Organised Fun

Minisode 26 - Board Game Top Sellers

Mark tries to guess the top 20 best selling board games of all time, and we discuss what makes them so - how many of them do you own? Highlights include:
- We finally pick the 'Listeners' Choice'
- Epic PvP is surprisingly not on the list
- Who remembers Dream Phone?
- Mark wants to play Candyland with real sweets. In fact, he wants to play most things with sweets...
- The Logo Game: it's everywhere!
- Are simpler games more likely to be popular?
- Everyone's played Chess, whether they wanted to or not
- If I haven't heard of it, it can't possibly be on the top sellers list!
- Come on guys, let's get Old Maid to the top spot!
- Coming soon: Shitty Preschool Colour Match

Ancient Episode 7 - Mancala

It's been about 2 years since we were talking about playing this, and now here we are! Except we're playing it on A4 paper using 5p coins. Whatever. Highlights include:
- Second time's a charm!
- Meet Shufty, the Card Shuffler
- Your mancala could be your mouth
- It's the kind of game Magneto and Professor X would play in the park
- Divots, pits, pots... what are they actually called?
- They probably won't be talking about Coma Ward in 2000 years

Kids On Bikes Chapter 20 - The Reverse Scooby Doo

It's the final showdown! Our heroes are all set to sabotage Alexei Zakharov's tour of Bluesburg - will they be successful? Will the bag of wigs get used to maximum effect? Who ate all the crisps? Find out now!

Kids On Bikes Chapter 19 - Fugitives Of Bluesburg

Just when our heroes have hatched a plan, they find themselves wanted by the Bluesburg Police Department. On the run and with the clock ticking until Alexei Zakharov pulls the plug on Bluesburg for good, how will they evade capture in time to save the town?

Kids On Bikes Chapter 18 - Mrs Boorman

Jerry's wife Cassandra makes a surprise return as our heroes get closer to taking down Eclipse once and for all...

Minisode 25 - Doctor Who Nerd Battle

Special guest David challenges Mark to a game of Doctor Who Trivial Pursuit, to see who is the ultimate fan (nerd) of all! Highlights include:
- Mrs White is the best Cluedo character, apparently
- Some people have been 'Northernised' to protect their identity
- What happened to Sally Gray?
- Doctor Who nerds are no good at trash talk
- Neil Armstrong is not part of the TV crew
- Jeremy Paxman never stumbles over his questions
- There's a disappointing amount of knowledge about the Androzani King and Queen from Tree Planet 475

Expansion 14 - Lords Of Waterdeep Scoundrels Of Skullport

We're back in Waterdeep, but this time we've got access to Skullport and the Undermountain. Things are a lot more corrupt this time around too! Highlights include:
- Mark leads the episode so... you know
- Welcome to Waffle Hour
- Do not be tempted by the big rewards - corruption sucks!
- The box perfection is now ruined
- Coming soon, 'Wood Vs Metal'
- I want to touch the wood

Episode 103 - Legendary Aliens

Aliens! Those gits literally get everywhere! Now, a lowly researcher and a radioman have to rescue some lost brothers and find the way out, all before the Xenomorph Titan rips them to pieces! Just another day in the corps! Highlights include:
- Trademark
- Look out for Christine the mercenary!
- Nobody wants a deep gash
- Mark threatens to play solo
- Where's Prometheus?
- Witness the most expensive door in history

Episode 102 - Joking Hazard

Patrick and Meriel join us IRL for a game of Joking Hazard. Who can create the most hilarious/disgusting comic strip? Highlights include:
- Mark ruins the intro
- There is no red man
- Mark again proves that he is fantastically ignorant of colours
- Pretty much any conversation can end with someone getting their ass out
- Meriel goes into prude mode

Kids On Bikes Chapter 17 - Bones Of The Past

Human bones have been discovered in the ruins of the Fun Palace! Is this just a coincidence, or have Eclipse been up to more shady business? Some sneaking is definitely on the cards... Also, have some pics of the original Survive: Escape From Atlantis that Mark found!

Kids On Bikes Chapter 16 - Bigfoot Revealed

Just when they thought they had a lead on the mysterious Eclipse, our heroes discover Pamela Weston has escaped! Can they find her before anything else goes wrong?

Episode 101 - Lords Of Waterdeep

We take on the roles of dodgy council members, each vying for control over the port town of Waterdeep, using the city's amenities to complete nefarious plots and gain influence. As you do. Highlights include:
- We get a strange visitor...
- Mark hashes his way through the intro
- The box is literally perfect
- Mark is an arcane mishap
- Mark is obsessed with the word 'meeple'
- There's just not enough fit people
- Coming soon: Priests Of Upper High

Expansion 13 - The Isle Of Cats Full Version

Once again, we're trying to rescue as many beautiful cats as we can - but this time, we're playing with all the components, not just the wussy lame version that Mark set up last time. Will it make a difference? Highlights include:
- All hail Polyhedra!
- Has anybody actually managed to get their cat to sit in the box lid?
- Get your fish money out
- But why are they called Lessons?
- The previous version is now officially called the Dumbo Version
- I mention that there are 3 kinds of card, then I only talk about 2 of them. Also, there's actually 4 types, so bit of a mess all round there.
- Mark is now called Benchmark, because if he understands a game, then anyone will
- It should be called 'Boat of Cats'

Kids On Bikes Chapter 15 - The New Mayor

Bluesburg gets a new mayor - but what does this mean for the town? Also there's still that pesky bigfoot knocking about - what's going on? 

