Strange Games has been inundated by an e-mail from Elmo McDonald :'Montegue, can you tell me the best Christmas party game to play that is fun for the whole family, is energetic and which uses some of the crap that is left around the place at this time of the year?' I had a good think about this request and remembered a game from my own childhood: Tights Racing.
Tights Racing is a superb
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Rip Off Your Kecks
Strange Games reader W. Poole (pictured) sent in the following party game, which he insists is 'the' game to play at all the best parties:Rip off Your Kecks or Trouser Swapping as it is sometimes know in more polite circles is the ultimate party game that involves clothes. There are quite a few of these such as the one where you have to put on an oversize set of clothes and race to the end of
Monday, November 15, 2010
UK RPS Championships - Report
Excellent UK RPS tournament report with lots of photos and videos by Richard 'the Rock' Gottfried over at the Ham and Egger blog (your first stop for UK mini golf news)
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Lawnmower Throwing
With the Olympic Games in London in 2012 perhaps the organisers will feature some home grown games. Maybe they could spice up the dullness of Hammer Throwing by combining it with Britain's love of gardening...surely it's not too much to ask for a Lawnmower Throwing event.
Monday, November 8, 2010
UK Rock Paper Scissors Championships 2010
Strange Games reader and mini-golf guru Richard Gottfried highlights the running of the UK RPS Championships. It is to be held at the Durrell Arms in Fulham this Saturday 13th. It's only £5 to enter which would be money well spent if you end up being the UK champion in what is essentially a random sport....or is it?
If you want to brush up on your RPS skills you could do worse than visit the
If you want to brush up on your RPS skills you could do worse than visit the
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Aircraft Carriers
Strange Games reader D. Harbinger sent in this game. He insists that he has played it with colleagues in the Navy. There is no shaky mobile phone footage to prove it....but it sounds just mad enough to be real. Even if it is not real, surely this is a game that will catch on.
Aircraft Carrier is an almost unbelievably silly and dangerous game that should in no way be encouraged, as playing
Aircraft Carrier is an almost unbelievably silly and dangerous game that should in no way be encouraged, as playing
Monday, October 4, 2010
World Series of Pong Festival
Andrew Essa, or King Pong to his friends, has written to Strange Games to highlight the marvelous festival of Ping Pong that is currently taking place in London. The World Series of Pong Festival consists of 64 weekly ping pong nights as part of a 100 day festival - starting on September 20th and going all the way to the final on December the 4th. It is a fun, two player team event - although
Thursday, September 23, 2010
World Crazy Air Squash Championships
Here at Strange Games we enjoy hearing about unique and unusual sporting competitions and try to feature them as news items. Richard Gottfried (the man behind the greatest mini-golf blog Ham and Egger ) has brought this marvellous event to my attention. Unfortunately it has just taken place but hopefully this little piece of publicity will swell numbers for next years event.
