tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270118172012-01-30T05:43:30.960-01:00Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3381100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-21616709221640914262012-01-14T11:30:00.000-01:002012-01-14T11:31:32.992-01:00

More than just an excuse to post a video of cool American mini golfers...The British Mini Golf Association have just published this year's tour calendar (see below and on their website here) Thanks to Ham and Egger for the email The British Minigolf Association can confirm the dates for ten of the 2012 season’s tournaments, including all three Major competitions. Dates, tournaments

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-66001133570716905302012-01-03T21:13:00.001-01:002012-01-03T21:13:52.465-01:00

Last week's Stupid Ninja Game reminded me of a similar game which can be played by a group of people standing in a circle.  This time the group stands around a table and each person places their hands palm down on the surface. But, everyone's arms are intertwined...so your left forearm is over the person on your left's forearm and your right forearm is underneath that of the person standing on

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-36549761705392745312011-12-28T09:17:00.001-01:002011-12-28T09:19:04.164-01:00

There are a few well known party games where players stand in a circle and take it in turns to do something and then get another player to do the same thing (or related thing) by pointing at them or saying their name.  The Stupid Ninja game is therefore, at first glance, not that different...but the addition of ninja noises as well as adjacent players activity raises it to a different level. The

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-65417629913555949412011-10-25T18:26:00.002-01:002011-10-25T18:28:14.505-01:00

The noble art of egg throwing - apparently invented in 1322 and now almost sure to be a demonstration sport in the UK Olympics of 2012 - is crossing the water to Ireland.  This Saturday, 29th October, sees the first National Open Egg Throwing Comp at the Culchie Festival, Mohill,Co. Leitrim. Events include the Throw and Catch and the marvellous Russian Egg Roulette. Head Egg, Andy Dunlop writes "

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-48140986035409884832011-10-14T16:45:00.001-01:002011-10-14T16:46:29.388-01:00

Sally 'Wacky Nation' Raynes has emailed Strange Games to mention that the UK RPS Championships  will take place in the JD Wetherspoon Knights Templar pub in Chancery Lane, central London on Saturday 22nd October 2011. Over 300 people are expected to take part -there are no World RPS Championships this year so this will be the big one.Everyone knows how to play the game so I'm not going to

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-66403658149852938762011-10-03T17:35:00.002-01:002011-10-03T17:36:10.445-01:00

Temper Tantrum is a game I hadn't heard of till it featured on the ITV2 series Minute to Win It. Simply get a couple of basic plastic pedometers and attach one to each of your feet or ankles.  A velcro strap is ideal or you can sometimes get away with a couple of strong rubber bands. Set the pedometers to zero, then get down on the floor on your back and get ready to play.   You have a minute to

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-56954693057743365782011-09-22T16:54:00.000-01:002011-09-22T16:54:59.585-01:00

I thought that I must have covered this classic and brutal childhood game many posts ago..but checking I find that I haven't! Bloody Knuckles 1 Here, players sit down at a table across from each other. One player then makes their hand into a fist and places it on the table. The other player takes a heavy coin (an American quarter, for example), puts it flat on the table then flicks it with as

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-67444648527245867402011-08-31T20:05:00.006-01:002011-09-01T19:35:57.881-01:00

It's not often that Strange Games gets invited to the press launch of a brand new TV Game Show but on Tuesday this week I went to the launch of ITV2s new show A Minute To Win It sponsored by Cadbury Spots V Stripes. The show features two teams of friends undertaking a series of wacky challenges in an effort to win a cash prize. The show is presented by comedian and TV host Darren McMullen and the

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-4467939017240274872011-08-29T16:10:00.000-01:002011-08-29T16:10:49.684-01:00

Walter 'Bloody Knuckles' Brown has written to Strange Games to tell me of his favourite Rock Paper Scissors variations.  There are many forms of this game - I have already covered Extreme RPS, RPS 101  and Bear Hunter Princess.Dancing Rock Paper Scissors still contains three throws and is different from the standard game only in how each throw is created.   If you throw Drum and Bass then you

