The Event

You’d Better Watch Out is a megagame driven by a set of easy-to-learn board game rules for resource management and worker placement, with the emergent gameplay opportunities at home in the megagame genre.

As one of the elves, you’ll spend the day engaged in high-stakes toymaking with a side of corporate politics. The North Pole must be saved – but working too hard for the greater good will make it that much easier for others to pursue their own personal goals. Sounds like You Better Watch Out.

Player Experience

Be Aware: This design is themed as a North Pole-esque Christmas Megagame but under that facade is a game about labor negotiations. Players should expect potentially contentious negotiations with their elven (and non-elven) kin.

The Setting

‘Twas the morning after Christmas – and Santa is missing! Where has he gone? Who’s in charge now? Will Christmas be ready in time, or is this the end of the North Pole?

After a successful Christmas, the elves of the North Pole wake up to find Santa missing – and with him, centuries of accumulated magic! Is this a callous desertion, or foul play? Worse still, with the magic missing, parts of the North Pole are starting to fade away. Can the elves manage without The Big Man? And – asking for a friend – who’s in charge now?

The Deetz!

• A PAX Unplugged Convention Badge is required to attend this event.

• The venue & play area is entirely wheelchair accessible.

• Rules and roles will be distributed via email before the event. The rules will also be gone over at the start of the game for those who didn’t have time to read the rules.

• Cosplay welcomed and praised but entirely optional.

• Age Limit. 16+ with adult escort, otherwise 18+.

• Transit Details:

  • The Pennsylvania Convention Center is a ~20 min. transit trip from the 30th Street Amtrak Station, with a ~10 min. walk from City Hall.

  • Free parking is difficult to find around the area.

Have questions or concerns? Please reach out at phillymegagames@gmail.com