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Status and Gamism - John's RPG Journal
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Status and Gamism - Johns RPG Journal. October 16th, 2007. 09:07 pm - Status and Gamism. In a recent post, I discussed "GMing as a Social Position". Here I would like to talk about informal hierarchies rather than a formal position. First, an assertion: any social group will have some sort of status hierarchy. Status in the Gaming Group. That this wasn't generally true in his findings. Studying mostly D&D groups in the midwest circa 1980, he observed as a sociologist that social status in the game mi...
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RPG Solitaire Challenge: Two Years On
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Sunday, March 17, 2013. On March 16, 2013, Indie hosted a podcast discussion of various role playing game design contests and challenges including Game Chef. The 24 Hour RPG. And RPG Solitaire Challenge. For fun, go read this thread. That lists the history of the Game Chef competition back in 2007! As a follow-up, I posted on Google to get links to updates of Solitaire games. The links are now live at the "Games" page here:. You can watch and listen to the podcast about the contests on Youtube here:.
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RPG Solitaire Challenge: Nearing the End
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Thursday, February 10, 2011. As of February 10, we have most of the feedback completed. Posting is underway, and all will be completed by tonight. To give us a chance to get it sorted out and shared, it will be posted through February 11. The Awards will be posted after February 11, 2011, when all have been gathered. Thanks to everyone for their participation and patience! To create one-player role playing games between 1/1/11 (Jan 1, 2011) and 1/11/11 (Jan 11, 2011). Read about the games in development.
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RPG Solitaire Challenge: On Solo RPGs
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When talking about a role playing game. It's a bit problematic to think about playing one alone. With war games. It is commonly done, not rp. How can one play a role if there is no one else there to witness and respond to it in kind? Role playing, per se, is about embodiment of character which can be embarrassing to do alone. Examples and descriptions follow. Feedback and play from a game that hits a bit of all of them, The Plant. Can be found here. The Dr Who Solitaire Story Game. Is a complex mix of ch...
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RPG Solitaire Challenge: Challenges
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Judges have created specific challenge categories for the games. Choose one or several that inspire you and design a game that incorporates these criteria. Judges will read each game that has been written for their category, give feedback on the strengths and weaknesses they see in the game, what aspects are most exciting, and what they'd recommend for future development. If there are multiple entries in a category, each judge will choose one as their pick. Build a Better Choose-Your-Adventure. For the C...
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RPG Solitaire Challenge: Awards
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Winners of the challenge and overall favorite awards for the RPG Solitaire Challenge contest. RPG Solitaire Challenge - Overall Favorite. Contest Favorite - Build a Better CYOA. Is a subtly awesome game that incorporates opportunities to draw and narrate into an otherwise “standard” CYOA format. As the title submitted that’s most ready to be published, Halflight. Contest Favorite - Stuff in Your Domicile. Seduced me with its Secret Beauty? I honorably mention this game after Nathan boasted to me that he ...
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RPG Solitaire Challenge: RPG Solitaire Challenge Winners
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011. RPG Solitaire Challenge Winners. The Winners of the RPG Solitaire Challenge are being posted on February 15, 2011. RPG Solitaire Challenge Awards. Congratulations to all, and thanks for your hard work and patience! The Judges and Organizers of the RPG Solitaire Challenge. To create one-player role playing games between 1/1/11 (Jan 1, 2011) and 1/11/11 (Jan 11, 2011). Read about the games in development. RPG Solitaire Challenge Winners. RPG Solitaire Entry Feedback.
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RPG Solitaire Challenge: Rules
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The contest will open on 1/1/11 at 1 am and close on 1/11/11 at 11 pm (EST) On January 1st, the challenges will be announced. The games must be created during the time of the contest. Using pre-existing ideas is fine, but all writing should be new. The game is expected to be in development. Play testing is not expected, but is always welcome. For each game submitted, note which challenges it was written to meet. One or more challenges may be chosen. Only include challenges that pertain to the game. Feedb...
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RPG Solitaire Challenge: Parallel Contest
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During January 2011, there was another game design contest going on that was open to participants. Ron Edwards ran the first round of the New Ronnies. At the Forge. In it participants designed a role playing game in 24 hours, and then will receive in-depth design feedback. Some great games, such as 3:16 have come out of this contest in the past. It's a great thing, check it out! However, the first round of the Ronnies is now complete. Or at the Black and Green forum. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Space Swa...
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