Midwest Megagames

 

Designer: BK Game Design

Location: Wicked Wort Brewing (Robbinsdale, MN)

Date: Sunday, May 18th, 2025

Time: 9:30am - 6:00pm

Cost: $40

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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.

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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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Players will work with their Faction teammates toward common goals by managing resources, passing legislation, and fighting the forces of the Dark One. Cleaveslind might survive if players keep the Beacons lit by performing Rituals to end the Eclipse. 

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Some players may be secretly contacted by Control before or during the game to become a Shadow Agent. Shadow Agents are not members of their Faction’s team, but a secret team of their own. Their goal is to undermine the other players, preserve the Eclipse, and usher in the Dark One’s rule. How they do this is up to them. This game is heavily inspired by the popular Megagame 'Den of Wolves', likely the second-most run megagame in the world after Watch the Skies.

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Touched by Darkness is a megagame for up to 42 players. The game focuses on themes of dark fantasy, cooperation, and betrayal.