megagames

Councils 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, …

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 …

Last weekend I took part in the first ever Online Megagame Con, or OMG Con. Put together by the Megagame Coalition and supported by some of the biggest names in …

Casting is a crucial part of preparing for your megagame. A well-cast game can elevate your mechanics and briefings to another level, while poor casting choices can cast a pall …

I was recently invited to speak at the first Megagame Design Symposium by True North Megagames. The Symposium brought together a bunch of megagame enthusiasts and put on a series …

By now, in some parallel universe where Covid doesn’t exist, I’m married. May was supposed to begin with my wedding, continue with a mini-moon, and end with the beginning of …

Megagames 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. …

April was the first full month of lockdown. When I decided to restart this recap blog series, I didn’t expect so much of it to involve the inside of my …

I didn’t think I’d be doing another megagame until the summer, even before the coronavirus crisis, just due to wedding planning. And then when more and more megagames ended up …

So a few years ago I did monthly recap posts, and honestly they mostly stressed me out because I felt like I needed to recount EVERYTHING I did in that …