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.

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Weekly Review July 22nd to July 28th

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This week has seen discussion of the relationship of system and setting, as well as investigation of some boundaries of RPGs. The Solo Fring...
Friday, July 27, 2007

Lesson: Story

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Story is one of the more contested terms in RPG theory. Much like game, it doesn't seem to have a precise meaning, so much as a general ...
Monday, July 23, 2007

Weekly Review July 16th to July 22nd

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This week has been comparatively slow in RPG theory developments. Introductions Nathan Paoletta outlines an introduction to roleplaying, in...
Friday, July 20, 2007

Editorial: Goals

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Like playing and designing RPGs, it helps a great deal to have an idea of what your goals are then theorizing about RPGs. Without knowing yo...
Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Weekly Review July 8th to July 15th

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A variety of theory developments were made this week, from examining fanfiction to a further attempts to extract the uniqueness of RPGs. Per...
Thursday, July 12, 2007

Weekly Review July 1st to July 7th

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Several discussions of theoretical import for RPGs occurred this week. Ingredients and the GM Over at Story Games , Tony Lower-Basch began a...
Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Monthly Review June 2007

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This June has seen a variety of theory developments focusing on the creation of stories. Early on, John Kim discussed the ideas of additive...
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Monday, July 02, 2007

Weekly Review June 24th to June 30th

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The theme of this week appears to be re-envisioning RPGs and their theories. On Conflicts and Their Resolution Ashi brings up conflict reso...

Weekly Review June 17th to June 23rd

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This week has seem some new growth in RPG theory from outside the more typical places. Stories and Play Ashi introduces her blog with a dis...
Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Weekly Review, June 11th to June 17th

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Adam Dray presents an interesting examination of his thought processes as he designs his Towerlands project. The resulting post is an exce...
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Monday, June 25, 2007

Weekly Review June 4th to June 10th

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The continued absence of several primary-focus theory blogs put a damper on new developments during this period. Rich Warren explained why h...
Sunday, June 24, 2007

Monthly Review May 2007

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May produced several items of interest. At I would knife fight a man , a group of theorists explored the central premise of the 'Big Mod...
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