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-33872245603290167282011-08-05T16:26:00.000-01:002011-08-05T16:26:56.611-01:00

American Indian Wrestling is based upon pitting different parts of the body against your opponent’s one part at a time.  There are many different forms such as back wrestling (standing back to back and trying to push each other a set distance), one legged wrestling (standing on one leg and trying to push your opponent over), thumb wrestling and of course Leg Wrestling  In Leg Wrestling two

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-54962271652478673682011-07-31T17:43:00.004-01:002011-07-31T17:53:29.859-01:00

This Autumn ITV2 launch a new game show Minute to Win It. The new eight-part series, in association with Cadbury Spots v Stripes campaign, sees two popular TV hosts captain groups of friends as they compete head-to-head in hilarious and bonkers 60-second challenges using everyday household objects. One of the games they are going to play has been named A Game of One Half (see video

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-49745188132686875052011-07-26T14:43:00.001-01:002011-07-26T14:44:10.660-01:00

As summer arrives and everyone migrates to the nation's beaches to sunbathe and play in the surf, body board and even surf board we at Blister Towers prefer a more unusual sporting activity - Ironing Board Surfing.  Simply borrow one of the servants ironing boards and head for the stairs.  The embedded video from students at Hertfordshire University perfectly demonstrates the thrill to be had

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-39895788397436450282011-07-24T15:58:00.003-01:002011-07-24T16:01:04.874-01:00

In the excitement of writing my previous post all about games involving buckets and balls I forgot about Extreme Bucket Ball which has previously been covered in Strange Games The game works best with smallish teams of two or three players each. Teams take it in turns to have one of their members be the Bucket Boy - this player stands in the centre of a 3m chalk-drawn circle on the floor and

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-90780164855019370282011-07-20T20:02:00.002-01:002011-07-20T20:06:59.836-01:00

This Autumn ITV2 launch a new game show Minute to Win It. The new eight-part series, in association with Cadbury Spots v Stripes campaign, sees two popular TV hosts captain groups of friends as they compete head-to-head in hilarious and bonkers 60-second challenges using everyday household objects. You can see the official video trailer here.  But the trailer doesn't feature some of the more

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-43285949879590744892011-07-14T08:32:00.000-01:002011-07-14T08:32:00.645-01:00

It is time once again for the tweed based jewel in the world of strange sports - The Chap Olympiad.  The Olympiad, 'a celebration of sporting ineptitude and immaculate trouser creases'  is being held this Saturday 16th July in Bedford Square, London.  Its Past events have included Cucumber Sandwich Discus alongside the regular game of Umbrella Jousting, where chaps, and chapettes, mount bicycles

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-60614423469013221982011-06-19T11:29:00.000-01:002011-06-19T11:29:50.065-01:00

Strange Games inbox has been inundated by an email from James Michie who along with his colleagues Joe Kelly and Nicholas Wright run Wrong Pong competitions. The next one is being held as part of the Sneinton Festival in Nottingham on Saturday the 2nd of July. Wrong Pong has been described as a combination of Ping Pong and crazy golf.  It is basically table tennis on specially designed tables

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-12076525141556714962011-03-31T19:35:00.001-01:002011-03-31T19:36:35.661-01:00

Is it a sport, art or maybe dance? No, it's Hockern! An email from Stephan Landshutz at SportHocker reminds me of the truly inspred sport of Hockern. So it is with no apologies that I repost a previous post on this sport. Check out the SportHocker website here for some amazing Hockern pictures.    Germany's contribution to the world of odd games and sports is truly bizarre. Hockern (German for

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-86886218364840956012011-02-01T21:29:00.001-01:002011-02-01T21:32:51.942-01:00

My previous post on Beer Pong got me to wondering whether it would be possible to combine the narrow Beer Pong table with Table Wrestling to enjoy two strange games at once. Even if the result would be a bit of a gaming disaster it is still worth revisiting the majestic sport of Table Wrestling.  The Table Wrestling website is a delight and visiting it I found this picture showing how to enjoy

