Re: PBM Review site?

From: Carol Mulholland <carol@flagship-pbm.co.uk>

Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 19:21:05 +0000

Rob Harper wrote:

> That's a fair point.  My main dislike in game diaries is the tendency
> for writers to reflect their enthusiasm for the game in such a way that
> it can make games look like they are different to how they actually are.
> This is often not a problem in roleplaying games, but many wargames,
> etc, come across (to me at least) as looking like they have a far
> greater narrative element than they really do.

Yes, know what you mean. We are conscious of this as a problem, and I do
advise diary-writers to pause regularly  and describe what choices are
available to them, not to write continuous narrative. (One RPG diary-
writer long ago was quite peeved at being asked to add game-play notes
to his articles, but agreed that the change was worth making once he'd
done it.)
   Incidentally, I've noticed that some of the games in the New Games
presented here claim to have a roleplaying element when they look like
standard wargames/sports games to me. Maybe it's a single-character
element which makes GMs call them roleplaying games?

> That said, I recognise that a lot of people *do* like game diaries, and
> this includes a good number of Flagship readers, so I won't argue for
> their removal from the magazine.

And there I was, hoping that you'd suggest replacing them with 20-page
editorials... Sigh...
   Of course, one sneaky reason for publishing game diaries is that they
can vary in length when we run them over several issues, which isn't
possible with a review.

Carol

References

Re: PBM Review site?
Carol Mulholland <carol@flagship-pbm.co.uk>
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 23:08:56 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
"Rob Harper" <rob@stateofmindgames.co.uk>
Sun, 14 Apr 2002 16:14:55 +0000
PBM Review site?
"Sid" <seyed@monkeyx.com>
Tue, 09 Apr 2002 20:37:25 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
Carol Mulholland <carol@flagship-pbm.co.uk>
Thu, 11 Apr 2002 08:21:30 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Thu, 11 Apr 2002 14:05:58 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
Carol Mulholland <carol@flagship-pbm.co.uk>
Thu, 11 Apr 2002 19:01:28 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 04:49:53 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
"Rob Harper" <rob@stateofmindgames.co.uk>
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 13:56:43 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
Carol Mulholland <carol@flagship-pbm.co.uk>
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 09:44:50 +0000

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Re: PBM Review site?
Carol Mulholland <carol@flagship-pbm.co.uk>
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 23:08:56 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
"Rob Harper" <rob@stateofmindgames.co.uk>
Sun, 14 Apr 2002 16:14:55 +0000
PBM Review site?
"Sid" <seyed@monkeyx.com>
Tue, 09 Apr 2002 20:37:25 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
Carol Mulholland <carol@flagship-pbm.co.uk>
Thu, 11 Apr 2002 08:21:30 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Thu, 11 Apr 2002 14:05:58 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
Carol Mulholland <carol@flagship-pbm.co.uk>
Thu, 11 Apr 2002 19:01:28 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 04:49:53 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
"Rob Harper" <rob@stateofmindgames.co.uk>
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 13:56:43 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
Carol Mulholland <carol@flagship-pbm.co.uk>
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 09:44:50 +0000