September 2006

• Amusement park gaming (was: [REPOST] Value) Siege)
• Risk vs Reward [was: Value] Mike Rozak
• • Risk vs Reward [was: Value] Matt Chatterley
  • • Risk vs Reward [was: Value] cruise
    • • Risk vs Reward [was: Value] Sean Howard
      • • Risk vs Reward [was: Value] cruise
        • • Risk vs Reward [was: Value] Mike Rozak
          • • Risk vs Reward [was: Value] Sean Howard
            • • Risk vs Reward [was: Value] cruise
              • Risk vs Reward [was: Value] Mike Rozak
                > Man, I hate being the nit picky terminology guy, but I was under the
                > impression that weak and strong choices were based on the outcome of the
                > choices.
                
                I'm not trying to be nit-picky either. I see where you're coming from.
                
                Some random comments:
                
                1) I hadn't read much about choices other than from Chris Crawford's books,
                which don't mention strong/weak. I suppose I missed a few books someplace.
                
                2) The reason why I use my distinction for strong/weak is because it
                explains the "string of pearls" adventure game design. Moving around within
                a pearl is weak. Moving to a new pearl is strong because, as a general rule,
                you can't go back.
                
                3) I wrote up more ramblings about choices on
                http://www.mxac.com.au/drt/Choices3.htm. The doc covers your points about
                cosmetic choices, etc. I don't think I applied a specific label to those
                sorts of choices... which doesn't matter because I don't really care about
                labels. "A rose by any other name is still a cumquat."
                
                Mike Rozak
                http://www.mxac.com.au
              • • Risk vs Reward [was: Value] Sean Howard
                • • Risk vs Reward [was: Value] Mike Rozak
      • Risk vs Reward [was: Value] Matt Chatterley
  • Risk vs Reward [was: Value] Michael Hartman
• [DESIGN] *Starting* Real Currency Based Worlds Nick Koranda
• • [DESIGN] *Starting* Real Currency Based Worlds ghovs@plex.nl
  • • [DESIGN] *Starting* Real Currency Based Worlds Lachek Butalek
  • [DESIGN] *Starting* Real Currency Based Worlds William Leader
  • • [DESIGN] *Starting* Real Currency Based Worlds Nick Koranda
    • • [DESIGN] *Starting* Real Currency Based Worlds Johnicholas Hines
      • [DESIGN] *Starting* Real Currency Based Worlds ghovs@plex.nl
      • • [DESIGN] *Starting* Real Currency Based Worlds William Leader
        • • [DESIGN] *Starting* Real Currency Based Worlds Michael Hartman
  • [DESIGN] *Starting* Real Currency Based Worlds Lachek Butalek
  • [DESIGN] *Starting* Real Currency Based Worlds Johnicholas Hines
  • [DESIGN] *Starting* Real Currency Based Worlds cruise
• [DESIGN] MMO's are for Newbies Nicholas Koranda
• • [DESIGN] MMO's are for Newbies Nicholas Koranda
  • [DESIGN] MMO's are for Newbies Richard A. Bartle
  • [DESIGN] MMO's are for Newbies John Buehler
  • • [DESIGN] MMO's are for Newbies Richard A. Bartle
    • • [DESIGN] MMO's are for Newbies John Buehler
      • • [DESIGN] MMO's are for Newbies Richard A. Bartle
        • • [DESIGN] MMO's are for Newbies Sean Howard
          • • [DESIGN] MMO's are for Newbies Richard A. Bartle
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