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Game On

Young, old, solo, or in a group. Select your favourite game or learn a new one to Game On with us.

Board game evenings, pub chess challenges, all night gaming, pool tournaments, quiz nights, set your game challenge to start raising funds.

Three steps to Game On

Who doesn’t love a game! Invite your friends, family, or work colleagues and get your Game On to change the future of muscle wasting conditions.

Prefer printed instructions? Download How to get your Game On!

Schedule your Game On event

Are you streaming or hosting an event? Either way you need to set a date, time, and decide what game you’ll play.

Set up you GivenGain page

Set up your GivenGain page. Start fundraising by sharing it on social media, in texts, emails, or newsletters. Use photos and invite others to support!

Spread the word.

Prep your space, print your GivenGain QR code for donations, and remind guests about your event with your fundraising link. Then, game on!

Get your game on in-person

Host a board game night, level-up your Dungeons and Dragons session or donate some of your poker winnings!

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Get your game on online

Minecraft, Call of Duty or Animal Crossing! Stream your favourite game or take on a gaming marathon, solo or in a group

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Stories about gaming from our community

'A true, raw, emotional display of what our life is genuinely like'—how a documentary about a WoW player gave a vivid window into the lives of disabled gamers

Learn more about empowerment, happiness, and human connection through gaming.

"Gaming allows me to do things I can’t in real life, like exploring or going up mountains”

Vivek, aged 32, has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. An avid gamer, he cares about making gaming accessible to all. He talks about his experience working as a gaming accessibility consultant and what accessibility means to him.

“Gaming is my freedom and escape”

As an avid gamer, Danielle shares how gaming opens a world of possibilities for her, about the adaptive controllers she’s found that make her hobby easier, and why Game On is a such a great way to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy UK.

How your money helps

For over 60 years we’ve provided life-changing support for people living with muscle wasting and weakening conditions, funded groundbreaking research and campaigned for people’s rights, access to treatments and better understanding of why muscles matter.

Hold free Information Days

for people who have been newly diagnosed with a muscle wasting or weakening condition 

Train our peer support volunteers

to share their lived experience and help others  

Fund vital research

into muscle wasting or weakening conditions 

Our helpline

Answer someone’s call via our free helpline 

Questions about Game On

Our friendly fundraising team are here to answer your questions or point you in the right direction.