Comments on: Microscope: the Timelines

By: J.A. Dettman

J.A. Dettman — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:58:19 +0000

I’ve glanced over Shock: but never played it, Paul, so I can’t speak to the similarities.

You’re correct, though, Microscope is all about collaboratively creating a history. It’s pretty fun and if Ben is still taking playtesters, I recommend getting a copy and playing it yourself.

By: lame mage » Many Shades of History: Microscope Actual Play

lame mage » Many Shades of History: Microscope Actual Play — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:24:00 +0000

[...] Wizard War [added july 29] [...]

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:08:30 +0000

Interesting.

So from looking at this and your previous posts on the topic, the point of the game, from what it looks like to me, is to construct the history.

In other words, it looks like the “world building phase” of Shock, turned into an entire game.