Coverage of APOCALYPSE NORTH; a non-profit megagame organized by PAXsims and cosponsored by the McGill Political Science Students’ Association (PSSA), International Development Student’s Association (IDSSA) and Sociology Students Association (SSA).
Read MoreCoverage of the megagame and conference by Rex Brynen
…A last-minute telephone call between the Russian President and British Prime Minister (which hilariously took 10 minutes to arrange because of poor cell reception, even though the principals were in adjacent rooms) deescalated things. British mobilization went well, and the North Atlantic Council seemed near-unanimous on supporting an Article Five response in support of their Baltic allies—although the British PM seems to have offered to pull back forces, which was seen by the Russians as a major accomplishment...
Read MoreJim Wallman discusses role playing, anachronistic behaviours and the allowability of death and assassination in a megagame.
Read MoreA megagame Jim Wallman for Scottish Megagames
This is a science fiction megagame of high level interstellar politics, warfare and intrigue. It is open ended, there is no absolutely fixed narrative – what happens depends entirely on what the players end up deciding to do as the crisis emerges.
Read MoreStone Paper Scissors Ltd has designed and is presenting a new megagame for Cambridge Megagames on political manoeuvring and negotiation set in the 1980s....
Read MoreWhat is a megagame? Jim Wallman tries to pin down what a megagame is (or isn't) in his 'No Game Survives...' blog
Read MoreA post by Rex Brynen
The first day of the conference included a “Wargaming 101” session for newcomers, but was mainly taken up with the Dire Straits megagame. This involved around 100 participants, and explored near future (2020) crisis stability in Asia in the context of uncertain and unpredictable US policy, and a rising China.
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