Jelsen

The once civilised and populated planet of Jelsen was home to the Lords of Jelson; emerald-robed creatures with round heads and glowing eyes. Who, by using advanced technology housed in a tower, were able to trap passing spacecraft. The trapped spaceships and their crew were then forced into competing in a race through the city across to a finish line - simply for the Lords entertainment.

To make the game more ‘exciting’, the Lords (from a control centre), manipulated the game; throwing in additional obstacles for the competitors, such as a fleet of N-fish (giant green square stingrays but with tails as thin as hair) which had to be navigated through. There was only one winner of the game with the loser trapped in a ghost-like state.

The game was suspended for a while when the Doctor and Heather McCrimmon engineered a draw and disrupted the capture system; by crashing a ship into it. In the disruption the Doctor was able to bring back the crew and ships of previous game players who were then able to make their escape. (DWAM: The Highest Stake)