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Christian Lindke's avatar

It is a fun game and you hit the nail on the head regarding what type of game it is, as it is very much a party game rpg. I think it was an interesting choice that didn't meet the desires of either the RPG crowd or the casual crowd for a gaming experience. Too little crunch for the gamers of the era and too much for the Host a Murder crowd.

TRT's avatar

I have never heard of this. It's amazing. There were so many RPGs based on TV. There's now even a Space:1999 RPG. That adds to Dr Who RPG, Ghostbusters RPG, erm... there's others.

Never anything like this. Brilliant concept. Scripted victory conditions.

TRT's avatar

Ooh. Ohh. Oooh.

Book idea.

The Scriptwriter's Guide to the Galaxy.

A biography of Douglas Adams.

fillups44's avatar

Oh my gosh!! I was so curious about this game, thanks so much for this column!!!!

It's too bad the game wasn't scalable for different numbers of players. That seems like a do-able tweak or maybe a couple of more intimate scenario scripts or a way to make the characters NPCs. I still find the attempt fascinating.