Power Vacuum By What? Why? Games [top]

A catastrophic event has shattered all established authority — the Silent Surge (an EMP-like pulse that erased digital records, comms, and hierarchy), a Plague of Loyalties (a memetic virus making trust fatal), or the Collapse of the Last Pact (every treaty simultaneously broken). Players choose or roll the “By What?” at game start, changing the rules of engagement.

A power vacuum in games is often created by the sudden absence or collapse of a governing body, leader, or institution. This can be due to various factors, such as: power vacuum by what? why? games