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John Mizon

We’re Not Wizards Tabletop Network

Last Turn Madness: a podcast about Megagames

Finding Games

Ross Connell

Grace Kendall

Mike Belsole

Matt Jarvis

James Naylor

Chris Kluwe

Tim Fowers

Isaac Childres

Jamey Stegmaier

Carla Kopp

Elizabeth Hargrave

Chris Anderson

Stephen Hart

Tom Hardy

Marc Davis

OwlTail

This episode is sponsored by Coffee Snake Studios, an excellent source of TTRPG resources, RPGs, Spells and other content. You can purchase their content on Itchio and follow them on Twitter and Patreon +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Richard is joined by John Mizon of SW Megagames to chat about 30 player huge turnabouts of fun. AND ITS MEGA.  Links of Notes Megagames are massive day-long experiences that blend roleplaying, board game-style mechanics, social gameplay and model-UN style simulation to a venue filled with anywhere from 30 to 300 players. Though the themes of games can range from sci-fi colony planets all the way to medieval courts, the unifying feature is simulating a massive, confusing crisis or conflict, and seeing how the existing structures and factions deal with the challenges of information and communication that the situation brings.Links: https://giantbrain.co.uk/2019/10/05/watch-the-skies-diary/Watch The Skies - Shut Up &amp; Sit Down Play a Goddamn Megagame!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN71v9H_gg8  What is a Megagame?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IlqTWTiiN8   Megagame Makers and Megagame Assembly international megagame calendars:https://megagamemakers.uk/plannedevents.phphttps://www.megagameassembly.com/calendar-view Scotland/North England: https://www.facebook.com/groups/truenorthmegagames/Pennines: https://www.penninemegagames.co.uk/Cambridge: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cambridgemegagames/London: https://www.swmegagames.co.uk/ and https://www.horizonmegagames.com/South West: https://www.swmegagames.co.uk/Reading: http://readingmegagames.co.uk/Southampton: http://diversionarygames.co.uk/about-diversionary-games/OUR LINKS OF NOTES  Apple Podcasts Our Blog, Reviews, Previews and ThoughtsOur YouTube Channel Our BGG GuildBoard Game Geek PageWebsite FacebookTwitter  Instagram Buy Some Merch

This episode is sponsored by Coffee Snake Studios, an excellent source of TTRPG resources, RPGs, Spells and other content. You can purchase their content on <a href="https://coffeesnakestudios.itch.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Itchio</a> and follow them on <a href="https://twitter.com/CoffeeSnakeGame" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.patreon.com/coffeesnakestudios" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Richard is joined by John Mizon of SW Megagames to chat about 30 player huge turnabouts of fun. AND ITS MEGA.  Links of Notes Megagames are massive day-long experiences that blend roleplaying, board game-style mechanics, social gameplay and model-UN style simulation to a venue filled with anywhere from 30 to 300 players. Though the themes of games can range from sci-fi colony planets all the way to medieval courts, the unifying feature is simulating a massive, confusing crisis or conflict, and seeing how the existing structures and factions deal with the challenges of information and communication that the situation brings.Links: <a href="https://giantbrain.co.uk/2019/10/05/watch-the-skies-diary/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://giantbrain.co.uk/2019/10/05/watch-the-skies-diary/</a>Watch The Skies - Shut Up &amp; Sit Down Play a Goddamn Megagame!<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN71v9H_gg8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN71v9H_gg8</a>  What is a Megagame?<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IlqTWTiiN8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IlqTWTiiN8</a>   Megagame Makers and Megagame Assembly international megagame calendars:<a href="https://megagamemakers.uk/plannedevents.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://megagamemakers.uk/plannedevents.php</a><a href="https://www.megagameassembly.com/calendar-view" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.megagameassembly.com/calendar-view</a>  Scotland/North England: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/truenorthmegagames/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/truenorthmegagames/</a> Pennines: <a href="https://www.penninemegagames.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.penninemegagames.co.uk/</a> Cambridge: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/cambridgemegagames/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/cambridgemegagames/</a> London: <a href="https://www.swmegagames.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.swmegagames.co.uk/</a> and <a href="https://www.horizonmegagames.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.horizonmegagames.com/</a> South West: <a href="https://www.swmegagames.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.swmegagames.co.uk/</a> Reading: <a href="http://readingmegagames.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://readingmegagames.co.uk/</a> Southampton: <a href="http://diversionarygames.co.uk/about-diversionary-games/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://diversionarygames.co.uk/about-diversionary-games/</a>OUR LINKS OF NOTES  <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts </a><a href="https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our Blog, Reviews, Previews and Thoughts</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/WereNotWizardsTabletopPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our YouTube Channel</a> <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3334" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our BGG Guild</a><a href="https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/35093/were-not-wizards%C3%82" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Board Game Geek Page</a><a href="http://www.werenotwizards.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website </a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a><a href="http://www.twitter.com/werenotwizards" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter </a> <a href="http://www.instagram.com/werenotwizards%C3%82" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/WereNotWizards/portfolio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buy Some Merch</a>

Episode 346: John Mizon - SW Megagames - IT’S REALLY REALLY BIG OK?

John Mizon runs South West Megagames, a full-time endeavour that aims to bring megagaming to the South-West of the UK (and sometimes beyond). Megagames are still a surprisingly niche hobby, which have started to see more mainstream appeal in the last few years after a Shut Up &amp; Sit Down video brought many new eyes to the genre. These games are massive day-long experiences that blend roleplaying, board game-style mechanics, social gameplay and model-UN style simulation to a venue filled with anywhere from 30 to 300 players. Though the themes of games can range from sci-fi colony planets all the way to medieval courts, the unifying feature is simulating a massive, confusing crisis or conflict, and seeing how the existing structures and factions deal with the challenges of information and communication that the situation brings.If you'd like to know more about Megagames, check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IlqTWTiiN8Also, here's the Shut Up &amp; Sit Down video that was referenced in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN71v9H_gg8Music from filmmusic.io (incompetech.com):"The Show Must Be Go" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licence: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

John Mizon runs South West Megagames, a full-time endeavour that aims to bring megagaming to the South-West of the UK (and sometimes beyond). Megagames are still a surprisingly niche hobby, which have started to see more mainstream appeal in the last few years after a Shut Up &amp; Sit Down video brought many new eyes to the genre. These games are massive day-long experiences that blend roleplaying, board game-style mechanics, social gameplay and model-UN style simulation to a venue filled with anywhere from 30 to 300 players. Though the themes of games can range from sci-fi colony planets all the way to medieval courts, the unifying feature is simulating a massive, confusing crisis or conflict, and seeing how the existing structures and factions deal with the challenges of information and communication that the situation brings. If you'd like to know more about Megagames, check out this video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IlqTWTiiN8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IlqTWTiiN8</a> Also, here's the Shut Up &amp; Sit Down video that was referenced in the episode: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN71v9H_gg8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN71v9H_gg8</a> Music from <a href="http://filmmusic.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">filmmusic.io</a> (<a href="http://incompetech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">incompetech.com</a>): "The Show Must Be Go" by Kevin MacLeod (<a href="http://incompetech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">incompetech.com</a>) Licence: CC BY (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a>)

Episode 06 - John Mizon, South West Megagames

Ben chats about the latest London playthrough of John Mizon's Battlestar Galactica inspired Den of Wolves with Greg, Alex, and Chrissie. John Mizon himself offers his tuppence too!

Episode 21: Den of Wolves with John Mizon