Photo by: Jim Wallman
You want to run a megagame without writing one first? You’ve come to the right place!
Listed here are a few well-known games that the designers have made available in a form which is ready to be printed and run, with no or minimal adjustments. We’ve also added some notes about them to help you decide which one will be right for your group.
The intention is to make this list as comprehensive as possible. If you have or are aware of a game which is available in a state ready to print and run, please get in touch, and we may add it in! We’ll try and keep tabs on the information here and make sure it stays up-to-date - if anything isn’t accurate any more, then let us know.
All the costs on this page assume you already have access to all the basic equipment needed to print and prepare megagame components (printer, laminator, etc). We strongly recommend you also read this guide to the practical process of taking a megagame you haven’t written and running it yourself.
The megagame community is full of supportive people who want to help you make your game a success. It’s a big task to take on - but with a bit of planning, you’ll be surprised how quickly it all comes together.
Now here’s the list of the available games:
Aftermath
Zane Gunton, Diversionary Games
Councils of Elporia
Ben Kanelos - adapted from ‘As Thou Commands’ by Riley Nixon
Crisis in Elysium
Alex Beck, Horizon Megagames
Den of Wolves
John Mizon, South West Megagames
Dino Island
Niklas Lindblad and Johan Soh Olofsson, Gothenburg Megagames
Mirrorshades
Alex Beck, Horizon Megagames
New World Order 2035
Jim Wallman, Stone Paper Scissors
Alliance
Shaun D McMillan
Arnhem Assault
Jim Wallman, Stone Paper Scissors
Power to the People
Jim Wallman, Stone Paper Scissors
The Generalissimo is Dead
Ciaran O'Sullivan, One Eyed Games
God Emperor
Jack McNamee, Brisbane Megagames
Gods of the Ancient World
Tony Dogherty, Dukes of Highland
Intervention!
Jim Wallman, Stone Paper Scissors
The Raven Banner
John Keyworth, Kiwi Game Design
The Shot Heard Around The Universe
Tim Campbell-Ladley
Event Horizon
Johan Soh Olofsson, Gothenburg Megagames
Everybody Dies
Becky Campbell-Ladley, BeckyBecky Blogs
Fae's Anatomy
Patrick Rose, John Keyworth and Holly Wall
Urban Nightmare: State of Chaos
Jim Wallman, Stone Paper Scissors
Watch The Skies
Jim Wallman, Stone Paper Scissors
By Other Means
Ed Silverstone, Reading Megagames
Touched by Darkness
Ben Kanelos, Ben K Game Design