Here are 5 of our top indoor activities to do while we wait for spring to get going: all within walking distance of campus.
Takenoko is a fun easy-to-learn game where you try grow a bamboo garden - but watch out for that hungry panda! Dice also hosts Social Board Gaming nights every Wednesday night, where anyone can turn up to learn and play new games, and meet new people. Paint your own pottery in a fun and relaxed environment where you can let loose your creative side.
Based on the quirky Castle Road, Arty Potz has a large selection of pottery pieces and paint colours to choose from, so you can really create something unique. Find clues, solve puzzles and complete the objective with your team before the time runs out. There are a couple of options in Portsmouth with challenging and fun escape experiences. Set up by a former Portsmouth student, Other World Escapes offers in-game characters, beautiful set design and sensory experiences, providing fully immersive, interactive and thrilling escape room experience.
Forget Monopoly, Cluedo and Risk - modern board games offer something for everyone: party games like Obama Llama are great for large groups of friends and perfect for a birthday party social deduction and bluffing games like One Night Werewolf and Skull give you a chance to see if you can trick or suss out your mates some games need your creativity or have stunning artwork you can admire like Mysterium , Azul or Wingspan games for two, like Raptor or Jaipur make for a fun date night.
Make a mug or plant pot Paint your own pottery in a fun and relaxed environment where you can let loose your creative side. Arty Potz does get busy so calling ahead to reserve a table is definitely recommended. Relive the 80s, 90s and 00s with retro games consoles. You'll need to use your investigation skills to crack the clues in an escape room.
