About Oligopoly

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 12th October
2024

How much

£25 per team (Cubs) £20 per team (Scouts)
£40 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.

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Locations

8

Teams per Game

10+

Activities & Challenges

3-12

Players per Team

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 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

The biggest Oligopoly yet! With the launch of the Cub Game seeing over 50 teams and almost 300 participants across the three Game formats, representing six counties

Entries cost £25 per team for the Cub Game, £20 per team for the Scout Game and £40 per team for the Explorer Game.
This includes entry, printed info pack, prizes and tram tickets (Explorers only).