As of today Team Custard Kraken is officially recognised as a 4 Day Week employer. The 4 Day Week movement aims to revolutionise the way we work by campaigning for a standard 4 day working week as opposed to the normal convention of 5 day weeks. The ultimate goal of this campaign is to relieve stress on work forces while also driving down the UK carbon footprint.
Experts estimate that if the UK changed to a 4 day working week this would reduce our carbon footprint equivalent to taking 26 million cars off the road, that’s almost every car on UK roads!
We as a company have been working a 4 day week for the past few years and it has done wonders for our productivity as well as stimulating our personal lives by allowing us to spend more time with our families.
Find out more about the 4 day week campaign and how it can benefit businesses in all sectors by checking out their page at: https://www.4dayweek.co.uk/
]]>We’re now producing web comics on a regular bases which you can enjoy here on our site or on social media sites as listed below. New issues of our board game inspired webcomic Board Senseless are published every Monday and Wednesday. New issues of our webcomic based on Wiz’N’Bang are published every Tuesday and Thursday. We hope you enjoy.
Follow Custard Kraken Comics on:
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/CustardKrakenComics Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/custardkrakencomics/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/custardkrakencomics/
]]>If you would to come along to one of our board game evenings in Brighton you can find out more by heading over to the Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/westdeneboardgames or check out the webpage at: https://teamcustardkraken.com/pages/board-games-the-barn-westdene-gaming-group
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After many moons our latest game Wiz’N’Bang is finally out of ALPHA and is now into the final BETA testing phase. We are very pleased with how the design and the game itself is shaping up. We still have a few tweaks that need doing before we take it anywhere near publication however things are looking very positive thus far. Expect to see a publicly available Print & Play version of Wiz’N’Bang appearing on the site within the next few months.
We are currently preparing for Dragonmeet 2021 that is happening on December 4th at the Novotel Hotel in London. At time of writing this we fully intend to be showing and testing Wiz’N’Bang at Dragonmeet marking it’s first proper public appearance. The current plan is to prepare for a Kickstarter launch of May 31st 2022 however as with all things at the moment this is not a 100% certainty and we will be playing it by ear as to whether the project is ready for Kickstarter by this time.
Keep those peepers open for more into on Wiz’N’Bang either here on teamcustardkraken.com or over on our Facebook page at: facebook.com/teamcustardkraken. In the meantime however please enjoy a few images of the BETA version of Wiz’N’Bang below, and as always we thank you for taking the time to read this post and wish you a lovely day.
Stay fantastic
Ant & Charlie
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So we had our first Board Games @ The Barn by Team Custard Kraken session last night at Westdene and had a couple of people turn up which was great to see. Myself and Charlie got to play Dune: Imperium with Richard Smith and Jack Swales, a sharp deck-builder that I’d definitely be up for playing more of. Being the fool I am I didn’t get any photos of us playing it, so you’ll just have to believe me that we did.
That’s everything for this update, thank you to those who come along last night and look forward to seeing you all at the next board game night, be that at The Barn or The Coldean Hall.
Follow along with Wiz ‘N’ Bang's development on the official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WizNBang
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Board Games @ The Barn is a not-for-profit fortnightly gaming session hosted by Anthony Harris & Charlie Campbell of Team Custard Kraken held at the Westdene Barn & Green in Brighton.
We get together on fortnightly Wednesdays from 7-11pm and have a large collection of games to play, including but not limited to: Scythe, Rising Sun, Tzolkin, Duel, Codenames, Penguin Brawl, Ultimate Troll, Ore-Some, Dominion, Patchwork and many more. Members are also invited to bring along their own games.
Attendance is £2 for regular members and free for newcomers. Snacks and drinks are available to purchase to keep you all properly fed and watered while you play. Payments can be made by either card or cash. All proceeds go toward paying for the hall hire and buying more games for the group. Under 16s should be accompanied by an adult.
We do NOT require attendees to wear face masks however you are more than welcome to. Each table will include a bottle of hand sanitizer to help keep hands and games as germ-free as possible. In line with current Covid-19 guidelines anyone who has recently tested positive for Covid-19 or is self isolating is not permitted to attend. We do not require proof of a negative test but instead ask that all members use common sense. If you are ill or showings signs of symptoms then please do not attend.
If coming via car and are using a SatNav please enter the following address into your device to find the main entrance for the Westdene Barn: Dene Vale, Brighton, BN1 5ED. The venue unfortunately does not have any dedicated parking however there are always plenty of free spaces on the road surrounding the building.
A Google Street View image of the barn from the connecting road; Dene Vale.
If travelling by bus please use services 27 & 27C. Depart the bus at The Deneway stop and head down Eldred Avenue, turn left into Dene Vale which is just on the other side of the shops. Head up Dene Vale until you reach the big field, the Westdene Barn is in the centre of this field.
The bus stop on Eldred Avenue you should get off at when travelling by bus.
We look forward to meeting you and having some good old fun playing some of the best classic and modern board games out there.
Stay fantastic!
Ant Harris & Charlie Campbell (Lead Developer and Lead Artist at Team Custard Kraken)
P.S. If you would like to join in the fun and become a regular of Board Games @ The Barn by Team Custard Kraken we urge you to join and share the Facebook group that can be found by CLICKING HERE, or sign up to the email list that can be found by CLICKING HERE.
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This companion app has been designed to make keeping score of your player points easy-peasy! From the menu screen choose Points Sheet then add players by typing in their names. This automatically gives the added player their starting 5 points. Add as many players as there are joining in (if there's more than 8 players get the app installed on a second device). Names can be 'locked' (to avoid accidentally clicking on them while playing) using the lock icon in the top left of the screen.
Once the game starts you can add or deduct points using the appropriate buttons next to each player's name. If a player's points are ever reduced to 0 they become a Rogue Penguin and their name will turn red. At the end of a game, if you're playing again, simply edit if necessary (editing a name will automatically reset it to 5 points) and restore any remaining player's points back to 5 manually. If you ever need to remove or reset any or all of the names and scores, return to the Main Menu screen (press the X button in the top right) and click on Clear All. That's about it. Have fun!
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