Contenders: A Role-Playing Game of Blood & Sweat¸ Pain & Hope
A GMless role-playing game about professional boxers¸ focusing on the seedy underbelly of the boxing world and personal struggles. It has a scene resolution mechanic using playing cards similar toPrimetime Adventures. Each player takes a turn to define a type of scene for their character¸ and the scene's conflict is resolved by drawing a number of cards for the character and the opposition. If the player has more red cards¸ he succeeds in the scene. Whoever has the highest card¸ though¸ gets narration rights. The type of scene determines what stats are affected by success or failure. Boxing fights have a further system of selecting strategies for each round. After a character reaches a certain score in his reputation stat¸ the endgame is reached and players determine if the boxers have achieved their dreams. - A description fromdarkshire.netwith kind permission of John H. Kim