ICYMI, my past month has been taken over by an immersive gaming/theatre experience called The Lucky Ones. Leeds-based company Riptide invited me to take part in a performance that swept …
Reports and Reviews
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It only started 15 days ago. I almost can’t believe it. A phenomenon that has taken my life by storm, that has occupied my every waking moment… it’s called The …
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With two megagames under my belt already this year, I’m excitedly looking ahead to the rest of the 2018 calendar. With the announcement of the Autumn Megagame Makers calendar, I …
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Tis the season for disturbing gameplay, apparently. After last month when I played the Cheka, the brutal Bolshevik secret police, last weekend I ended up on Saddam Hussein’s council.
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Sometimes at megagames, you play characters with whom you identify completely. They are you, but in another life. And sometimes you’re heading up the secret police for the Soviets during …
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Sci-fi is very in fashion at megagames at the moment. I attended the amazing Crisis in Elysium last month. We had four sci-fi games pitched for the Pennines 2018 Calendar …
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Some megagames, you check the cast list and the character you’ve been given is a resounding meh. You often don’t know who they are or why they’re important, because you …
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I don’t think there’s any historical setting which is more ridiculously accessible than that of pirates. Even if you don’t know the name of a single real pirate, or the …
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On Saturday 1st July, over 600 people around the world played the same megagame. The game was based at 11 different locations around Europe and North America, with each location …
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One of the many issues with running Megagames in real world settings (or even well-established fictional settings) is that people have preconceptions. I came up against the issue in my …