This conversation runs parallel to the recent post-play conversation among the participants of my Lamentations of the Flame Princess game. Jon wanted to discuss similar things in terms of his own decisions about titles to play, so we took some time for that.
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Posted by: Ron Edwards
14 Aug 2020
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Solo or solitaire play appeared very early in RPG history, and yet I often considered it marginal or beta play. I certainly saw it that way until about 2010, especially the second round of Ronnies and the contest/event 01/01/11 organized by Em and Eppy. By then, I’d wholly revised my similar thinking about twosie play, so was more open-minded about solo play and was even working on Cathedral at that point.
Posted by: Ron Edwards
19 Dec 2018
Games: Tunnels & Trolls
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Justin Nichol and I continue our discussion, or training, regarding game design. This session (in 5 videos) delves into the way we talk / the way we roll. The topic shifts quite logically from whether & when describing things colorfully works, to gaudy and painful consequences of moment-by-moment decision-making.
Posted by: Ron Edwards
09 Dec 2018
Games: Wushu, Tunnels & Trolls, Dogs in the Vineyard, Primetime Adventures, Cyberpunk, Trollbabe, Venus 2041, Sorcerer, Champions, Kinfolk
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Usually I wait a week to post Monday Labs, partly to get enough time to edit properly, partly to keep at least something on a regular cycle at the site. But this time I couldn't help myself, it's been only two days and here you go.
Posted by: Ron Edwards
19 Sep 2018
Games: Call of Cthulhu, Tunnels & Trolls, Trail of Cthulhu, Flashing Blades, Apocalypse World, Alternity, Trollbabe, Extreme Vengeance, Champions, Space Master, Blades in the Dark, Planescape, No Country for Old Kobolds, TFT: In the Labyrinth, Usagi Yojimbo
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I've mentioned the "Escape from Queztec'l" solo adventure from my High Fantasy corebook a couple of times in recent videos, which prompted me to bust out some dice and play it. I was a player in a game about thirty years ago, but haven't tried this feature until now. I'm especially interested in it as a teaching device, for which the text is pretty explicit.
Posted by: Ron Edwards
09 May 2018
Games: High Fantasy, Tunnels & Trolls, Fighting Fantasy
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The one thing I regret is not making up twenty characters across seven game titles and launching into fervent play right away. This was so much fun.
Posted by: Ron Edwards
06 May 2018
Games: Empire of the Petal Throne, DragonQuest, RuneQuest, High Fantasy, Ysgarth, Rolemaster, Dangerous Journeys, The Enchanted Wood, TFT: Melee, TFT: Wizard, Bushido, Arduin Grimoire, The Fantasy Trip, TFT: In the Labyrinth, Chivalry & Sorcery, Tunnels & Trolls
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