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-In '''role-playing''' games, the player's identification with a fictional or historical [[character]] is an essential element of the game.
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-Whereas in chess or go, one may simply focus on winning, in RPG's there is a significant element of fantasy. A chess player may not think of himself as the Marshall of forces, or imagine the violent death of an opposing "knight". In fact, such imaginings are rarely described.
-RPG players sometimes play in costume.
-It is not just board games but also fantasy novels and even historical battles which attract players. In an annual event in the Pacific Northwest, players dress up as their favorite ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' characters and compete in teams: the good side being the hobbits and their protectors, and the bad side being orcs and other enemies. Children are cast as hobbits.
-Civil War enthusiasts often re-enact battles of the [[US Civil War]].
-==See also==
-* [[Dungeons and Dragons]]
-[[Category:Games]]