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Hello! Welcome to the website of the Committee for the Advancement of Role-Playing Games (CAR-PGa), an international network of researchers into all aspects of role-playing games. (By "role-playing games," we generally mean what are referred to as "traditional" or "tabletop" or "paper-and-pencil" or "pencil-and-dice" role-playing games, not video games. For more details, see "What are RPGs?" at left.)

This site contains several basic categories of information, all of which are accessible via the menu at left: information on what role-playing games (RPGs) are, an annotated bibliography of studies, court cases, and other literature, advice on how to discuss/defend role-playing games, and, of course, a lot of information about us. If you've got what you suspect is a frequently asked question, check out the FAQ page first. Can't find what you're looking for anywhere? Contact an Officer, then try our Links while you wait.

Any problems with this site should be directed to the webmaster (e-mail: webmaster @ this domain, car-pga.org); any disagreements with its contents should be directed to an Officer.

Announcements

01 January 2008: We need your help!
Yes, your help. Among the pages we have up is a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page. Our problem? We don't know what most of those questions are! So tell us: What questions do you get asked about RPGs by parents, friends, coworkers, and other "concerned citizens"? What questions do you have of your own? E-mail our webmaster (webmaster @ this domain) with your questions. Other pages still under development: a comprehensive list of our library holdings, a history of attacks on RPGs, and a page on advocacy and outreach.
01 January 2008: Grand Opening
The site is now open to the public. Many thanks to Howard Tayler of the webcomic Schlock Mercenary (http://www.schlockmercenary.com/) for providing the impetus for creating this site and some initial publicity.