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That's actually pretty strange, eyeonus, #lojban is pretty active.

On 4 July 2012 17:09, Jonathan Jones <eyeonus@gmail.com> wrote:
> Day and time? I'm not usually on IRC, mainly because I rarely see any
> activity when I do show up. I'm certainly not going to lurk on there
> indefinitely.
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Pyrachi <emanuel@emanuelhouse.com> wrote=
:
>>
>> I'm game.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 2:00 AM, Robin Lee Powell
>> <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> "History" rather than "story" (the scope is much larger than "story"
>>> normally implies), but yes.
>>>
>>> -Robin
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 02:26:19AM -0600, Jonathan Jones wrote:
>>> > So, basically, we take turns telling a story, with some fairly simple
>>> > rules
>>> > added to make things progress smoothly? That's sounds simple enough,
>>> > and
>>> > fairly entertaining.
>>> >
>>> > On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 12:20 AM, Robin Lee Powell <
>>> > rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 01:19:39AM -0700, Robin Lee Powell wrote:
>>> > > >
>>> > > > http://www.lamemage.com/
>>> > > >
>>> > > > It's a history-construction game.  I have the PDF.  I'm going to
>>> > > > try to make people play it at LogFest.  We should do it as a phon=
e
>>> > > > game, too.  In Lojban.
>>> > >
>>> > > IRC actually might be better, because it'd all be recorded.
>>> > >
>>> > > Anyways, here's a summary of the gameplay, stolen from the PDF.
>>> > > It's essentially a shared world-building co-op storytelling game,
>>> > > *except* that no collaboration, or even suggesting, is allowed.
>>> > > This has (I belive, I've not actually played it) two important
>>> > > effects: (1) everybody gets to be surprised by what happens, which
>>> > > increases engagement (2) the pushy people can't dominate everything=
.
>>> > >
>>> > > - --------------------
>>> > >
>>> > > - Humanity spreads to the stars and forges a galactic civilization=
=85
>>> > >
>>> > > - Fledgling nations arise from the ruins of the empire=85
>>> > >
>>> > > - An ancient line of dragon-kings dies out as magic fades from the
>>> > >  realm=85
>>> > >
>>> > > These are all examples of Microscope games.
>>> > >
>>> > > In Microscope, you build an epic history as you play. Want to play =
a
>>> > > game that spans  the  entire  Dune  series,  the  Silmarillion,  or
>>> > > the  rise  and  fall of Rome in an afternoon? That=92s Microscope.
>>> > >
>>> > > But  you  don=92t  play  the  history  from  start  to  finish,
>>> > > marching  along in chronological order. Instead, you build your
>>> > > history from the outside in. You start off knowing the big picture,
>>> > > the grand scheme of what happens, then you dive in and explore what
>>> > > happened in between, the how and why that shaped events.
>>> > >
>>> > > You are free to jump backwards or forwards, zooming in or out to
>>> > > look at whatever you want, defying limits of time and space. Want t=
o
>>> > > leap a thousand years into the future and see how an institution
>>> > > shaped society? Want to jump back to the childhood of the king you
>>> > > just saw assassinated and find out what made him such a hated ruler=
?
>>> > > That=92s normal in Microscope. You have vast creative authority. Yo=
u
>>> > > can make whole empires rise and fall at will. Dream up a utopia or
>>> > > destroy one with nuclear fire. You have that power, but remember
>>> > > you=92re not alone: everyone else at the table can do it too.
>>> > >
>>> > > You  create  independently,  but  not  in  isolation.  Each  facet
>>> > > you  add to history builds on what other players built before you.
>>> > > You expand on their ideas, and they expand on yours. History might
>>> > > not turn out the way you expected. Be prepared to think on your
>>> > > feet.
>>> > >
>>> > > When you zoom all the way in to a particular moment in time, all th=
e
>>> > > players share the stage and role-play together to find out somethin=
g
>>> > > we want to learn about the history. Did the crew of the Icarus know
>>> > > the aliens were on Titan? Did the rebels really fake the government
>>> > > crackdown? Do the knights remember the original meaning of their
>>> > > ritual vows? We role-play and see. The more you play, the more your
>>> > > once simple summary becomes a detailed tapestry, full of meaning an=
d
>>> > > surprises. History snowballs.
