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  2. Role-playing game - Wikipedia

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    A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, [1] [2] or abbreviated as RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting or through a process of structured decision-making regarding character ...

  3. Role-playing video game - Wikipedia

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    A role-playing video game, role-playing game (RPG) or computer role-playing game (CRPG) is a video game genre where the player controls the actions of a character (or several party members) that will undergo some form of character development by way of recording statistics. Also, they are usually immersed in some well-defined world.

  4. List of role-playing video games - Wikipedia

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    This is a comprehensive index of commercial role-playing video games, sorted chronologically by year. Information regarding date of release, developer, publisher, operating system, subgenre and notability is provided where available. The table can be sorted by clicking on the small boxes next to the column headings.

  5. History of role-playing games - Wikipedia

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    With advances in home computing, role-playing video games increased in popularity. These games, which use settings and game-mechanics found in role-playing games, do not require a gamemaster or for players to remain in-character. Although they helped to introduce new gamers to the hobby, the demands of time and money on players were split ...

  6. Massively multiplayer online role-playing game - Wikipedia

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    A massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) is a video game that combines aspects of a role-playing video game and a massively multiplayer online game.. As in role-playing games (RPGs), the player assumes the role of a character (often in a fantasy world or science-fiction world) and takes control over many of that character's actions.

  7. Online text-based role-playing game - Wikipedia

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    Play-by-post role-playing games or PBP RPGs refer to another type of text-based gaming. Rather than following gameplay in real-time, such as in MUDs, players post messages on such media as bulletin boards , online forums, Chatrooms (such as like AOL , hangouts and Yahoo chat) and mailing lists to which their fellow players will post role-played ...

  8. Category:Role-playing video games - Wikipedia

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    Role-playing video game stubs (4 C, 105 P) Pages in category "Role-playing video games" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,823 total.

  9. Category:Role-playing games - Wikipedia

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    A role-playing game (RPG) is a type of game in which players assume the roles of characters and collaboratively create stories. This includes traditional, live-action (LARP) and computer-assisted (CARP) role-playing games. For their electronic counterparts, see role-playing video games.