What is a ‘Play-Along’ and how does it work?
It’s another idea I’ve borrowed. Been doing that a bit lately. This time, from the book blogger world, with the original idea being a Group Read. I even (co)hosted one waaaaay back in the distant past for Brandon Sanderson’s ‘Warbreaker’.
The original idea being that the book in question is split into manageable chunks to read for a week. To read and discuss — sort of virtualisation of the even older still book club discussion, I would imagine. The host (or hosts) would set a series of questions each week that all participants would put their answers to in a post of their own.
Looking back at how the group read / read-along runs of the time were done — they were pretty regimented! With set dates to read, the questions sent in advance via email to the registered participants and a set day for the posts to go live.
This page will hold the details of any such games I host or participate in, starting with…
To the Moon
The idea to kick-off a ‘To the Moon’ play-along sprung to life May 20th 2020. Well… Sort of. The idea had been kicking around in my mind earlier than that — but that’s when I first put thought to page in any case. Turns out — there was a pretty healthy amount of interest! So May 26th 2020 I posted with some further refined information — including the dates!
The Schedule
| Played Part | Play From | Questions Up On (or Before) | Publish Posts From |
| Act 1 | Saturday 30th May | Monday 1st June | Friday 5th June |
| Act 2 | Saturday 6th June | Monday 8th June | Friday 12th June |
| Act 3 | Saturday 13th June | Monday 15th June | Friday 19th June |
| SigCorp – Minisodes 1 & 2 | Saturday 20th June | Monday 22nd June | Friday 26th June |
The Questions
I would suggest not jumping through to the questions until after you’ve completed your play through of the segment being referred to. Some of the questions will themselves be spoilers.
The Answers
I’ll post links to everyone answer posts here as they come in and I discover them. If you have participated and I’ve somehow missed you — let me know and I’ll get you added!
Act 1:
- Naithin (Time to Loot)
- Kim (Later Levels)
- MagiWasTaken (Indiecator)
- Jeromai (Why I Game)
- Rakuno (Shards of Imagination)
- Alli (The Parent Trope)
- Athena (AmbiGaming Corner)
- Solarayo (Ace Asunder)
Act 2:
- Naithin (Time to Loot)
- Kim (Later Levels)
- Jeromai (Why I Game)
- Rakuno (Shards of Imagination)
- Solarayo (Ace Asunder)
- Alli (The Parent Trope)
- MagiWasTaken (Indiecator)
- Athena (AmbiGaming Corner)
Act 3:
- Naithin (Time to Loot)
- Kim (Later Levels)
- Solarayo (Ace Asunder)
- Jeromai (Why I Game)
- Rakuno (Shards of Imagination)
- Alli (The Parent Trope)
- Athena (AmbiGaming Corner)
- MagiWasTaken (Indiecator)
Minisodes 1 & 2:
