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Jubensha; The Chinese Game The West Needs, But Has Never Heard Of
anon_tati said in #1542 1y ago:
Is there any other competition in the roleplay-heavy TTRPG market in China? That is, is Jubensha's success a pioneer species phenomenon?
In the United States, the early adopters for such a game have a vast set of options from which to choose.
In the United States, the early adopters for such a game have a vast set of options from which to choose.
Is there any other c
Per Wikipedia, Juben
anon_kwqe said in #1548 1y ago:
>>1542
>>1547 is right, Jubensha is not a TTRPG, there is no health or character building. The stories are explored by the characters(players), you don't choose what actions to take, you more so act out the story and use clues from the story and evidence cards to learn more about the murder that happened and who might have done it.
To answer your question though, when I was looking into it I didn't see any other popular games similar to this. It's success is largely due to a hardcore initial fan base and famous celebrities playing it live on a TV channel popular with younger people. After the show blew up, people started making their own scripts and selling them. It didn't take long for a whole industry to grow out of this.
In the States there are a ton of board games obviously, but almost none that play in the Jubensha format.
>>1547 is right, Jubensha is not a TTRPG, there is no health or character building. The stories are explored by the characters(players), you don't choose what actions to take, you more so act out the story and use clues from the story and evidence cards to learn more about the murder that happened and who might have done it.
To answer your question though, when I was looking into it I didn't see any other popular games similar to this. It's success is largely due to a hardcore initial fan base and famous celebrities playing it live on a TV channel popular with younger people. After the show blew up, people started making their own scripts and selling them. It didn't take long for a whole industry to grow out of this.
In the States there are a ton of board games obviously, but almost none that play in the Jubensha format.
To answer your quest
anon_jyce said in #1555 1y ago:
>>1548
> In the States there are a ton of board games obviously, but almost none that play in the Jubensha format.
I don't understand the claim here. There is a huge field of LARP systems, in many genres, popular in the U.S. They became so popular that they gave rise to the slang term "larping."
To cite just one example, take a look at Mind's Eye Theatre:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind%27s_Eye_Theatre
For an overview of LARP systems in general, see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_action_role-playing_game
Is there some aspect of the Jubensha ruleset in particular that you're pointing to?
> In the States there are a ton of board games obviously, but almost none that play in the Jubensha format.
I don't understand the claim here. There is a huge field of LARP systems, in many genres, popular in the U.S. They became so popular that they gave rise to the slang term "larping."
To cite just one example, take a look at Mind's Eye Theatre:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind%27s_Eye_Theatre
For an overview of LARP systems in general, see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_action_role-playing_game
Is there some aspect of the Jubensha ruleset in particular that you're pointing to?
I don't understand t
anon_kwqe said in #1609 1y ago:
>>1555
I just meant there don't seem to be any LARP games that are very focused on a murder mystery story and using clues and discussion to uncover the murderer. At least none that I've seen, played, or heard about. This Mind's Eye game seems similar but just never took off.
Nothing is even close in popularity to Jubensha in the states besides D&D and Warhammer which are both a little bit different and are both seen as quite nerdy/niche. Not many people are meeting significant others at gaming stores.
I just meant there don't seem to be any LARP games that are very focused on a murder mystery story and using clues and discussion to uncover the murderer. At least none that I've seen, played, or heard about. This Mind's Eye game seems similar but just never took off.
Nothing is even close in popularity to Jubensha in the states besides D&D and Warhammer which are both a little bit different and are both seen as quite nerdy/niche. Not many people are meeting significant others at gaming stores.
I just meant there d
anon_kwqe said in #1610 1y ago:
>>1609
Correction
This Mind's Eye game seems similar but is not very popular now, I've never seen it or games similar to that in stores. And it's from the 90s.
Correction
This Mind's Eye game seems similar but is not very popular now, I've never seen it or games similar to that in stores. And it's from the 90s.
Correction...