ealee@ihu1g.UUCP (Liz Scheller-Lee) (03/13/84)
I'm looking for a story that appeared in Analog magazine between 1977 and 1980. I don't remember the title or the author, but the story line went something like this: A space ship leaves earth with scientist and their families to explore a distant planet. Along the way various forms of games are used to entertain people, but the favorite is "Dungeon and Dragons". This is not the same "D and D" that we know now, but a more refined version that has no DM and takes place entirely in the heads of the players. Two of the players (who's characters are not involved in the main game at that time) have their characters have an affiar. The space ship eventually get to its destination and drops off the two previously mentioned people and two others (one which is a "D and D" player). The 3 "D and D" players get in trouble while on the planet and rather than (or because they can't) figure out how to save themselves, they slip into their "D and D" characters. They eventually "kill" their "D and D" characters and figure out how to get out of their troubles. Thanks in advance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Liz Scheller-Lee "Back in Pooh Corner"
ishizaki@saturn.UUCP (Audrey Ishizaki) (03/14/84)
The described story: "A space ship leaves earth with scientist and their families to explore a distant planet. Along the way various forms of games are used to entertain people, but the favorite is "Dungeon and Dragons". This is not the same "D and D" that we know now, but a more refined version that has no DM and takes place entirely in the heads of the players. Two of the players (who's characters are not involved in the main game at that time) have their characters have an affiar. The space ship eventually get to its destination and drops off the two previously mentioned people and two others (one which is a "D and D" player). The 3 "D and D" players get in trouble while on the planet and rather than (or because they can't) figure out how to save themselves, they slip into their "D and D" characters. They eventually "kill" their "D and D" characters and figure out how to get out of their troubles." I believe this story is by Poul Anderson and is called "Saturn Game". This was nominated for a Hugo (novella or novellette) but I have forgotten if it won or not. audrey ishizaki hplabs!ishizaki
kimball@uiucdcs.UUCP (kimball ) (03/15/84)
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uiucdcs!kimball Mar 14 19:45:00 1984
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I believe that was one by Poul Anderson called "The Saturn Game";
it appeared in the February '81 Analog. I think the game was simply
called 'psychodrama'.
John K.nathan@orstcs.UUCP (03/16/84)
Re: Saturn Game: The story involving D & D aboard a spaceship, called Saturn Game, by Poul Anderson, did indeed win the Hugo award; as a result a more deserving story, "Emergence" by David Palmer, did not. sigh.
RG.JMTURN%MIT-OZ@MIT-MC.ARPA (03/21/84)
Date: Tuesday, 13 March 1984 09:48-EST
From: ihnp4!ihu1g!ealee at Ucb-Vax
To: SF-LOVERS at MIT-MC
Re: Looking for a Analog story
I'm looking for a story that appeared in Analog magazine between
1977 and 1980. I don't remember the title or the author, but the
story line went something like this:
Thanks in advance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Liz Scheller-Lee "Back in Pooh Corner"
You're thinking of "The Saturn Game" (by author unremembered, which
is criminal because it won the Hugo). However, it is either Vernor Vinge
or Poul Anderson, and as I recall Vinge wrote "True Names", it must
be Anderson.
James