I am making up for some lost ground in November with a quick turn on another show this month. I’m excited to be talking about Black Seven because I had a great time playing the game. Joe ran the game for us several weeks ago and it was a blast. Black Seven is billed as an espionage RPG but it is the type of game that groups can adjust to different genres with simple name changes. For example, change Agent to Adventurer, Facility to Dungeon, Guard to Hobgoblin, Control to King, etc., and the game transforms from a modern spy game to a sword and sorcery fantasy. We played in ‘espionage’ mode, but I can easily see playing again in the future with a different genre. In the excerpts from the game, Joe talks about how ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ could easily be played using Black Seven. Other excerpts highlight the skills used in the game, and the relation between character actions, facility threat levels, and character status. There is a neat interplay between these features which helps drive play by making it in the player characters’ best interest to do ‘something’ or act in certain ways in order to improve their status or avoid making the facility threat level worse. All in all, a fun and flexible game! Information on Black Seven is available at http://www.zeropointinformation.com
This episode runs at approximately 51 minutes.
Mel
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