Intervention!

Jim Wallman, Stone Paper Scissors

Designed to be an entry-level megagame, Intervention! examines the complications surrounding a major power intervention in an insurgency. Set in the fictional nation of Silvania, players will fight an asymmetrical war for control of the nation’s future, in the hearts and minds of the nation and wider world as well as the streets of the capital. Inherent tensions within both “sides” add further complications, and diplomacy and careful compromise will be as important as military strategy.

• For more information, check out this writeup on PAXsims

• 17-28 players

• A range of roles, from almost purely mechanical to purely negotiation

• 2-4 facilitators, depending on experience and player count

• Game licence and materials available for £15.99

• Approx 400 cards

• One A0 size main map

• 100 foam board tokens

• Total cost (including licence, before venue) approx £100-£150

• Intervention! is tonally more serious than many megagames - if you run it, it’s best to make that clear up-front