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**The First Wide Area Megagame**\\ | **The First Wide Area Megagame**\\ | ||
- | The Horde Is Coming to a City Near You\\ | + | **The Horde Is Coming to a City Near You**\\ \\ |
London : Bristol : Southampton : Brussels : Nijmegen : Cambridge : Leeds : Montreal : New York | London : Bristol : Southampton : Brussels : Nijmegen : Cambridge : Leeds : Montreal : New York | ||
=====Introduction===== | =====Introduction===== | ||
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In a megagame we can really look at how things get that far out of control. Or not. In the emerging gameplay of a megagame the outcome is entirely open to the consequences of player decisions and their interactions. | In a megagame we can really look at how things get that far out of control. Or not. In the emerging gameplay of a megagame the outcome is entirely open to the consequences of player decisions and their interactions. | ||
- | In the previous version of the game, the focus was on just one city, **Romero City**, a place beset with many mundane problems of its own even without the outbreak of a terrifying pandemic. In **UN: State of Chaos**, we have extended the perspective to explore what is happening across the whole state. Five cities (of which Romero City is the largest) are all struggling with their own troubles and turning to the State Governor and the National Guard for help. Will this be enough? or will the state Governer have to sacrifice valuable political capital and go, cap in hand, to the Federal authorities and the President for Federal help. | + | In the previous version of the game, the focus was on just one city, **Romero City**, a place beset with many mundane problems of its own even without the outbreak of a terrifying pandemic. In **UN: State of Chaos**, we have extended the perspective to explore what is happening across the whole state. Five cities (of which Romero City is the largest) are all struggling with their own troubles and turning to the State Governor and the National Guard for help. Will this be enough? or will the state Governer have to sacrifice valuable political capital and go, cap in hand, to the Federal authorities and the President for Federal help.\\ \\ |
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And there will be an overall Federal team in touch with all the games and allocating important resources, in real time, to where they are most needed. | And there will be an overall Federal team in touch with all the games and allocating important resources, in real time, to where they are most needed. | ||
- | This is the first time we have attempted anything like this, so it is an exciting project for Megagame Makers, and megagames in general. And you can be a part of it! | + | This is the first time we have attempted anything like this, so it is an exciting project for Megagame Makers, and megagames in general. And you can be a part of it! If you want to take a look at the central site for this game follow this link to the [[http:// |
In the Netherlands, | In the Netherlands, | ||
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^ Control Team | Try to keep order and run the game. | 10 -12 | | ^ Control Team | Try to keep order and run the game. | 10 -12 | | ||
- | If you want to form a team with your friends, think of a good team name and register with this team name. What could possibly go wrong? | + | If you want to form a team with your friends, think of a good team name and register with this team name. What could possibly go wrong?\\ \\ |
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+ | =====Costs and registry===== | ||
+ | Costs to participate in the game are €20,-- for players and €10,-- for umpires. You can enlist individually or as a group. For more information, | ||
+ | [[ :contact | Contact]]. |