Target Darts at the Land, Leisure & Tourism Show

Playing darts at the Land, Leisure & Tourism Show.

I attended the recent Land, Leisure & Tourism Show at the NEC in Birmingham and one of the stands and attractions that caught my eye was the one from Target Darts.

I had three games on the Omni Auto Scoring Darts set-up where I played against 'Dartbot' in three games where I was whitewashed!

It was such a slick system to play on and brilliant fun.

I even got to have a photo with the Sid Waddell Trophy, aka the PDC World Darts Championship Trophy!

Find out more

Check out the Target Darts and the Land, Leisure & Tourism Show websites for more information.

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Emirates Inflight Entertainment - Mini Golf Country Club Videogame

A look at the Mini Golf Country Club videogame on the Emirates inflight entertainment system.

My brother Christopher recently flew from Dubai to Thailand with Emirates and noticed that one of the games on the inflight entertainment system was a mini golf game!

It's the first time that any of us on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour has experienced a game of minigolf while mid-air!

Tech Darts at Roxy Ball Room Deansgate in Manchester

A look at the Tech Darts games at Roxy Ball Room Deansgate in Manchester.

We're big fans of darts - both playing and watching - and it's nice to see the growth in the game and more places to play it.

One of the types of darts that is really booming at the moment is digital darts - played on a normal dartboard, but with integrated cameras and tracking of the darts and scores that enable different gameplay to standard 301-gameplay.

The Karaoke Pods at Roxy Ball Room contain Tech Darts in them too!

We attended the venue relaunch of Roxy Ball Room Deansgate in Manchester earlier this week and it was cool to get a full tour and play some games for free.

Unfortunately we didn't manage to get on the oche for some Tech Darts on this occasion, however we will be back as we noticed that one of the mini-games available on Roxy's Tech Darts is MINIGOLF!

This looks like a really cool and different way to 'putt' around a minigolf course!

Playing Crazy Pool at Roxy Ball Room Deansgate in Manchester.

While we didn't get to play Tech Darts at Roxy Ball Room, we did have a game of Crazy Pool, as well as Shuffleboard, and the Shooting Range.

Find out more.

Visit the Roxy Ball Room website for more information.

Happy 45th birthday Pac-Man

Pac-Man was first released in Japan on this day in 1980.

A small selection of my Pac-Man collection

I like to celebrate the brilliant video game character as often as possible!

Playing Pac-Man in Morecambe

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An Arnold Palmer Indoor Golf Game

A new addition to our collection of minigolf items!

I recently found this Arnold Palmer Indoor Golf Game from 1999 by Classic Golf Gifts in one of my local charity shops.

I've got a couple of other examples - one is also Arnold Palmer branded and older than this version, the other is a white-label version.

I really like the branded scorecard in this set.

Electronic Arcade Crazy Golf

New in the Crazy Golf Museum - Electronic Arcade Crazy Golf by Ambassador.

A brilliant car boot sale find this morning

Electronic Arcade Crazy Golf - see a video of the game in action

You get a nice pad of scorecards in the game

Happy National Video Game Day

Today is National Video Game Day.

Mini Golf Designer board game by Thematic Games

A quick look at the new Mini Golf Designer board game by Thematic Games.

We received our copy of the Mini Golf Designer board game by Thematic Games following the successful Kickstarter campaign earlier this year. We're looking forward to giving it a play.

Happy 40th birthday Pac-Man

Pac-Man was first released in North American on this day in 1980.

The 22nd May is considered to be Pac-Man's 'official' birthday as the game was first released in Japan on that date.

I like to celebrate the brilliant video game character as often as possible!

Carpet Golf by Turner Research (1970)

From the Crazy Golf Museum's board game shelf - Carpet Golf by Turner Research (1970).

Have you played this game before?

Do you have a favourite miniature golf board game?

World Alternative Games 2021

The countdown is on until the 2021 World Alternative Games in Llanwrtyd Wells.

The World Alternative Games were due to take place in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales this month. The fifth edition of the Games have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic and are now scheduled for August 2021.

The festival of strange, obscure and interesting sports takes place over three weeks and sees thousands of athletes and spectators descend on the town to compete in, and marvel at, the sporting action.

The first edition of the World Alternative Games were held in 2012 to celebrate the huge year of sport and offer an alternative to elite sport with an open-to-all event. The second edition took place in 2014 and every two years thereafter. There were 35 events in 2012 and 60 titles up for grabs in 2014.

The competitors from the first-ever Finger Jousting Championships held on UK soil back at the 2012 World Alternative Games

The Games are a superb mass participation multi-sport event and really do encourage everyone to get involved. Many spectators end up as competitors and the serious obscure sports enthusiasts very often take up a new sport after visiting.

The medalists from the 2014 Finger Jousting World Championships

Some of the sports included at previous editions include wife carrying, chariot racing, cheese rolling, pooh sticks, underwater hockey, archery, office chair racing, hay bale tossing, finger jousting, stone skimming, underwater rugby, space hopper racing, horseshoe throwing, bog snorkelling, crazy golf, worm charming, conkers, world of grip, zombie fun runs, plank racing, rock paper scissors, hide n seek and toe wrestling. There have been many many more contests and the 2021 event will be packed with a wide range of different sports and games to play.

World of Grip was a tough challenge!

I have been a competitor, volunteer, organiser, advocate and promoter of the World Alternative Games since the first event in 2012.

With my Corinthian medal from competing in the World of Grip events

I organised the World Finger Jousting Federation Championships at the first Games in 2012. Prior to that tournament I took part in the Egg Throwing Championships with my team-mate Jas Kukielka and we ended up winning the World Title!

On the World Alternative Games podium

It just goes to show that anything can happen when you're at the World Alternative Games!

The champions cooling down after the event

Spot the egg...

Visit the World Alternative Games website to find out more.

As well as being the UK's smallest town Llanwrtyd Wells is famous for being the host venue for a number of quirky and unusual sports and games, including the World Bog Snorkelling Championships and the annual Man versus Horse Marathon.

See more of my blog posts about the World Alternative Games.

Pitch & Plakks now available to pre-order online

The new Pitch & Plakks minigolf game is available to pre-order online.

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We found out about Pitch & Plakks minigolf course toy back in May and backed the Kickstarter to get the game made.

Pitch & Plakks will be released in November and we're looking forward to receiving this early Christmas present.

You can pre-order the game - with a discount - online now.

We love playing minigolf, outdoors and indoors - whether it's a full size course, a video game or a board game we're super competitive! It'll be interesting to see who wins our games - and how many arguments we'll have while playing it...

Pitch & Plakks is the second game from the team at Plakks after they successfully launched the Plakks football game in 2019.

You can pre-order Pitch & Plakks through this link. Any purchases made through it will also support us to continue bringing you brilliant minigolf content.

Pitch & Plakks is going to be a nice addition to our collection of minigolf toys, games and board games.

Last day to back Pitch & Plakks on Kickstarter

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Today is the last day left to back the new Pitch & Plakks minigolf game on Kickstarter.

One day left to back Pitch & Plakks on Kickstarter

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There is now only one day left to back the new Pitch & Plakks minigolf game on Kickstarter.

Two days left to back Pitch & Plakks on Kickstarter

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There are just two days left to back the new Pitch & Plakks minigolf game on Kickstarter.