I’ve got some ideas about the modes in which people interact with their game system. They have the funny names above; sorry about that. Also, these aren’t “categories” of course; just a few loci I’ve noticed so far. Also, I’m not going to keep doing these rather floaty idea-posts too often: promise!
Rules are repping for [...]
Conflicts in storygames can have direct “mechanics” attached, but this isn’t the only way to go about it. You may instead want some nonmechanical-yet-guided way to enter and play out a conflict, and possibly (but not necessarily) finding a resolution. (This is, in part, an attempt to mix conflict resolution with my take on “structured [...]
I’ve added a brief stub to the sidebar, describing “Governor”, a possible future project. Here’s a sample story that I might like to see in come out of such a game:
Consul Esa was elected to her post at a young age, and was known for her focus on delivering greater prosperity to her province, so [...]
I’ve been working on two games, and even had a chance to put them both through an early test. I got great feedback: both tests revealed some critical problems in the rules thus far. I’m thankful for this greater insight at an early stage. (It definitely helps that despite being “failures” in some sense, both [...]
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