The club introduced her to role-playing games. In a role-playing game, someone creates a situation and setting as the story's foundation. Game participants play characters who are somehow involved with the murder. The players must react, or improvise, according to their characters' capabilities in each situation while trying to achieve the set goal. The game ends either when the players accomplish the game's goal or the given time for playing has elapsed.
Members enjoy gaming for several reasons.
Scott Synowiez, Chimera's vice president from Easton, Md., said gaming was a medium in which introverts could express themselves without feeling vulnerable. It also helps you to see things from other prespectives. Kirkman said a lot of people had misconceptions about gaming. Most people play in a constructive and positive manner, he said. Martinek said gaming taught social skills.