Si era parlato altrove di come le domande a bruciapelo ai giocatori (ad esempio in AW o MH), fanno sì che questi vengano colti con le difese abbassate e rispondano quindi con qualcosa (magari di personale) che altrimenti non avrebbero portato nel gioco.
Leggendo "Under the bed" (Joshua Newman, 2005) ho trovato questo passo in proposito. Lo condivido perchè mi sembrava interessante.
"My Sinister Plan
Under the Bed isn’t about toys at all, and it’s not really about monsters. It’s sort of not even about children. It’s about the players.
This interesting thing happens when adults play Under the Bed: the game applies pressure to the players to
“Quick! Say something that threatens a child!” and the first thing that
comes to mind is something they, themselves, were afraid of, something that they’re rationalized away and were told wasn’t real, but never really confronted: being forced to choose between favorite toys. Being locked in the bathroom. Abusive parents. That dark space under the stairs with all the bones.
It’s what I wanted Under the Bed to confront, and I thought I’d failed. I couldn’t figure out how to write a rules that would push players to say
stuff that really mattered to them. And then the savior of all games came to the front: the players. Put in a situation where they can talk about stuff that matters to them, that’s what players do.
So, thanks for finishing my design. Thanks for talking about stuff that matters to you, cuz that stuff, man, I couldn’t make it up.
-Joshua A.C. Newman"