Kids On Bikes Chapter 14 - The Hunt For Bigfoot

A month has passed since the tragic events of the Fun Palace, and Bluesburg finally seems to be getting back to normal. Oh, except for rumours of Bigfoot in the forest, that is!

Kids On Bikes Chapter 13 - Showdown At The Fun Palace

Our heroes have successfully sabotaged the Triumph pills before the big roll out - but will it be enough? Does Pamela Weston have one final trick up her sleeve? Find out now!

Episode 100 - Captain Sonar

It's Phil and Chris Vs Mark and Sarah in an underwater submarine chase. It's a real-time battle for the win! Highlights include:
- Mark proper screws up the intro
- Sarah gives a dramatic box reading
- I like my Captain Sonar like I like my women
- Matt Deepnew may or may not be from Cape Horn
- Karin Page sounds like a stinky bitch
- Sarah's performance = shit. She basically just drew a dog
- Chris doesn't know East and West
- Sorry, I've been charging the coffee machine
- It's missing Tit Island
- Sarah will NOT be telling her mum about this
- No matter how many times Mark plays something, it might as well be the first time
- We're judging it as a game, not a person
- Captain Sonar Family Edition... There's no submarines, you just kill the opposing family

Episode 99 - What Next?

Our favourite Professor has gone and got herself lost on a mysterious island full of aggressive koalas. Can we find her and bring her back in one piece? Highlights include:
- How would you escape from a 40ft rampaging koala?
- Mark reads like a child learning to read
- Shove Ha'penny, what??
- The idea is to not suck at the challenges
- Mark forgets FRAG. Again
- Are we too generous?
- It's chunky. You want to put it in your mouth

Episode 98 - Tiny Library

Riley joins us as we check out some of the Tiny Library's offerings! Highlights include:
- Why buy clothes when you can buy board games?
- Would you rather solve a puzzle for an hour, or just eat some chocolate?
- Don't bring a knife to a ghost fight
- Keep the workforce medicated - it's the way forward
- Coming soon, 'The Bloodputer'
- Is it a game, a tool, an activity or a conversation piece?
- I'm not the host of this podcast, I am Tilda Swinton portraying the host of this podcast
- If you don't bring your dice satchel everywhere, you're not a real gamer
- This is my dragon, she's called Barbara
- But how do you beat the farty man in the ass house?
- Could I defeat your mum armed with nothing but a role of sellotape?
- Once we ended the recording, we all entered a new stage of our lives, called Sunday Evening

Episode 97 - Survive Escape From Atlantis

Spencer from The Lighten Up Initiative joins us on yet another sinking island! Although there's no cooperation this time round - it's a shark eat meeple world out there... Highlights include:
- Maybe we should do a musical episode...
- You should never lend your board games to anybody!
- Munchkin is the gateway drug to hardcore gaming
- Mark forgot to evacuate the island entirely
- Whale smash!
- Single use plastics are the reason Atlantis is sinking in the first place
- Spencer breaks the FRAG by giving a .5
- We're all 8+
- 69!!!!
 

Episode 96 - Forbidden Island

We're stranded on a sinking island with Tim from 'Board Game Hot Takes' - Can we grab some treasure and make it to the helipad, or will be end up in the watery abyss? Highlights include:
- Mark still claims not to be a hater
- If Tim doesn't like something, you'll know about it
- The game comes in a nice tin, if you were wondering
- We were doing fine, until Tim jinxed it
- The Pilot easily has the best power
- We lost, but for a moment, we didn't really know how or why
- If you win, then it's because you're skilled. If you lose, the game obviously cheated

Expansion 12 - Fireball Island Spider Springs

We're back on Fireball Island, and this time we've set our sights on some extremely rare spider eggs. Unfortunately, the spiders themselves aren't too happy about this! Highlights include:
- All of Mark's hopes and dreams have been smashed
- It's really difficult to make the spiders actually spring anywhere
- We almost FGRA
- Just print a new rulebook yeah?

Promosode 2 - Oros

Year 4 kicks off with a promo playthrough of Oros with its creator, Brandt from Aesc Games! Learn about their debut project of tectonic tile smashing and demigod worshipping, live on Kickstarter now!

Special 3 - Year 3 Review

We've been going for three years! Here we have the traditional review of the past 12 months of Organised Fun! Highlights include:
- How's Derek Ring been doing?
- What have we learned from the polls this year?
- All the major developments in podcast history
- The prestigious FRAG awards
- Everyone (almost) tells us their gaming highlights
- What do we want from Year 4?

Promosode 1 - Earth Rising

Laurie and Rhi from Stop, Drop and Roll Games share their upcoming game Earth Rising with us! You'll learn all about the game and its creators, and definitely get something to add to your wishlist :D

Kids On Bikes Chapter 12 - Triumphant Sabotage

Our heroes have discovered a way to cancel the effects of the Triumph pill - now all they have to do is sneak in to the Fun Palace and tamper with the goods - but with Eclipse upping the ante, will they get away with it?

