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===Role-playing games===
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Role-playing games, often abbreviated as RPGs, are a type of game in which the participants (usually) assume the roles of characters acting in a fictional setting. The original role playing games&nbsp;– or at least those explicitly marketed as such&nbsp;– are played with a handful of participants, usually face-to-face, and keep track of the developing fiction with pen and paper. Together, the players may collaborate on a story involving those characters; create, develop, and "explore" the setting; or vicariously experience an adventure outside the bounds of everyday life. Pen-and-paper role-playing games include, for example, ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' and ''[[GURPS]]''.

The term ''role-playing game'' has also been appropriated by the video game industry to describe [[role-playing video game|a genre of video games]]. These may be single-player games where one player experiences a programmed environment and story, or they may allow players to interact through the internet. The experience is usually quite different from traditional role-playing games. Single-player games include ''[[Final Fantasy]]'', ''[[Fable (2004 video game)|Fable]]'', ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]'', and ''[[Mass Effect]]''. Online multi-player games, often referred to as [[Massively multiplayer online game|Massively Multiplayer Online role playing games]], or MMORPGs, include ''[[RuneScape]]'', ''[[EverQuest 2]]'', ''[[Guild Wars]]'', ''[[MapleStory]]'', ''[[Anarchy Online]]'', and ''[[Dofus]]''. {{As of|2009}}, the most successful MMORPG has been ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', which controls the vast majority of the market.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Woodcock |first=Bruce Sterling |year=2008 |title=An Analysis of MMOG Subscription Growth |url=http://www.mmogchart.com/analysis-and-conclusions/ |access-date=16 November 2008}}</ref>