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57 - Trenton (Background Briefing)
May 31, 2026
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56: Social Deduction with Justin and Ben
Apr 29, 2026
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55: What is a megagame, again?
Mar 30, 2026
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54: Vroom with Carl
Feb 27, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 5/31/26 | 57 - Trenton (Background Briefing) | Keep in touch: linktr.ee/greatgamepodJoin the conversation on our Discord serverTrenton takes us through his 3 arcs of megagaming, from his love of media/news teams (and giving copious feedback to megagame makers) to playing the role of secret-designer in his own game years later.Episode links:Megagame CoalitionMidwest MegagamesThe Great Game theme is Balrog Boogie by the Diablo Swing OrchestraThe Great Game logo was made by Jack McNamee | — | ||||||
| 4/29/26 | 56: Social Deduction with Justin and Ben | Keep in touch: linktr.ee/greatgamepodJoin the conversation on our Discord serverWe speak with Justin (Adelaide Megagames) and Ben (BK Game Design) about social deduction, traitors and hidden roles in the megagame world.Check out the referenced blog post by Tony, Sydney Megagamers, at the Megagame Assembly.The Great Game theme is Balrog Boogie by the Diablo Swing OrchestraThe Great Game logo was made by Jack McNamee | — | ||||||
| 3/30/26 | 55: What is a megagame, again? | Keep in touch: linktr.ee/greatgamepodJoin the conversation on our Discord serverWarning: this episode uses a lot of generalisations and specifcially the words 'generally' and 'in general'. Listener discretion is advised.We revisit our very first episode, 5 years on, to understand what a megagame actually is. Come with us on this journey of discovery as we explore enjoyable panic, solitaire megagames and, finally, the single, true definition of what a megagame is.If you've never heard of megagames before, this is a really good place to begin!Some fun links for you to enjoy!Megagame AssemblyMegagame MakersA list of megagame discord communitiesWatch a megagame onlineWatch another, older megagame onlineGod EmperorThe Generalissimo is DeadWatch the SkiesDen of WolvesThe Great Game theme is Balrog Boogie by the Diablo Swing OrchestraThe Great Game logo was made by Jack McNamee | — | ||||||
| 2/27/26 | 54: Vroom with Carl | Keep in touch: linktr.ee/greatgamepodJoin the conversation on our Discord serverWe spoke with Carl from Sydney Megagamers about the megagame of F1 racing that came to the wasteland. Learn about the art of broken economies, pizzazz and mad max style racing in Vroom.The Great Game theme is Balrog Boogie by the Diablo Swing OrchestraThe Great Game logo was made by Jack McNamee | — | ||||||
| 1/30/26 | 53: Rob (Background Briefing) | Keep in touch: linktr.ee/greatgamepodJoin the conversation on our Discord serverMake friends before you need them.People are on the same team, not necessarily the same side.Want more wisdom? Listen along! The second in our background briefing series, a long meandering discussion with Rob Grayston, of East Midlands Megagames, about megagame logistics, project management, serious games and Warhammer 40K.Episode links:https://www.emmegagames.com/https://www.facebook.com/groups/620002656028053https://socialudo.org/storehttps://www.stonepaperscissors.co.uk/https://www.professionalwargaming.co.uk/https://connectionsoz.wordpress.com/The Great Game theme is Balrog Boogie by the Diablo Swing OrchestraThe Great Game logo was made by Jack McNamee | — | ||||||
| 12/31/25 | 52: Megagame Initiative with Peter and Liam | Keep in touch: linktr.ee/greatgamepodJoin the conversation on our Discord serverWe connected with Peter and Liam from the Megagame Initiative (check them out online) to talk about about megagames have developed in Cape Town over the last few years.The Great Game theme is Balrog Boogie by the Diablo Swing OrchestraThe Great Game logo was made by Jack McNamee | — | ||||||
| 10/25/25 | 51: The Company Archives with NB | Keep in touch: linktr.ee/greatgamepodJoin the conversation on our Discord serverJack sat down with Non-Breaking Space games to talk about the John Company inspired megagame, The Company Archives.Read a player's experience of the game here.You can find more of NBS' work online at www.nbsp1618.games and check out the latest release, Cross Bronx Expressway.The Great Game theme is Balrog Boogie by the Diablo Swing OrchestraThe Great Game logo was made by Jack McNamee | — | ||||||
| 10/4/25 | 50: Raising Spirits with James | Keep in touch: linktr.ee/greatgamepodJoin the conversation on our Discord serverJack and Pat talk with James (Sydney Megagamers) on how he came to designing Raising Spirits, a mini-megagame based on the renowned social deduction game Blood on the Clock Tower.The Great Game theme is Balrog Boogie by the Diablo Swing OrchestraThe Great Game logo was made by Jack McNamee | — | ||||||
