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I can see what you have in mind with your last scene point. I think, though, that the same sort of reasoning can create counter-examples...

I think sandbox is a useful term. Maybe toybox would be better, but sandbox is fine. 'Here's a bunch of pre-defined things in a...

This seems to me to narrow the term out of existence. 'It's only railroading if the GM moves your arm when you roll the dice...

I'm curious how you view typical Adventure Path and Plot Point style campaigns. I've played in a couple of Paizo's for PF2e, and while...

Feel free to qualify if you disagree, of course. I feel like my posts are aggravating you for some reason, but I'm not sure why.

I mean, I think they're useful distinctions because they speak to a GM's mindset and design practices, much more so than specific rules...

Yeah, my bad, I guess I shouldn't have used the term "playstyle" and instead of said "things" in general. As I said in an earlier post...

I wasn't really thinking of Honey Heist or one-page games, but, then, I pretty much never am. But I don't know that I want to split out...

I just think the length of the game is generally a good proxy for the amount of overall decision space and branching that the system...

The whole BG3 thing is a great example as to why I fail to see how "railroad" and "linear adventure" are definitions of different...

Yea, I just don't think the term "railroad" has a lot of salience for those "short blast" games, or something like Honey Heist and other...

I was thinking of games like Eat the Reich or The Mountain Witch, which, as I understand them, have significant constraints and are also...

I would probably need to see the game setup to be sure. I'm not saying it's impossible (at least in how I visualize the term), but...

I'm not entirely sure that I agree with your last sentence. I think a lot of games with prepared endings are railroads, but there could...

The "I have certain scenes prepped, and I will introduce massive friction if the players attempt to go in any other direction" is...