Organised Fun

The Owl and the Pussycat went to space, then had a huge fucking battle to blow the shit out of each other! Highlights include:

- We choose ships for very different reasons

- Mark doesn't know what HUD stands for. Or EMP...

- It's dice chucking fun!

- FIRE!

- Well, that escalated!

- It has major StarFox vibes...

- If you have a plastic spaceship, why would you use a cardboard counter?

- We DO NOT give half scores

- I manage to not do a German accent

It's the final game of our 'Mystery Box Trilogy' - this time we're rolling dice to score points. Simple, right? Highlights include:

- Do you want chapters?

- 'Plays great with 2 players' hint hint!

- It doesn't make you feel very clever

- Do you know the difference between blue and purple? Well here's blurple!

- It's a cross between sudoku and a maths exam

- They've imagined the future, and it's brown

- It's been LTRD at 27

- You'll get clevererer each time you play

We aim to recreate the luxury dining experience of the Pullman car - but can we get everyone's orders sorted before their journey is complete? Highlights include:

- Alice Paster wants teacakes

- Bloody Jeanette Tipple, make your mind up!

- Can you smoke on the train? In those days, probably...

- Mark likes food, Phil likes trains... it's the perfect combo

- This game DOES NOT need a whistle

- Oh sorry madam, I got your order sorted but didn't notice

- This game makes you hungry. And also it makes you want to go on a train

In the second of our Alleycat Games trilogy, it's a race to explore a randomly thrown card galaxy. With cats. Obviously. Highlights include:

- Catstronauts is actually quite difficult to say

- Is it possible to have a strategy?

- Phil can't do orange and Pat can't do blue

- Should Pat start us off?

- It was the allotted amount of fun

- Your kitten needs a face

- 2 and below, that's lose territory

It's clear that Ms Merriweather is up to no good - but where to get the concrete evidence needed to bring her down? It's time to look to the past to find out what really happened on the fateful day of the Hollyfirth Flower Show!

Our school trip has gone horrifically wrong and now we're stranded on an island in the middle of nowhere - but it gets worse! The boat is fucked and there appears to be a psychopathic killer lurking about - who will survive? Highlights include:

- Sarah just can't accept the fact that she was murdered

- What happened to the boat that's wrecked the battery and the propeller?

- Everyone knows killers decide their victims with 'Ip Dip Dog Shit'

- Cables for the radio? Don't need those!

- Amanda is more of a killer than the actual killer

- There's dark and moody, and then there's completely black

- Ah fuck yeah, firewood!

- Did Jane do???

- Cue the interruption shenanigans

- Even now, the Munchkin trauma runs deep

We've binned off Pluto as the ninth planet, then inexplicably gone off in search of another one. Whatever. Highlights include:

- Mark drifts off into space

- Each time you say 'Atlantis' you have to pay someone a dollar

- It's been a while since we've had a font-related FRAG

- We pause for a brief Easter egg hunt

- And now for the tax section of the podcast...

World War 2 is over, and Germany now needs to redevelop its infrastructure, starting with the Autobahn network to connect the cities and get some trade going - the only problem is, we seem to be in charge of this endeavour. Eeeek! Highlights include:

- You can be charitable, you know

- Mark just wanted to drive a truck around the board

- Yes, I'm aware Copenhagen isn't a country

- If in doubt, build a service station

- If you're wondering the food I couldn't remember, it was frankfurter

- Play this game and get a free German history degree

We play another classic, Yahtzee! Highlights include:

- We open the mystery box!

- A Yahtzee with sixes is the king of Yahtzees, surely?

- If you don't know what you're doing by roll 2, you're screwed

Hat theft is rife as we play Coppit! There doesn't appear to be any storyline going on here, just hold on to your hats! Highlights include:

- Patrick forgets what colours are

- Play until Meriel gets stupid and bitchy

- What's your strategy? One hat? Two hats? Not... THREE HATS??

- There's gonna be a coppin'

- It's a 'Grandma's House' game