Comments on: Confessions of a Gen Con GM: Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned http://www.gnomestew.com/gming-advice/confessions-of-a-gen-con-gm-mistakes-made-and-lessons-learned The Game Mastering Blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bookmarks about Player http://www.gnomestew.com/gming-advice/confessions-of-a-gen-con-gm-mistakes-made-and-lessons-learned/comment-page-1#comment-2549 Bookmarks about Player Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:45:23 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/?p=895#comment-2549 [...] - bookmarked by 2 members originally found by crystal2161 on 2008-09-27 Confessions of a Gen Con GM: Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned http://www.gnomestew.com/gnome-gnews/confessions-of-a-gen-con-gm-mistakes-made-and-lessons-learned [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('2549','Bookmarks about Player'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> [...] – bookmarked by 2 members originally found by crystal2161 on 2008-09-27 Confessions of a Gen Con GM: Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned http://www.gnomestew.com/gnome-gnews/confessions-of-a-gen-con-gm-mistakes-made-and-lessons-learned [...]
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]]> By: Rafe http://www.gnomestew.com/gming-advice/confessions-of-a-gen-con-gm-mistakes-made-and-lessons-learned/comment-page-1#comment-1961 Rafe Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:27:24 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/?p=895#comment-1961 I've never been to GenCon, so I've never participated in a convention game nor run one. I think any situation that results in satisfied nods afterwards = a well-run game, especially given the pressures that exist to run a 4-hour game for a group of strangers. The mummy game sounds like a great concept and seems like it'd be a great one-off. Mystery scenarios/games are one of the things that has always been difficult for me as a GM. Some groups of players are thinking and paying attention to the clues while some groups don't. How much is too much? You don't want to give it away, but you don't want to become bogged down in clue minutiae. Ultimately, more is better than less. If the mystery is solved too quickly, add a twist: all facts lead to the husband, but the wife was manipulating the husband and still has a trick or two up her sleeve.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1961','Rafe'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> I’ve never been to GenCon, so I’ve never participated in a convention game nor run one. I think any situation that results in satisfied nods afterwards = a well-run game, especially given the pressures that exist to run a 4-hour game for a group of strangers.

The mummy game sounds like a great concept and seems like it’d be a great one-off.

Mystery scenarios/games are one of the things that has always been difficult for me as a GM. Some groups of players are thinking and paying attention to the clues while some groups don’t. How much is too much? You don’t want to give it away, but you don’t want to become bogged down in clue minutiae. Ultimately, more is better than less. If the mystery is solved too quickly, add a twist: all facts lead to the husband, but the wife was manipulating the husband and still has a trick or two up her sleeve.

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