To Puzzle or Not To Puzzle
Jim – Yes, THAT Jim
English - June 12, 2014 02:16 - 7.34 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPersonal Journals Society & Culture geek jim yes that blog gaming writing introspection games rpg Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
I like puzzles. I also like tabletop role-playing games. But for the life of me I have yet to figure out a decent way to combine the two. I love the idea of throwing puzzles at a group of players when I’m running a game, but actually doing it has proven very challenging. Do players … … Continue reading →
I like puzzles. I also like tabletop role-playing games. But for the life of me I have yet to figure out a decent way to combine the two. I love the idea of throwing puzzles at a group of players when I’m running a game, but actually doing it has proven very challenging. Do players enjoy puzzles? Sure, I try to make sure I seriously entertain any ideas players have for getting around the puzzles I present them with, but I’d also like the puzzles themselves to be fun. Is there a good way of doing that? I’m still not sure, but I ramble about it for a while in this episode.
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