Mechanics Shaping Story - Re-examining the Core Gameplay Loop - Extra Credits

Play World of Warships for free: http://bit.ly/2TCP53l New players will receive 1 million credits, the USS Langley Aircraft Carrier, 3 days premium time, and more by using code PLAYLANGLEY2019. Big thanks to Wargaming for sponsoring. Pokemon and old-school Dungeons & Dragons have a lot in common--their core gameplay loop is very combat-centric, which spells out similar subtle messages even though the themes and settings of these games are extremely different. We also look at the example of two tabletop RPGs, Pugmire, and Dread, to show how you can experiment with wildly new mechanics to reinforce the game's setting so much more.
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