Episode 95 - Revelation

We're joined by Jane as we all go on a spiritual journey of self discovery and horrific truths! Who will be the first to fulfil their destiny? Highlights include:
- Mark killed Wesley Harper, and now everybody knows it
- This game was discovered Indiana Jones style
- Get the Thesaurus out!
- You'll learn all about Mark's haircut
- But what is the audience?
- My first love was cake
- Uranus brings awareness
- Turns out Jane is an awful person
- It's given us a brand new business venture
- Revelation made me quit my job and dump my boyfriend
- Were we supposed to have crystal balls?
- When you get to the end of the deck, that's when you drink the Kool-Aid

Kids On Bikes Chapter 11 - The Truth About Wesley Harper

The stakes are higher than ever in Bluesburg! Our heroes learn about some disturbing connections between the Fun Palace and the Temperance Society, as well as making an illuminating trip to the library and the chemistry club!

Episode 94 - Spire's End

A giant spire has burst out of the ground and everything's gone to shit. Looks like it's up to us to head inside and investigate! Highlights include:
- Nobody wants a gap in the flaps
- Mark is definitely not listening this week
- Black for armour, red for... blood?
- If you've had a head injury, don't go to sleep
- I may or may not be some sort of gardener

Episode 93 - Battle For Biternia

The pixelated land of Biternia is in the midst of a power struggle. Two teams vie for supremacy, their power tied to mystical gems - if one team's gem is destroyed, they're done for! Highlights include:
- The box promises something big
- Board or mat?
- What do you mean, you can't remember your orders?
- Cards, cards everywhere!
- You can fight each other, but why?
- What are you really?
- Did I read the rules wrong? I don't think so!

Episode 92 - Don't Get Got

Secret missions and sneaky tricks in a game of pranks and japes. Who got got? Highlights include:
- We played a game where Mark literally did nothing
- It's been so long since parties have been allowed, we can't remember reasons to have one
- I used our lack of bread to secure a victory
- En Francais, s'il vous plait
- This would be a great app

Kids On Bikes Chapter 10 - Change Of Fortune

After Ed's improbable display at the basketball game, our heroes investigate further, leading them to the depths of the Fun Palace, where dark deals are being sealed - but why? 

Episode 91 - Escape The Dark Castle

We've just broken out of our dank cell deep in the depths of the castle, hooray! The only thing standing in our way now is a maze of traps, monsters and general shittery! Will we escape the dark castle? Highlights include:
- We're on the radio!
- It's black and white. There's lots of black. And lots of white.
- Every game features a Rasputin
- You could play this in any of your typical gaming locations: the pub, the park, the... forest?

Episode 90 - Monopoly Deal

Who needs a board and some dice when you've got Monopoly Deal? We buy, we sell, we charge rent - but all in card form! Highlights include:
- Where is Mark's travel Monopoly?
- I love a good reference card
- Don't get caught without money...
- Mark cracks down on overfragging...
- Rich Uncle Pennybags is all over the shop

Episode 89 - Marvel Fluxx

I am Groot.

Episode 88 - Marvel Champions

Riley's back for more, as this time we have to use our card skills to save everyone from the Green Goblin's nefarious schemes! Will Spider-Man, Spider-Woman and Captain Marvel succeed? Highlights include:
- Anyone can be a woman
- There needs to be more dials in the world
- Mark's all about the damage
- We all get engaged multiple times to multiple people
- Before you know it, everyone's a goblin and you're screwed
- How exactly is Spider-Woman spidery?
- Generally, I was too exhausted to do anything
- Aunt May, PHWOAR!
- What noise would the font make?

Episode 87 - Codenames

It's MI6 vs the CIA in a race to contact all our secret agents. Trouble is, only one member on each team knows their true identities - sounds like poor governmental planning to me! Highlights include:
- Who had trains first?
- Clothes?
- Is it better to give or receive... clues?
- Mark thought it would be too 'codey'
- Just in case you didn't notice, Riley and Kimmy are American!

Episode 86 - Legendary 007

We've got to use a mix of 007 characters, gadgets and vehicles to defeat Scaramanga who's trying to fake his own death (Why?) Simple, obvs! Highlights include:
- Mark falls at the first hurdle of Bond knowledge
- It's all a bit golden
- Say hello to Agent Rainbow Ralphing Cat
- James Bond = Poker + Car Flipping
- There's a whole deck of Pussy

Episode 85 - Market Day

This week, we're farmers who seem to be lacking all the basic animals for our farms. Tch! Now it's a race to buy the relevant creatures from the market... on market day! Highlights include:
- We basically enabled a new Fluxx set
- Everyone knows Wingdings sounds like junk falling down the stairs
- Are beauty contests offensive now?
- Would you rather paint a mural, or pick up dog shit?
- Ladies can't own farms
- We should've double farmed it
- Can girl cows have horns?
- Where do Americans get their cattle from?
- Eggs aren't animals

Episode 84 - Jumanji Fluxx

The jungle of Jumanji is full of dangers, but will they stop us from achieving our goal? Highlights include:
- It's a creeperless affair
- Where's Nick Jonas?
- When did board games get so woke?
- Starring The Rock/Greg Wallace/Dara O'Briain
- The losing streak continues
- What do fonts sound like?

