It is a time of strife in the ancient world. The peoples of Greece and Rome have been at an uneasy standoff for a generation. By the Spear of Ares, that will change.

I’m writing from our secret bunker in the Serra do Mar mountains; we’re far enough away from the riots and chaos…I think.

To the proud people of Brazil, know that your government tried. We tried to get our people away from this world before the fall. We tried to find Utopia. Unfortunately, we fell short. Let me show you how it went wrong.

The following is a guest post by Bradford Hendrickson. Thank you to Bradford for writing The Casual Area’s first guest post!

This past Saturday I stepped into the role of “Ace Diamond, Global Journalist” for the Dallas MegaGames’ December 2022 run of Watch the Skies.

When you first attend a Megagame, simply reading the provided rules and showing up on time is enough to have a great time. After a while, you might find yourself wanting to take the step into over-preparation. Here's how I over-prepared for my first play of Den of Wolves this year.

When recruiting someone to play a Megagame, the first thing you usually do is explain the concept of the game (i.e. . It's kind of like [X] but with 40 people!) A common follow-up might be ‘but what's that like? Isn't it a little much?’ The answer? It's awesome and it's just enough.

When playing in your first Megagame, some players may find it important to set goals for either the game as a whole or for individual turns. How can you approach these goals? What is the best way to find a goal to pursue? Let’s talk about that.

In Leading the Team Pt. 1 and Pt.2, we discussed the two sides of leadership in a Megagame. In this final installment of Leading the Team, we’ll take a look at how new leaders can help make their team more effective during a game.

In Leading the Team Pt. 1, we discussed ways new Team Leaders can help their group during a Megagame. This time, we're going to explore the darker side of leadership.

If you’re the one trying to get all your friends to try Megagames, you'll probably be saddled with leading your team. Here are a few things you can do to help guide your team to a successful day.

Media teams can be one of the most important cogs in a Megagame’s story but are often the last tickets sold. Here are a few reasons you should play on the media team in your next Megagame (if its available).

Whether one of your friends has been pushing you to play a Megagame or you stumbled into the hobby off a lucky Google Search, one question eventually floats into your brain is ‘Yeah, but how do you win?’

You just bought a ticket to your first Megagame and managed to meet up with your team. The first thing the group needs to decide? What role everyone going to play.

Whether you want to know how to do something or want to do something that might be outside the rules, the game runners or ‘Control Team’ are your best friend during a Megagame. Here’s how you can make the most out of your interactions with Control.

Just like the start of any board game, you can feel a bit lost at the start of a Megagame. There’s so much to do but you’re not exactly sure how to do it yet. There are a few things you can do to make the first phase of the game a little more digestable.

Your first Megagame can be an intimidating experience. Here are a few things you can do when you arrive at the venue to start your first day of Megagaming off on the right foot.

I always try to invite my friends to try out my hobbies; whether that be board games, disc golf or, yes, Megagames. I love sharing the things I enjoy with the people I enjoy. Everything is more fun when you’re surrounded by your friends. Why is it so difficult to get people to try a Megagame?

Your first in-person Megagame is an exciting thing. You’ve been messaging back and forth with your team for a couple weeks, so you know your role (you might be assigned a role in some cases, it just depends on the game) Now, there are so many unknowns and there’s so much anticipation of what will happen on game day. How do we get ready?