thread: 2005-11-10 : Open House: Ask a Frequent Question...
On 2005-11-26, Vincent wrote:
H.S.: What's Stealth Gaming?
I don't really know.
Someone out there, I forget precisely who, has what he calls his "stealth gaming group." It's like 10 or 20 people. He sends around an email, like "this week: we playtest Bliss Stage," and whoever's interested, shows. So there's no expectation that everyone plays every game, and whoever's interested in running a game usually gets a few players.
I think that's the kind of thing people mean, but why "stealth" gaming? No idea.
This makes MW go "I think it's the lack of overt planning."
This makes BL go "It's James Brown"
And as far as I can tell it's 'cause "stealth gaming" sounds super-elite and awesome.
This makes VB go "ah, James, that's right."
This makes JB go "yup, 'tis me"
And it's a whole bunch of things. Partly no idea what next week will bring, partly because it's gaming-on-purpose branded casually, partly because it sounds cool. But mostly because that's what I called it when I first wrote about it. -James
