PODCAST

Organised Fun

organisedfun

One gamer, one hater, tons of board games - who will win?

games & hobbies

All Episodes

26:19

Special 1 - Year 1 Review

Organised Fun ·

2019/07/18

We look back at the first year of Organised Fun! Highlights include: - Have we ruined Derek Ring's career? - If you can't understand the rules, check you're old enough - Are women important? Have you got enough witches? - We finally learn what Mark's 'Create Your Own' idea is - Mark can't remember most of the games we've played - 'Hilarious and Disturbing in equal measure' - our highest accolade - The spreadsheet can never be defeated

17:41

Episode 38 - Everzone

Organised Fun ·

2019/07/12

We fucked up the world, went to Mars, shit went down, and now there's a war. I hate it when that happens! Find out who wins as we battle for the Everzone! Highlights include: - Ooh, a name! - Once again, there's a level of strategy that we haven't considered... - Hindsight is 20/20 innit - Eyesight? More like Eyeshite - What's your number? Here's my number... - You need to up your font size

49:34

Minisode 11 - Board Game Cafes

Organised Fun ·

2019/07/06

So we went to a Board Game Café... there was no spreadsheet. Highlights include: - The cat is particularly vocal - You haven't lived unless you've played the Game of Life - I was expecting a board game dungeon with Barbara Windsor - It's like Blockbuster Video but for games - Food + Games = Eeek - We're playing a game, fuck your cake! - The chairs weren't right - Here's a penis on the table... - How namey do we name things? - It's like the prostitution of board games

11:32

Episode 37 - Castellion

Organised Fun ·

2019/06/27

Building castles to protect the dream world from some evil shitlord? Sounds strategic... Highlights include: - I am alone in my non-competitiveness - Is 'Tile Game' a category? - I've been in a car accident that wasn't my fault - Mark takes my role of 'strategic liability' - Mark struggles with the concept of shapes and colours... also fact and fiction

15:25

Minisode 10 - Competition

Organised Fun ·

2019/06/20

This week we get all competitive - does winning matter? Highlights include: - Mark's accent gets more love - Arm wrestling is not a board game - You can make any game drinking or gambling - Shots for the losers! - It's like Saw, but with board games

18:30

Minisode 9 - Second Editions

Organised Fun ·

2019/06/13

This week, we discuss the frightening occurrence of the second edition - a killer if you're someone who feels compelled to buy everything! Highlights include: - What's the order of the mousetrap contraption? - We get a new pet hate! - Does different mean better? - Making a new edition is akin to abandoning your baby - Scrabble Second Edition? People would go ape shit! - Is there one called Edward?

14:46

Minisode 8 - Video Games

Organised Fun ·

2019/06/06

In this week's minisode, we consider video games that try to be board games! Highlights include: - Let's be honest, it's a messy start - What do New Zealand people say? - Can you ever trust a computer? - Games are becoming less... papery - Computer board games are a lonely person's best friend - Where is clover from? - Let's be honest, it's a messy finish

33:55

Episode 36 - Firefly Fluxx

Organised Fun ·

2019/05/30

We get another Fluxx set under our belts (not literally, that would be weird). Is it as shiny as promised? Highlights include: - Firefly Fluxx is quite difficult to say - We actually talk about Discover Lands Unknown more than Firefly Fluxx. Maybe this episode should be called Discover Lands Unknown Part 2 - Meriel goes a bit 'me' - I get a bit of spreadsheet envy - Christian Petersen is not the founder of Fantasy Flight for nothing - Listen out for the Fluxx Championships in about five years'

26:22

Episode 35 - Discover Lands Unknown

Organised Fun ·

2019/05/24

We've woken up in a strange place. We don't know where we are or what's going on... The only solution is to explore our surroundings and try and work it out before we starve to death. I'm sure you can guess what happens! Highlights include: - The Philippines is not where I thought it was - Cassie makes a welcome return to pod-bothering - Mark is a huge hypocrite bastard - There's quite a few chances to... not die - You should always cook your meat - There's a lot of bull - Not every game has to go

24:15

Episode 34 - Arkham Horror Third Edition

Organised Fun ·

2019/05/16

We return to Arkham again as a new threat... threatens. Will we actually save the town this time or will we get our asses kicked once more in the Third Edition of the classic game? Highlights include: - I take the credit for Deep Space Nine Fluxx - How hard is it to make a jigsaw fit together? - It's like a smooshing of Arkham games - Pavilione: If you know, you know... - Death: It's an Arkham thing - A lady mechanic? In the 1920s? - Portals to other dimensions and gross tentacle beasts are NOT real

11:06

Expansion 2 - Star Trek Fluxx: The Next Generation

Organised Fun ·

2019/05/10

Kirk meets Picard like in that film, Generations. It worked ok then (ish - Kirk died though), but will it bog down Star Trek Fluxx? Highlights include: - Zombies scores a solid 2/10 for scariness - What the fuck is 'epport'? - Do you go by the words or the pictures? - Derek Ring! - You're a bastard

