Megagames - Watch the Skies

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Will Upton Posted 6/19/14 12:07 AM 1. So, Shut Up & sit Down recently released a video of them attending an event held by 'Megagame makers', available here: http://vimeo.com/9620... Essentially, it's an all day event set around one of a number of differing scenarios. And from watching the video, it looks fantastic. The remainder of their 2014 events are already full up, but the first event available in the 2015 calendar is Watch the Skies 2, the same game as in the video, except with everything different. Since so much of the game is built around the interaction, obviously that will be completely different, and the intentions of the aliens will be equally different as well. http://www.megagame-m... The events seem to fill up quickly, and I figured you lot would be the best people to ask if you want to come, being used to the board gaming already. So would anyone fancy getting a team together? Seems to be 4-5 people per country. Normally the day costs £30, but if you pay in advance it's £25, and it's half price if it's your first session - Making it £12.50 for newbies, with the money covering the cost of the hall, all the counters and equipment and lots and lots of paperwork required for the game. So, anyone interested? Or even further, anyone been to one of these events before? Paul A Posted 6/19/14 8:10 AM 1. I couldn't see the dates - but consider me interested. Will Upton Posted 6/19/14 5:59 PM 1. http://www.megagame-m... That lists all the upcoming dates. The first 2015 date, which is also the one playing Watch the Skies, is Saturday 21st March. And while that is a long time away, their October and November sessions this year are already fully booked, so the spaces go fast, and I imagine they will go even faster given the SU&SD publicity they will be receiving. Paul A Posted 7/8/14 12:01 PM 1. Very belatedly - lets get this together. Gabe Chomic Posted 7/9/14 1:10 AM 1. Huhhh... did not expect to watch the whole video. Shared... may be in after a bit o'discussion. Jason Posted 7/9/14 3:10 PM 1. oOO Interested and...... If you click this link to their 'would you be happy to be a guinea pig to help play test a future game they seems to be more options: http://www.megagame-m... Including one on 21st July (two weeks on Monday evening 7-10pm) Might be worth trying to get a few people/team to that? Will Upton Posted 7/9/14 6:32 PM 1. Ooh, didn't see the playtesting options there. I would be interested in going to one of those with a group of LoBsters as well, and would be able to do pretty much any dates except the 21st and 22nd of July, which is pretty typical! :( Nathan Posted 7/10/14 9:19 AM 1. Same here, but this might be something which would be a lot of fun. Given my tendency to nuke other countries in games, I might become very unpopular with the world lol. Just need to think about it a little more.Huhhh... did not expect to watch the whole video. Jason Posted 7/10/14 3:47 PM 1. Well I could make the mini event on the 21st, anyone else considering it? -I'll get on email and see if I can dig out some more info Jason Posted 7/16/14 4:28 PM 1. Ok after some slackness from me sending the email I have some more info on their tryout/playtest games. The one next week is in Streatham, and they do plan on holding a few more in coming months (also in Streatham) so no *desperate* need to do a mad scramble and get a team together by Monday (and maybe we can target a date Will can make after all). Either way I've signed up to their mailing list so should get a note appearing when the next tryout session is on. Edited by Jason on Jul 16, 2014 4:28 PM

Will Upton

Posted 6/19/14 12:07 AM

So, Shut Up & sit Down recently released a video of them attending an event held by 'Megagame makers', available here: http://vimeo.com/9620... Essentially, it's an all day event set around one of a number of differing scenarios. And from watching the video, it looks fantastic. The remainder of their 2014 events are already full up, but the first event available in the 2015 calendar is Watch the Skies 2, the same game as in the video, except with everything different. Since so much of the game is built around the interaction, obviously that will be completely different, and the intentions of the aliens will be equally different as well. http://www.megagame-m... The events seem to fill up quickly, and I figured you lot would be the best people to ask if you want to come, being used to the board gaming already. So would anyone fancy getting a team together? Seems to be 4-5 people per country. Normally the day costs £30, but if you pay in advance it's £25, and it's half price if it's your first session - Making it £12.50 for newbies, with the money covering the cost of the hall, all the counters and equipment and lots and lots of paperwork required for the game. So, anyone interested? Or even further, anyone been to one of these events before?