Episode 83 - Horror Trivial Pursuit

Who's the most knowledgeable on horror, or are we both intro-kill shitness? Highlights include:
- Mark can't say 'pursuit'
- Purple > Brown
- There's nothing like a game of Trivial Pursuit to highlight how shit you are
- John Moore!
- There's a strange opinion of what constitutes a comedy
- Purple = Pink
- And now for the impressions round!

Episode 82 - Arkham Horror Final Hour

A ritual to summon one of the great old ones has successfully been completed, spilling all sorts of eldritch shit out into the Miskatonic campus. But don't worry, there's still one final chance to reverse it! Highlights include:
- The odds against us are astronomical!
- It's Arkham, so you know what you're getting
- The box is a bit of a liar
- It's all about the priority cards
- It's a bit of a tactical nightmare
- This week, we FARG

Episode 81 - Labyrinth

A wizard and a crone, desperately searching for mysterious items in an ever changing maze of twisting paths and dead ends! Highlights include:
- Prepare for a multiple Ravensburger tangents
- Nothing to do with Bowie
- Nothing to do with burgers either
- I get distracted by Hocus Pocus
- By the time you listen to this, I will have already bought Market Day
- You literally need no knowledge to play this game

Episode 80 - The Isle Of Cats

Some evil douchebag is on his way to pillage the Isle of Cats, so it's up to us to rescue as many of the inhabitants as possible! There's just one problem - how to fit them all in? Highlights include:
- Mark's in charge!
- Watch out, your sister is mean
- It's basically cat-tetris
- Obviously, cats can't go through walls
- This is my child, Polyomino
- Mark's approach to unboxing a game has raised some concerns

Episode 79 - Hogwarts Battle

Various locations in the world of Harry Potter are being beset by magical miscreants, and it's up to us to use our deck-building skills to kick them into oblivion! Highlights include:
- For some reason, Mark can't say 'Ron Weasley'
- Nothing says romance like forcing your other half to play board games
- It's Valentine's Day, let's have a fight
- Spells are the guns of the Harry Potter world
- If you haven't had your Hogwarts letter, you can't play
- You just cannot trust the dark arts
- Lucius Malfoy = The guy with the hair

Expansion 11 - Cthulhu Wars Yuggoth

The Great Old Ones are at it again, this time battling for control of Yuggoth... which is actually Pluto, would you believe? It's a new map, but is it a game changer? Highlights include:
- Mark doesn't know who he is
- Is it a place or is it a monster?
- Mark generally struggles to comprehend things - it's like he's in a Lovecraft novel of his very own...
- There's slime, but I wouldn't go out of my way to get some
- In five goes, everyone's dead
- Lack of planning counts as bad planning
- At least the two parts of the board lined up this time

Kids On Bikes Chapter 9 - The Big Game

The excitement is palpable as the Blue Eels take on the Lower Granfeld Elks - but will the mysterious goings on bring trouble to the game?

Episode 78 - Pandemic Rapid Response

The cities of the world (all of them) are in crisis! Their only hope is for us to fly our super plane round there and deliver the necessary supplies in a rapid fashion. What could go wrong? Highlights include:
- Sand timers are notoriously silent
- There's no time for fannying about
- The world has more than 25 cities
- Karachi is alright, but everywhere else is fucked!
- We don't know flags. Or geography. Or anything.

Episode 77 - Lovecraft Letter

One of our relatives has gone missing, and all we're left with is a bunch of mysterious and monstrous clues - but which one of us can be in possession of the most important clue by the end? Highlights include:
- Just in case you were wondering, there's only one rulebook
- What's more important, winning or staying sane?
- Mark actually did some strategy!
- There's always insanity
- If board games were meal courses, what would you have?
- I was outstandingly bad at this game
- Who has the rights to what? Nobody knows!
- How many different engines are there?

Episode 76 - Knightmare

Where am I? You're in the Knightmare Board Game! It's a race to reach Merlin, but can we involve the various traps and bastardry? Highlights include:
- Mark takes the lead!
- Who wants to climb Merlin's 'throne'?
- That's the room where that stupid kid fell off a bridge
- Back in the 80s nobody gave a fuck about plastic
- Half way through, we were like 'Oh, strategy.'
- Warning team!
- Falsehood!
- Who wants to join the Knightmare Adventurer's Club, only £3.95!

Episode 75 - Sopio Legacy

A 29 game campaign comes to an end, and the deck we finish with is nothing like the one we started with! Permanent changes mean our Sopio Legacy deck is unique to us - go Popcorn! Highlights include:
- The game was heralded in by a totally shit Whoopi Goldberg movie
- Massive spoiler alert!
- It's all about the popcorn
- There's probably a bastard deck out there
- What's more important, opening secret packs, or winning?
- Sarah is now officially the God of Sopio
- You have to accept the fact you'll vandalise the game
- Don't get stuck in a french toast loop
- Whatever you do, guaranteed Sarah will stop you
- RIP Angel Fish, Brotato and Popcorn Colonel
- It's all about the secret packets
- Sarah loves the FRAG drama
- What else could be a Legacy game?

