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I normally disliked doing this, but one of the things I was virtually forced to do when running Scion 1e was to be very picky what...

In happier news, back in March, I had to fight people in my company to get a copy of data that belongs to all of us and that they were...

I think there's some confusion here about what "winning" is for exactly. You're focusing a lot on the competitive angle, which I agree...

All good here. I wanted to clarify that I was not ignoring your contribution to the discussion; I was oblivious. :)

No worries, that wasn't intended to say you should have seen it, much more in the way of apologizing for repeating myself. Sorry if it...

I didn't see your post because I forgot to check for new replies...

Yeah, loss conditions tend to be things like "the demon is summoned," "the capital falls," "our political rival is elected," and the...

As I said, in the post immediately before yours, I think the players being able to decide on their goals is one of the primary...

"Use a less popular browser that most of your users don't rely on" sounds like a great long-term strategy.

So, I do a lot of optimization for my day job, and a couple of concepts there I think are useful in the context of this discussion. The...

TBF if you're going to have a long ongoing campaign you're still going to have to win the large majority of fights you get into. The...

I think the idea that the players can decide what their goals are is one of the primary attributes of good TRPG play. Upthread @Pedantic...

Despite not getting the whole win or lose mentality, this is something I do get. Modern players invest a lot of time and energy into...

I actually feel that it works in both directions, win and loss, and that's actually important. Specifically, if your GM is one of...

You can't win or lose at life, either, but people still talk about life having winners and losers, and we all know what they mean...