Coalition of Chaos

11th March 2023 - Nottingham - Motorpoint Arena

Game themes: Modern UK / Political

Gameplay: Negotiation / Rules-Lite / Teams

Coalition of Chaos is a hypothetical scenario based around the aftermath of a general election in the UK - with the Conservatives out of power, what will the new Labour government do? How would YOU run things, given the chance?

The March ‘23 run of Coalition of Chaos saw a faction expelled from the Labour Party, Cabinet Ministers compromised by foreign powers, corporations, and their own uncovered sex scandals (the position of Health Secretary was cursed, with three changes across the day!), and the question of further devolution for Scotland quickly escalated as things became more chaotic in the UK.

As the game was drawing to a close there were rumblings about a vote of no-confidence from the Conservatives, but with Labour having launched Universal Basic Income and poured more funding into the NHS, they were sure to find some support - but would it have been enough? Nobody knows, but it makes an ideal post-game social discussion topic!

Based on the Power to the People megagame by Jim Wallman of Stone Paper Scissors.

Player testimony from Coalition of Chaos:

“Loved the quality of the game materials even down to the notebooks and pens ! Venue was good… Game was well paced and generally was fun and well organised.”

“It was very fun and did reflect how chaotic it is trying to get anything done when it involves other people.”

“Great theme. Cool mechanics!”

“OK now you’ve hooked me on megagames, when is the next one?”

Photos below: Rob Grayston