“Based on that, we are looking at a 20- to 30-year run for the full game. We've come to terms with it.”

The Guardian · UK gamers begin 30-year quest to finish world's most complex board game

“We knew there was no reason to keep playing unless we're held accountable. Otherwise we knew we'd buy the game, we'd give up inside two weeks and we'd have a thousand-pound board game that we can do nothing with.”

The Guardian · UK gamers begin 30-year quest to finish world's most complex board game

“We were at a house party with a mutual friend and I was singing James Blunt's Wisemen in one of the bedrooms, quite drunk. Andy happened to pass by the bedroom door, heard me singing and decided to join in.”

The Guardian · UK gamers begin 30-year quest to finish world's most complex board game