Dice Party 2026!

  It seems like mere weeks ago that we were celebrating the BHO's first birthday, and only months since we began this entire endeavour, but here we are, celebrating a SECOND year of the BHO! For those that know me know that, for me at least, I have never been committed to anything the way I am with Yahtzee, for better or worse!

  This blog now contains almost 300 posts for your reading pleasure. It is now getting a viewership that is at the very least double of what it was the previous year, which is amazing to me. We have also created Yahtzee packs for the young ones to aid in their mathematic skills and hopefully nurture the BHO members of the future! There are more plans in my brainium that are just dying to get out, but I am merely one man so I can only do one thing at a time! Either way, I think we are going in the right direction and I am very excited for the future!

Build up

Setting up!

Setting up!

Setting up!

  I'm not gonna lie, I don't like doing these things. Well, it's not that I don't like the RESULT of doing these things, it's more about the build up (hence the above). I'm the kind of guy that would never organise a party because I would be too worried that nobody would show up... and I would probably be correct in that assumption. But this time I thought the occasion trumped my reservations, so I went for it. I mean, it's the bloody 2nd anniversary of the BHO, so if I had to sit there on my own, toasting to our beautiful organisation, I would! But I knew that was not going to happen. There are members that tolerate Yahtzee in our midst, members that like Yahtzee in our midst and member that love (yes, more than just me) that love Yahtzee, so I knew at least SOMEONE would be there. Well lo and behold...

Introduction

  To me, this was an uber celebration! Two years of something I thought would die in about four weeks! As I have said before on this blog, but it deserves another mention right here, I must give credit to Dr. Greenthumb... sorry, I mean Lee. If it hadn't have been for him right at the beginning, who knows where we would be right now! He took Yahtzee and created the interest in the game that the BHO is capitalising on to this day! So, thank's Lee, keep them doobs flowing, you're a legend, we know that now. It took a while for us to realise... but now we know.

  Anyway, enough about him. The BHO is TWO! Not only that, but we have some awards to hand out! Why? Because I bloody said so, that's why! These people have stuck with us for another year, and they deserve a bit of recognition!! Yes, I could have added myself in this list, but I am nothing if not bipartisan.

  Every human on this list truly deserves EVERYTHING they get, even if it's a slap. I just hope they see it the way I do.... although I doubt it...

  Anyway, let's see who the winners and the losers are for the year just passed shall we?

The "Winners"

Loser Of The Year - Lily Waugh - 💩

That's me, not Lily... obviously!

  I honestly and sincerely take no pleasure in awarding our very own pin head with this very dubious honour, but the statistics don't lie. Lily has done the worst of all our fellow competitors in 2025. However, I do feel sorry for her and I hope she can turn it around in 2026 (or what's left of it)... but it's not looking good! It is true that she is one of our newest players, but having said that, Yahtzee isn't that bloody complicated, but she just can't seem to grasp the rules. I don't think this is entirely her fault, I just think that she spent the majority of her school years anywhere BUT school, drinking white cider and smoking "herbal" cigarettes! I do hope she improves and starts to make a name for herself, but unfortunately she is often too pissed to even consider thinking about trying! Unfortunately, she couldn't make it on the evening... because... she made an excuse. But she won either way. Molly, her best friend, accepted it for her. It would seem that she is actually quite pleased she got the award, which wasn't the intention... but hey, who am I to judge?

Dud Of The Year - Claire Bush - 💩

  When the BHO became a bit of a thing, Claire was our star performer. She was the first player to get two Championship badges and for a time she was truly untouchable! Erm... not anymore. She has gone from captain of the ship to barrel boy, seemingly overnight! Sometimes it seems that this woman doesn't even know what the dice are for anymore. But again, it's not entirely her fault, she does have other responsibilities. Mainly thinking about Carlsberg, the procurement of Carlsberg and the consumption of Carlsberg. This takes up an awful lot of her time! The little time that she has that is not consumed by alcohol is usually spent devising places she can cause her husband to fatally wound himself whilst making it look like an accident. But I'm pretty sure that once he's dead, she'll be back!

