> On May 13, 2016, at 10:15 PM, Tim <xxxxxx@little-possums.net> wrote:
>
> My ideal system would not require the players to even
> know what the game mechanics are, so they don't have to "switch
> context" from their character's point of view back to minutiae of game
> rules in order to make informed decisions.

SLUG is a good example, FUDGE is the rules-heavier version

<http://www.panix.com/~sos/rpg/slug.html>

It works really well, but requires a GM who can think on his or her feet, but it’s awesome for roadtrip frisbee games (everyone crammed into the car on a road trip, the gm uses a frisbee to roll some dice in. What, you don’t routinely travel with a bag of multisided dice? What are you, a Barbarian?? Hold on, let me guess [rattle rattle clatter] Why yes, you apparently ARE a barbarian, who is suddenly faced with a fully armed Space Marine…what do you do? :-)

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