602 Why Do You Play What You Play?

In January 2020, I had a call in from the legendary podcaster and game designer, Ray Otus, of Plundergrounds fame. It was in response to an episode I had made about the Eight Engagements of games. He made a mention of wondering how the Eight Engagements connected to the idea of Simulationism. Just a couple of weeks ago, Spencer from Keep Off The Borderlands podcast, called in with a response to some comments I made about abstraction in gaming and also asked for a response. In this episode, I try to answer both of these call-ins... and, as I did so, I realised that they were tied together through the question that titles this episode: Why do you play what you play? Many thanks to Ray and Spencer for their inspirational call-ins. Game on!Plundergrounds: anchor.fm/plundergroundsKeep Off The Borderlands: anchor.fm/free-thrallGNS Theory by Ron Edwards: indie-rpgs.com/articles/1/Ron Edwards Interview: anchor.fm/andy-goodman8/episodes/129-Ron-Edwards-interview-ebja60Roleplay Rescue Theme Song and incidental music by TJ Drennon: patreon.com/TJDContact Details:Voice Message: anchor.fm/rpgrescue/messageEmail: [email protected]: patreon.com/rpgrescueBlog: roleplayrescue.comMeWe Group: mewe.com/join/roleplayrescue (or search "Roleplay Rescue")Facebook Page: facebook.com/roleplayrescue (or search "Roleplay Rescue")Twitter: @ubiquitousrat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.