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-6901738614773870912011-01-30T21:15:00.000-01:002011-01-30T21:15:08.657-01:00

Strange Games has been contacted by Ben Newham, a leading pisshead light in the UK Beer Pong scene.  He is staging a major UK Beer Pong event next Saturday the 5th of February in Cheltenham. Up to 32 teams are playing for prizes totalling £500.  Just think of how much cheap cider you could buy with that. So I thought it was about time I featured this marvelous sport.  Beer Pong is possibly the

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-18062738486495467172011-01-22T14:47:00.000-01:002011-01-22T14:47:24.984-01:00

The British Mini Golf Association 2011 event list is finalised with diminutive golfing events around the country in such hotspots of glamour as Margate, Hastings and Weymouth,  with the World Championships held in August in Stockholm.  Read the full schedule here  at minigolf.org and don't forget to visit the best mini golf blog the Ham and Egger Files for up to mini golf news and the Crazy World

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-13755367646182934212011-01-17T21:10:00.001-01:002011-01-19T16:53:56.980-01:00

Groin Ball is a much more sophisticated testicular game than Roshambo (the brutal ball kicking game where players face each other and take turns to make unguarded kicks into the other's groin until one player gives up.  Games are usually extremely short lived.) This classic Japanese version of Groin Ball is played between two teams of two players. Each team consists of a ball thrower and a target

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-6437822002372984392010-12-26T16:49:00.002-01:002010-12-26T16:51:17.436-01:00

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

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-46875932428670250602010-11-29T21:18:00.004-01:002010-11-29T21:23:20.542-01:00

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

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-52807716418416815422010-11-15T17:45:00.003-01:002010-11-15T18:00:50.101-01:00

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)

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-7245466254350077562010-11-14T21:20:00.001-01:002010-11-14T21:22:08.668-01:00

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.

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-29870233415957957562010-11-08T20:24:00.005-01:002010-11-08T20:35:46.672-01:00

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

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-50242182591196562272010-10-14T18:23:00.005-01:002010-10-14T18:35:53.898-01:00

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

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-78184430444959006602010-10-04T19:24:00.001-01:002010-10-14T18:33:04.986-01:00

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

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-68526007205997416402010-09-23T20:15:00.003-01:002010-10-14T18:33:21.987-01:00

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, "

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-1039156891603101082010-09-17T18:36:00.005-01:002010-09-17T18:55:54.940-01:00

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.

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-5615745694502990512010-09-07T17:21:00.003-01:002010-09-07T18:55:28.160-01:00

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

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-19222635635185219852010-08-15T14:16:00.005-01:002010-08-15T14:32:57.066-01:00

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

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-63442881448248615362010-08-09T20:34:00.008-01:002010-08-09T21:06:03.424-01:00

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

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-51835128896309604472010-08-07T17:22:00.010-01:002010-08-07T17:51:43.310-01:00

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

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-60952583132217092342010-07-28T20:20:00.006-01:002010-07-28T21:13:11.042-01:00

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

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-56160894123051354712010-07-26T20:53:00.005-01:002010-07-26T21:12:34.658-01:00

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, "

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-77212744025624266432010-07-18T19:49:00.006-01:002010-07-18T20:05:09.497-01:00

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

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-79528926931505343182010-07-16T17:23:00.011-01:002010-07-17T07:55:11.160-01:00

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

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-63698196973635203332010-07-09T21:47:00.003-01:002010-07-09T21:58:43.346-01:00

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

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-72947593344107343842010-06-25T18:30:00.004-01:002010-06-25T18:39:13.738-01:00

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

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-69485388978482042392010-06-16T20:55:00.002-01:002010-06-16T21:08:50.057-01:00

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,

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-28251739017109705082010-06-13T09:27:00.009-01:002010-06-13T09:47:34.064-01:00

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

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-76368127159552943722010-05-29T21:06:00.004-01:002010-05-29T21:25:08.668-01:00

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

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-57135085723754291642010-05-23T10:26:00.003-01:002010-05-23T10:45:26.335-01:00

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

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-89959063759228463602010-05-16T14:00:00.002-01:002010-05-16T14:04:38.251-01:00

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.

