Category Archives: Turf

Well, that was a tough session. Only 29 zones taken in just over 3-hours but that’s what you get when you visit the Scottish Borders. They make you work for your zones in part of the Scottish Borders and I … Continue reading →

Another reason for my turfing session around Currie and Balerno the other day, one I forgot to mention in the turf blog of that trip, was to tick off another Monument zone towards the new Monument medal. This medal requires … Continue reading →

Writing a blog page about turfing can be quite challenging. You take a zone. Then you take another zone, and another, all the way to infinity and beyond. Which, of course, is impossible, as infinity goes on forever and you … Continue reading →

A very good day yesterday, 93 zones taken along the Roslin to Shawfair loop, adding almost 18,000 points and a bunch of Round uniques as well. And best of all, no blocking or ghosting, at least that I noticed while … Continue reading →

Blocking and ghosting, perhaps two of the most annoying aspects in the Game of Turf. But first, what actually are blocking and ghosting? Let’s look at the term blocking first. The official Turf Wiki gives us the following definition: “A … Continue reading →

Today I decided I’m desperately in need a change of turf scenery. Zones Skeltiemuir, DobbysSock, PeacocksBeard, Wishart, FreeKick, Slytherin and many more, all local Bonnyrigg zones buzzing through my turf addled brain as I sleep. I find myself in a … Continue reading →

Some local turfing today, this time with my darling wife and turfer Cathryn, aka ChoccyMuffin. We spent a few hours turfing Rosewell and Bonnyrigg, taking around 60 zones. The aim was to allow Choccy to take the zones first with … Continue reading →

In the TURF Ultimate Region Fight 2024, after two weeks, Team Scotland is sitting in 4th place with 47 points with Team Västmanland and Team Norrbotten both in the lead with a healthy 62 points each. With three weeks of … Continue reading →

In Game of Thrones, often expressed by enthusiasts as G.O.T., which coincidentally also stands for Game of Turf, they have a saying “winter is coming”. Well, the other morning saw the weak sunlight glistening on a thin covering of frost … Continue reading →