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Pen & Paper Roleplaying Central => Pen and Paper Roleplaying Games (RPGs) Discussion => Topic started by: FASERIP on August 30, 2009, 09:20:24 PM

Title: Swine Flu RPG
Post by: FASERIP on August 30, 2009, 09:20:24 PM
This shit's (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1209974/Fluedo-Health-chiefs-introduce-latest-weapon-war-swine-flu.html?ITO=1490) nuts.

Quote...now health chiefs have unveiled a bizarre new tactic to combat the virus – a role-play game using a set of dice.

The Flu Pandemic Game, which can be downloaded from the Department of Health's website, is for three to 60 players, takes around 90 minutes and has chance cards much like Monopoly....

The rules also recommend that the person running the game, known as the facilitator, has 'substantial experience of delivering training on sensitive topics', such as child protection.

Unlike in real life, however, the game does not actually allow players to die because, as officials claim, it would make it too 'unwieldy'.

Damn. Not a real RPG then.

Game here (http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_101332).
Title: Swine Flu RPG
Post by: Tahmoh on August 31, 2009, 03:44:15 AM
Sounds abit like a hybrid forge/regular boardgame type of deal to me, then again swine flu sounds like something you get from visiting the forge one to many times :)
Title: Swine Flu RPG
Post by: RPGPundit on September 01, 2009, 01:11:37 AM
I'm pretty sure this isn't technically an RPG in the way we mean the term...

RPGPundit
Title: Swine Flu RPG
Post by: The Shaman on September 01, 2009, 01:20:47 AM
Try this (http://www.virology.nl/).

Click on "Computergame: The Great Flu."

Not an rpg, but brilliant nonetheless.