rôle playing game

A form of roleplaying game — A type of game where one or more players assume the roles of characters (usually one each) to interact with a fictional world either defined by themselves or through the moderation of a neutral judge (usually referred to as the game master).

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Meanings

nounrôle playing game (plural rôle playing games)

plural rôle playing games

  1. datedDated form of roleplaying game.

    How to stage a mock planning inquiry in the classroom – a rôle playing game with a message

    1990, Geographical, London: Hyde Park Publications, →OCLC, page 1
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    Manual and computerized models, dealing with different aspects of city planning, are being used in professional educational programmes and three of these prototypes are now briefly described. ‘Metropolis’, a rôle playing game designed by Richard D Duke, is perhaps the most sophisticated planning model so far evolved.

    1966, Journal of the Town Planning Institute, London: Town Planning Institute, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 9

    I'am^([sic]) doing a^([sic]) RpG ( Rôle Playing Game ) and i want somes pictures of this beautiful space opéra^([sic]) !!!

    1997 October 18, MARTIN Arnaud, “Want pictures or 3d ships !”, in alt.babylon5.uk (Usenet), archived from the original on 26 Nov 2025

    Takes me back to school days playing Dungeons and Dragons - hadn't expected it to be such a complete rôle playing game. Good reading practice for a 5/6 year old too, although her vocabulary's a little strange :-)

    2000 June 1, Kevin Davidson, “Pokemon Goodies c/d 30/6”, in uk.rec.competitions (Usenet), archived from the original on 26 Nov 2025
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