Crucible of Nations, Nov 15 2025 @ 10 AM

Location: Rae Loft, Portland, OR

Date: Nov 15, 2025

Crucible of Nations is a fast-paced geopolitical megagame, where teams of players guide their fictional nation through a period of great upheaval. You will face challenges such as diplomacy, trade, war, espionage, and internal stability, while striving to achieve your national objectives and holding your unique civilization together. You will also interact with other nations through a dynamic game system, where you can negotiate, bluff, threaten, or cooperate.

Will you forge lasting alliances, or betray your friends at the right moment? Will you lead your nation to glory, or witness its downfall? Whether you're a seasoned megagamer or a newcomer to the genre, Crucible of Nations has something for everyone.

In this fantasy world international superpower has recently suffered a devastating civil war, creating a power vacuum unseen in centuries. Meanwhile, 7 other countries are reaching pivotal national crossroads, forced to make decisions that will define their civilizations for generations.

For Portland Megagames' run of this title, we will be in the beautiful Rae Loft building in NE Portland. The game runs from 10am-5pm and there will be a 45 minute lunch break. There is plenty of food places nearby but you are welcome to bring your own lunch! Email details will be sent out, including a casting questionnaire asking about your preferences for teams and roles, as well as a team and role briefings and rules closer to the game itself. We are excited to host this and hope you'll join us!

We will be teaching the game at the beginning of the day and you won't need to bring anything.

Costumes are encouraged but are by no means necessary.

There will be an after-game debrief/hangout at Migration Brewing for those who are interested.

Touched by Darkness

Centuries ago, the Dark One shrouded the world in perpetual night with their Eclipse. They were defeated, and you believed they would never return... You were wrong. Somehow the Dark One has returned. Darkness has swallowed the Empire as well as the minds of its citizens whom the Dark One has corrupted into its thralls.

Only your frontier settlement, Cleaveslind, managed to relight the ancient Beacons. You are the last bastion of light in a world of darkness. Now the forces of the Dark One are massing on your borders, and rumors swirl that there are those within Cleaveslind who have already fallen under the Dark One’s sway. Will you be able to survive the onslaught and restore light to the world?

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This fantasy adaptation of the classic Den of Wolves brings a new theme alongside some gameplay and mechanics tweaks.

The Generalissimo is Dead

The Generalissimo is Dead is a Megagame set in the chaos that follows the death of a strong, autocratic leader without any clear plan for succession.

The game is set in the late 1980s, early 1990s.

The modern era is firmly underway, the internet is here to stay and there has only been one superpower for quite some time.

Yugenya has gone from being a forgotten backwater to the frontline of an economic cold war between China and the West due to the discovery of large rare earth metal mines. In the latter years of the Generalissimo’s life, he used the wealth from these mines to expand the revolutionary guard, build a navy and establish an air force.

Critics would also say he channelled much of the wealth into paranoia-fuelled schemes against imagined foes. Regardless, Yugenya has never been so important.

The loss of the guiding hand at this time is a crisis for all Party Members!

It Came From ... The Skies!

Fifty players. Six hours. Join us for a geopolitical near-future extraterrestrial first-contact megagame. Part board game, part role-playing game, part improv. Step into the role of a nation's Head of State, Foreign Minister, Chief Scientist, or Minister of Defense, or join the Extraterrestrial faction to achieve your goals and craft an unforgettable narrative of global emergencies and strategic gameplay.

Den of Wolves

It is the 27th Century and human society has spread to multiple planets. Despite political differences and internal problems, most of humanity is at peace. The various factions, spread across multiple star systems, are governed by the Interstellar Council.

This all changed eighteen days ago when the military of Wolf-1061, an insular and secretive planet-state, launched a massive, catastrophic attack against the other inhabited planets. Through a mixture of cyber-attacks, espionage and sabotage, they managed to disable the vast majority of the Interstellar Council's military, and went on to devastate their targets on the various planets.

Through the chaos, the battleship ICSS Aegis was able to survive the attack and escape to interstellar space. It soon found itself protecting and aiding numerous civilian vessels attempting to escape the Wolf forces. The "Survivor Fleet", as it has come to be known, must now provide critical resources for its survivors and vessels, whilst simultaneously trying to maintain government and social order, and mount an effective defence against pursuing Wolf forces.

Den of Wolves is a game about difficult political, military and survival choices in a long-term crisis scenario. Players will take on the roles of starship captains, officers, and engineers, as well as politicians and military personnel. The game has a focus on managing resources, as well as various units and assets – however, talking and negotiating with other players will be crucial in order to achieve success. The game also seeks to represent political and military systems, and their decisions, and so players should expect some political simulation.

Gods of the Ancient World

Whether you're leading troops across the Mediterranean, building a thriving empire, or shaping the destiny of mortals as a mighty god, Gods of the Ancient World offers an immersive experience like no other.

Set during the height of the Roman and Greek civilizations, Gods of the Ancient World offers layers of strategy, negotiation, and world-building. Some players will manage resources, build industry, and manufacture fleets to sell artisanal goods to distant lands. Others will move troops throughout the Mediterranean and conquer regions for the glory of their faction. Still others will take on the roles of political leaders, developing laws for the betterment of their people whilst vying for their own political standings.

Meanwhile, another group of players will assume the mantles of the ancient gods - Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, etc. - seeking the prayers of mortals to gain power to perform miracles and win influence over their rivals.