Richard writes, "
Richard writes, "
Friday, September 17, 2010
2010 Sherston Mangold Hurl - 3rd October
Strange Games reader Irene Johnston has emailed to remind me that this year's Mangold Hurling event is rapidly approaching. Mangold Hurling is possibly the greatest of the vegetable throwing events, superior even to frozen pea throwing.Mangold /Mangelwurzel Throwing:A traditional Somerset game that requires skill, strength and cunning. Mangold Hurling has a well developed set of rules.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Cheesey Daddy Cans
Strange Games welcomes contributions from readers...the weirder the better. However, reader Matt Stiff has gone the extra mile and actually produced an illustration to go alongside his game: Cheesy Daddy Cans - a delightfully messy and moronic version of football skittles. It is possibly the ideal game for Wayne Rooney - it might increase his chances of scoring. Matt writes,"I thought you might
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Doorknobs...a game for the flatulent
Strange Games reader, and occasional contributor, Duncan Flann sent in an e-mail detailing the gross and violent game of Doorknobs It is one of those marvellous open-ended games that never stops (a little like Beetle Bash), instead when the right situation occurs the game is on.Duncan writes, "We used to play Doorknobs in the house we rented as students. A game would kick off whenever someone
Monday, August 9, 2010
First International Turf Throwing Festival - Ballaghaderreen 2010
Strange Games reader Rory Walsh (Spire Digital) recently e-mailed me to highlight a brand new throwing competition. Turf and Briquette Throwing. The first world championships organised by ITABTA (International Turf and Briquette Throwing Association) were held in Ballaghaderreen in May of this year. As is usual with strange throwing events there is a mixture of throwing techniques. Is an under
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Aero Golf @ Flambards Theme Park
We are big fans of Crazy/Mini Golf here at Strange Games and being on holiday in Cornwall recently provided the perfect opportunity to combine relaxation with an even crazier version of the ultimate seaside sport. The game at Flambards Theme park (a sort of South Western version of Alton Towers but without the rides, excitement or customers) presents itself as 'Aero Golf', each of the 9 holes
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Top 10 Strange Jousting Games
Jousting is the noble medieval martial art of knights on horseback, pitting their wits and lances against each other in order to gain money, prestige and the favours of a fair maiden or two. The following list details the ultimate modern equivalents - the only thing that the victors of these battles gain is to look slightly less stupid than their opponents.10. Garden & Household Equipment based
Monday, July 26, 2010
Statues...the slapping game
Strange Games recently received an e-mail from reader Manuel Carvalho detailing a Portuguese playground game he knows and has played as Statues. This is not related to the rather dull party game of Musical Statues (players attempt to remain as still as a statue whenever the music stops) in any way. This is the kind of red-blooded, stupidly violent playground game that we love.Manuel writes, "
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Cucumber Sandwich Discus @ the Chap Olympiad
This last weekend saw the 5th Annual Chap Olympiad. The Chap magazine, a journal for the modern gentleman, has been publishing sartorial advice and articles on pipe smoking, tweed, and indeed everything else a chap needs to know, for ten years now but it is their marvellous sporting events that appeal to the lover of Strange Games. The event features Hair Tug of War, Bicycle Jousting (covered
Friday, July 16, 2010
News from the crazy world of Crazy Golf
Strange Games News: Two leading lights in the world of crazy golf, Tim 'Ace Man' Davies (the UK's most decorated crazy golfer) and Richard 'Squire' Gottfried (master mini golf blogger) have joined forces to create the world's first Crazy Golf Museum. Initially this will be an online venture but the eventual aim is to create a physical version. The Crazy Golf Museum’s ‘Curators’ have a vast
Friday, July 9, 2010
Robot Soccer
As the bore-fest that is the Football World Cup comes to a close Strange Games receives an e-mail from reader Issy McDonald promoting the cause of Robot Soccer.She writes, "Robot Football is my own invention. To play you simply play a normal game of football except everyone, including goalies, must move like a robot. So movement must be as mechanical as possible but most importantly you must not
Friday, June 25, 2010
Three Legged Skipping Races - Japanese School Sports Day
It's the time of year when schools around the land are holding their annual sports days. Around the country parents are encouraging their children as they compete in a dull selection of games deemed not-too-competitive and unlikely to result in an injury swiftly followed by a law-suit. So it's Egg& Spoon with fake eggs (no Salmonella!), sack race and skipping. It's certainly not the far too
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Blow Up Doll White Water Rafting
If you are a man and have ever wanted to take up a new sport that is dangerous, involves water and improves your chances of meeting women then you would probably head for the beach and try your hand at surfing... but if you live in Russia there is an alternative, Blow Up Doll White Water Rafting. This marvellous sport doesn't really need a description as the name says it all. Buy a blow up doll,