Episode 74 - The Chronicles Of Narnia

We've fallen through the back of a wardrobe and ended up in 1988 with the Chronicles of Narnia game. Can we reassemble parts of the story or will the White Witch get the better of us? Highlights include:
- You WILL watch Narnia NOW!!
- The only Narnian thing are the pictures
- The whole 4 series, and they managed to ignore most of the main characters and events
- It's an epic quest for Jill Pole's head
- The White Witch gets a right slagging off
- Aslan only appears if you believe in him
- Find me Prince Caspian!
- More games should have cogs

Kids On Bikes Chapter 8 - The Lady Aisle

Sean makes an interesting trip to the Budget Mart, Jerry and Deputy Montgomery hatch a plan, Janice is back at the Fun Palace with Sandy, and Tyler has another illuminating chat with Wesley...

Kids On Bikes Chapter 7 - Saturday Night Bluesburg

It's been a month since all that nasty Temperence Society business, but the mystery is far from over. Who was Hortense Mondegreen working for? Is the new Bluesburg Fun Palace on the straight and narrow? Will Tyler ever publish his book?

Kids On Bikes Chapter 6 - Showdown At The Secret Brewery

Lucien LeBleu is alive and Hortense Mondegreen's plan is finally revealed! Can our heroes defeat the Temperance Society and restore order to Bluesburg?

Episode 73 - Wacky Races

The engines are revving, the checkered flag is waving, and the stage is set - hopefully Dick Dastardly won't sabotage us as we play Wacky Races! Highlights include:
- Women invented chocolate chip cookies
- A bit of technical beepery (apologies!)
- Third time's a charm for Mark's box reading
- Are boards no longer cool?
- Everyone knows the four terrain types: forest, desert, farm, and... purple
- Dick Dastardly is fucking shit
- Penelope Pitstop gets blasted
- Naturally, we've come up with a way to add booze

Kids On Bikes Chapter 5 - Viridian Globe

A shocking news report brings Blueberry Brewery down, but don't worry! Conveniently there's a brand new beer ready to take its place. Is the timing a little too perfect? And what exactly is in the tunnels beneath the brewery?

Expansion 10 - Star Realms Commanders

We're back in the realm of Star... Realms, except this time, instead of just us regular plebs in charge, we've got some actual Commanders! Will it be enough to make a difference? Highlights include:
- You're a blob destroyer
- Mark attempts to change the order of things
- The points system offends Mark
- We forgot all about the gambit cards
- Mark's opinion has changed!
- You never separate an expansion back out

Episode 72 - Once Upon A Time

We try our hands at crafting fairytales - but with each of us striving to achieve a certain ending, who can finish the story first? Highlights include:
- Mark finds the bumf, or is it just the rules?
- And the giant rat was actually his beloved...
- Mark just reads out cards for fun
- Who could forget the red furry cottage?
- I need a queen, a wizard and a tomb
- Don't eat roast shitty-beast
- Pronouns?
- It all went down with Louise Brown
- Aerion has been erased from Mark's mind

Episode 71- Aerion

We're back in the Oniverse this week, building airships for... some reason. As usual though, there's many obstacles in our way, like metal clouds, hourglasses and a kite. An angry fucking kite. Highlights include:
- Error, box!
- I struggled to create a narrative
- It's well Shadi
- It's the nightmare version of Yahtzee
- There's a game in there somewhere
- It's not the Oniverse's style to have words and sense

Episode 70 - War With The Evil Power Master

Psycho space-douche, the Evil Power Master, is threatening the Lacoonian system and could be hiding on any of the nine planets. It's up to the heroic members of Rapid Force to track him down and kick his ass! Highlights include:
- It's rad!
- Fuck congress!
- There's a potential tits out situation
- Fallopian Rocket Fuel? God knows what that's made of...
- So much purple
- Killed by cupcakes, tch!
- Coming soon, 'Choose Your Own Prejudice'

Kids On Bikes Chapter 4 - Chasing Trucks

Something suspicious is happening with Blueberry Brewery's delivery trucks - the only solution is to follow them and see what secrets can be uncovered...

Kids On Bikes Chapter 3 - Tainted Beer

As our heroes continue to investigate the strange goings on, they discover that the local beer might contain a secret ingredient...

Episode 69 - Smash Up

Two misfit forces duke it out for control of various pop culture locations, but will the Luchador Mounties emerge victorious, or will the Musketeer Samurais beat them to it? Highlights include:
- A few too many fonts for Mark
- There's a lot of Literacy and Numeracy
- It needs a good tracking system
- We actually didn't need to smash at all...
- Cthulhu is the slag of the board game world
- 69, lol

Kids On Bikes Chapter 2 - Trouble At The Brewery

It's the morning after Brewers' Day and our heroes are feeling the effects of the town's celebrations...
- Why is Melissa so upset?
- What will Jerry do about all these caravans?
- What does Sheriff Blunt want with Sean?
- What will Tyler discover in the town records?

