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<blockquote data-quote="pawsplay" data-source="post: 5002068" data-attributes="member: 15538">I think I'd like to claim that D&amp;D is an &quot;amusement or pastime,&quot; with its similarities to competitive games boosting that use of the word &quot;game.&quot; Definition 1 and 3 are not exclusive, and the dictionary is not a technical reference but a linguistice one. I would not classify D&amp;D as &quot;competitive&quot;.Main Entry: com·pe·ti·tion Pronunciation: \ˌkäm-pə-ˈti-shən\Function: noun Etymology: Late Latin competition-, competitio, from Latin competereDate: 15791 : the act or process of competing : rivalry: as a : the effort of two or more parties acting independently to secure the business of a third party by offering the most favorable terms b : active demand by two or more organisms or kinds of organisms for some environmental resource in short supply 2 : a contest between rivals; also : one's competitors &lt;faced tough competition&gt;Main Entry: 1ri·val Pronunciation: \ˈrī-vəl\Function: noun Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin rivalis one using the same stream as another, rival in love, from rivalis of a stream, from rivus stream — more at runDate: 15771 a : one of two or more striving to reach or obtain something that only one can possess b : one striving for competitive advantage2 obsolete : companion, associate3 : equal, peerThe GM and players are not &quot;rivals.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pawsplay, post: 5002068, member: 15538"] I think I'd like to claim that D&D is an "amusement or pastime," with its similarities to competitive games boosting that use of the word "game." Definition 1 and 3 are not exclusive, and the dictionary is not a technical reference but a linguistice one. I would not classify D&D as "competitive". Main Entry: com·pe·ti·tion Pronunciation: \ˌkäm-pə-ˈti-shən\ Function: noun Etymology: Late Latin competition-, competitio, from Latin competere Date: 1579 1 : the act or process of competing : rivalry: as a : the effort of two or more parties acting independently to secure the business of a third party by offering the most favorable terms b : active demand by two or more organisms or kinds of organisms for some environmental resource in short supply 2 : a contest between rivals; also : one's competitors <faced tough competition> Main Entry: 1ri·val Pronunciation: \ˈrī-vəl\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin rivalis one using the same stream as another, rival in love, from rivalis of a stream, from rivus stream — more at run Date: 1577 1 a : one of two or more striving to reach or obtain something that only one can possess b : one striving for competitive advantage 2 obsolete : companion, associate 3 : equal, peer The GM and players are not "rivals." [/QUOTE]

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