcome Meet at 7pm on Friday in the central field (“The Common Ground“), which is highly recommended, all events are completely optional. If you just want to hide in the woods, chill out, or play a relaxed game in your tent, go ahead!
As well as our extensive Board Games Library and all the indoor and outdoor spaces you can freely use for gaming around the site, we have some extra special games and meets to help you find a great time. Find out more below!
The Morning RPG Meet
To help GMs and RPG players find each other, we’ll be holding a little get together in the RPG Woods at 10am on Saturday and Sunday.
The idea of these meets is to give GMs who want to run a game the opportunity to pitch their idea to the crowd, then afterwards everyone can socialise and people who thought the pitches sounded really fun can talk to the GMs and arrange a time to play. Even if you don’t want to pitch a game or even play one, it can be a great opportunity to come and make some like-minded friends and connections!
If you’d like to learn more, checkout the RPG Meetup section of the #sgb-games’ channel on our Discord
Megagames & Micro-megagames!
On Saturday at 1pm, in the Muster Hall, we’ll be running Den of Wolves: New Eden! There are up to 21 places available for this game and we expect it will run approximately 3-4 hours. Sign up at the Info Point.
In Den of Wolves: New Eden, you will play a member of a space fleet, survivors of a massive attack from the nation of Wolf. Together you will be trying to survive in space, flee further Wolf attacks and find a new home for your people – a New Eden. Beware, however, Wolf planted agents throughout the colonies before the attack and it’s highly probable that some will be hiding amongst other players in the fleet.
Then, on Saturday evening, hourly from 7pm in the same place, we’ll be running some brand new “micro-megagames“. These are designed to give that ‘megagame’ feeling for 5-7 players packed into just 1 hour! These will be run on a drop-in basis so no need to sign up, just arrive and get involved!
Starship Bridge Simulator
All throughout the weekend, you’ll also be able to get your sci-fi fix by taking on a vital role as one of the intrepid bridge crew of our Starship Bridge Simulator!
This exciting and immersive experience allows you to play a scenario of either 1 hour or 2 hours long and will run in “The Classroom” on Saturday and Sunday between 10am and 7pm for up to 6 players at a time. Sign up at the Info Point.
(Note: under 11s will need their accompanying adult to assist them at their station rather than signing up separately)
Social Deduction
Social deduction games, such as Werewolf or Blood on the Clocktower, will be run on a rolling basis by fellow attendees and friendly volunteers, in the dedicated Social Deduction area at the northeast of the central field.
Beginner games will definitely be included across the weekend and you can check Discord or look out for the green flags hanging from the shelters to see who might be recruiting for their next game!
Games of S.P.I.E.S. will be running at 10am – 12pm Saturday and Sunday, in the Muster Hall: S.P.I.E.S. is a simple social deduction wordplay game where you’ll be given a single word to use in conversations to help you find members of your team, alongside information-gathering and completing missions, so it’s a great game for breaking the ice!
We’ll also be running a weekend long MEGASPIES game, this is something you can do as a fun background game in between everything else. Sign up on the SPIES website and collect your agent sticker from Nicky when you arrive or at the Info Point. Sign ups close 12:30 Saturday, with the game running from 13:00 Saturday to 23:30 Sunday. Winners will be announced on the app on Monday.
And if you’re interested in a shorter Social Deduction game, why not try out a round or two (or many!) of Two Rooms and a Boom, which will be running on Sunday 1pm – 4pm in the Muster Hall? It’s a game for 8 to 30+ players split across 2 ‘rooms’. Games tend to last about 15 minutes each but pack in all the thrills of trying to work out who’s on your team and manipulating your enemies towards your team’s goal by evicting players and sending between the rooms.
The Dexterity Zone
On Saturday & Sunday 10am – 1pm our friends from Replay Bristol will be hosting The Dexterity Zone, just outside the main building, and Speed Gaming (with optional mini tournaments): A dedicated, fast-paced area featuring games like Crokinole, Klask and table top dexterity games. High-rotation “Speed Gaming” slots to help strangers break the ice and learn new games in 5 minutes.
The Quiz!
On Sunday at 12pm, Sas will be hosting a themed quiz in the Common Ground Marquee. This year the them is Buffy the Vampire Slayer. No need to sign up just turn up with a team or turn up solo and find others to team up with – test your knowledge and maybe win a prize!
Site-Provided Activities
Some activities may be run by the site so please them onsite or check their webpages for more information about how to sign up.
Please note, for safeguarding reasons we ask that all under-18s attending games and events be accompanied by a responsible adult
Muster Hall Summary of timings:
| Saturday 10-12pm | S.P.I.E.S. |
| Saturday 1-4pm | Den of Wolves: New Eden |
| Saturday 7-10pm (hourly) | Micro-megagames |
| Sunday 10-12pm | S.P.I.E.S. |
| Sunday 1-4pm (every 20 minutes – ish) | 2 Rooms and a Boom |
Other locations:
| Saturday & Sunday 10am – 11am | RPG meet in the RPG Woods |
| Saturday (& Sunday) 10am – 7pm | Starship Bridge Simulator in The Classroom |
| Saturday & Sunday 10am – 1pm | The Dexterity Zone |
| Saturday 1pm through to Sunday 11.30pm | MegaSpies (site-wide!) |
| Sunday 12pm – 1.30pm | Quiz! In the Common Ground marquee (This year’s theme is Buffy the Vampire Slayer) |