Expansion 9 - Firefly Rim Space

We're exploring even more of the 'verse as our escapades take us into the depths of Rim Space! Highlights include:
- Mark is now officially in charge of the game reminders...
- It's all gone a bit planespherial!
- I found a loophole in the rules, which is totally fine considering the criminal nature of the game...
- The reavers can spread their shit all over the galaxy...
- Lockdown 2 threatens to spoil our fun...

Kids On Bikes Chapter 1 - Welcome To Bluesburg

Welcome to Bluesburg - just an ordinary town somewhere in America, founded by brewing partners Charles Berry and Jacques LeBleu.
Five years ago, tragedy struck, with the brewery burning to the ground and taking the life of LeBleu's descendant, Lucien. Berry's heir, Daniel was left to set up a new brewery alone.
Some people believe the fire was no accident, whilst others are convinced that the secret ingredient of Blueberry Ale isn't blueberries.
As the townsfolk gather for the annual Brewers' Day celebrations, will the town's secrets be revealed?

Episode 68 - Kids On Bikes

Grab your bike and your backpack - there's something mysterious going on in the town of Bluesburg, but what? Highlights include:
- Everyone gets to tell the story!
- Patrick decides to stay at home and avoid as much of the adventure as possible
- Bunty channels her inner brutish jock (she swears of her own accord and everything!)
- Experience a myriad of questionable accents
- Congratulations, you've won a dead fiance
- Many of the buildings in Bluesburg don't have toilets
- Bunty forgets who she is

Episode 67 - Sopio

Puns and stickmen collide in this quick little card game! Highlights include:
- Mark was joint first for a week!
- Huge Roman Penis!
- Mark misunderstands the FRAG system. Has he been doing it wrong all along?
- I'm cooking dinner, here you go
- Introducing Cards Of Humanities, the History/Geography/RE game

Expansion 8 - Cthulhu Wars Shaggai

An alien world has been plagued by exploding worms and is extremely close to falling apart completely - instead of evacuating the hell out of there, we've decided it's the perfect arena for a scrap! Highlights include:
- Mark claims not to remember Cthulhu Wars at all
- This is the Duplo to Risk's Lego
- Arrgh! It's a Poltergash!
- It seems a bit haberdashery
- Mark is the messiah of Kickstarter - bring him a game and he can instantly tell where it came from

Expansion 7 - Fireball Island Last Adventurer

Like Jurassic Park or the Vengaboys, we're going back to the island - we just can't keep away! What new tricks and traps await us when the Last Adventurer gets involved? Highlights include:
- The eagerly anticipated results of the Board Game Boardroom are announced
- It's basically Indiana Jones
- A honey pot is worth more than a purple gemstone
- Better cards this time round

Minisode 24 - Boardgame Boardroom

We've been on Zoom, having a very important meeting. Six hopeful game enthusiasts; six boardgame pitches, but who will get the coveted listeners' vote? Highlights include:
- Dodgy connections and sound quality (sorry!)
- Clarten O'Malley, wanted dead or alive...
- Resistance gets mentioned/ripped off a lot this week
- If you don't have 8 friends, it's not for you
- Have you recently been sold PPI? If so, you will die in seven days...
- Matt wants £500,000 and some good lawyers, for 12%
- Everyone closes their eyes and gets felt up
- Jane Austen would definitely not allow incest
- Women in regency England are generally no good against zombies
- VOTE VOTE VOTE!!!

Expansion 6 - Fireball Island Crouching Tiger Hidden Bees

As if the island wasn't dangerous enough with a bloody great volcano, now the wildlife is attacking! Highlights include:
- Mark can't remember what colour he is
- The punishment for getting stung should be way more harsh
- Bee related tangent!
- It relies on people falling over
- Mark is desperate for a leopard print marble

Mashup 1 - Arkham Horror X Cluedo

Dr Black has been... sacrificed? Monsters and cultists are running amok in the mansion? Mrs Peacock is armed with brass knuckles?? Something wicked has come to Cluedo.... well, more wicked than your average murder anyway! Highlights include:
- There's absolutely nothing funny about 'Peacock'
- Some rooms are obviously better than others
- We have a whole section dedicated to illiteracy
- What is a conservatory?
- Slaves don't brighten the place up
- If you're not wearing the correct mask, you might as well leave
- Nibbles? Yes please!
- Have you ever played Clarten?
- We make a life long enemy in the Lizard Man - who even invited him anyway?
- It was Mrs Wipe with the Sage
- What games can we add Hitler to?

Ancient Episode 6 - Senet

We start Year 3 by going back 5 thousand years to Ancient Egypt to play a game of Senet! Highlights include:
- Mark gets hate mail
- Which game would you be buried with then?
- You just need to get your counters off
- There are degrees of boppage
- Was it found in a tomb, or a bin?
- I forgot my extensive kiln research

Special 2 - Year 2 Review

Happy birthday to us! Here we have our round up of all the bants from the past 12 months! Highlights include:
- Superman clocks in some listens
- Mark is literally aflame with suggestions for the future
- Who is your favourite Fred?
- Mark manages to forget most of what happened last year
- I feel sorry for people with small game collections
- Follow us on Twitter, yeah? @FunOrganised
- Real Money Monopoly has literally changed Sarah's life!

