tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24434266.post115137092217093311..comments2024-02-26T21:38:35.761+11:00Comments on The Dust Forms Words: Towards A Casual RPG (Part 2)Greg Tannahillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00823898295759037081noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24434266.post-1151376184980765302006-06-27T12:43:00.000+10:002006-06-27T12:43:00.000+10:00Well, Mind's Eye Theatre used rock/paper/scissors,...Well, Mind's Eye Theatre used rock/paper/scissors, which seemed to work for it, and then had some qualifications about how many rounds you went and so forth based on your stats. For various reasons I'd prefer to not use that particular route, and of course there were a lot of OTHER things wrong with Mind's Eye, but it's still a pretty good example. <BR/><BR/>I also like the idea of a token-exchange system. You have X tokens; if you want to win a dispute, you just have to be willing to spend more tokens than the other guy. It's not about who's better, it's about who wants it more.<BR/><BR/>Munchkin, for all its RPG trappings, is really just a card game. An RPG needs to allow the player to be capable of identifying with their character, and needs to be capable of generating meaningful narrative, neither of which Munchkin delivers. I can think of plenty of decent casual games - it's the casual ROLEPLAYING game bit that's tricky.Greg Tannahillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00823898295759037081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24434266.post-1151375253239950932006-06-27T12:27:00.000+10:002006-06-27T12:27:00.000+10:00I think that the biggest challenge will be creatin...I think that the biggest challenge will be creating the single mechanic that will be able to resolve all (or most) of the possible conflict situations. That would basically cover Jargon-free and One-button design.<BR/><BR/>As a side note, I wonder how close the Munchkin cardgames come to your definition of casual RPG.<BR/><BR/>Word of the Day: olqxisjg (in a very odd font)Duncan Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280914228859902589noreply@blogger.com