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From: ishizaki@saturn.UUCP (Audrey Ishizaki)
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Subject: Re: Looking for a Analog story
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Date: Wed, 14-Mar-84 11:27:44 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 14 11:27:44 1984
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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
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