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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 5644536" data-attributes="member: 8835">Forked from the &quot;Is D&amp;D Art&quot; thread.In it, a approx 61% majority answered the poll that D&amp;D is just a game.I would argue that D&amp;D has been mis-classified as a game.&nbsp; Just like the &quot;game of tag&quot; is not really a game.Here's my simple definition:Game is a competitive activity in which one side wins and one side loses or in which a player has 2 possible outcomes Win or Lose, then Monopoly and just about every board, card, sports game is covered.I suppose a lawyer could add some more fluff about rules and stuff.&nbsp; But that statement seems to cover all the traditional games that people have played through-out time.Playing Tag (where one child is It and must race around to tag another child so they become It) has no winner.&nbsp; No score is kept.&nbsp; Nobody really loses.&nbsp; It's a game in name only.I don't think letting people back-door clause extra crap so their favorite activity also counts does the definition any good or the activity.Take Magic the Gathering.&nbsp; Though ESPN may cover it, it ain't a sport.&nbsp; I don't know why, I just know that sports are games that require physical skill, and probably some physical exertion.Since its inception, D&amp;D has always had a forward that says &quot;this ain't like normal games&quot; and &quot;there's no winners or losers&quot;.if my definition is correct, that's because D&amp;D isn't really a game.&nbsp; Its an organized activity with game-like qualities.&nbsp; But it is also differs from a true game and is something more than a game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Janx, post: 5644536, member: 8835"] Forked from the "Is D&D Art" thread. In it, a approx 61% majority answered the poll that D&D is just a game. I would argue that D&D has been mis-classified as a game. Just like the "game of tag" is not really a game. Here's my simple definition: Game is a competitive activity in which one side wins and one side loses or in which a player has 2 possible outcomes Win or Lose, then Monopoly and just about every board, card, sports game is covered. I suppose a lawyer could add some more fluff about rules and stuff. But that statement seems to cover all the traditional games that people have played through-out time. Playing Tag (where one child is It and must race around to tag another child so they become It) has no winner. No score is kept. Nobody really loses. It's a game in name only. I don't think letting people back-door clause extra crap so their favorite activity also counts does the definition any good or the activity. Take Magic the Gathering. Though ESPN may cover it, it ain't a sport. I don't know why, I just know that sports are games that require physical skill, and probably some physical exertion. Since its inception, D&D has always had a forward that says "this ain't like normal games" and "there's no winners or losers". if my definition is correct, that's because D&D isn't really a game. Its an organized activity with game-like qualities. But it is also differs from a true game and is something more than a game. [/QUOTE]

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