| 9/20/25 | 49: Ciaran (Background Briefing) | Keep in touch: linktr.ee/greatgamepodJoin the conversation on our Discord serverAn experiment with the rambling, longer form, Patrick sits down with Ciaran (of The Generalissimo is Dead fame) to talk about what makes a megagame designer. This is the first 'background briefing' and looks at getting a deeper understanding of the people behind the megagame world.We did inevitably have a few audio bumps and bomps throughout, so apologies for those.The Great Game theme is Balrog Boogie by the Diablo Swing OrchestraThe Great Game logo was made by Jack McNamee | — | ||||||
| 9/6/25 | 48: Crossovers with Trenton and Scott | Keep in touch: linktr.ee/greatgamepodJoin the conversation on our Discord serverJack talks with Trenton (Megagame Coalition) and Scott (West Coast Megagames, certified 'megagame crazy') to talk about the crossover event of their Gencon 2025 Megagames Deephaven and Goblin City.The Great Game theme is Balrog Boogie by the Diablo Swing OrchestraThe Great Game logo was made by Jack McNamee | — | ||||||
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| 8/23/25 | 47: The Lighthouse with Dave | Keep in touch: linktr.ee/greatgamepodJoin the conversation on our Discord serverJack talks with Dave, Sydney Megagamers, about his 2025 Megagame The Lighthouse.Check out the game (and buy it to run yourself) here: https://littlemegagames.itch.io/the-lighthouseThe Great Game theme is Balrog Boogie by the Diablo Swing OrchestraThe Great Game logo was made by Jack McNamee | — | ||||||
| 5/19/25 | 46: Last Turn Madness with Justin and Sam | Keep in touch: linktr.ee/greatgamepodJoin the conversation on our Discord serverWe finally got to sit down with some passionate Megagame aficionados (Justin from Adelaide Megagames and Sam from Basenti Games) and get to the bottom of Last Turn Madness - the good, the bad and the ugly!The Great Game theme is Balrog Boogie by the Diablo Swing OrchestraThe Great Game logo was made by Jack McNamee | — | ||||||
| 2/22/25 | 45: This City Sucks with Chris | Keep in touch: linktr.ee/greatgamepodJoin the conversation on our Discord serverThe gang talks to Chris from Melbourne Megagames about This City Sucks - a game about vampires, turf wars, real estate and auctions... and figuring out what the hell happened to the mayor!The Great Game theme is Balrog Boogie by the Diablo Swing OrchestraThe Great Game logo was made by Jack McNamee | — | ||||||
| 2/8/25 | 44: Tales from the Scrapheap | Keep in touch:linktr.ee/greatgamepodJoin the conversation onour Discord serverJack and Pat delve into the dire archives for designs and concepts that landed in their scrapheap - not gone, not forgotten, but long-abandoned ideas that just didn't make it.The Great Game theme isBalrog Boogie by the Diablo Swing OrchestraThe Great Game logo was made byJack McNameeConnect with BenBound by Desire | — | ||||||
| 1/25/25 | 43: Bound by Desire with Ben | Keep in touch: linktr.ee/greatgamepodJoin the conversation on our Discord serverWe regroup with the Architect of Megagames, Ben of BKGameDesign, to tackle the romance-inspired megagame Bound by Desire.We talk about the secret to getting megagamers to a megagame, why Lady McStuffin' Face is so insidious, and just how dangerous romantic polyhedrons can be.Episode Links: Connect with Ben Attend Bound by DesireThe Great Game theme is Balrog Boogie by the Diablo Swing OrchestraThe Great Game logo was made by Jack McNamee | — | ||||||
| 1/11/25 | 42: Team Time - Councils | Keep in touch: linktr.ee/greatgamepodJoin the conversation on our Discord serverFor the inaugural session of Team Time, Jack, Pat, Trenton and Ciaran hash out what's going on with councils in megagames and ask the question - do we really need 'em?Find Ciaran and Trenton over at the Megagame Coalition and True North megagame servers (and of course, at the Great Game server)!The Great Game theme is Balrog Boogie by the Diablo Swing OrchestraThe Great Game logo was made by Jack McNamee | — | ||||||
| 12/30/24 | 41: Our 10 Years of Megagaming | Keep in touch: linktr.ee/greatgamepodJoin the conversation on our Discord serverJust in time for the New Year, it's our self-indulgent, parasocial, bottle episode. Jack and Pat talk about what 10 years of megagaming has done to them.The Great Game theme is Balrog Boogie by the Diablo Swing OrchestraThe Great Game logo was made by Jack McNamee | — | ||||||
| 12/20/24 | 40: Megagame Bugbears | Keep in touch: linktr.ee/greatgamepodJoin the conversation on our Discord serverAre you down for some Agency Death? A bit of Player Lock? Maybe a journey into the Three Table Trap? Or do you just want to hear Jack further his vendetta against the English and their tea?Whatever you're here for, we've got it. We round out 40 episodes with a conversation about megagame bugbears and pet peeves - those things in the megagame world, community and design space, that just really grind your gears.The Great Game theme is Balrog Boogie by the Diablo Swing OrchestraThe Great Game logo was made by Jack McNamee | — | ||||||
