This review contains minor spoilers about the tone and some aspects of the tasks, but should not significantly impact your experience. “Trust me – you dunno what you’re capable of …
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One of the megagames I most regret missing out on was By The Grace of God by Ed Silverstone. Luckily for me, he put it on for Pennine Megagames at …
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It seems like not long since the last Everything I Gamed post… probably because I only got it up most of the way through November! So let’s get on with …
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After getting engaged in an escape room, and then going to an escape room the day after our wedding… there really was no question what we were going to do …
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After 20 months away, I finally attended my first live megagame since pre-Covid times, and damn have I missed them. This megagame was By Other Means by Ed Silverstone and …
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New town, new enthusiasm for blogging… so let’s try bringing back the good old monthly recap! Previously I put pressure on myself to make sure my monthly recap was the …
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So I’ve been a bit quiet lately, and there’s a good reason for that. I’m now a resident of Royal Leamington Spa in Warwickshire, having moved here from Leeds a …
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Game Design and Theory
5 Lessons about Megagame Councils from the Handforth Parish Council meeting
by BeckyBeckyCouncils are a staple feature of many different Megagames. From the UN at Watch The Skies, to the Small Council at Everybody Dies, to Lenin’s Party Congresses at Red Dawn, …
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At the end of November, I adapted a physical space game to online, with Gather.Town as my software of choice. I first came across Gather.Town a lot earlier during lockdown …
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Game Design and Theory
Ten Things You Might Not Be Doing At Your Megagame (But Probably Should Be)
by BeckyBeckyMegagames are run differently all over the world. Even within countries or even cities, the way megagames are run can vary significantly, from group to group and designer to designer. …