tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4668544726111977766.post1074666293372414735..comments2023-06-18T14:20:00.742-04:00Comments on The Hammer Strikes!: Cooperative Board GamesGene Hendrickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935379186790612601noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4668544726111977766.post-68196856446103016602012-01-14T10:52:23.369-05:002012-01-14T10:52:23.369-05:00You can view RPGs in this fashion. Players in a g...You can view RPGs in this fashion. Players in a game system fighting for a goal with the GM acting as the "AI" for the system. Though RPGs generally do push towards more complex character development and motivation as compared to the fairly simple "do not lose" goal of most cooperative games.<br /><br />Oh, and a nit-pick. To the "purists" Battlestar Galactica is viewed more as a team game (Team A vs Team B) than a cooperative. You just don't know who necessarily is on Team B (the Cylons). There is at least one, there might be more. And you might not know yourself to be on Team B until halfway through the game. :)Zekenoreply@blogger.com