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| Copied and followed up to .fun.gaming (...) I can understand this now that I have given more thought to the term. Such games have a relatively strict plot and to play through it, the player must solve a series of steps to reveal the story. (...) I (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.gaming)
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| (...) The execrable Spelljammer campaign setting has this information--I'll get you a page reference when I get home... 8^) Dave! (24 years ago, 26-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Actually, I agree with Bruce, Interractive Fiction is best kept to refer to games following closely in the footsteps of Zork. (...) See the problem with defining what you and I would call an RPG is that each of the key elements is common in (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) <snippage> (...) I agree with you on this, Frank. I favor catagorization also. Your term, Interactive Fiction is a nice one, possibly a broad catagory that includes many other sub-types of games. Role Playing Games traditionally are those that (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) And why not a party of characters? IIRC, one of the rules in the game states that you must control or deploy a "leader" character, in which this game revolves, although you can control party proponents as well, there are several rule (...) (24 years ago, 25-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| Nice conversation of Bush Jr (hmm!) with Condi Rice after Hu Jintao was named chief of the Communist Party in China. George: Condi! Nice to see you. What's happening? Condi: Sir, I have the report here about the new leader of China. George: Great. (...) (24 years ago, 25-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.pun, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Yea, I guess I was being somewhat careless. I agree, there is a difference between IF and CRPG (though in my opinion, less than the difference between CRPG and traditional RPG). One problem I have though is that while people in the know refer (...) (24 years ago, 25-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) I think you have gone on to do precisely what you decry: blurring definitions. RPG is not really diluted by computer versions inasmuch as they are usually referred to as CRPG (Computer RPG). CRPG carries a host of implied differences from (...) (24 years ago, 25-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) the rules, I would not really call this an RPG. While any game (including Monopoly) could be considered a "role playing game", in the (non-computer) gaming industry, the term RPG has traditionally reffered to a game style where players (...) (24 years ago, 25-Nov-02, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
| | | | | Re: How to get free shipping from S@H without spending $99
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| (...) I don't usually build in the bathroom, but sometimes I dismantle and clean LEGO in the bathroom, using the tub. I've done a lot less out here than back in NC, but then I haven't bought nearly as much used LEGO since I've moved. The two brick (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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