by John Mizon
This game will be played in the Multifunctional Center Maldensteijn, Malden. on the 27^th of September 2025.

It is the 27th Century and human society has spread to multiple planets. Despite political differences and internal problems, most of humanity is at peace. The various factions, spread across multiple star systems, are governed by the Interstellar Council.

​This all changed eighteen days ago when the military of Wolf-1061, an insular and secretive planet-state, launched a massive, catastrophic attack against the other inhabited planets. Through a mixture of cyber-attacks, espionage and sabotage, they managed to disable the vast majority of the Interstellar Council's military, and went on to devastate their targets on the various planets.

Through the chaos, the battleship ICSS Aegis was able to survive the attack and escape to interstellar space. It soon found itself protecting and aiding numerous civilian vessels attempting to escape the Wolf forces. The “Survivor Fleet”, as it has come to be known, must now provide critical resources for its survivors and vessels, whilst simultaneously trying to maintain government and social order, and mount an effective defense against pursuing Wolf forces…

Den of Wolves is a game about difficult political, military and survival choices in a long-term crisis scenario. Players will take on the roles of starship captains, officers, and engineers, as well as politicians and military personnel. The game has a focus on managing resources, as well as various units and assets – however, talking and negotiating with other players will be crucial in order to achieve success. The game also seeks to represent political and military systems, and their decisions, and so players should expect some political simulation.

• Date: September 27^th, 2025
• Location: Multifunctional Center Maldensteijn, Malden
• Venue open: 9:30
• Game start: 10:00
• Game end: Around 17:00
• Fee: €35
• Players: Around 40
• Registration (register before September)

The game material will be distributed by email before the game. Please study this before the game day. There may be individual briefings on the day itself.

The game will be played on Saturday, September 27^th, 2025 in Multifunctional Center Maldensteijn, Kerkplein 8 (not 8a: that is another building), 6581 AC Malden, The Netherlands. Maldensteijn is located in one of the corners of the central roundabout of Malden (or its 3rd counting from the north and 2nd from the south). If you are in front of Maldensteijn, you can find its main entrance at its right side.

If you come by car, try to park in the quarter next to the center or on one of the long stay parking places (On the Kerkplein itself, there are parking places marked with blue paint: these are for 3 hour stays only). If you come by public transport, take line 83 either from Nijmegen or from Gennep/Venlo and get off at the bus stop named Groesbeekseweg. You should be in front of Maldensteijn.

Because the costs to organise the game have risen, we were forced to increase the entrance fee for the games. The cost to participate in the game are €35 for players. Umpires, however, participate for free. The venue will be open for players at 9.30 in the morning. The game will end around 17.00. The game will not stop for lunch.