On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 8:35 PM, Jacob Errington &= lt;nictytan@gmail.c= om> wrote:

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 the= re
> 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@digita= lkingdom.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> "History" rather than "story" (the scope i= s 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 f= airly 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@d= igitalkingdom.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. =A0I have= the PDF. =A0I'm going to
>>> > > > try to make people play it at LogFest. =A0We sh= ould do it as a phone
>>> > > > game, too. =A0In Lojban.
>>> > >
>>> > > IRC actually might be better, because it'd all b= e recorded.
>>> > >
>>> > > Anyways, here's a summary of the gameplay, stole= n from the PDF.
>>> > > It's essentially a shared world-building co-op s= torytelling 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 galacti= c civilization=85
>>> > >
>>> > > - Fledgling nations arise from the ruins of the empi= re=85
>>> > >
>>> > > - An ancient line of dragon-kings dies out as magic = fades from the
>>> > > =A0realm=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 =A0the =A0entire =A0Dune =A0series, = =A0the =A0Silmarillion, =A0or
>>> > > the =A0rise =A0and =A0fall of Rome in an afternoon? = That=92s Microscope.
>>> > >
>>> > > But =A0you =A0don=92t =A0play =A0the =A0history =A0f= rom =A0start =A0to =A0finish,
>>> > > marching =A0along in chronological order. Instead, y= ou build your
>>> > > history from the outside in. You start off knowing t= he big picture,
>>> > > the grand scheme of what happens, then you dive in a= nd explore what
>>> > > happened in between, the how and why that shaped eve= nts.
>>> > >
>>> > > You are free to jump backwards or forwards, zooming = in or out to
>>> > > look at whatever you want, defying limits of time an= d space. Want to
>>> > > leap a thousand years into the future and see how an= institution
>>> > > shaped society? Want to jump back to the childhood o= f the king you
>>> > > just saw assassinated and find out what made him suc= h a hated ruler?
>>> > > That=92s normal in Microscope. You have vast creativ= e authority. You
>>> > > 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 d= o it too.
>>> > >
>>> > > You =A0create =A0independently, =A0but =A0not =A0in = =A0isolation. =A0Each =A0facet
>>> > > you =A0add to history builds on what other players b= uilt before you.
>>> > > You expand on their ideas, and they expand on yours.= History might
>>> > > not turn out the way you expected. Be prepared to th= ink on your
>>> > > feet.
>>> > >
>>> > > When you zoom all the way in to a particular moment = in time, all the
>>> > > players share the stage and role-play together to fi= nd out something
>>> > > 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 mean= ing of their
>>> > > ritual vows? We role-play and see. The more you play= , the more your
>>> > > once simple summary becomes a detailed tapestry, ful= l of meaning and
>>> > > 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 sin= gle session, or
>>> > > keep coming back and exploring the same history over= and over again.
>>> > >
>>> > > You=92ll need a stack of index cards and something t= o write with,
>>> > > along with table space to lay everything out. Smalle= r cards, like
>>> > > blank flash cards, work even better because they tak= e up less space
>>> > > on the table.
>>> > >
>>> > > [snip]
>>> > >
>>> > > teaching step 1: explain the concept
>>> > >
>>> > > First, read the =93What Is Microscope?=94 section ou= t 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 pa= rt to you because
>>> > > it=92s really important: All of us sitting at this t= able have =A0equal
>>> > > creative =A0power. =A0At =A0times =A0we=92ll =A0have= =A0different roles and
>>> > > authority, but we=92re all equal participants and au= thors.
>>> > >
>>> > > =93It may sound like I=92m running the game because = I=92m going to be
>>> > > explaining a lot about the rules, and I may interrup= t and jump in to
>>> > > clarify how the game is played. But I don=92t have a= ny more authority
>>> > > than anyone else when it comes to actually playing t= he 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 c= an read the first
>>> > > 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 t= he steps
>>> > > rigorously.
>>> > >
>>> > > =93Microscope =A0is =A0a =A0little like Poker: you w= ant =A0to =A0keep =A0your cool
>>> > > 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 =A0that =A0setup =A0is =A0done, =A0we=92re = =A0ready =A0to =A0start =A0play. =A0We
>>> > > already know more about our history than we did when= we came up with
>>> > > the single sentence idea, and as we play we=92ll fin= d out more and
>>> > > more.
>>> > >
>>> > > =93The =A0basic =A0structure =A0of =A0the =A0game = =A0is =A0that =A0we =A0keep =A0going
>>> > > around the table adding to the history, making eithe= r a Period, an
>>> > > Event or a Scene. For each rotation there=92s going = to be one player
>>> > > called the Lens, and that player is going to pick a = particular Focus
>>> > > that everything we create has to relate to. So if th= e Focus is a
>>> > > city, each player is going to get to add something t= o 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 though
>>> > > we=92re seeing it from a birds-eye view. You=92re in= charge, =A0and =A0the
>>> > > rest =A0of =A0us =A0are =A0eagerly =A0listening =A0t= o =A0hear what =A0you =A0have =A0to
>>> > > say. =A0If =A0you =A0make =A0a =A0Scene, =A0we =A0al= l =A0pick characters and
>>> > > role-play to find out what really happened in that m= oment of
>>> > > history.=94
>>> > >
>>> > > - --------------------
>>> > >
>>> > > -Robin
>>> > >
>>> > > --
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