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    How to Write a Megagame, Part 4, Mechanics by BeckyBecky Blogs
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    How to Write a Megagame Part 4: Mechanics

    Now you’ve got your theme sorted, the next big task is turning it from the promising start for a book or script into an actual game. And for a game, we need mechanics!

    Now as I’m working on Trope High, a very different sort of game, I’ll be missing out a very common set of mechanics at most megagames – the map! But don’t worry if you are hoping to design a game with map mechanics – here’s a blog from Pete about his operational game Case Blue, and I’ll try to circle back to map mechanics at some point too.

    But that doesn’t mean Trope doesn’t need a solid base of mechanics! Unfortunately, mechanic design is a MAAAASSIVE topic, and it will be difficult to do it justice in just a single blog post. So here are some pointers that will help you get started creating your own.

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    Songs for Feeling Powerful

    15th January 2019

    I don’t blog much about my chronic illnesses, because I don’t want this to be a disability blog, particularly – just a blog by someone who happens to have a…

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    Who Killed Sally – Escape Room by NH Events

    15th December 2018

    When the Crack Escape Team (now dubbed Loct In by Ellie, standing for Ladley Onions Callum Tim) were invited to a new type of Escape Room, natch we jumped on…

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    Why baths are the most stressful things known to man

    16th November 2018

    Baths. They’re constantly depicted in TV shows and movies as a place for someone to chill out and relax, really unwind, and get some time to themselves. Sanctuary Bathrooms recently…

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    Fifty Megagames

    5th November 2018

    So Mirrorshades marked my 50th megagame, and since Jaap did a lovely little post summing up the games he’s done so far, I decided to totally steal the idea and…

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    Mirrorshades: Megagame After Action Report

    14th October 2018

    It’s the year 2077 on the West Coast Sprawl. The world is ruled by the wealthy elite, a group of four megacorps who wield unlimited power. There is only one…

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    Goodbye September, Hello October: Monthly Recap

    4th October 2018

    September seemed to pass in a flash, and now we’re properly into autumn. I’m still in denial, of course. My trip to Croatia added to the feeling that the end…

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    Sightseeing in Dubrovnik

    30th September 2018

    I’ve just got back from a magical trip to one of the most beautiful cities I’ve ever been to. My top three cities previously were, in order, New York City,…

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