Hey all.
I recently joined the beta for a game called Play the News. I have a feeling it may be of interest to at least some of the people on the forum. If you know a little bit about fantasy sports leagues, you'll recognize the format.
It's by the guys who did Peacemaker: ImpactGames
The website is http://www.playthenewsgame.com/ but it won't be accessible to the public until it leaves beta. When that happens I'll update this thread.
Basically, each day you get one or two news events that come up. You get to read some background information about what's going on and see how different involved factions feel about the situation. Then you get to play as at least one involved party, often multiple parties that are in conflict. First you choose what you would do and see the projected reactions of the involved factions. Then you predict what the party you're currently playing as will actually do.
I don't want to go into more than that because it's still in beta (even though there was no non-disclosure agreement) but I'm finding it's a helpful way to think more critically about the news while remaining fun and taking very little time to participate in. Will bump this thread when it goes public.
-- Dauer
I recently joined the beta for a game called Play the News. I have a feeling it may be of interest to at least some of the people on the forum. If you know a little bit about fantasy sports leagues, you'll recognize the format.
It's by the guys who did Peacemaker: ImpactGames
The website is http://www.playthenewsgame.com/ but it won't be accessible to the public until it leaves beta. When that happens I'll update this thread.
Basically, each day you get one or two news events that come up. You get to read some background information about what's going on and see how different involved factions feel about the situation. Then you get to play as at least one involved party, often multiple parties that are in conflict. First you choose what you would do and see the projected reactions of the involved factions. Then you predict what the party you're currently playing as will actually do.
I don't want to go into more than that because it's still in beta (even though there was no non-disclosure agreement) but I'm finding it's a helpful way to think more critically about the news while remaining fun and taking very little time to participate in. Will bump this thread when it goes public.
-- Dauer