We decided to do a multitude of human-games, as a compendium is better than a singular.

NOUGHTS AND CROSSES

We waited for a LONG time for people to come along and help - about three hours! But it's all worth it when there's a NOUGHTS AND CROSSES CHAMPIONSHIP going on!

So, it begins. The first of our cornucopia of games begins with a friendly noughts and crosses (tic-tac-toe).
Our competitors are Ben and Brett. Let the games begin!





Brett starts us off with a well placed cross in the centre of the field - how can Ben follow up that daring move?!


Oh my, he pulls it out of the bag! It's a circle in the bottom left corner... when he gets there, anyway.


Some skilled return by Brett leaves Ben in his dust!


Uh-oh! Has Ben finally overcome the unbeaten champion! We'll soon find out!


No! Brett missed the clear opening; that mistake could prove devastating!


YES! And there's a win for Ben in the tournament. Hurrah.


Join us next week for the updated coverage of the rock-paper-scissors finals.

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CLUEDO (Clue to Americans)

After deep discussion for ideas for human chess, Chris (of the Rolfe variety) actually came up with a good idea. Knowing the rarity of the event we had to go ahead with it. First. we had to find where this would be held. Tom's house would have been best as it has plenty of rooms, but unfortunately we weren't allowed to host any type of murder mystery there. So after a week of uncertainty and cancellations from some, we got a final list of players.

Kieran as Miss Scarlet


Neil as Colonel Mustard


Ben as Mrs. White


Jason as Reverend Green


James as Mrs. Peacock


Tom as Professor Plum


Daryl as the Cop/Host/Camera man


and Chris as the one who dies (Dr. Black)


With all our players here, It's time to play.
The game gets off to a good start...



Until... CHEATERY!



He is discovered, and threatened. But we don't do anything about it.







But then the lights die
And they return to reveal...







But who could have done it?



Well nobody's going to confess at the moment... so let the investigation begin!

An array of propositions is put forward:

Mrs. White puts forward Plum with the pipe in the living room



Then, Peacock proposes Mustard in the shed with the dagger



Scarlet thinks it could be White in the kitchen with the candlestick



During the investigation Prof Plum went missing and was found to be doing something rather peculiar in the shed.



But finally after 12 propositions and Plum's 'Pipe-fixing' the mystery was solved!

It was Mustard with the pipe in the living room - we knew it all along.



As you can see Colonel Mustard was charged with murder and taken away by the undercover police officer who also happened to be the host. And the cameraman. And everything else.

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MONOPOLY

Yarmouth, a place of chavs, chain stores and fast food galore. Where else better to showcase the monopolizing of England?

The preparation
After deciding weeks in advance to complete Human Chess, we held a meeting (on Skype) to think up ideas for some epic-ness. The first epic idea was to have more than one game, the second was to finish off our compendium with the longest and most argument ridden game of all... Monopoly. And not just Monopoly, not just human sized Monopoly, oh no. TOWN SIZED!

So, first things first, Adam takes to PhotoImpact to create the new Great Yarmouth Monopoly board, missing Chance and Community Chest cards due to the sheer work involved in making them. This was then followed up by the Title Deed cards. Adam then maps out the spots that are featured on the board.





Then, the night before, Ben and Daryl's printers (which were exactly identidical) are worked heavily printing out each square in A4, for situation on the board the next day.

The Transportation, and Location
20th October, around 9:36 am
Tom: I wake up, check the clock and get up. It's 9:36, and I have another half hour till people begin to turn up. Or so I thought. I get downstairs, and go to check the post and catch a glimpse of Adam, camped out on my front door step. He'd been there for about 10 minutes, and had unsuccessfully attempted to wake me up with furious doorbell ringing and door knocking. He'd turned up early, not my fault! He was let in, and we began amassing cardboard for the task. After a lengthy period of hauling and a cunning idea by my sister, we had a suitcase full of cardboard, surrounded by more cardboard.

People then began turning up. Finally Brett arrived (last) and we were about to leave, when disaster struck! My parents arrived, and would not approve of the removal of their cardboard for creation of a large Monopoly board, so the door to the room full of cardboard was closed and obstructed and we helped unload the shopping. We then had to try and sneak the cardboard out of the house, and behind the front garden wall, which would shield it from view. We managed to get out the suitcase, and about two thirds of the remaining cardboard, and then we were chased away; luckily the room wasn't checked, so we got away.

Walking down the road with a lot of cardboard, no matter how many people, is awkward, so we ended up wearing the boxes, it's just easier. So, walking to the location was an amusing experience, with more than one funny look along the way.




We arrived at our location, a patch of grass in front of the deserted art college, all ready to start Monopolizing. It's a very public location, on a main road, and surrounded by residential and guest housing. We began getting observers from the guest houses almost immediately, which should have added a little interest into some holidays.




The creation
So, first things first, the board. After much discussion we decided to have the board larger, with space around the property pages stuck to them. We get to work, whilst Adam and Jordan are sent off to stock up on food and place the property cards.



Jordan returns with food, whilst Adam is continuing to place the property cards. He gets on with creating his costume piece, the boat! Meanwhile, the board is completed. Now for some extra pieces. People start creating player costumes, and upon finishing the boat, Jordan creates two dice. Tom picks out a box and makes Jail. He also creates the centerpiece of the board. Yes, we know it looks like a dildo.







Adam returns, and being tired decides to be the banker. We hand out the starting cash and we're ready to roll!

The playing pieces

Ben, The cannon


Brett, The hat


Daryl, The thimble


Jordan, The boat


Tom, The iron


And we're off!
After rolling the dice to decide who goes first, it's Brett to move. He takes a magnificent roll of the dice and moves.



To see how the game progressed, see the captions. The rules were as follows.

The rules
As standard Monopoly except:
- All Chance and Community Chest cards were properties
- You can improve on sites without a full set
- You miss a turn in jail
- Oh, and you have to go to the corresponding place to pick up your property card before you can charge rent.

Interesting happenings
Whilst setting up, a group of young kids said they were going to "Call the police on your littering"

Daryl's bike was supposed to be the preferred method of travel to pick up property cards, it broke on the first attempt at using it, meaning everyone was tired, and reluctant to buy many properties.

King's Road, of which there were two properties for (north and south) ended up having a fire later in the day, and was sealed off. We had to walk even further to get to places, and we got some odd looks from emergency service personnel.

Many cards had somehow disappeared, but to check, the buyer had to go anyway.

LOTS of people walked up and asked us what we were doing. However one group of people came up and said "OH you're playin' m'noply", to which Ben sarcastically replied that at least they weren't blind as well.

Some kid stayed and watched the action for quite a while.

Brett was the mafia, and charged people protection money.

Tom sued Jordan, after tripping over his piece of property on the board.
The case was thrown out of court.

The rules became completely irrelevant toward the end.

The outcome
So, Brett won. Bankrupting Jordan and Daryl.

Ben came second, bankrupting Tom.

The cleanup
Adam and Ben decided to cleanup the cardboard for their Anti-Villainy contribution.
We cleaned up, kept some momentos, and took some photos.




And we left our calling card, of course -