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VARIATIONS A computer-assisted game can be little more than a collection of rules and notes on computer, or as complete as a computer game, with a human referee needed only to make the non-random decisions. It can be played remotely or with everyone in the same room looking at one or more computer monitors. (The referee must have his own monitor; the players can share one, or each player can have his own. Or only the referee may have a monitor, with the players using paper as usual.) This flexibility allows players to combine the best aspects of paper-and-pencil and computer games while computerizing the game as much or as little as desired. Role-playing games Role-playing Game s were one of the first types of games for which computer-assisted gaming programs were developed. Computer-aided role-playing game programs are designed to help Game Master s and players alike. Those programs range from acting as convenient format for a character sheet all the way up to full automation of the Game Mechanic s of a Role-playing Game System . This is especially useful for character creation/maintenance and rules resolutions for complex Simulationist games. Chore Wars , launched in July 2007, offers a new take on the RPG genre, taking elements well-known to gamers and using them to create a format for competing to do the most chores around the house or office. That the website was often overwhelmed with visitors in its first week of service is a testament to its resonance with gamers. EXTERNAL LINKS
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