RPG Theory Review

Review of RPG theory including:

Spotlight Reviews - showcasing selected RPG theory topics of current interest.

Literature Reviews - reviews of games, books, and other work about RPG or related theory.

Monthly Review - for readers to link to on-going theory writing and discussion

Editorials - thoughts on the practice of RPG theory.

Sandbox - explorating the edges of RPG theory.

And more.

Monday, November 27, 2006

Weekly Review Nov. 19th to Nov. 25th

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Rather than a mass of theory development this week has seen the building of infrastructure, such a new RPG forum, Gamecraft . Minimality Ada...
Thursday, November 23, 2006

Editorial: Actual Play

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Hi ho, Matthew George here, talking about the concept of play. The word 'play' has both an everyday, vernacular meaning, and a techn...
Monday, November 20, 2006

Weekly Review Nov. 12th to Nov. 18th

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It has been an active week in RPG theory, combining several new avenues with some old ones. Cognition, Passion, and the Other This week, Moy...
Friday, November 17, 2006

Lesson: Rewards

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Rewards are generally considered to be what we get out of playing RPGs. At first, it seems surprising that this is a hotly debated topic. Bu...
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Sunday, November 12, 2006

Weekly Review Nov. 5th to Nov. 11th

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This is Matthew George, temporarily filling in for Mendel on this week's Weekly Review. All Quiet on the Theory Front A general absence ...
Friday, November 10, 2006

Monthly Review October 2006

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Two major themes arose this month, in one case continuing strong into November. First, was the rewards of system and play. Second, were the ...
Monday, November 06, 2006

Weekly Review Oct. 29th to Nov. 4th

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This week has seen several developments. Some are continuations of earlier themes, while others take a different perspective of types of RPG...
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Friday, November 03, 2006

Editorial: Ten Years

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Where do you want the state of RPGs to be in ten years? And what are you doing to try to make that happen? I want to see books getting small...
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Sunday, October 29, 2006

Weekly Review Oct. 22nd to Oct. 28th

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This week's theory development focus on a broader picture of how different aspects of RPGs work, whether characters, settings, or rules....
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Friday, October 27, 2006

Lesson: Group

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While we often talk of the properties or behaviors of a player, many of those same questions can be extended to that of a group of players. ...
Monday, October 23, 2006

Weekly Review Oct. 15th to Oct. 21st

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This week there have been several developments in theory, many of which constitute a different perspective on previous ideas and discussions...
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Friday, October 20, 2006

Editorial: Invitation

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I've been compiling and writing this blog for over 40 weeks. In addition to the reviews, lessons, and editorials, RPG theory review was ...
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