Fantasy Football

[ronpyatt]

I was reading a clip from an article about online games, and the writer appeared very excited about putting a team together. This is an imaginary team with real world influences. It got me to thinking about some of the modern rpg stuff out there.

Would/should Fantasy Football be considered roleplaying?

[TheYeti1775]

I was reading a clip from an article about online games, and the writer appeared very excited about putting a team together. This is an imaginary team with real world influences. It got me to thinking about some of the modern rpg stuff out there.

Would/should Fantasy Football be considered roleplaying?

I would say no, as it would be more akin to a Stragey game at best or gambling at worst.

The only role you fill is in the picking and choosing who is on your team.

[rabkala]

Does anyone remember Blood Bowl? It was a football type game where your teams of goblins, orcs, and such could kill players on other teams and other similar things. I think it was put out by TSR. That's my idea of fantasy football.

[fmitchell]

Some of the old Runequest material (I believe) had Troll Ball, where the "ball" was a live Trollkin. (Trollkin are degenerate trolls, puny, weak, and despised by real trolls.) Like football/rugby the object was to get the trollkin across the field; points off if it was dead, or if parts were missing.

Now that's a man's sport. Well, a troll's sport.

[TheYeti1775]

Does anyone remember Blood Bowl? It was a football type game where your teams of goblins, orcs, and such could kill players on other teams and other similar things. I think it was put out by TSR. That's my idea of fantasy football.

Mutant League Football, was originally on the SNES if I recall correctly. Don't recall who put it out, but all the controls were the same as Temco's football game.

[grimwell]

I'd say it's definitely gaming, but not really roleplaying. People are putting themselves into the environment, not acting out a role. It's the "Mary-Sue" sort of thing.