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-66590082438173243812010-05-12T19:32:00.003-01:002010-05-12T20:11:12.097-01:00

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

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-15668598085999609722010-04-19T19:16:00.002-01:002010-04-19T19:30:20.472-01:00

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

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-54745571723014516922010-04-05T19:35:00.003-01:002010-04-05T19:50:16.199-01:00

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

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-8965316976618417382010-03-14T16:54:00.004-01:002010-03-14T17:05:27.593-01:00

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

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-56200963674024480782010-03-01T21:20:00.002-01:002010-03-01T21:38:06.303-01:00

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

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-83168626435841540032010-02-22T21:07:00.004-01:002010-02-22T21:22:17.922-01:00

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

Sheesh Kabeeshnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27011817.post-9594984147298440192010-02-16T21:30:00.003-01:002010-02-16T21:59:48.970-01:00

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.

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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

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An e-mail from Mini Golf obsessive ‘Squire’ Richard Gottfried (see his how to become an expert minigolfer video here) alerts me to the fact that the 2010 British Minigolf Association Tour is about to begin. The tour tees-off this Sunday with the BMGA National Open at Adventure Island Mini Golf, Star City, Birmingham.Mini Golf is the game that used to be known as Crazy Golf (its name being

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Strage Games has covered Spikeball before - it is an incredible volleyball like sport involving a handball and a trampette. But, because it is brilliant and the Facebook Group here needs your support we are covering it again by featuring some heady 3 on 3 Spikeball action. Normally it is a game for pairs but the video below shows it can work with more numbers.

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There are many alternatives to the hand game Rock, Paper and Scissors all of which work on the same principle of each move beating one of the others and being beaten itself by the remaining one. One of the most fun versions to play is Bear, Hunter, Princess. On a set count you have to be either a Bear (raise your hands in front of your body like paws and growl) a Hunter (make an imaginary

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Strange Games has received a superb party game submission from Elsie McDonald, called Whistling Balloons. Elsie writes, "To play you are going to need a balloon that makes a whistling noise when you fire it (one each for every person playing) You could use normal balloons, but it's not as fun and loud! Make sure they are the long and thin ones! Each player, (minimum of 3) takes a balloon and

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An e-mail from Strange Games' reader Daryl Hrdlicka (inventor of the brilliant game Hat Ball) entitled Games that Other People Don't Know They Are Playing brings to my attention the Passive Aggressive Door Holding Game.First featured in a cartoon on passive aggressive notes.com the game is an ideal office game that is as simple as it is cruel.As you open the door to enter somewhere keep it

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Strange Games has been honoured yet dismayed to receive an e-mail from Liberal MP John Leech's office questioning the safety and suitability of certain games contained in this blog and in the book Strange Games (described by the Sunday Times as the perfect gift for less cerebral family members here...). He feels that they may be dangerous and possibly cause harm to participants and therefore

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Bus Stop Chicken is the winning game in the recent 'Win Strange Games the Book' competition and was sent in by reader Steve Bancroft. It is both delightfully simple and stupid - two attributes that are necessary for the best strange games. And it is cheap to play too, needing only the purchase of a bus ticket. Steve writes:'The people who are contesting to be bus stop chicken champ sit on the

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You know how very tall people are often rubbish at skipping. Well now they can play too....as long as they don't mind being the rope.