21:02

Episode 33 - Zombies

Organised Fun ·

2019/05/08

Our dubiously constructed town has been overrun by zombies! The helicopter is on its way, but will we make it to the helipad in time? Or will we just settle for killing as many of the undead as we can? Highlights include: - Such cards, much pile - We haven't been doing the podcast for all of time - We visit the Cave of Shitlords - The map grew at an acceptable rate - Delivery cost more than the actual game itself - Missing: one helipad - We go palindromic - We finally find out how to play Flick

16:01

Minisode 7 - Replayability

Organised Fun ·

2019/04/25

In this minisode, we discuss what keeps us coming back to play games over and over! Highlights include: - Glee killed Scene It - We hope JK Rowling is ok - Replayability = Board quality - What the fuck's a Storio? - We revolutionise the concept of Cluedo... and general law - What is fun? - You can do one - I have to explain the spreadsheet AGAIN - Who cheated at Quidditch?

16:34

Episode 32 - Harry Potter Scene It

Organised Fun ·

2019/04/18

Get your wands out and test your knowledge as we play Harry Potter Scene It! Highlights include: - Hogwarts TM - How can you only read 'some' of the books? - I love Harry Potter - Mark's example of a recent console is a Wii - If you don't like Harry Potter, this isn't the Scene It for you - Mark forgets the whole point of the podcast -

20:56

Episode 31 - Chargeball

Organised Fun ·

2019/04/11

I give you Chargeball! My effort in response to our Create Your Own Challenge goes up against Mark's harsh scrutiny - will it be enough to impress? Highlights include: - We actually try and give some legit advice, not very successfully - Mark forgets the conditions of the challenge - Be honest, do you know what colours the Elements are? - Hexagons? Rectangles? Whatever... - Who brings a gun to a ball game?? - How complicated can Trains and Potholes be? - Prams and Wheelchairs...

30:32

Episode 30 - Alien Vs Predator: The Hunt Begins

Organised Fun ·

2019/04/04

It's just another routine day aboard the USCSS Theseus. Oh wait, nope - it's been infested with aliens! Can a squad of brave Colonial Marines clear out the nest and save the day? Highlights include: - 25% Shed Babies - Alien tails give me no end of stress - Mark hasn't ever seen Predator... because it's invisible - My entire Marine squad = one Alien Queen - There could be scope for utter bastardry - I am king of the gun jam - When you attack a load of aliens and realise you only have a combat

11:49

Minisode 6 - Create Your Own

Organised Fun ·

2019/03/28

In this week's minisode, we discuss the merits of making your own board games (in a lovable, childlike way, not a moneygrabbing Kickstarter bastard way). Highlights include: - Gary Potter is a chavvy Slytherin - Mark was brought up in a cellar - You can just put your own face on stuff - Look out for 'Trains and Potholes' in a game shop near you! - Made your own game? Want Mark to slag it off? Get in touch! - Mark is suddenly a Guantanamo Bay expert...

23:46

Episode 29 - Xenoshyft

Organised Fun ·

2019/03/21

We've signed up with NorTec, and our base is under attack! Can we keep the HQ intact through the waves of alien monstrosities? Highlights include: - I experience major diagram woes - We get Patrick on the phone - We pitch Game Chooser App Mega - Mark does his best Holographic Museum Woman voice - Stock up on fodder - We experience a confluence of effluence - Gary Potter??

19:13

Episode 28 - Xcom

Organised Fun ·

2019/03/14

Aliens are dropping out of orbit all over the shop, and Earth's last hope is... us. Basically, kiss the planet goodbye! Highlights include: - Bunty gets fan mail - Watch out for Floaters - Mark ruins the order of things - I forgot the atmospheric music - Mark can't tell the difference between figures and tokens - Our budgeting is a total mess - We basically lost because of Asia

24:55

Episode 27 - Time Stories

Organised Fun ·

2019/03/08

We join The Consortium and blast back in time to the roaring twenties... Can we stop a temporal fault being created in a French mental asylum? Highlights include: - Imagine Source Code and Quantum Leap had a baby... - Also imagine Exit and House Of Danger had a baby... - Never investigate suspicious grunting - Watch out for manticores - Where's the croquet? - I forgot my cocaine addiction

392 results

Organised Fun

All Episodes

Similar Podcasts

SpawnCast

Spawn Wave

Autoblog News

おしゃべりサニバ～ボードゲーム大作戦改～

おしゃべりサニバ～ボードゲーム大作戦改～

Crónicas del Multiverso

La Quintaesencia

Game Dev Podcast | Coffee with Butterscotch

Butterscotch Shenanigans