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Message: <blockquote data-quote="howandwhy99" data-source="post: 5681556" data-attributes="member: 3192">I play reality puzzle games as my go to RPGs, which sounds a something like what the OP is saying. It's basically a cooperative simulation game played like a situational puzzle only on a multiversal scale. Well, not quite that big, but scaled by the scope of character classes. I don't take account of NPC classes to nearly such detail as played ones. To OP: whatever you do make sure you write down and agree on some firm table rules. And for your own methodology of play you will want a sheet of rules for how play is performed at the table. I'm always working on mine, but it's only about a page of rules and a few pages more of explanation. My basic method is Attempt-Result with the players having autonomy within the table rules and the referee reading the results from the current configuration of the simulated reality.I've found a highly detailed version of Conway's game of life works best for me as a code to be deciphered behind the screen. I generate out a campaign setting based upon the code to a large enough body of material to begin.  Then I generate out a scenario or future time line of events that changes based on player actions in the game. This is done before every session as each session allows for players to sort of program the game whenever they attempt something not covered by the rules. My game is based upon a more or less large number of English words, so when the players use a word not accounted for in the code I ask for clarification, which usually means defining the term with terms I've already accounted for. Plus, the player just configured a new part of the code, which is then in the game from that point forward (and backwards via game history unknown to the players).It can be an interesting model as pretty much everything called a computer game is a reality puzzle more or less too, but it all depends upon the players point of view.</blockquote>

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