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If you get tired of the marvellous game of Split the Kipper (taking turns to accurately throw a knife close to the feet of your opponent) then maybe it is time to take up the game of Knife Baseball. This is another silly, probably best not played game where the four bases of a baseball game are simulated using flicks of a pen knife. To play you will need a pen knife that has two different sized

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To celebrate Strange Games the Book being published (a book that has been described by Jenny Murray on Woman's Hour as, 'Not only the dog's bollocks but quite possibly the cat's bollocks of humor related christmas gift books) we repost one of our favourite games: Slap Heads.For two players at a time, one stands facing the other. The slapping player stands with their hands held out in front of

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The Strange Games competition is now closed..thank you to all who entered. Some excellent games were submitted, ranging from well loved violent childhood games to a bizarre game involving a shuttlecock, a glass of water and a blindfold!. After much discussion and copious amounts of vintage port I can now reveal the second place game: Spandex Pants.It is a consensual, multi-person,

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When I was at school violent playground games such as British Bulldog, Jimmy Knacker and the still popular Slapsies were the order of the day, and despite the best efforts of the health and safety, cotton wool cladding, Daily Mail reading, nanny stating, fun killing, idiotic moral majority the odd one or two are still being played today. Strange Games reader Cynthia Curtainpole (possibly not her

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One of Strange Games favourite games, Finger Jousting has been well covered here many times but a newly posted You Tube video shows a marvellously acomplished and well balanced UK bout.Note how they are using a scoring system of 3 for head, 2 for chest/neck, 2 for the back and 1 for the legs. Also note the superb jousting stances and high quality play all round by these fine sportsmen.One of the

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Straitjacket Softball is another game of genius from the fertile mind of Tom Russotti. Tom is the founder of Aesthletics a movement whose aim is to combine art and sport. In his own words, "Aesthletics aims to unleash the great opportunities inherent in competitive contests for social rather than monetary capital." He has also created some mad games of which Straitjacket Softball is one of

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By playing Rubber Band Escapology you can relieve office based boredom and utilise your stationery cupboard all at the same time. All you need to play is an elastic rubber band and not be concerned with looking a little stupid.To play, stretch a band over your head and open your mouth so that the rubber band is firmly stretched between your teeth and below your ears. Now, without using your

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To celebrate Strange Games the book, which hits the shops this Thursday, I am going to re-post one of my favourite games of all time....the game that has come to be known as the English man's martial art: Walking Trippy.Walking Trippy is an easy to play, hard to master , indoors game. It can be played in any room which is carpeted. For two players at a time. Each stands at either end of the

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Strange Games the book (a perfect Christmas gift if ever there was one!) is due to hit the shops in 9 days time. So, to celebrate and promote, etc.. we are having a competition.The Question: What is the best Strange Game you have ever played...What bizarre play activity do you indulge in that the world needs to know about?How to Enter: Drop me just a few lines by e-mail (montegue_blister@

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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. For six of those years they have also held the Chap Olympiad, a gathering of the nation's finest suited, booted and moustach-wearing chaps... not forgetting the chappettes. This year it was held in

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Opener is a game devised by Tom Russotti. Tom has created The Institute for Aesthletics ( an organization dedicated to the playing of sports as an artistic practice)....check out his website hereHis new game of Opener (seen in the video below) is a team game where each player wears a helmet with a hula hoop attached (easily achieved with a cycling helmet and some gaffer tape) that makes them

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Strange Games reader Jason Smith sent in a game he has played called Freestyle Arm Wrestling.It is fine alternative to normal Arm Wrestling (a game that requires solely brute-strength) needing a player to show guile, agility and some strength to be successful.Jason writes, "Two competitors stand facing each other in an open area and grasp hands in the traditional arm wrestling grip. From this

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Another superb childrens' (party) game, Tights Racing has been sent to Strange Games by reader Nick Moss. And it is yet another one of those kids' games that is even more fun when played by adults. Pair up the players into teams of two. One player is given a pair of nylon tights and both are surrounded by a large pile of light, bulky items such as: toilet rolls, fruit, empty plastic bottles,

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Hard Boiled is the name of a daring school game that combines Egg and Spoon with tickling and ends up with a probable detention. It was sent to Strange Games by Bethany and Maddie.For two players: All you need to play are two spoons and an open window (the first floor of the home economics building is possibly the ideal location). The two players stand side by side close to each other and

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Next weekend sees the second running of Bristol's urban/social interaction/street game festival: igfest. It runs from Thursday 10th - Sunday 13th in various Bristol locations such as multi-storey car parks, supermarkets and parks and includes a superb variety of games including Tom Russotti's Mega Socca (multiple balls and players), interactive treasure hunts and Moose hunts! and much much more

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I am yet again on holiday for a week or so enjoying the bracing sea mists of an English Summer, so to keep readers entertained until my return I post an entertaining video of Human Worm Racing. Enjoy!

