A massive group ofDungeons and Dragonsplayers recently set a new Guinness World Record for the most people playing at one time. With a force of over 1000 fans, thisDungeons and Dragonsgame was the largest single game ever.
We Geek Together is a friendly local game store based in Provo, Utah. Run by the Ashby family, We Geek Together began as a booth at the year-long Evermoore Park fantasy experience in 2020 before opening up their first store in 2022.
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Now, We Geek Together has led the charge on breaking the world record for the largest game inDungeons and Dragonshistory. On April 22, We Geek Together ranThe Dead Warsat the Provo Towne Centre Mall. The event lasted for over four hours and hosted a total of 1,227Dungeons and Dragonsplayers across 200 tables. Though each of these tables ran their own game, the stories were told concurrently, with the results of one rippling forth to affect their neighbors.
The Dead Warstells a story of Vecna–theiconic lich lord popularized byStranger Things–and his conquest of the fictional kingdom of Grand. The army of 1,227 5th-level heroes played as the last bastion against Vecna’s undead horde, where they had to work together to stop the invasion. John Jensen, co-author ofThe Dead Warscampaign, worked closely with We Geek Together to give both players and DMs tips on how to run these games at the same time.
Players interested in learning more about howThe Dead Warsplayed out can do so by checking out We Geek Together’s Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube accounts, where they chronicled the process leading up to the event, including footage from the game itself. Jensen also recently publishedThe Dead Warson DriveThruRPG. Available for $20, this 145-page PDF includes the one-shot campaigns run by the various Dungeon Masters, as well as maps, monsters, andtips for running a record-breakingD&Dgameof their own.
Fans looking to put more of Vecna in theirDungeons and Dragonsgames have a lot of reasons to be excited. Wizards of the Coast recently revealed themajorD&Dvillain would be returning in the revised version of5th Edition, along with other memorable faces like Venger, the League of Malevolence, and the Red Wizards of Thay. It seemsDungeons and Dragonsfans will have plenty of opportunities to tell epic stories featuring classic villains just like We Geek Together did.
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