Organiser: Midwest Megagames
Designer: John Keyworth

The states of Earth have formed a coalition of the “Unified Nations of Earth” (known as Earth Gov) and a large portion of the surface of Luna (Earth’s moon) has been given over to corporate micro-states. Mars itself is being terraformed, funded by Earth Gov and implemented by Canopy Corp, but this project isn’t scheduled to complete for another 120 years. The moons Deimos and Phobos have been converted into space stations.

The Asteroid Belt is barely governed, but it is patrolled by Earth Gov vessels. Private contractors extract minerals from the belt, primarily for Earth corporations. Many of these contractors have banded together to form the Belt Union, which operates stations built into the asteroids Ceres, Pallas and Vesta.

In recent years a growing movement on Mars has been pushing for independence from Earth Gov and they have just gained control of a majority in the Martian Senate…

You will take the role of an actor on the edge of this brewing conflict. You will have limited opportunity to change its course but conflict gives you the chance to achieve your own goals.

Crisis: Mars is a small 2 1/2 hour megagame for up to 18 players, played in small teams with an emphasis on negotiation and simple rules.

*Event location provided on registration.