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Egg Throwing World Championships - 27th June
An eggy e-missive from Andy Dunlop to Strange Games reminds us that the 5th World Egg Throwing Championships is almost upon us. "Egg Throwing first commenced in Swaton circa 1322, but since the 2005 World Championships inception the sport of egg throwing has grown dramatically and is now being practiced all over the world. The event is hosted by the 16th Swaton Vintage Day." All forms of
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Dwile Flonking - curbed by the council
Strange Games receives more worrying news about the state of this country's unusual country pursuits. First it was the annual Cheese Rolling event at Coppers Hill which was cancelled due to a combination of health and safety concerns and worries about chaos on the roads.Now the humourless idiots that are in charge at North Norfolk Council have curbed the essential part of the grand pub game
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Trouser Ferret
Another game that is as bizarre as its name suggests is Trouser Ferret. This game has been sent in by Strange Games reader Brian Tiffin. Brian writes: Trouser Ferret as well as a euphemism is an odd indoor game that is a home made human version of the game that is sometimes seen at village fetes: Bash the Rat. In that game players attempt to hit with a baseball bat a cuddly rat that is dropped
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Crotch Ball
Staying in the same sort of area as previous post P-Ball is the charming game of Crotch Ball. Just sit down on the floor a few yards from your opponent, legs apart, and aim your powerball. It's a sort of slightly gentler version of the famed pain-game rochambeau.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
P Balls
At Strange Games we normally only cover games that require little or no equipment; games that minimise brain usage and maximise pain thresholds. But we will make an exception for P Ball. A P-Ball is ping pong sized ball of toilet freshener that is designed to give men some fun in the toilet while at the same time making them aware of male cancer - particularly prostate cancer. Simply pop the
Monday, April 19, 2010
Aqua Chess
The fine modern game of Chess Boxing has been in the news recently leading to probably futile hopes of even more newly combined sports such as Backgammon Wrestling or Tiddlywinks Kickboxing. There are, however, a couple of relatively undiscovered combinations of Chess and Watersports.First up is Scuba Chess.Not that far removed from a normal game of chess except you play with lead weighted
Monday, April 5, 2010
Whistle for Your Nipple
After the last post concerning the violent playground game of Jam Sandwiches Strange Games has been inundated by an e-mail. The correspondence, from Steve 'Jumper' Brand, concerns a tortuous playground game presumably only played by boys. Steve writes:Whistle For Your Nipple is a pointless schoolyard torture game that has almost no elements that make up a normal game but one big one that
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Jam Sandwiches
Another violent playground game from Strange Games contributor Duncan Flann. In his words: Jam Sandwiches is a simple, brutal and totally unnecessary playground game of violent punishment. It is named after the popular tea-time snack and just like the ingredients required to make a Jam Sandwich needs a couple of slices of bread and some jam, although in human form. The slices of bread are
Monday, March 1, 2010
Bang!
Bang (it may have many other names) is a children's party game that needs lots of concentration, fast reactions and gun play. Everyone forms a circle with one gun toting player standing alone in the middle. This player spins around, arms extended with an imaginary gun in their hands. Without warning they point this gun at one player in the circle and shout, 'BANG'. On being shot this player
Monday, February 22, 2010
Cash Club
A recent e-mail from main man and Strange Games fan Daryl Hrdlicka brought to my attention the delightful game of Cash Club. A possibly entirely fictitious game, featured on the website Chain Bear, Cash Club is a twisted amalgam of a nice, gentile party game and Fight Club and is the perfect game for these credit crunched times.All players stand in a circle facing inwards. Players take it in
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Mini Dig / Beetle Bash
Upon seeing this game being played recently (on the top deck of a bus) I assumed that it was merely a charmingly violent local variation of the innocent childhood game of 'who can spot the most things whilst travelling'. After some research, however, I discover that it is seemingly played world-wide with more variations than you can shake a stick at.The version I saw being played is as follows.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Eggy Golf
My last post about the delights of Mini /Crazy golf led to an e-mail from Strange Games reader Stuart 'Stiffy' Johns. In it he describes possibly the greatest indoor golf game ...ignoring Lemon golf of course. Stiffy writes: 'We play a game called Eggy Golf, an indoor game that is stupid, random and has lots of cleaning up to do afterwards...what more do you want from an indoor game? To play
Saturday, January 30, 2010
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