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Pegs is probably the most fun you can have with a group of friends, some dice and a humble clothes peg. To play, everyone sits in a circle around a table with a couple of dice and one strongly sprung plastic clothes peg. If you can't get one of these you could always try using a bulldog clip although that might be a little too painful for what is about to happen. Players take it in turns to

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Another e-mail to Strange Games from reader Lurch Latronico details a fabulous playground combat game he and his friends enjoy playing. It has the marvellous name of Kung Fu Diddymen.Lurch writes, "Kung Fu Diddymen is a difficult violent combat game for only the very fittest of combatants. Two players face each other, bow, then adopt a low crouch. Both knees bent and their bottoms almost touching

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Experience the thrill, and the pain, of walking barefoot over hot ashes but in the comfort and convenience of your living room by playing the intensely stupid game of Fingertip Firewalking. Fill a tray an inch or so deep full of dead cold cigarette butts. Amongst these, at random, distribute a dozen recently smoked and still hot butts. You should now have a menacingly smoking tray full of

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I am just about to take my annual vacation (a whole week being pushed along Great Yarmouth promenade in my bathchair, by my faithful and delightfully stern nurse, Matilda)and so thought it might be appropriate to make a blog re-post of my favourite beach game: Headstand Human Skittles.To play the part of the skittles you need some players who have the ability to achieve and maintain a headstand.

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After Mattress Jousting and Mattress Running comes possibly the oddest and the best game requiring a mattress or two. Like Mattress Running you are going to need as many mattresses and bodies as you can get hold of to make the game last as long as possible - making it the ideal dormitory game. Simply, stand with your mattress held upright and close behind you. The next person does exactly the

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Regular Strange Games reader Duncan Flann has been in touch following my recent post on Spike Ball. He uses a small trampette and a tennis ball to play a similar-ish game, but one that involves pain... he calls it Groin Ball.Duncan writes, "Hello Monty...I've just got to tell you about my game Groin Ball. It's for two players. Each stands opposite each other close to a small round trampette.

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The daily free rag that is Metro today featured the Lying Down Game. As any expert at slothful games knows The Lying Down Game is played simply by lying flat down on the floor in an exotic location and having you photograph taken. It takes as many guts and as much determination as any other sport (although slightly less athletic ability) to achieve a good Lie Down.Metro has highlighted the

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I don't normally feature many strange games that require you to buy expensive equipment to play them...but I feel that Spikeball is so good it has to be featured here. Spikeball is a beach game that is kind of like beach volleyball only there isn't a net, at least not one that is strung between two poles that you have to hit a ball over. In Spikeball the net is replaced by a round, ankle high

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Strange Games has already covered the noble art of Mattress Jousting (two players hold their mattresses then run at each other, ideally in a narrow corridor. But the humble mattress has more to offer if you want to have some strange fun. Consider Mattress Running: a game that everyone should try at least once..simply place your mattress upright and tight to a wall, take a run up and hurl

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What do you get if you cross a large rubber ball used for physical therapy with the medieval sport of Jousting? - Yoga Ball Jousting. Two players each hold a yoga ball then run directly at each other as quickly as they dare. The player that remains standing wins.It is very, very stupid...don't play it...its probably more of a spectator sport.

