Reverb Gamers 2012 Prompt #3

What kind of gamer are you? Rules Lawyer, Munchkin/Power Gamer,Lurker, Storyteller/Method Actor, or something else? (Search "types of gamer" for more ideas!) How does this affect the kinds of games you play? For example, maybe you prefer crunchy rules-heavy systems to more theatrical rules-light ones.


Role-Player not Roll-Player with a nice side of Storyteller. I am into story and theatrical combat. I try to bring what my friends call the 'awesome'. Christian's daughters rightly capture my play-style by shouting "Boom!" at the table.

I think Ryan Macklin does a good job of pointing out that this prompt "It's a trap!". I feel like all of these lavels for types of gamer apply to me depending on the game. sometimes more than 1 label at a time.

I enjoy mastering the rules for my PC when playing D&D so crunchy rules/Rules lawyer. But when I run D&D I care more about facilitating fun for everyone else and don't let things like rules get in the way of everyone's fun.

In Savage Worlds the rules are so simple that I find myself lurking in most games and occasionally trying to play the 'troublemaker'.

For Do it's a storytelling game so it's all about telling silly stories for me.

In the big picture I would say that the rules of a game and its themes will dictate my play style.

Evil Hat to Publish 'Race to Adventure' Board Game

Our friend's over at Evil Hat have an annoncement about a new board game designed by a member of this blog, Eric Lytle. The game is called Race to Adventure! Check it out over at Deadly Fredly. I designed this game with my design partners Chris Ruggiero and Evan Denbaum.

The game is a pulp themed adventure game about a global race. It's highly thematic and I'm really excited to be working with Evil Hat on this new venture. They are the publisher of one of my favorite new role-playing games, The Dresden Files Role Playing Game. Congratulations to them on their two shiny-new Origins Awards for Best RPG and Best RPG Supplement.

Evil Hat is also announcing the much anticipated Zeppelin Armada game designed by Jeff Tidball , half of gameplaywright. Zeppelin Armada is a card game set in the world of Spirit of the Century about Zeppelin aerial combat.

More information to follow.