Paul A

Posted 6/19/14 8:10 AM

I couldn't see the dates - but consider me interested.

Will Upton

Posted 6/19/14 5:59 PM

http://www.megagame-m... That lists all the upcoming dates. The first 2015 date, which is also the one playing Watch the Skies, is Saturday 21st March. And while that is a long time away, their October and November sessions this year are already fully booked, so the spaces go fast, and I imagine they will go even faster given the SU&SD publicity they will be receiving.

Paul A

Posted 7/8/14 12:01 PM

Very belatedly - lets get this together.

Gabe Chomic

Posted 7/9/14 1:10 AM

Huhhh... did not expect to watch the whole video. Shared... may be in after a bit o'discussion.

Jason

Posted 7/9/14 3:10 PM

oOO Interested and...... If you click this link to their 'would you be happy to be a guinea pig to help play test a future game they seems to be more options: http://www.megagame-m... Including one on 21st July (two weeks on Monday evening 7-10pm) Might be worth trying to get a few people/team to that?

Will Upton

Posted 7/9/14 6:32 PM

Ooh, didn't see the playtesting options there. I would be interested in going to one of those with a group of LoBsters as well, and would be able to do pretty much any dates except the 21st and 22nd of July, which is pretty typical! :(

Nathan

Posted 7/10/14 9:19 AM

Same here, but this might be something which would be a lot of fun. Given my tendency to nuke other countries in games, I might become very unpopular with the world lol. Just need to think about it a little more.Huhhh... did not expect to watch the whole video.

Jason

Posted 7/10/14 3:47 PM

Well I could make the mini event on the 21st, anyone else considering it? -I'll get on email and see if I can dig out some more info

Jason

Posted 7/16/14 4:28 PM

Ok after some slackness from me sending the email I have some more info on their tryout/playtest games. The one next week is in Streatham, and they do plan on holding a few more in coming months (also in Streatham) so no *desperate* need to do a mad scramble and get a team together by Monday (and maybe we can target a date Will can make after all). Either way I've signed up to their mailing list so should get a note appearing when the next tryout session is on.

Edited by Jason on Jul 16, 2014 4:28 PM

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Posted 11/25/14 3:38 PM

Cool, apparently I'm an Orc Warboss this Monday with a savage hoard of greenskin raiders set to repel some foolish human king who has decided sending his army into a dungeon is a great idea. (further signups still possible apparently)

Edited by Jason on Nov 25, 2014 3:39 PM

Bez (née Behrooz ...

Posted 12/3/14 2:19 AM

Was it a lot of fun? I was considering it, but I'm glad I never went as am busy with drawing things. Maybe the next one.

Posted 12/3/14 10:58 PM

I'll have to admit that it wasn't as I'd expected. Given that it was just a tryout, it mainly existed to refine the mechanics rather than exist as a full day long game, but it was pretty good fun. Rather than the game shown in the video, this was a kind of two sides split into factions. The overlanders made up of various lords, and so on, and the underlanders which were orcs, dwarfs and so on. More role playing based, with direct unit to unit combat. Lots of different maps for the units to be on which linked to each other, you could only be at the table your unit was on, to communicate with your applies you had to pass notes to the GMs who would deliver them eventually, generally. In short, I'm definitely looking forward to the chance to go to a full game, though I'll certainly be picking my theme. There's a heavily RP based French revolution wars one coming up in May, then Watch the Skies 3 on 11th July. I'd certainly like to give Watch the Skies 3 a go. Assuming it's the same as that first one, counties are teams of 4, so if we can get a team to run a country on there, that would be good fun.