Ravings of a Textual Deviant

This week, Ginger asks

Have you ever played in a game that has challenged you in some way? What was the challenge? Do you think you lived up to it? How did it affect other games you play/have played?

Good one.

The Grand Ellipse was a challenge for a couple of reasons. First, I’d never run a play-by-email game before. That was mitigated by the fact that the players were competing (mostly) so there wasn’t as much coordination as I’d expect in a team-oriented game. The other reason was that the game seemed to be “always on.” Instead of a set time and place, I’d find myself reacting to emails–or more often, email chains–at the drop of a hat. Oddly enough, I think it that tended to increase the anticipation and tension, rather than allay it. Keeping that up for weeks on end was definitely the biggest challenge.

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