[Other]: The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen, reviewed by SteveD (4/4)

http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/13/13978.phtml

Steve Darlington's Summary:

In which the Baron returns his game to the roleplaying field, causing much consternation; and several matters involving porridge are discussed

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[Wood]

Munchausen has always been my first choice for getting non-gamers to play an RPG. It never fails.

Good review, by the way.

[g026r]

Steve: is this a review of the PDF, or have you gotten a hardcopy version in your hands already?

If the latter then, sirrah, I must make plain the undying hatred of someone still waiting on his pre-order.

[moofrank]

There is one more reason to read the book before attempting to play the game.

A rather succinct summary of the rules doesn't really explain how to play the game.

If you are not already familiar with that period of literature and stories, the game can quickly turn into a fairly mechanical exercise in naysaying and shoving coins around. The anecdotes, diversions, and such are there to immerse you in the world and give you an idea how you should behave while playing the game.

It is an odd, almost Jungian technique.