Got a free game? Get it reviewed!

[Kinslayer]

A game cannot be too short for organisation. This is what makes a one-page game seem complete instead of just someone's random notes prior to actually writing the game. Look at some of the earliest versions of D&D. What organisation? I have seen some early Blackmoor and Arduin stuff lately that looks like a given chart was placed wherever there was still empty space on a typed page. Compare this to some of the more polished efforts on this site. Granted, contemporary designers have the advantage of nearly four decades of roleplaying--models that those early products of course lacked. But it is still quite apparent how much of a difference good organisation can make.

[MJGraham]

My game was recently added to the list of free rpgs here; for which I am very grateful. Saw this thread and I wondered if you'd like to review it for your blog.

[Rob Lang]

Would love to! I must admit having something of a backlog. The 24 hour contest has provided me with tonnes of games to review. Yours is now definitely on the list.

[MJGraham]

Thanks, Rob. I'm look forward to reading your review.

[Kinslayer]

The 24-hour responses are exactly why I haven't suggested you tackle my three-volume monster.

[Rob Lang]

It'll come one day, Kinslayer. I owe you a review, seeing as you were kind enough to review Icar and spread it across the net!

[Kinslayer]

No kindness involved, really. Icar is a great game, and more people should be made aware of that fact.

Besides, those of us who aren't making 'lite' games or OGL variants have to stick together.

[Dyson Logos]

[Kinslayer]

This is exactly why pretty much anything goes for remixing Midian, and I even took the time to re-write a Public Domain variant (not a copy/paste job) for absolutely unrestricted modification.

Even in OGL creations that offer new content to be re-released as open, it often isn't clear exactly what that is.

[Rob Lang]

The problem with OGL is that (and I hate to utter this horrid truth) it is almost impossible to control the quality of add-ons. If I see the Icar logo on something, I want to know that it is of a very high quality with exactly the same production values as I have. I can't imagine that too many amateur writers would be interested in creating something to that high quality. Free RPG writers tend to be high-speed fire and forget (with some exceptions) that get the idea down on paper as soon as possible.