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Engle Matrix Games are a type of game designed by Chris Engle and published by Hamster Games. The games are all the same on a mechanical level, with each game distinguished only by its individual story or setting.

Every Engle Matrix game can be played as a standalone game; there is no core game that it is necessary to purchase.

These games are generally storytelling board games, using discussion between players as a conflict resolution tool, modeled after a real-life psychotherapy tool. Although these games are sometimes referred to as "role-playing games," they seem to be using the psychiatric definition of role-playing rather than the tabletop gaming industry definition.

Unlike most other Cthulhu Mythos-themed games, which treat insanity as an amusing lark, Engle Matrix Games takes an approach closer to real-world psychological therapy.

More information on Engle Matrix Games can be found here: Free Matrix Game Rules.

This is a list of Cthulhu Mythos-themed Engle Matrix Games:

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-Engle Matrix Games are a type of game designed by Chris Engle and published by Hamster Games.
+Engle Matrix Games are a type of game designed by Chris Engle and published by Hamster Games. The games are all the same on a mechanical level, with each game distinguished only by its individual story or setting.
-These games are not a core game with expansions; every game works as a standalone game.
+Every Engle Matrix game can be played as a standalone game; there is no core game that it is necessary to purchase.
-These games are generally storytelling board games, using discussion between players as a conflict resolution tool, modeled after a real-life psychotherapy tool. Although these games are sometimes referred to as "role-playing games," and they do often involve playing a role, they seem to be using the psychiatric definition of role-playing rather than the tabletop gaming industry definition.
+These games are generally storytelling board games, using discussion between players as a conflict resolution tool, modeled after a real-life psychotherapy tool. Although these games are sometimes referred to as "role-playing games," they seem to be using the psychiatric definition of role-playing rather than the tabletop gaming industry definition.
 Unlike most other [[Cthulhu Mythos]]-themed games, which treat insanity as an amusing lark, Engle Matrix Games takes an approach closer to real-world psychological therapy.
-More information on Engle Matrix games can be found here: [http://hamsterpress.net/?page_id=15 Free Matrix Game Rules].
+More information on Engle Matrix Games can be found here: [http://hamsterpress.net/?page_id=15 Free Matrix Game Rules].
-This is a list of [[Cthulhu Mythos]]-themed Engel Matrix Games:
+This is a list of [[Cthulhu Mythos]]-themed Engle Matrix Games:
 * [[Arkham Terror]]