Surprise Player Of The Year - Millie Oliver - 🎖

  Millie has been with us from the very beginning. I don't think she would mind me saying that for the first two Leagues she was a bit naff. But along comes League three and boom! She has played amazingly. Even more than that, she is stamping her name all over the Live Matches and the ongoing League 4. Something has just clicked with her. She isn't winning every Match, but her improvement is undeniable.

  I don't what it is. I don't know if she has just picked up on the nuances of the game at long last or whether she is just generally happier because Lee, her husband to be, has just gotten better with his nob. I honestly don't know! But keep it up lass.. or Lee, for the love of god.... keep it up!!!

Luckiest Twat Of The Year - Jacob Allan -🎖

  In 500 year's time, there will be books, poems and songs written about Jacob and his exploits. I have never, in all my life experienced the kind of luck this gangly prick seems to attract! Every single Live Match this smarmy git plays he is almost guaranteed to get a Yahtzee! Of course, I'm putting it down to luck, but we play the Live Matches online, and he is a bit of a computer nerd, so it wouldn't surprise me if he was hacking the match to gain an advantage. I have thought this, because a small side of me can be a teency bit cynical, but normally I prefer to think the best of people. So there is no way that he would do such a thing (but I'm watching you, Jacob)! Seriously though, sometimes, when he rolls the scores that he rolls, he's lucky he's not sat next to me, because I may have to slap him! But his luck is not just reserved for the Live Matches these days, it seems to be seeping into his League play too! But, good for him... the slimy little shit!

Highest League #3 Score - Kerrie Bush (483pts) - 🎖

She didn't want to be in the picture!

  You may think, with the amount of players in our League plus the amount of games in a League, you would expect to see some pretty wild scores. But no, that is not the case. This could be because we are all a bit rubbish and we need to find a new hobby, OR, and this is the option to which I tend to subscribe, we know that every Match counts so we tend to play quite conservatively. Each score matters after all! Either way, low score or high, there has to be someone at the end of the League that has scored more than anybody else over the course of the League. I wish I could tell you that it was me, but that would be bullshit. Whilst checking the scores for this award, I was surprised to see it was actually pretty close. But, ultimately, the award goes to Kerrie with a fantastic score of 483. This is an amazing score, especially so when it comes from someone that can't even be bothered to roll the dice at the moment. But that is unimportant. Well done Kerrie. Well deserved!!

Player Of The Year - Russell Bush - 🏆

  And now, for the most auspicious award. The player of the year. It really couldn't go to anybody but my old dad, Russell. No player, not even Jacob, has been more improved than the old fella! He is now the proud owner of three Championship Badges! That makes him the most decorated member of the BHO to date. So honestly, who else could it be?! You have to hand it to him; this guy survived the Battle of Hastings, the Holocaust and the Iraq War; he swam from the sinking Titanic ALL the way to the shore; he wrestled, beat, and ATE, a polar bear whilst searching for the Northwest passage and single handedly created the cure for Smallpox! And after all that, he is still sharp enough to kick arse at Yahtzee! What a man!! As a bonus honour, he will now be known as King Yahtzee or HRH Russell Bush from now on, until the time comes that some other player surpasses him then they will take the honour. But for now, congratulations your Royal Highness, I doff my cap to you... 

Anniversary Match - Summary

Results

1. Chloe - 410

2. Lee - 355

3. Russell - 338

4. Neil - 299

5. Claire - 295

6. Chris - 271

7. Faith - 267

8. Miles - 214

9. Molly - 208

10. Jacob - 194

11. Millie - 178

Summary

  New for the second anniversary was the celebratory match! Basically, all we had to do was hand out awards. As beautiful a thing this was, it only took about 20 minutes! So, obviously we had to fill the evening with something else! Well, what better way to fill it than with a good old game of Yahtzee?? There isn't, is there? So, that's what we did, and as fate would have it, it just so happened to be one of the highest scoring Matches (on average) that we have ever had! It was a great game and the perfect Match to punctuate a great year!

  Chloe, even after a full, and stressful day at work, came first with an Earth shattering score! This is a side to Chloe we have not seen in the League, or even in the friendly Matches! But, two Yahtzees and a keen eye for her score, she took the win and even took home the Anniversary Certificate! Well done Chloe, thanks for coming, thanks for playing and bloody well done!

