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(Created page with "Megagames are team games, anywhere between 30-200 players, playing the same game in the same space<ref>Megagame Assembly, [https://www.megagameassembly.com/what-is-a-megagame What Is a Megagame?]</ref><ref>Melbourne Megagames, [https://www.melbournemegagames.com/about About Us.]</ref>. They are typically a blend of board games, wargaming, negotiations, and LARPing/roleplaying. Within teams, players take on different unique roles to interact with the game and achieve di...") |
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* [[Multiform]] - While multiforms have a more consistent emphasis on the roleplaying aspects of blended game formats, there can be similarities between experiences of these different types and elements of their design. | * [[Multiform]] - While multiforms have a more consistent emphasis on the roleplaying aspects of blended game formats, there can be similarities between experiences of these different types and elements of their design. Megagames are typically more likely to be longer stand-alone day events, compared to multiforms which are linked to the culture of conventions and three-hour game slots. | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:13, 6 February 2026
Megagames are team games, anywhere between 30-200 players, playing the same game in the same space[1][2]. They are typically a blend of board games, wargaming, negotiations, and LARPing/roleplaying.
Within teams, players take on different unique roles to interact with the game and achieve different objectives. While some games have 'win states', many do not, and instead seek to generate a narrative through the experience of the game itself. They have taken place through a wide variety of different genres, and there are organisations dedicated to megagaming across the English-speaking world.
Example games
- Watch the Skies - a large-scale megagame that simulates a global crisis caused by the arrival of extra terrestrial beings on Earth. Designed by Stone Paper Scissors[3].
See also
- Multiform - While multiforms have a more consistent emphasis on the roleplaying aspects of blended game formats, there can be similarities between experiences of these different types and elements of their design. Megagames are typically more likely to be longer stand-alone day events, compared to multiforms which are linked to the culture of conventions and three-hour game slots.
References
- ↑ Megagame Assembly, What Is a Megagame?
- ↑ Melbourne Megagames, About Us.
- ↑ Watch the Skies website