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Daniel Lepage on Wed, 5 Sep 2012 09:38:21 -0700 (MST)
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Re: [s-d] [s-b] (no subject)
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- Subject: Re: [s-d] [s-b] (no subject)
- From: Daniel Lepage <dplepage@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 12:37:55 -0400
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On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 11:50 AM, Elliott Hird
<penguinofthegods@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You forgot the game state (of which the ruleset is arguably a part,
> although it also defines the game state, so that may be uncomfortably
> circular for some).
IMO, a game is just a group of people doing things and associating
meaning with their actions. The ruleset, records of the gamestate,
etc. are just ways to help make sure the players' mental models of the
game are roughly the same; "the gamestate" as an object in and of
itself doesn't exist.
--
Wonko
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