Bodge Job

Build daft contraptions from junk in the shed and get the job done, eventually.

Coming soon to Google Play

Free to play on Android. Being tested now.

A job in the back garden: planks, a ball, a cat and a bucket drawn in blue biro on graph paper

Watch it in action

Simple jobs, really

Get the ball in the bucket. Wake up Dad. Get the pint to the darts bloke. Each job gives you a goal and a tray of odds and ends: planks, bricks, fans, pulleys, see-saws, trampolines, a cat and a bloke with a dartboard. Put them where you like, press Go, and watch your contraption either work beautifully or fall to bits. There's always a part or two more than you need, and any way that works counts: it's a bodge job.

Proper puzzles

Every part behaves honestly. Balls roll and bounce, fans blow light things and barely shift heavy ones, ropes run over pulleys. When it works, it's because you worked it out.

Drawn in biro

Everything is hand-drawn in wobbly blue biro on graph paper, beer mats, postcards and the back of an envelope, with lines that never quite sit still.

Bodge it better

Every job has a par. Match it for a stamp, beat it for Master Bodger, and fill in the Bodger's Logbook: Dads woken, fuses blown and achievements on Google Play Games.

Make your own

Build anything in the Shed, turn it into a job of your own, and put it out on the Car Boot for other players to try, rate and favourite.

Jokes that are also mechanics

The cat ignores everything until a tin opener whirrs or a laser dot appears, then sprints flat out.
The darts bloke throws every time a pint lands on his table, and his aim drifts lower with every pint.
The seagull nicks anything chip-shaped and drops it a few feet along.
The cooking timer dings, Mum shouts "TEA'S READY!" and every kid in the house comes running.
Boil the kettle during the telly's ad break and the fuse blows.
The garden sprinkler soaks whatever it can reach: the cat bolts and Dad wakes up spluttering.

Have a look

A job in the pub, drawn on a beer mat — The Local: pints, darts and the telly on in the corner.

A job in the back garden: a contraption of planks and a ball, mid-run, with Dad asleep — The Back Garden: wake Dad up, any way you can.

A big Bank Holiday job with many parts — Bank Holiday: everyone's home and nothing works.

The Car Boot, a list of jobs made by players — The Car Boot: jobs made by other players.

A page of the Manual describing a part — The Manual: a page for every part.

100 jobs across five worlds

The Back Garden

Free. Mind the cat.

The Local

Free. Pints and darts.

The Seaside

Watch your chips.

The Allotment

Sheds, string and patience.

Bank Holiday

The big jobs.

The Back Garden and The Local are free, with the odd short advert between jobs. The other worlds, No Adverts and publishing on the Car Boot can be bought in the game. More worlds are on the way.

The extra worlds

Each one brings twenty new jobs. Here's what's in them, and a few bodges that didn't quite work.

The Seaside: chips, gulls, crabs and the ice cream van.

The Allotment: sheds, string, a rake and a sprinkler.

Bank Holiday: the big jobs, half built before you start.

Help and small print

Stuck, found a bug, or lost your progress? Email contact@insomniacsdream.co.uk.