Angry Bird at the Civil War

Angry Bird’s ancestor was completely cheesed off with the two sides in the Civil War as they battled it out in the Forbury in front of Reading Abbey. He made himself into a canon ball and gave them a pasting. (The Parliamentarians and Cavaliers did fight in Reading – you can see a canon ball in the Museum).

Pull the catapultee back and release towards its enemies.
Practise to maximise your score.

Ure Museum Object Crush

Here are objects made by students from Reading schools after visiting the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology.

Get 3 in a row (or column).
Try to maximise not just your basic score, but the combination of a go. Your best combo so far is shown top right. You can alter the number of rows using the + and – signs.

Oxford Road Keep

This is a postcard used with kind permission of Reading Museum of the Keep at Brock Barracks, Oxford Road, Reading. The Keep has been an armoury, a shelter for the homeless and now a set of artists’ studios run by Open Hand Open Space.

Move the pieces til you get the satisfying clunk of them joining together.
You can increase or decrease the number of pieces with the + and – signs.

Pelops and Pandora Pelmanism

The cards are mini-videos (GIFs) depicting stories of Pandora and Pelops created by students from Addington School after a visit to the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology. The back of the cards was painted by a student from Maiden Erlegh School.

Click a card to turn it over.
Try to find its match.
How quickly can you clear them all?

Abbey Gateway revealed

Reading Abbey Gateway scaffolding was removed in 2018. But, oh no, it has been restored to 1800 not 1900 condition.

Scratch away at the top card using your finger or mouse to reveal what’s underneath.

Splat Medusa

Medusa is escaping down her cave in her many guises drawn by students from Addington School after a visit to the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology.

You have 30 seconds to splat as many of the flying objects as you can.
Your percentage splat score is shown in the score box.

Make your own Bayeux Tapestry scene

Select figures from the menus by clicking on them. Move them around with your finger or mouse down.

Henley Royal Regatta

Select figures from the menus by clicking on them. Move them around with your finger or mouse down.

Forbury Gardens Mole

Help Reading Borough Council gardeners get rid of the moles in Forbury Gardens.

(Forbury Gardens photo from Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 2.0 Andrew Smith)

Whack the moles as they peep out from their molehills.
See how many you can whack in 30 seconds.
Your percentage whack score is shown in the score box at any time.
Use the + and – signs to speed up or slow down the moles.