stakes outside the game

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In the group Simulation.

Idea from Dhruv Jani.

What happens in the game carries into real life: real money, a real promise, a friendship tested. The line around a game is thinner than it looks.

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role-play + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
What happens to a character can affect the player, such as feelings that carry into real life.
dexterity + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
Something real rides on a feat, such as who washes up after.
drawing the map + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
The map is of a real place, and what players draw may be shown to the people who live there.
keep the game going + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
Keeping the game going matters outside it, such as a weekly game that keeps friends meeting.
cannot be won + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
Playing a game nobody can win leaves real feelings behind.
game master + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
What the game master asks of players can touch real feelings, so the group sets limits first.
public game + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
A public game affects the people who use the place, such as blocking a path.
dice tell the story + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
Some results carry into real life, such as a forfeit to perform.
map revealed as you go + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
The map is of a real place, and exploring it leads players to visit or learn about it.
rules make an argument + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
The argument reaches beyond the table, such as a game about a local issue played with people affected by it.
stakes outside the game + roll and move drafted not checked yet
Players roll and move, and some spaces carry a real-life consequence, such as doing a chore.
stakes outside the game + drafting drafted not checked yet
What players pick has a real-life use, such as choosing tasks for the week.
stakes outside the game + bidding drafted not checked yet
Players bid with something real, such as time they promise to give.
stakes outside the game + push your luck drafted not checked yet
Pushing your luck risks something real, such as a forfeit performed in front of others.
stakes outside the game + area control drafted not checked yet
Areas on the board stand for real places people use, such as desks in a shared studio.
stakes outside the game + worker placement drafted not checked yet
Placing a worker commits the player to a real task.
stakes outside the game + pattern building drafted not checked yet
The pattern players build becomes something real, such as a seating plan.
stakes outside the game + hand management drafted not checked yet
Cards in hand stand for real favours players can call on later.
stakes outside the game + trick-taking drafted not checked yet
Tricks are played for something small but real, such as who makes the tea.
stakes outside the game + negotiation drafted not checked yet
Deals made in the game are kept outside it.
stakes outside the game + set collection drafted not checked yet
Collected sets turn into something real, such as a shared snack.
stakes outside the game + tile placement drafted not checked yet
The map players build is used for a real plan, such as a garden layout.
stakes outside the game + call and response drafted not checked yet
What players say to each other in the game can touch real feelings.
stakes outside the game + playing in silence drafted not checked yet
Silent play leaves real feelings unspoken until afterwards.
stakes outside the game + change the rules drafted not checked yet
Rules changed in the game become rules for the group, such as studio rules.
stakes outside the game + race to finish drafted not checked yet
The race decides something real, such as who chooses the next game.
stakes outside the game + most points drafted not checked yet
Points decide something real, such as a small prize.
stakes outside the game + last standing drafted not checked yet
Being knocked out carries a real consequence.
stakes outside the game + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet
The group wins or loses something real together.
stakes outside the game + shared objective drafted not checked yet
The shared goal is something real, such as raising money for a cause.
stakes outside the game + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet
Secret goals are real wishes players hold.
stakes outside the game + narrative completion drafted not checked yet
The story told in the game is about the players' real lives.
stakes outside the game + no objective drafted not checked yet
Nothing is won, but what happens still carries into how players feel about each other.
stakes outside the game + set your own goal drafted not checked yet
Players set real goals for themselves through the game.
stakes outside the game + one loser drafted not checked yet
The one player who loses carries a real consequence.
stakes outside the game + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet
Each player plays for something real in their own life.
stakes outside the game + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet
Clashes in the game can turn into real tension between players.
stakes outside the game + indirect via board drafted not checked yet
What players do to the board affects each other's real situation.
stakes outside the game + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet
The group works together on something that matters in real life.
stakes outside the game + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet
Players cooperate on something real while each keeps their own interest.
stakes outside the game + team vs team drafted not checked yet
Teams compete for something real.
stakes outside the game + traitor drafted not checked yet