>>> > >
>>> > > What you need to play
>>> > >
>>> > > Microscope is for two to five players, but three or four are best.
>>> > > There=92s no game prep and no GM. You can play a single session, or
>>> > > keep coming back and exploring the same history over and over again=
.
>>> > >
>>> > > You=92ll need a stack of index cards and something to write with,
>>> > > along with table space to lay everything out. Smaller cards, like
>>> > > blank flash cards, work even better because they take up less space
>>> > > on the table.
>>> > >
>>> > > [snip]
>>> > >
>>> > > teaching step 1: explain the concept
>>> > >
>>> > > First, read the =93What Is Microscope?=94 section out loud. Instead=
 of
>>> > > reading it all yourself, have the other players take turns. Then
>>> > > say:
>>> > >
>>> > > =93The author of the game says I should read this part to you becau=
se
>>> > > it=92s really important: All of us sitting at this table have  equa=
l
>>> > > creative  power.  At  times  we=92ll  have  different roles and
>>> > > authority, but we=92re all equal participants and authors.
>>> > >
>>> > > =93It may sound like I=92m running the game because I=92m going to =
be
>>> > > explaining a lot about the rules, and I may interrupt and jump in t=
o
>>> > > clarify how the game is played. But I don=92t have any more authori=
ty
>>> > > than anyone else when it comes to actually playing the game --
>>> > > there=92s no GM.
>>> > >
>>> > > =93Now that we know what the game=92s about, we=92re ready to get
>>> > > started.=94
>>> > >
>>> > > teaching step 2: game setup
>>> > >
>>> > > Follow the steps in =93Starting a New Game.=94 You can read the fir=
st
>>> > > one or two paragraphs of each step out loud or just summarize, as
>>> > > you prefer.
>>> > >
>>> > > Players new to Microscope may try to brainstorm too much detail
>>> > > about the history during the setup. Don=92t hesitate to jump in and
>>> > > tell players to save those ideas for later. Follow the steps
>>> > > rigorously.
>>> > >
>>> > > =93Microscope  is  a  little like Poker: you want  to  keep  your c=
ool
>>> > > ideas close to your vest until you use them. If the rest of us know
>>> > > what you=92re going to do ahead of time, it=92s not as interesting.=
=94
>>> > >
>>> > > teaching step 3: explain play
>>> > >
>>> > > =93Now  that  setup  is  done,  we=92re  ready  to  start  play.  W=
e
>>> > > already know more about our history than we did when we came up wit=
h
>>> > > the single sentence idea, and as we play we=92ll find out more and
>>> > > more.
>>> > >
>>> > > =93The  basic  structure  of  the  game  is  that  we  keep  going
>>> > > around the table adding to the history, making either a Period, an
>>> > > Event or a Scene. For each rotation there=92s going to be one playe=
r
>>> > > called the Lens, and that player is going to pick a particular Focu=
s
>>> > > that everything we create has to relate to. So if the Focus is a
>>> > > city, each player is going to get to add something to the history
>>> > > that somehow relates to that city. It=92s a topic to keep us all on
>>> > > the same page.
>>> > >
>>> > > =93If you make a Period or Event, just describe what happens as tho=
ugh
>>> > > we=92re seeing it from a birds-eye view. You=92re in charge,  and  =
the
>>> > > rest  of  us  are  eagerly  listening  to  hear what  you  have  to
>>> > > say.  If  you  make  a  Scene,  we  all  pick characters and
>>> > > role-play to find out what really happened in that moment of
>>> > > history.=94
>>> > >
>>> > > - --------------------
>>> > >
>>> > > -Robin
>>> > >
>>> > > --
>>> > > http://singinst.org/ :  Our last, best hope for a fantastic future.
>>> > > .i ko na cpedu lo nu stidi vau loi jbopre .i danfu lu na go'i li'u =
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