A few weeks ago my local game store’s clerk, who is also currently hosting our Saturday gaming sessions, had come up with the idea of creating a gaming database of people in the immediate area, with each gamer submitting a “gaming resume” of games that they had both GM’ed and played. This was primarily going to be a tool for wayward gamers who had lost their groups for whatever reason to quickly join up with other players. This would also give the store an idea about what people were playing and in doing so allow changes in their stocking practices. Now depending on how far this database is going to go, I still decided to submit my gaming resume. Dividing it into the appropriate GM and Player sections. Originally I thought this would take no time at all, but after a few minutes, I realized that 15 years of on and off gaming quickly add up to a lot of games. I tried to progress from where I started, but that only took me so far. I then went from the present and worked backwards, and surprisingly that got me more or less to where I needed to be, completing the overall timeline of my gaming experience. Needless to say, after 30+ games (including settings and rules variations/ editions) I have done a lot, and to have it staring me in the face on paper is a sobering experience.
Hmm, starting with D&D (ye vnerable boxed set) back in 1976, that..., well, that'd be a long frigging list.
Do we get to count home rules sets like Chesterworld, versions 1-7 (because after version 7, Chester got bored with game design and went back to annoying his soon to be ex-girlfriend.)
Hmm, starting with D&D (ye vnerable boxed set) back in 1976, that..., well, that'd be a long frigging list.
Do we get to count home rules sets like Chesterworld, versions 1-7 (because after version 7, Chester got bored with game design and went back to annoying his soon to be ex-girlfriend.)
I sort of did this a year or two ago. I was starting a new game group with a bunch of newbie gamer kids from college. I wrote down a list of games I have played/run, games I want to play/run, and games I never want to play again. Even the negative list was pretty lengthy.
i actually did not count homespun worlds, i just chose the games that i paid money for, regardless of if and when the game is out of print. of course i don't try to think about the money aspect about my hobby. another sobering fact of my gaming resume. sad sad sad.
I'd never thought about this before, but you inspired me, so the other night I tried to come up with a list of all the games I've played in or run. Most of them were from my college days, since I've mostly just run/played QAGS for the last ten years. I ended up with around 30 games, and a nagging feeling that I'm forgetting something.
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