ALLIANCE The Ultimate World Leader Political Science Megagame.

Q: What if students imagined they could be leaders who change the world? This simulation proves they can.

37 university students at Dartmouth College Play ALLIANCE

On November 4, 2023, I was invited to Dartmouth college in Hanover, New Hampshire to help facilitate a game for 37 of their incoming freshman. I ran the game with three former military officers. Two of them are experienced war game experts who run official war games for the military involving 4-star generals at the Naval War College.

You can see how well the students roleplayed as world leaders in the above video.

It may be hard to believe if you have never experienced the game, but the students were this engaged for the full 5 hours that they played. The students rolled in at 9:30am, and the game began at 10:30am. We broke for a 30 minute lunch, and wrapped everything up by 4pm.

Tested with various age groups, and multiple countries

We have now tested the newest version of the game multiple times with

and older versions of the game have been run in multiple different countries for as many as 72 participants in nations including

Meet Mr. Shaun D. McMillan

Shaun designs educational board games, leads collaborative video game design classes online, and leads educational workshops. You can learn more about his ongoing projects at www.BestClassEver.org.

Try the Game for Yourself!

I created a 3 player tutorial PDF as a small play test to help facilitators figure out the essentials of the game. Simply fill out a simple form so that we have an idea of who is taking interest in the game, and we'll send you a PDF with instructions on how to play.

The game is 100% totally free. I also promise not to use your email for anything other than sending you this free copy of the tutorial, and possibly an occasional update on the game later on.

Send me the tutorial PDF