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I run open-ended games, myself, though I don't self-describe them as "sandboxes," and the players explicitly set goals, and at least...

Of course, narrative and game aren't mutually exclusive. The PCs' goals may well be narrative in origin and/or nature, they might in...

I think that for some players, each mission objective is "the game," and all of the story and background and world-building and...

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My experience is that I end up adapting to the parties I'm running for; having an optimizer or three in the party isn't any different...

Eh. As long as you've got somewhat consistent optimization its not that hard once you get used to what it needs. You may not like the...

Monopoly is a lot like thermonuclear war in that the only way to win is not to play at all.

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...