  Lee, our resident pot head and my second in command, came second with a rather surprising score as recently he has played like a tramp trying to sell his clothes! But not tonight! It was a fine job by a fine(ish) man. Good for you! Although I will say that Ganja Joe (or Lee to his friends) was almost dead by the end of the evening (9pm... yes, you heard me) but it did not affect his game one bit. Just take it easy bro!

  Russell, our player of the year, came third. There is a reason he is our Player Of The Year and it isn't because he wins every Match. No, it's because of his irritating consistency! He might not win every time, but it's his bloody aggravating consistency that gets him through. I honestly cannot remember the last time he finished in anything less than the top third of the results! That takes some doing! Your highness, you have my respect!

  The occasion must have got to Neil. He came fourth. Yes, fourth! For Neil, this is like summitting Mount Everest in just his undies! But even so, he finished third, so more power to him. Truly impressive. But he probably cheated!!

  Our "dud" of the year, Claire, proved that she she can still make it and shake it (in spirit, if not in body) by coming fifth! She actually did a good job. I think she has a point to prove now. She might not be proving it exactly how she hopes, but she is certainly turning a few heads... regardless of her looks!

  I came sixth... middle of the road... again! Celebration or not, I did what I do best... and play... meh! It's starting to get on my tits a bit, but I'm a positive dude... most of the time. I am definitely a glass is half full type of guy... most of the time! Especially if that glass has cider in it! I'm hoping that I improve, I just fear that I have reached my competitive wall at the moment. Who knows, next year I may be the shittest player of the year... but I bloody hope not!!

  Faith, my adorable wife, came seventh. This is not her fault, we were at the pub. If anybody knows anything about my wife, they know that just sniffing pub beer make her pretty squiffy, which she was. This is a good thing though. Yes, she didn't play fantastically, but our youngest daughter, who generally requires most of Faith's attention, was stopping out with her cousin. This was no doubt a slight relief for Faith, but it also meant that she could let her hair down. And she did. And who can blame her? So, commiserations on the score, but I'm glad you enjoyed yourself (well, I think she did).

  Miles came eighth with an okay score. I thought he would do a lot better actually, but he had just had his hair cut and he slowly but surely beginning to fall in love with himself, so he was probably too busy taking selfies!

  Molly came ninth with an unsurprisingly low score. I think she was more interested in her gin than the actual Match, which is also unsurprising as this is usually the case! You should see the way she stares at her drink; it's like some great love affair. It's kind of sweet in a twisted way!

  Jacob, our Luckiest Twat Of The Year, yes, you heard that correctly, came tenth, playing totally against type. It was pitiful for a man of his capabilities. Perhaps the occasion got the better of him. Or maybe he couldn't help thinking about his orc family he left on their own on World of Warcraft...

  Millie came last with, and it has to be said, a pretty pitiful score! This too was a shock as she is our Surprise Player Of The Year! But to be fair, she was herbally influenced before we even started, so I'm pretty sure that it had a pretty serious affect on her score. The bloody degenerate!

Our Anniversary Match Champion

The Evening - A Conclusion

  I have had a few sleepless nights thinking about this event. It is not often that I organise these types of things because they are a great source of anxiety for me. But I needn't have worried as it was a great success in my eyes. Someone else might tell you otherwise, but I felt it went well.

  We had a good few drinks, a very competitive Match and the awards were handed out to their rightful owners. Everyone seemed happy and no bickering was observed.

  So it just leaves me with one last thing to say and that's well done and commiserations to all the players mentioned here, you are all fantastic and awful in equal measure!

  And finally, thanks to all of our members for playing... and thank you all for reading!

  Let's make (the rest of) 2026 the best one yet!

  P.S. We held our Dice Party this year at one of my favourite pubs, The Old Glen House, situated in the more picturesque parts of Baildon. I used to frequent this boozer as much as I was able, but since everything, including breathing, has become so expensive these days, I have not been able to go as much as I would like. But rest assured it is still a fine establishment, the staff were lovely and extremely accommodating. So, if you are looking for somewhere to sink a few, I highly recommend this place. It's a beautiful old style country pub and well worth a visit!