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Bother’s Bar Plays Badly: Family Feud

By | November 13, 2020

According to the records, this is the 25th BBPB! Incredible. This came out yesterday on most of the major digital platforms, but is it any good? It features 1,500 questions and everyone’s favourite TV host Lucky McCoy! You can play at home in pass the pad capacity, or online against other players, or set up… Read More »

A 1%-er

By | November 11, 2020

The 1% Club has been commissioned for ITV and I thought this had been knocking about for a while, but a quick search suggests that they filmed a pilot for it at Salford only back at the end of January so not that long in the grand scheme of things. It’s Everybody’s Equal with brainteasers… Read More »

Hi-score Hijinx

By | November 10, 2020

Not especially gameshow related (although we note Family Feud will be out on console on Thursday – we will try and do a video for it) but I’m lucky enough to have got an XBox Series X this afternoon, so here’s an occasional post on how you can find me for scoreboard fun if the… Read More »

The Arbitrary Finals – Volume 2

By | November 9, 2020

To win a Bother’s Bar Game Night, it’s not enough to be best at the Jackbox suite of games played throughout the evening. No, to become ultimate champion you must convert the advantage of moral victory into actual victory in the evening’s Arbitrary Final. A game of my own devising, playable by eight people (usually).… Read More »

Alex Trebek

By | November 8, 2020

Extremely sad to hear Alex Trebek lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. He’ll always be best known for his many many years hosting Jeopardy! since 1984, but he has of course fronted a range of shows from the sublime to the ridiculous. My first recollection of him was hosting Classic Concentration which they used to… Read More »