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[Randomeis]

User Generated Procedural ARG

[tygr20]

A week's involvement? I'd give it a shot.

[Agent Lex]

The big problem I see with this is that it's going to be a really fine line to tread between playerbase and length. Say you make it a 2-month game: that means you can only have 8-9 players, alienating most people who'd like to take part. Conversely, if you attempt to let 50 people play, the game takes most of a year and people will get bored.

Also, while this wouldn't be bad for a group activity lasting a few hours, for a 2 or 3 month game one or more of the players will most likely end up dropping out for various reasons, and if all players are significant pieces of the puzzle then that puts you in a bind. In theory, you could then take someone from a backup "waiting list" but that just adds a layer of administrative complexity to it that nobody really wants.

All that said, I'd probably give it a go, but be liable to drop out for one reason or another.

[diszaster]

I feel like what you're describing is close to what they did for Evelyn Crane. Looks like it has mixed reviews. I signed on, but dropped out quickly for a variety of reasons.