I commented to Matt the other day that the last time I actually *played* in a game was when he ran the original WatchTower game in 1998.
This got me to thinking that although I’ve read a lot of games, and I’ve played in a lot of campaigns, I haven’t really played lots of games. Here’s the total list, from memory:
- Advanced Heroquest
- D&D
- Marvel Super Heroes
- MERP
- SLA Industries
- Torg
- Traveller
- Vampire
While I’ve played a much larger range of games, those are the only ones which fulfil the these criteria:
- I’ve been a player (as opposed to GM)
- I’ve had a character that advanced in some way (levels, experience points spent on skills, etc.)
(This, incidentally, has led me to a discovery about what I like about gaming … more in a future post).
If I look at it from the perspective of games that I’ve GM’d where my players would then fulfil these two criteria, the list would be even shorter:
- D&D
- SLA Industries
- Pendragon
I think this is because I’ve had a tendency to run long campaigns that I’ve really enjoyed (as has the group), and so there’s been little impetus to switch game. Pendragon is especially good for this as the game is designed for long running campaigns.
I’d be interested to read about other people’s experiences, as players and as GMs. Write a comment, or post in your blog with a ping/trackback.
Originally written for lategaming.com.