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Old 05-04-2022, 11:18 AM   #36
Varyon
 
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Default Re: Gaming philosophy conundra

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Originally Posted by Lovewyrm View Post
It just technically is ...not one :P
It's not a game by the specific definition you're using, no. I recently started playing EVE Online, and it certainly doesn't fit your definition of "game" (there's no win state, although I suppose you could set yourself a goal like "have the highest net value" or "be CEO of the corporation with the most territory" or what-have-you, and the only lose state is to quit playing, given you could literally lose all of your ships, goods, and money but still be able to just start building up again from the free Corvette you can get from any station), but it's kind of hard to not consider it a game.

As for tabletop RPG's, I'd certainly count those as games, even for open-ended campaigns where the only win state is "We're content with how things have turned out and are ready to move on to a different campaign," and the only lose state is "We're tired of this crap - rocks fall, everyone dies, let's nuke this campaign from orbit and move on to another one."
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