| 10/12/24 | 39: Touched by Darkness with Ben | Keep in touch: linktr.ee/greatgamepodJoin the conversation on our Discord serverThe Architect of Megagames, Ben of BKGameDesign, has arrived. We touched on Touched By Darkness (...) during the GenCon episodes, but now we get a full deep dive into the game, where it came from, and what makes it a perfect 'control's first megagame'.Episode Links: Buy Touched by Darkness Read more about the game on BoardGameGeek Email Ben Find Ben at the Megagame Coalition Discord Connect with Ben on Bluesky and FacebookThe Great Game theme is Balrog Boogie by the Diablo Swing OrchestraThe Great Game logo was made by Jack McNamee | — | ||||||
| 10/9/24 | 38: The (Second) Gencon Episode with Forrest, Trenton, Scott and Tony | Keep in touch: linktr.ee/greatgamepodTony, the Duke of Highland, takes us to Gencon 2024... again!Part 2 of 2. Make sure you check out episode 37 of the Great Game to hear the first 5 interviews.01:20 - Forrest, Gods of the Ancient World18:50 - Trenton, Grimvale Ventures30:05 - Scott, Goblin City55:15 - Tony, It Belongs in a MuseumWant to know more about Scott's CANDI? Check out the PBEM gang over at OMEGA.You can find all of these amazing people over on Discord, on both the Megagame Coalition and the Dukes of Highland servers.While you're there, why not join our Discord server?!The Great Game theme is Balrog Boogie by the Diablo Swing OrchestraThe Great Game logo was made by Jack McNamee | — | ||||||
| 10/6/24 | 37: The Gencon Episode with Ben, Pinto, Tony, Riley and Josh | Keep in touch: linktr.ee/greatgamepodTony, the Duke of Highland, takes us to Gencon 2024. Part 1 of 2, in which we hear from a bunch of interesting people about their megagames!01:47 - Ben, Touched by Darkness11:28 - Pinto, Pantheon22:00 - Tony, It Came From the Skies39:20 - Riley, Jungle (Philly Megagames)57:46 - Josh, Crucible of NationsYou can find all of these amazing people over on Discord, on both the Megagame Coalition and the Dukes of Highland servers.While you're there, why not join our Discord server?!The Great Game theme is Balrog Boogie by the Diablo Swing OrchestraThe Great Game logo was made by Jack McNamee | — | ||||||
| 9/28/24 | 36: The Megagame Coalition with Riley and Trenton | Do you know what the opposite of a piggyback is? Neither do we.We spoke to Riley and Trenton from the Megagame Coalition about... the Megagame Coalition!Established as an umbrella organisation that connects and supports megagame groups all across North America, we spoke about how the Coalition game to be and how GenCon has been such a driving force for the American megagame scene.EPISODE LINKS: Jack's game on steam The Megagame Coalition and their Discord Check out Philadelphia Megagames Play a megagame in Philly (Oct 2024) Get involved with the Coalition at PAX Unplugged The Great Game logo by Jack McNamee using https://www.vecteezy.com/free-vector/earth | — | ||||||
| 9/14/24 | 35: Megagames Argentina with Pedro and Yaguaretè | We venture south again, chatting with the Megagames Argentina gang about what their experience in the megagame world has been and how they're bringing megagame design to the homeland, its culture and its history.EPISODE LINKS:- Learn more about Megagames Argentina- Open Veins of Latin America, an important book and inspiration for Aceleración Constante- The Great Game logo by Jack McNamee using https://www.vecteezy.com/free-vector/earth | — | ||||||
| 8/31/24 | 34: Megagame Re-Runs with Paddy | Diving into some listener requested subjects, we regrouped with Paddy (of Running Hot fame - see episode 13 back in 2020) to talk about the art of running the same megagame over and over and over...EPISODE LINKS:- Paddy is from Pennine Megagames- You can read more about Running Hot here- The Great Game logo by Jack McNamee using Logo designed by Jack McNamee using Earth Vectors by Vecteezy | — | ||||||
| 8/17/24 | 33: Uruguay Megagames with Javier | The Great Game enters a new continent as we meet with Javier, Uruguay Megagames, to hear how things are done down south.From translating entire games to Spanish, to running one megagame a month (...!), we learned just much enthusiasm and momentum the team in Uruguay have!Episode links: Learn more about Uruguay Megagames online, on Facebook and over at Instagram Join our communty and get in touch Connect with Sydney Megagamers on Discord Connect with the Brisbane Megagames community on Facebook and Discord. The Great Game logo by Jack McNamee using Logo designed by Jack McNamee using Earth Vectors by Vecteezy The Great Game Theme: Balrog Boogie, Diablo Swing Orchestra | — | ||||||
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