(Gaming) the very definition of a railroaded game

[roseembolism]

While searching some old Usenet threads, I found this post I remembered from the from the old days, which gave an example of a game where the GM absolutely would not let the characters off the leash.  It's stuck in my mind as a textbook definition of a railroaded game.

Courtesy of Michael Richter and rec.games.frp.misc: No winning, no detours, no escape, not even through death.

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[roseembolism.livejournal.com]

"And I have the GM's screen, SO YOU WILL LISTEN TO EVERY GODDAMN WORD I SAY!"