Note to self

[benlehman]

On "de-geeking RPGs."

If anyone who plays a role-playing game is "one of us," then "de-geeking RPGs" is semantically impossible.

Someone: remind me to post this next time the topic rears its ugly head.

Comments

[evilmagnus]

My parents play Settlers of Cataan. They are manifestly Not Geeks, although they were introduced to the game by a geek and had experience with more mainstream board games, like Monopoly.

I contend that it is impossible to de-geek RPGs, but it is possible to make people who do not self-identify as geeks to play them. That gateway drug - the slippery slope from Monopoly to Settlers.

[benlehman.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes. I don't think that someone who plays role-playing games is manifestly a geek.

But a lot of people who are interested in "de-geeking RPGs" seem to think so.