The Great Game – Details, episodes & analysis

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The gang talks to Chris from Melbourne Megagames about This City Sucks - a game about vampires, turf wars, real estate and auctions... and figuring out what the hell happened to the mayor!

The Great Game theme is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Balrog Boogie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by the Diablo Swing Orchestra

The Great Game logo was made by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jack McNamee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Join the conversation on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our Discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Jack and Pat delve into the dire archives for designs and concepts that landed in their scrapheap - not gone, not forgotten, but long-abandoned ideas that just didn't make it.

The Great Game theme is⁠⁠⁠⁠Balrog Boogie⁠⁠⁠⁠ by the Diablo Swing Orchestra

The Great Game logo was made by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jack McNamee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠Connect with Ben⁠⁠Bound by Desire⁠

We venture south again, chatting with the Megagames Argentina gang about what their experience in the megagame world has been and how they're bringing megagame design to the homeland, its culture and its history.

EPISODE LINKS:

- Learn more about Megagames Argentina

- Open Veins of Latin America, an important book and inspiration for Aceleración Constante

- The Great Game logo by Jack McNamee using https://www.vecteezy.com/free-vector/earth

Diving into some listener requested subjects, we regrouped with Paddy (of Running Hot fame - see episode 13 back in 2020) to talk about the art of running the same megagame over and over and over...

EPISODE LINKS: - Paddy is from ⁠Pennine Megagames⁠ - You can read more about Running Hot ⁠here⁠

- The Great Game logo by ⁠⁠Jack McNamee⁠⁠ using Logo designed by ⁠⁠Jack McNamee⁠⁠ using ⁠⁠Earth Vectors by Vecteezy⁠

The Great Game enters a new continent as we meet with Javier, Uruguay Megagames, to hear how things are done down south.

From translating entire games to Spanish, to running one megagame a month (...!), we learned just much enthusiasm and momentum the team in Uruguay have!

Episode links:

• Learn more about Uruguay Megagames online, on Facebook and over at Instagram
• ⁠⁠Join our communty and get in touch⁠⁠
• Connect with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sydney Megagamers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Connect with the Brisbane Megagames community on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
• The Great Game logo by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jack McNamee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ using Logo designed by Jack McNamee using ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Earth Vectors by Vecteezy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• The Great Game Theme: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Balrog Boogie, Diablo Swing Orchestra⁠

We tackle Infinite Horizons, bushwalks and how Disney Land keeps you entertained... with Dave from Sydney Megagamers!

Episode links:

• Brisbane Megagames are back, check the out
• Check out the free rulebook to Infinite Horizons at the Megagame Assembly or reach Zane on our Discord (below)
• ⁠Join our communty and get in touch⁠
• Connect with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sydney Megagamers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Connect with the Brisbane Megagames community on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠.
• The Great Game logo by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jack McNamee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ using Logo designed by Jack McNamee using ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Earth Vectors by Vecteezy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• The Great Game Theme: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Balrog Boogie, Diablo Swing Orchestra⁠

We got into the weeds of tone and theme for megagames - what's good, what's bad, what role does tone/theme play in the success and 'fun' of a game.

To help navigate, we welcomed back recurring guests Nellie (Melbourne Megagames) and Chris (Very Large Huge Games).

Episode links:

• Adelaide Megagames
• Melbourne Megagames
• Join our communty and get in touch
• Connect with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sydney Megagamers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Connect with the Brisbane Megagames community on ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠.
• The Great Game logo by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jack McNamee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ using Logo designed by Jack McNamee using ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Earth Vectors by Vecteezy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• The Great Game Theme: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Balrog Boogie, Diablo Swing Orchestra⁠

We finally sat down to chat with John Mizon, SW Megagames, about the infamous, iconic and world-renowened megagame of sci-fi politics and paranoia - Den of Wolves. Listen along if you'd like to hear about the game, how it came to be, and why it's so damned popular (well, I mean, we tried to answer that question)

Episode Links:

• John is over running South West Megagames
• Buy Den of Wolves here
• Connect with, contact and follow us here
• The Great Game logo by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jack McNamee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ using Logo designed by Jack McNamee using ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Earth Vectors by Vecteezy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• The Great Game Theme: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Balrog Boogie, Diablo Swing Orchestra⁠

We were joined by Nellie (Melbourne) and Justin (Adelaide) to talk about how we got our start and how we got our different megagame communities to where they are today.

In what ended up being a disjointed wander down memory lane, we ended up with more of a 'slice of life' than a 'megagame communities 101' and covered lots of ground - getting started, the terror of venues, burnout and community building.

Epis

• Connect with Justin over at ⁠Adelaide Megagames⁠
• Connect with Nellie and the team at ⁠Melbourne Megagames⁠
• Find us at The Great Game on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠, or send us an email
• Connect with ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sydney Megagamers⁠⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Connect with the Brisbane Megagames community on ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠.
• The Great Game logo by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Jack McNamee⁠⁠⁠⁠ using Logo designed by Jack McNamee using ⁠⁠⁠⁠Earth Vectors by Vecteezy⁠⁠⁠⁠
• The Great Game Theme: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Balrog Boogie, Diablo Swing Orchestra⁠

The lads take a break from international (and domestic) VIP guests to spend some time on their entirely underqualified analysis of crunch in megagames. Ever got tired of the word 'crunch'? No? Well, you will today! Bonus: hear the lads rag on those damn Brits!

Got a guest you want to hear from? A subject or game you need covered? Want to call us out on some of our nonsense? Why not send us an email!?

EPISODE LINKS:

• Check out Jack's game ⁠here⁠
• Grab a ticket (if you're fast!) for First Contact in Melbourne later in 2024
• Check out the Megagame Assembly calendar of 2024 events
• Read Tony's missive on play-believe and megagamer roles
• Find us at The Great Game on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Connect with ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sydney Megagamers⁠⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠
• The Great Game logo by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Jack McNamee⁠⁠⁠⁠ using Logo designed by Jack McNamee using ⁠⁠⁠⁠Earth Vectors by Vecteezy⁠⁠⁠⁠
• The Great Game Theme: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Balrog Boogie, Diablo Swing Orchestra⁠⁠