Re: 1889?

> From: nosnhoJ enaD [email removed]

> Well, I've managed to unearth a copy of Space:1889 at a gaming store in
> San Jose, and I have to say I like the idea.  It's simple to use and seems
> to have a lot of potential.  Any thoughts on why it never caught on?

  One theory that I have heard is that the rules and the background were
incompatible in that they attracted different segments of the gaming community.

  The victorian background attracted the serious role players but the
simplistic rules were more targetted toward beginners.

  One counterargument might be that games with very simplistic rules like
Vampire is doing well among those who fancies themselves to be serious
roleplayers today, so it might come down to a marketing mishap, or maybe
the view of simplistic systems have changed between then and now so it
was before its time.

> Are there any other enthusiasts out there?

  The only 1889 fan I know about is Ed 'Elminster' Greenwood:)
(He claimed as much during Gothcon 12 at least)

> Dane

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