[RPG]: Lacuna Part I. The Creation of the Mystery and the Girl from Blue City, reviewed by mxyzplk (5/4)

2nd Level RPGnetter · #1 11-23-2007, 01:00 AM

http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/13/13473.phtml

Ernest Mueller's Summary:

A daring, atmospheric RPG where the players get to dive into the collective unconscious and... well, then it gets weird.

Go to the full review for more information.

Dr.Bubonicus · #2 11-23-2007, 02:00 PM

How many editions of Lacuna Part I are there? Is it just a matter of binding or are there multiple versions?

TheLHF · #3 11-23-2007, 05:00 PM

Thanks for the review! I had heard of the game but had no clue what it was about.

Also, it's great to hear someone who enjoys D&D and indie games! Let there not be war between our peoples.

--Victor

Hafwit · #4 11-24-2007, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by XaosHeruka

How many editions of Lacuna Part I are there? Is it just a matter of binding or are there multiple versions?

There is a First and Second Attempt. The first one doesn't have the Static rule, and the attributes are slightly different. Also, it's nicer to look at, from what I understand.

cj.23 · #5 11-24-2007, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by XaosHeruka

How many editions of Lacuna Part I are there? Is it just a matter of binding or are there multiple versions?

At least two -- I have one with a very different cover, but that was a very short pdf, I think possibly shorter even than the second impression. It's beautifully written but never really convinced me to run it - but I will one day. Inspectres of Octane appeal more - I ran the first and had a blast, and the second is great but did not work for the group I tried it with.

Still Lacuna wins out as one of the most evocative games I can think of - F.W.H. Myers meets the Matrix with a strong dose of Film Noir springs to mind, but you may well read it differently. It also has some really fascinating mechanics.

cj x

hyphz · #6 11-26-2007, 10:36 AM

The very first version of Lacuna was an e-zine article, and is still available at http://www.chimera.info/daedalus/art...04/lacuna.html .

The first edition book was only slightly expanded compared to the article, and didn't have any of the fancy design additions that the second edition has.

mxyzplk · #7 11-28-2007, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by hyphz

The first edition book was only slightly expanded compared to the article, and didn't have any of the fancy design additions that the second edition has.

I definitely want to stress that the second attempt is much longer than this original article... More of a full game, not really even a mini-game.