Comments on: Naming Games (part 2), Episode Titles

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:01:26 +0000

I am heavily against names that spoil, because now that the idea of the bomb has been broached players can no longer reason check for a bomb even if that was their original intent. In a sense, knowing the game before hand alters how you will act, for good or bad. Metagaming, fear of being called a metagamer, all this can change your game and your players reaction. Of course, this can always be a good thing and you can make it work for you if your careful, but the danger is there.

By: CyricPL

CyricPL — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:41:23 +0000

Another comic book appropriate solution to the “no theme” problem is to add epilogue/prologue, as in “Til Death Do Us Part: Epilogue.” Comic book epilogues often have very little to do with the story that preceded them…

By: Ian Winterbottom

Ian Winterbottom — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 18:34:06 +0000

I also like this idea; makes it something akin to a comic book, or the chapters of a dramatic novel? Depends on how complex your “Chapter” is going to be? But it does split your game into “Episodes” convenient for a single gaming session!
Ian