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Winter Camp Legends
Big Bro
| Origin | Winter Camp X (1986) |
| The Story | Winter Camp X saw the introduction of the Adventure Game which was a little bit like Murder in that players were assigned roles randomly. The adventure chosen was based on 1984, the novel by George Orwell. One player was Big Bro and he had a few lieutenants. Their goal was to spread disinformation and capture the insurrectionists among them. No one knew who anyone else was to start the game. The other odd rule was that to simulate the dumbed-down vocabulary of NewSpeak, those who were loyal citizens could only use one syllable words. This had a range of effects. Some Winter Campers were able to shift to one part words easily, while others barely changed their speech at all. There were a lot of people in the middle who could barely speak as they weren't able to substitute one part words easily. The game was modestly successful and most people had a good time. It did result in a few long-term things. Onepartwords.com was created as well as Jeff Rand's Low Sun in Sky All Day book of words and what they mean which took him 26 years to complete. Less positive was his return to WInter Camp XXI, 11 years later. He wrote on the Wall and spent a good deal of his time being critical of other campers. For the most part, no adult camper was spared his wrath and at least some of his criticisms were grounded in reality. Considerable effort was devoted to speculating about the identity of Big Bro but no one ever came to a definitive conclusion and most campers had alibis for at least some of the times when posts were made. For his part, Jeff Rand said "A lie in this case would be appropriate and acceptable" when confronted with the idea that Big Bro was not being Trustworthy. |
| Veracity | As true as it can be given the nature of Big Bro. |
Last updated by Steve D. on 2021-09-25 21:21:09.
