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<blockquote data-quote="ThirdWizard" data-source="post: 2372049" data-attributes="member: 12037">Depends on how you play.If the game is set up in such a way to move toward an end goal that the players are trying to achieve, with a definate ending, then you can say whether or not the game was won or not. For example, say you're playing the Return of the Big Bad Monster of DOOM mega-adventure which ends in an encounter with Demogorgon's father's, brother's, uncle's, nephew's, best friend's, former room mate. If you kill him the game ends with the players winning the campaign. Everyone rejoices and the game is over. If you die in the encounter then the game ends with the players losing the campaign. Everyone dies and the game is over. Rejoicing might ensue as well.If you just play with no overall ending, no end goal, but new goals being created constantly as old goals are fulfilled, then the game goes on with no winning and losing in the long run. Short run wins and losses will ensue, but you can't really say the game has winners because its a constantly flowing series of events. One day the PCs win, the next they lose, then they win again.So, it depends on the playstyle.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ThirdWizard, post: 2372049, member: 12037"] Depends on how you play. If the game is set up in such a way to move toward an end goal that the players are trying to achieve, with a definate ending, then you can say whether or not the game was won or not. For example, say you're playing the Return of the Big Bad Monster of DOOM mega-adventure which ends in an encounter with Demogorgon's father's, brother's, uncle's, nephew's, best friend's, former room mate. If you kill him the game ends with the players winning the campaign. Everyone rejoices and the game is over. If you die in the encounter then the game ends with the players losing the campaign. Everyone dies and the game is over. Rejoicing might ensue as well. If you just play with no overall ending, no end goal, but new goals being created constantly as old goals are fulfilled, then the game goes on with no winning and losing in the long run. Short run wins and losses will ensue, but you can't really say the game has winners because its a constantly flowing series of events. One day the PCs win, the next they lose, then they win again. So, it depends on the playstyle. [/QUOTE]

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