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Lippy, as far as I'm concerned, was invented during a particularly dull Biology lesson at Malbank Comprehensive by Andrew Chisnall in the late '70s. Maybe it's been played for more years than that but unless someone else is claiming it then Mr Chisnall is the man.It is simple enough to play once you have mastered (and not everyone can!) the upper lip raise - in fact that is almost all there is

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Strange Games recently received an e-mail from occasional contributer Maurice Tweddle. In it he described a classic stand-off game he calls Siamese Wrestling.Maurice writes:"For two players. Each stands facing the other then they reach out with their right hands and grasp the left wrist of their opponent. Now the game begins...you must try and release your own wrist whilst all the time trying

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I was attending a school sports day last week and as the uniformly unimaginative games progressed I found myself reminiscing about Wheelbarrow Racing. Everyone knows how to play it (grab your partners ankles whilst they support themselves on their arms and use them to 'run' whilst you push...like a wheelbarrow) but for some reason this activity is frowned upon at schools. As I was in the middle

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As all fish throwing cognoscenti know the pinnacle of the sport is the Australian Tuna Tossing event. However, at the North Carolina Seafood Festival (a celebration of everything from shrimp to shark!) they are known to play a marvellous version of Flounder Flinging.All you need to play is a bowl to make a target and someone to form the baseboard. This person sits down, legs apart and with the

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Apologies to regular Strange Games readers (Hello, Daryl!) for the lack of recent posts. This was due to an almost fatal combination of a failed hard drive, the credit crunch and a bout of swine flu. We get back on track with a superb summertime game called Human Battleships. To play all you need is a beach wind-break and copious amounts of water bombs. Split the players into two even teams -

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Strange Games recently received an e-mail from a reader calling herself Kimberley Clarke - in it she describes a marvellous game that needs just a couple of people and a rubber band. The game is called Ear Tug of War.Kimberley writes, "Ear Tug of War is extremely simple to play as well as nerve wracking and often painful. For two players. Each stands facing the other as close as possible then

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Pillow Fighting isn't particularly deserving of being classified as a strange game unless you can get people to play it en-masse as in last Saturday's Global Pillow Fight DayCreated by the Urban Playground movement the idea was to hold mass pillow fighting events in as many countries as possible.The king of strange games using bedroom soft furnishings however has got to be Mattress Jousting. The

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The marvellous childhood past time of Door Jamb Climbing is even more fun, although much more difficult, to do when played as an adult. Simply take off your shoes and socks and use your feet and hands to climb as high up the inside of a door frame as possible. Either fastest person up, or the one who can stay at the top the longest wins. One of the few games where having sweaty feet is a

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There are many fine versions of Tag (someone is declared 'it' and has to chase everyone else in the hope of catching one and transferring the status of 'it') from freeze tag to zombie tag but one of my all-time favourites is Dying Fly Tag.As usual one person is 'it' and chases after the the other players who try their best to avoid being caught. However they have a further line of defence...if

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An e-mail reaches Blister Towers from the creator of the website/book Office Ball Games. If you visit the website, which I sincerely hope you do, you can download a pdf book which has in depth and hilarious instructions of how to play Office Ball Games. These fall under six broad categories: Cups, Catchy, Counters, Hops, Hopsy and Golfsy. All involve the use of a stress ball and the office

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Strange Games welcomes contributions. If you have a weird game you play or have invented something unusual then we would love to hear about it..even if its just slightly odd.Regular contributor Daryl Hrdlicka (inventor of Hat Ball) e-mailed us about Semi Shadow Puppetry..a very peculiar activity. Strange Games in NO WAY encourages you to go out and actually play this game, we are just reporting

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As governments around the world try and combat obesity with education, shock tactics and reduced taxes on broccoli what is really needed is a new sport for the masses. Something cheap, addictive and easy to play. That something could be Table Frisbee.Table Frisbee is a little like an updated version of spinning tops or the hoop and stick games that I used to play before I was born... the basic

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My last post on Blindfold Musical Chairs reminded me of a children's party game I used to enjoy playing. In common with many of these great games King of Chairs is even better if you play it with a group of adults.To play form a circle of the same number of chairs as players. Each player now sits down on one of the chairs and is dealt a playing card by the game moderator. So each player is

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