Analysis & Criticism

These essays focus on the analysis and criticism of RPGs, including attempts to define RPGs and criticism of specific works and practices.

Role-Playing Games: An Overview by Andrew Rilstone NEW

I Have No Words and I Must Design by Greg Costikyan

A Set of Rules for Game Reviews by Ken Rolston

The Hidden Art: Slouching Towards A Critical Framework for RPGs by Robin D. Laws

What is a Role Playing Game? by Guy McLimore

Horror: Motifs and Actualities by Phil Masters

Where We've Been, Where We're Going by Greg Porter

On the Vocabulary of Role-Playing by Phil Masters

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