Episode 66 - The End Of The World

The apocalypse has literally just happened - what are you going to do? What have you got on you right now that can help? Our brave team must answer these questions and more as they attempt to survive the end of the world! Highlights include:
- My apologies to the Kingdom of Ur
- You're not a dwarf with a magical axe
- Mark claims he tried to predict what challenges he would face, but gave himself no physical strength
- Charisma is overrated
- I'm a complete potato with no redeeming qualities
- In the apocalypse, nobody's expecting you to queue up and pay
- Everyone's got the covid!
- Would the final boss be tempted by a Greggs loyalty card? Would it be distracted by dancing? Does it have eyes?
- Driving through shop doorways is not what cars are designed for
- When your charisma fails, threaten them with scissors
- Tyler the med student doesn't have dexterity, he's practically covid and he's almost dead
- The goggle cupboard yieldeth no goggles
- Patrick has a PhD in walls
- To torch or not to torch?
- Would you want your android to be more of a Bishop or an Ash?
- Covid-19 changed the rules!
- The game is only as good as its players

Ancient Episode 5 - The Royal Game Of Ur

2500BC, in a royal tomb in the land of Ur, they were having a right old game night. But is their banter any good nowadays? Highlights include:
- A hexagon is not a pyramid
- The whole of Iraq is not buried in one tomb
- 2005 is pretty ancient, to be fair
- Anyone can get some shitty beads

Ancient Episode 4 - Ludus Duodecim Scriptorum

We continue our journey through the ancient games with another layover in ancient Rome - careful though, don't get caught by the gambling police! Highlights include:
- The second century BC is when shit got real
- Casting sticks!!!!
- Sorry Copper, this is my gambling mirror
- Remember kids, just say no to casting sticks
- We need to work on the ending script...

Ancient Episode 3 - Ludus Latrunculorum

We whip our little soldiers out for some ancient Roman tactics! Highlights include:
- Mark seems outraged by the idea of a sea snail
- Follow us on Twitter! @FunOrganised
- Which two games would you mash up?
- Fuck you, it's my dux

Ancient Episode 2 - Go

We've jumped in the time machine once more, travelling to ancient China to play Go! Highlights include:
- More crimes added to the rap sheet
- Mulan is the only Chinese person we know
- We're programmed to be in boxes
- Activate the Mulan Manoeuvre!
- Is it a game, or a type of shell?

Minisode 23 - Board Game Crimes

After making the rules perfectly clear for how gamers should behave, it's time for the sequel! Find out what our top no-nos are for board game creators! Highlights include:
- It's not difficult is it?
- If something's expensive, it should be made properly
- I know nothing about board game production and distribution
- What's more important, a house deposit or a Wario figurine?
- What gets on your tits then?

Expansion 5 - Firefly Pirates And Bounty Hunters

Earning a living in the depths of space is hard enough, but now there's added bastardry as pirates and bounty hunters make an appearance! Highlights include:
- I can't even remember what last week's game was
- You can't hear a nod
- More universe is in the coronamail

Expansion 4 - Epic PvP Magic

Well we did it. We took the worst game we've played so far, and we added magic. But is it enough to change our damning opinion? Highlights include:
- Mark has no idea what he is
- No one needs musical chess
- Well done, box people
- My pixie was shit...
- Mark is on font-watch again
- A selling point is the 'great looking rulebook'
- It's gone up in the rankings, but only because of the lovely box

Episode 65 - Marvel Dice Masters

Two teams of X-Men duke it out by rolling dice! Who will be victorious? Highlights include:
- Dice Towers = pointless but weirdly satisfying
- Hope Summers gets another look in
- How many millilitres is your dice?
- It's one of the worst rulebooks I've ever read
- It's all the same font though, so that's ok
- Purple = Green
- Who is Donald Pierce?
- 8 damage? Fucking Wolverine innit
- It's not all fun and rainbows. There is hardship. There is death

Ancient Episode 1 - Dogs And Jackals

We go back in time to play the Ancient Egyptian game of Dogs and Jackals! Highlights include:
- Did they have dogs in Egypt?
- Howard Carter did not give me this game
- Next time, we'll make casting sticks
- If you get one off first, you've won
- If you're stuck in a forest, you could make this and have some fun
- What the hell is a jackal crow?
- Ginger would have loved it

Episode 64 - Legendary

We assemble a group of superheroes to tackle a villain's nefarious plot and hopefully save the world! All in card form! Highlights include:
- This is the Legendary that started it all
- It's all about rescuing prostitutes - they're super grateful
- Mark's Marvel knowledge has some alarming gaps... as does mine, apparently
- Fuck you and your charity centre
- Mark doesn't care about keywords

Minisode 22 - Types Of Gamer

We all know them, we all ARE them! This week we talk about the different types of boardgamers out there. Highlights include:
- Once again, Mark forgets key elements of last week's episode
- Am I a control freak?
- No one likes a Rebel
- Pardon me, I'm holding a judge
- Does Mark understand how a pie chart works?

