Comments on: What is Microscope? http://www.lamemage.com/blog/index.php/87/what-is-microscope/ Play more Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:30:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Adam Dray http://www.lamemage.com/blog/index.php/87/what-is-microscope/#comment-1698 Adam Dray Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:56:56 +0000 http://www.lamemage.com/blog/?p=87#comment-1698 Ben, I'd love to give this a whirl. I'll probably do an online game with wiki support. Can I get a playtest copy? Adam Ben,

I’d love to give this a whirl. I’ll probably do an online game with wiki support. Can I get a playtest copy?

Adam

]]> By: Episode 46 http://www.lamemage.com/blog/index.php/87/what-is-microscope/#comment-1600 Episode 46 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:08:48 +0000 http://www.lamemage.com/blog/?p=87#comment-1600 [...] Microscope http://www.lamemage.com/blog/index.php/87/what-is-microscope/ [...] [...] Microscope http://www.lamemage.com/blog/index.php/87/what-is-microscope/ [...]

]]> By: ben robbins http://www.lamemage.com/blog/index.php/87/what-is-microscope/#comment-1073 ben robbins Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:44:49 +0000 http://www.lamemage.com/blog/?p=87#comment-1073 Actual play report of a two-player Microscope game: <a href="http://www.story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=9824" rel="nofollow">The Rat-ening</a> Rise of hybrid animals, a dying sun, and Sydney gets nuked. <i>"Why would you [nuke Sydney]?" "Because I'm evil, let's play."</i> Update: moved the Microscope actual play reports <a href="http://www.lamemage.com/blog/index.php/107/many-shades-of-history-microscope-actual-play/" rel="nofollow">into their own thread</a>, because they are too cool. Actual play report of a two-player Microscope game:

The Rat-ening

Rise of hybrid animals, a dying sun, and Sydney gets nuked.

“Why would you [nuke Sydney]?”
“Because I’m evil, let’s play.”

Update: moved the Microscope actual play reports into their own thread, because they are too cool.

]]> By: ben robbins http://www.lamemage.com/blog/index.php/87/what-is-microscope/#comment-1069 ben robbins Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:13:32 +0000 http://www.lamemage.com/blog/?p=87#comment-1069 Another AP from one of the external playtest groups: <a href="http://www.jadettman.com/deconstructinginfinity/?p=687" rel="nofollow">Scourging of the Sky</a> Magical sky-cities, the bond between elves and dragons, and no mundane means of reaching the ground... Another AP from one of the external playtest groups:

Scourging of the Sky

Magical sky-cities, the bond between elves and dragons, and no mundane means of reaching the ground…

]]> By: ben robbins http://www.lamemage.com/blog/index.php/87/what-is-microscope/#comment-1039 ben robbins Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:24:41 +0000 http://www.lamemage.com/blog/?p=87#comment-1039 Great actual play report from one of the playtest groups. Alternate real world history meets Cthulhu: <a href="http://nmarshall23.livejournal.com/5191.html" rel="nofollow">When the Stars are Right</a> <i>"My first bit of History was the event that Alexander Graham Bell was the one that contacted the Mythos beings while trying to speak to the dead..."</i> Great actual play report from one of the playtest groups. Alternate real world history meets Cthulhu:

When the Stars are Right

“My first bit of History was the event that Alexander Graham Bell was the one that contacted the Mythos beings while trying to speak to the dead…”

]]> By: elaisabet http://www.lamemage.com/blog/index.php/87/what-is-microscope/#comment-973 elaisabet Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:16:25 +0000 http://www.lamemage.com/blog/?p=87#comment-973 what is microscope????? what is microscope?????

]]> By: ben robbins http://www.lamemage.com/blog/index.php/87/what-is-microscope/#comment-953 ben robbins Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:55:09 +0000 http://www.lamemage.com/blog/?p=87#comment-953 Did you want to join the <a href="http://www.lamemage.com/blog/index.php/99/microscope-needs-playtesters/" rel="nofollow">playtest</a> Simon? Did you want to join the playtest Simon?

]]> By: timeLESS http://www.lamemage.com/blog/index.php/87/what-is-microscope/#comment-952 timeLESS Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:29:49 +0000 http://www.lamemage.com/blog/?p=87#comment-952 Hi Ben, im starting off a new playgroup pretty soonish made up of entirely inexperienced "story" gamers. Could be nice to see how that goes with your game which sounds pretty darn interesting. -Simon Kempes Hi Ben, im starting off a new playgroup pretty soonish made up of entirely inexperienced “story” gamers. Could be nice to see how that goes with your game which sounds pretty darn interesting.

-Simon Kempes

]]> By: ben robbins http://www.lamemage.com/blog/index.php/87/what-is-microscope/#comment-896 ben robbins Fri, 29 May 2009 09:14:07 +0000 http://www.lamemage.com/blog/?p=87#comment-896 I'm going to be putting out a call for outside playtest groups fairly soon. We've played it a bunch already with an assortment of people, but it's time to see how it works with people who've never been briefed by me. I'll post about playtesting in the next week or so (as soon as I get the latest draft nice and polished), so keep your eyes peeled. I’m going to be putting out a call for outside playtest groups fairly soon. We’ve played it a bunch already with an assortment of people, but it’s time to see how it works with people who’ve never been briefed by me.

I’ll post about playtesting in the next week or so (as soon as I get the latest draft nice and polished), so keep your eyes peeled.

]]> By: deadlytoque http://www.lamemage.com/blog/index.php/87/what-is-microscope/#comment-893 deadlytoque Tue, 26 May 2009 19:47:55 +0000 http://www.lamemage.com/blog/?p=87#comment-893 I'd also dig being in on the public playtest. I've just started a new "story games club" dedicated to doing some "alternative" rping, and a playtest would be an ideal team-building experience for us as well as a great experience. -Adam Drew I’d also dig being in on the public playtest. I’ve just started a new “story games club” dedicated to doing some “alternative” rping, and a playtest would be an ideal team-building experience for us as well as a great experience.

-Adam Drew

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