Betrayal in the game can feel real afterwards.
stakes outside the game + playing by letter drafted not checked yet
Letters exchanged in the game carry real feelings and plans.
stakes outside the game + absent player drafted not checked yet
Players play for someone real who is not there, such as a friend far away.
stakes outside the game + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Luck decides a real consequence.
stakes outside the game + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet
Luck brings a real consequence, but players can soften it.
stakes outside the game + skill with luck drafted not checked yet
Skill mostly decides something real, with a little luck.
stakes outside the game + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Skill alone decides something real.
stakes outside the game + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
Signs are read as advice about players' real lives.
stakes outside the game + attunement drafted not checked yet
Staying in step in the game builds real trust between players.
stakes outside the game + full information drafted not checked yet
Everything at stake is open, so everyone knows what each player risks.
stakes outside the game + hidden hands drafted not checked yet
Players hide what they are really risking.
stakes outside the game + hidden identity drafted not checked yet
Hidden roles stand for real positions people hold.
stakes outside the game + deduction drafted not checked yet
Players work out something real about each other from play.
stakes outside the game + bluffing drafted not checked yet
Lies told in the game can feel real afterwards.
stakes outside the game + rules you discover drafted not checked yet
Players learn a hidden rule that also applies in their real situation.
stakes outside the game + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet
One player knows something real and cannot say it in the game.
stakes outside the game + model a system drafted not checked yet
A model of a real system the players are part of, such as their own college.
stakes outside the game + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet
Players play the roles they hold in real life, or the roles of people they deal with.
stakes outside the game + shared resource drafted not checked yet
The shared resource is real, such as the group's shared time or money.
stakes outside the game + delayed effects drafted not checked yet
Choices in the game have real effects later.
stakes outside the game + try a rule drafted not checked yet
Players try a rule in the game before using it in real life.
stakes outside the game + debrief drafted not checked yet
After a game with real stakes, players talk about what it meant for them.
stakes outside the game + irreversible change drafted not checked yet
Real consequences of the game cannot be undone.
stakes outside the game + real-time span drafted not checked yet
The game runs over real days, and its stakes run with it.
stakes outside the game + points stand for values drafted not checked yet
Points stand for something real players care about, and losing them feels real.
stakes outside the game + rehearse a future drafted not checked yet
Players practise a real change they are about to make, such as a new way of sharing work.
take turns + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
Each turn carries real stakes, taken in order.
everyone at once + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
Everyone commits real stakes at the same moment.
no turns + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
Real stakes, decided in real time.
timed turns + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
Real stakes, decided against the clock.
sedated + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
Real stakes, decided slowly.
accelerated + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
Real stakes, decided faster and faster.
excited · stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
stakes outside the game neither supports nor works against the feeling excited.
clever · stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
stakes outside the game neither supports nor works against the feeling clever.
silly · stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
stakes outside the game neither supports nor works against the feeling silly.
tense · stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
stakes outside the game supports the feeling tense.
together · stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
stakes outside the game neither supports nor works against the feeling together.
sneaky · stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
stakes outside the game neither supports nor works against the feeling sneaky.
lucky · stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
stakes outside the game neither supports nor works against the feeling lucky.
in charge · stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
stakes outside the game neither supports nor works against the feeling in charge.
surprised · stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
stakes outside the game neither supports nor works against the feeling surprised.
thoughtful · stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
stakes outside the game supports the feeling thoughtful.
fast · stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
stakes outside the game neither supports nor works against the feeling fast.
unfair in a fun way · stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
stakes outside the game neither supports nor works against the feeling unfair in a fun way.
careful · stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
stakes outside the game supports the feeling careful.
daring · stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
stakes outside the game neither supports nor works against the feeling daring.
friendly · stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
stakes outside the game neither supports nor works against the feeling friendly.