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Biceps Land

Have you ever been to, or heard of, Biceps Land?  Nope, me neither.

But it exists in the world of popular board game Articulate.  We were playing it with friends last night and it came up as one of the anwers in the “world” category.  Searching on the internet renders no mention of such a place, either real or fictional, and the only hits are for pages where people are asking the same question – including this one on the official Articulate Facebook page.

It was one of the cards I drew, and I managed to successfully describe it by pointing at my biceps and saying “imagine a theme park devoted to this muscle”.  It makes Biceps Land all the more mysterious that an imagined muscle-based tourist attraction is the most obvious and sensible explanation for what it might be.

If anyone’s ever heard of it, do spill the beans on this seemingly unheard-of landmark.

Incidentally, in the same game last night, I was given the clue to a person which was “he betrayed Jesus Christ”.  ”Robert Powell!” I declared triumphantly.

Turns out I’d misheard “betrayed” as “portrayed”.

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8 Responses to “Biceps Land”

  1. December 29th, 2011 at 7:12 pm

    superman says:

    I just had this card and your page was the only sensible result.
    No idea what Biceps Land is!

  2. December 30th, 2011 at 11:56 am

    Simon Varwell says:

    Hi Superman. Yes, you’re not the only one – I get regular hits on this website from people searching for Biceps Land.

    I forgot to comment here a while back to say that Articulate have explained the mystery (to an extent). With a bit of hunting around in Google Cache, I found the page a while back but now it’s gone. Basically they said it was a mistake and they had no idea and there’s no such place. Such an anticlimax, eh?

  3. June 30th, 2012 at 11:40 pm

    Amerie says:

    Hi Simon, thanks for your help, very genuine confusion with our game tonight too, hense me finding your blog. But, when I shared your blog information to the wider group, they asked me to point out to you that you actually cheated when your team mates guessed as your not allowed to point!!!
    Thanks again :) happy articulate in the future…

  4. July 1st, 2012 at 10:39 am

    Simon Varwell says:

    Thanks Amerie! Please keep schtum about my cheating…!

  5. July 16th, 2012 at 3:26 am

    princess juli switala says:

    hi simon
    this is the most exciting day ever!
    i came across the name last night in the same way you did, but my interpretation is entirely different.
    you see, instead of it being the name of a place that doesn’t exist, i think it’s the name of a place doesn’t exist YET.
    my frustrations with the world sometimes has made me decide to start my own country.
    it is going to be most very wonderful: chocolate is fat-free, men all have motorhead-esque muttonchops, oprah and skinny jeans are illegal,people are ethical and kind to each other and have exceptional music taste, tim burton does the lanscaping and there is an array of rum and ginger based cocktails for which we shall be famous.and bunnies! who doesn’t like bunnies?
    i’ve done quite a lot of planning- i have laws,customs and lots of important officebearers but i couldn’t come up with quite the right name for it. one which represented humour, strength and dodginess……until last night, when i discovered that the universe had already put the perfect name out there for me and was just waiting patiently for me to discover it.
    thank you to the folks at articulate who allowed their game to serve the greater good. you all have honorary citizenship, so come visit biceps land any time you like. plus you’ll get a special mention at this years vampire banjo-and-cake festival.

    sincerely,
    princess juli of biceps land

  6. August 2nd, 2012 at 7:46 pm

    Simon Varwell says:

    Congratulations on your discovery Juli. Quite where my life can go after mention at a vampire banjo-and-cake festival, I have no idea…!

  7. March 31st, 2013 at 8:17 pm

    Gibbon says:

    You may be pleased to know that this blog is now the first hit on google when searching ‘Biceps Land’
    Methinks a strongly worded letter/email to Drummond Park Games may lead to some freebies?
    It worked when I complained to Mcvities about a phallic shaped twiglet!

  8. April 2nd, 2013 at 3:43 pm

    Simon Varwell says:

    Hello Gibbon. Yes, perhaps i should complain, but I have no particular need or desire for a complementary set of Articulate.

    Incidentally, what do your Twiglets normally look like? (dare I ask)

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