Oligopoly is a competition, based loosely on a popular board game, which sees Cubs, Scouts and Explorers race around Nottingham trying to visit as many places, and earn as much money, as possible.
Who
Cubs, Scouts and Explorers from
across the UK
What
Race around Nottingham
to earn the most money
Where
Nottingham High School,
NG7 4ED
When
Saturday 10th October
2026
How much
£40 per team (Cubs)
£30 per team (Scouts)
£65 per team (Explorers)
Each game starts and finishes at Nottingham High School, NG7 4ED, but players could find themselves travelling across Nottingham City and beyond.
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Cubs, Scouts and Explorers each have their own dedicated Game format, with Explorer Games running from 9am-5pm, Scout Games running from 10am-4pm and Cub Games running from 11am-3pm.
30
Locations
8
Teams per Game
10+
Activities & Challenges
3-12
Players per Team (section dependent)
Cub Teams can have up to 12 players, Scout and Explorer Teams are limited to 6 players maximum. All numbers include any young people and adults taking part.
Oligopoly History
2022
The first version, run as an evening activity for 1st C&A Scouts in the cold and wet, with some frantic leader maths at the end of the night to determine which of the two teams won
2023
The proof of concept, for Nottinghamshire Young Leaders Day, using pen and paper to track visited locations and an early version of the Score Calculator spreadsheet to add it all up
2023
The first official run, Oligopoly is born with 18 teams and nearly 100 participants across the Scout and Explorer Game formats using the fully digital, semi-automated check-in & scoring system
2024
A third Game format is added with the launch of Oligopoly: Cubs Edition, making Oligopoly one of the first events of this style to welcome Cub Scouts
2025
The biggest Oligopoly yet! With over 60 teams and more than 350 participants taking part across the nine Games, representing five counties
