Riskgaming
CEOs, admirals, senators, engineers and venture capitalists take on roles, face tough tradeoffs, and compete in scenarios drawn from the frontiers of technology, business & geopolitics.
Character-Driven Strategy
Players assume detailed roles and strategically build — or break — trust throughout gameplay.
Emergent Behavior
Decisions shaped by personal and external incentives create spontaneity and surprise.
Autonomous Decision-Making
Every player acts independently, mirroring the autonomy of real-world decision-makers.
Profound Experiences
Scenarios faithfully model reality, letting players live alternative outcomes that inform the present.
What they are saying
Europe is ceding sovereignty to SpaceX
This Venture Firm’s Surreal “Risk Games” Pit Truth Against Attention

The Pentagon and Silicon Valley Game Out The Tech Arms Race
Europe Has an Industrial Policy Crisis
Election Wargames: Tech and Politics Try Their Hands at Detecting Voting Threats
The Venture Capitalists Who Like to Play Disaster
Experts war-gamed what might happen if deepfakes disrupt the 2024 election. Things went sideways fast.
A scenario for every situation
From the future of American security to the global race for energy and compute, each Riskgaming scenario hands you a role and a set of incentives — then lets you live out a future that sharpens how you decide in the present.
Browse all scenarios
A short scenario about where the AI surplus goes
Explore scenario
The AI Singularity and the Future of American National Security
Explore scenario
Selling Science in the Age of Attention
Explore scenario
Climate Change and the Future of American Maritime Security
Explore scenarioWater, Semiconductors and the Future of American Economic Security
Explore scenarioAround the World
Riskgaming scenarios are played globally by the world’s most influential people. Select a location to see where.
- Official Lux events
- Community events
Click a red dot to see where Riskgaming has been played.
Play. Join. Build.
Download our game materials and play with a group of friends, or reach out to us directly to join one of Lux’s official runthroughs or learn how we can partner on an event. All of our games and design work are free — we don’t charge for participation or design work.
Contact Us