Watch The Skies - The Megagame of Alien Terror
Sun Oct 2, 09:00 - Sun Oct 2, 17:00
Pinelands Bowling Club
ABOUT
Negotiate treaties! Launch space jets! Shoot down UFOs! Spy on your allies! Research technologies! Become Top Scientist! Bribe your enemies!
Watch The Skies is a Megagame for 45 players. Set in the year 2025, it turns out that the existence of aliens and UFOs is in fact true – though the people of the world do not know that yet! Players join teams of 4, representing either the USA, UK, France, Russia, China, Japan, Brazil or India, with a secretive Alien team visiting Earth to advance their own mysterious Agenda, and the Global News Network reporting on it all!
During 8 frenetic rounds of 40 minutes each, from 9am to 5pm, we'll be stargazing, strategizing, researching and plotting. That's why they call it a MEGAGAME. Part LARP, part board game, part political simulation, part classic wargame, Megagames have been taking the world by storm. Watch the Skies is probably the best known of the new generation of megagames and has been run to great effect all around the world, but not in Cape Town - yet!
Players will represent important government leaders, Prime Ministers, Presidents, Diplomats, Generals and Scientists. You will have to deal with real world crises such as wars and earthquakes – BUT – at the same time deal with an increasing UFO menace without creating world-wide panic and terror! A player-run news network stages interviews, attends press conferences and publishes a game newspaper every round, and the Alien team has their own mysterious plans!
So get a team together (individuals also welcome!) and sign up to play Watch the Skies today!
Notes:
The game is arranged to work best in teams of 4. Individuals are welcome and will be allocated a team.
After purchasing your ticket, you'll get a welcome email with all the information you need.
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SCHEDULE
Each game turn will last 40 minutes. There is no lunch break, the game moves on relentlessly!
You'll have to squeeze some time in between negotiation rounds.
09:30 – 10:15 Arrival and Booking In
10:15 – 10:30 Welcome and Plenary Introduction
10:30 – 11:10 Teams get together and get organised
11:10 – 11:50 Turn 1 : 2025
11:50 – 12:30 Turn 2 : 2026
12:30 – 13:10 Turn 3 : 2027
13:10 – 13:50 Turn 4 : 2028
13:50 – 14:30 Turn 5 : 2029
14:30 – 15:10 Turn 6 : 2030
15:10 – 15:50 Turn 7* : 2031
15:50 – 16:30 Turn 8* : 2032
16:30 – 17:00 Debriefing and Stories.
*The game can end any time after Turn 6