Minisode 21 - Board Game Milestones

It's a brief flit through the history of board games this week! Highlights include:
- We totally butcher the intro
- We FRAG, they CRDL!
- The Victorians probably made good games because there was nothing else to do
- First you need to train as a therapist, then you have to train as a Dungeon Master
- Mark is a secret Magic: The Gathering aficionado 
- It's Monopoly Voice Changer - Now you can sound like a woman
- The next big leap is obviously magic
- Let's all play Picturgories

Minisode 20 - Lockdown Games Challenge

This week, Bunty has set a challenge to create a game that can be played in lockdown over skype or zoom or some such... Hear how our efforts went! Highlights include:
- Is it brilliant or not? You decide!
- There's an inspiring use of diagonals
- I didn't cheat!
- Have I caught you? What about now? Have I caught you now?
- Where the hell is anyone?
- When exactly will Mark make his own game?

Episode 63 - Organ Attack

Your body is your battleground as various afflictions war to destroy your opponent's organs! Sounds grim, right? Highlights include:
- It's the 'family friendly game of organ harvesting'
- Look, I'm learning!
- Is that your spleen, or a potato?

Episode 62 - Dobble

Carrot! Fire! Eyeball! Zebra! What the hell are we doing? Have we gone isolation crazy? No, we're just playing Dobble! Highlights include:
- You might as well call me Alan Sugar, because this week there's loads of business!
- I temporarily forget Carrie Fisher
- Lockdown is prime board game time!
- Mark has to be literally forced into promoting his new podcast
- It's a game and a history lesson
- SCIENCE!
- Of course an apple and a tree look nothing alike
- Mark says 'It looks very 90s' like that's a bad thing

Episode 61 - Police Precinct

There's been a high profile murder, and crime is generally on the increase in Commonville. Luckily, the city's finest officers are on the case, but can we catch the murderer before things get out of hand? Highlights include:
- Oh my God, it's June!!!
- What's your ideal amount of fonts?
- Everyone in Commonville is kind of ugly
- Before you know it, the whole board is covered in shit
- Who brings a dog to a coffee shop??
- Who owns the police?
- Are you a corrupt cop, or are you just shit?

Minisode 19 - Board Game Awards

How important are awards? What would you award a game for? Highlights include:
- Every time you roll the dice, you have to say 'Yeehah!'
- We're going to the UK Games Expo!
- Mark has amazing mind powers
- How do you get Diana Joiner out of Indiana Jones?

Episode 60 - Sonic Dice Rush

Amanda joins us on a dice rolling trip to planet Mobius, to see who can construct the best Sonic The Hedgehog level... but will the maths be too much? Highlights include:
- Mark can't remember who he is
- It's just a bit of religious banter
- Mario had a raccoon tail when Sonic came on the scene
- Amanda does a Mark
- Nobody wants a spike pit
- I explain simple words as if people have never heard them before
- Lady Dice!

Expansion 3 - Fireball Island: The Wreck Of The Crimson Cutlass

We venture back beneath the looming shadow of Vul Kar, and this time we've discovered a wrecked pirate ship! What new treasures await us on board the Crimson Cutlass? Highlights include:
- Mark keeps laughing for absolutely no reason
- Do you actually need to go there?
- Mark can't remember if there was a pirate ship last time
- Where's Monkey Island?

Moviesode 3 - Dungeons And Dragons

We definitely did not save the best 'til last, but just how bad was it? Highlights include:
- To be fair, it does have a dragon in a dungeon
- It could have been called 'Fantasy Shit Quest'
- The dragons have chins
- The dwarf and the elf literally do nothing - struggling to remember if they even had names
- Mark's only thoughts on the Empress are all about her outfit
- Are red dragons somehow better than gold dragons? What about green dragons... or chin dragons?
- It would have been very different if it was Thora Hird on the back of a dragon
- And at the end, they all whoosh off straight to video
- The world just wasn't ready for a Dungeons and Dragons movie

Moviesode 2 - Clue

Our second Moviesode takes us to the 80s murder mystery movie, Clue! Who did it, where and with what? Highlights include:
- How much research do you think Rihanna did for Battleship?
- We go to great lengths to explain how the Cluedo cards work
- No colours!
- Mrs Peacock = silly shrieking bitch
- Everyone was grabbing everyone's arses
- 90% shouting
- If you're not one of the main six characters, you're going to die
- The Communism was a red herring, apparently

Moviesode 1 - Battleship

It's our first ever Moviesode!  This week, we take to the waves, saving the world from aliens and that! Highlights include:
- New jingles!
- If you're trying to invade the earth, don't land in the middle of the Navy's training games...
- Suddenly, there's Rihanna
- The epic battle of person vs purple
- Do you pilot a ship? Captain it? Drive it?
- Do you want to see Rihanna shooting a gun? On a boat?
- Let's write a script for these boats
- Mark gets his Jim Carrey movies mixed up
- Mark claims to have not played Mage Wars... but we did an episode on it!
- Goblet of Fire is basically the Hunger Games with wizards

Episode 59 - The Table Is Lava

It's a card throwing, Meeple killing, fiery, burny toss-fest! Highlights include:
- I play with strangers
- Did we mention that the table is lava?
- Get in the fire!