Role-playing game theory is the study of role-playing games (RPGs) as a social or artistic phenomenon, also known as ludology. RPG theories seek to understand...

A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, or abbreviated as RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional...

Traveller is a science fiction role-playing game first published in 1977 by Game Designers' Workshop. Marc Miller designed Traveller with help from Frank...

A tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG or TRPG), also known as a pen-and-paper role-playing game, is a kind of role-playing game (RPG) in which the participants...

An indie role-playing game is a role-playing game published by individuals or small press publishers, in contrast to games published by large corporations...

role-playing game (often abbreviated action RPG or ARPG) is a video game genre that combines core elements from both the action game and role-playing...

Tactical role-playing game (abbreviated TRPG), also known as strategy role-playing game or simulation RPG (both abbreviated SRPG), is a video game genre...

universal role-playing game system is a role-playing game system designed to be independent of campaign setting and genre. Its rules should, in theory, work...

Narrativism and Simulation. The theory focuses on player interaction rather than statistics, encompassing game design beyond role-playing games. Analysis centers...

online role-playing game (MMORPG) is a video game that combines aspects of a role-playing video game and a massively multiplayer online game. As in role-playing...

Role-playing video games, also known as CRPG (computer/console role-playing games), comprise a broad video game genre generally defined by a detailed...

and parlour games such as the game Jury Box included elements of role-playing. At the same time in Shanghai, role-playing characters from literature works...

A live action role-playing (LARP) is a form of role-playing game where the participants physically portray their characters. The players pursue goals within...

online text-based role playing game is a role-playing game played online using a solely text-based interface. Online text-based role playing games date to...

Role-playing games (RPGs) have developed specialized terminology. This includes both terminology used within RPGs to describe in-game concepts and terminology...

A turn-based role-playing game (often abbreviated turn-based RPG or TBRPG) is a subgenre of role-playing video games that utilizes turn-based combat,...

Fudge is a generic role-playing game system for use in freeform role-playing games. The name "FUDGE" was once an acronym for Freeform Universal Donated...

Role theory is a concept in sociology and in social psychology that considers most of everyday activity to be the acting-out of socially defined categories...

Adam Meirowitz Role-playing game theory Game studies, the discipline of studying games in the context of entertainment and education Game design, the process...

Capes is a role-playing game by Tony Lower-Basch, independently published by Muse of Fire Games. Capes is one of the role-playing game systems published...

is a fantasy role-playing game published by Heritage Games in 1982, and then republished by Fantasy Games Unlimited (FGU) in 1985. The game featured a number...

A diceless role-playing game is a tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) which is not based on chance because it does not use randomizers to determine the...

Sorcerer is an occult-themed indie role-playing game written by Ron Edwards and published through Adept Press. The game focuses on sorcerers who summon,...

casino games, role-playing games, sports, war games, or simulation games. In Elements of Game Design, game designer Robert Zubek defines game design by breaking...

scenario in a tabletop role-playing game. These can be constructed by gamemasters for their players, and are also released by game publishers as pre-made...

Japanese role-playing game industry. It was a real-time hack & slash dungeon crawler that is considered the first action role-playing game. Dragon Slayer...

Bushido is a Samurai role-playing game set in Feudal Japan, originally designed by Robert N. Charrette and Paul R. Hume and published originally by Tyr...

feature an unbounded playing area. In the context of combinatorial game theory, the structure of such games is typically modeled using a game tree. The field...

(German: Das Schwarze Auge, lit. 'The Black Eye') is a German tabletop role-playing game with a high fantasy theme created by Ulrich Kiesow and launched by...

also become Game Theory's first editor), and Austin Hourigan's "The SCIENCE!". In 2015, MatPat launched the spin-off channel Film Theory, which covers...