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do rpgs still have some thing to learn from war games ?????

Started by kosmos1214, April 24, 2016, 12:38:22 AM

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daniel_ream

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May 09, 2016, 07:54:05 PM
Quote from: Doom;896931I'm inclined to agree: tooooooo  many systems.

I think it would be more accurate to say we have too many iterations of the same handful of basic ideas.
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Ravenswing

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May 10, 2016, 01:08:51 AM
Quote from: hedgehobbit;895845I've noticed that wargamer and wargame designers are far more open to new and interesting mechanics than RPGers.
Depends on your outlook.  I'd suggest that they were far more prone to inventing new and bizarre mechanics because nothing new or bizarre had been bolted on to the system in a while.
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