Runescape Primer

After my son had spent about 6 months on Club Penguin, one of the other kids at school turned him on to RuneScape ... which is still primarily a online role-playing game for kids, but it is definitely for more mature kids than what you'd find on Club Penguin.

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My son shows me part of what happens inside RuneScape. (There's a screencast linked with the image above.)

Here are some Runescape "Facts" from Review Centre

• RuneScape is a MMORPG - a multiplayer online role playing game.
• 3D online interactive adventure game.
• Membership costs - $5 per month (or play for free)
  
• Runescape was launched in 2001 by Jagex.
• Anyone can play from a remote location with internet access.
• The game is the most popular online Java formatted game in the world.
• Runescape continues to expand its membership with over two million players currently involved on over 130 servers.
• Runescape is updated and expanded usually on a weekly basis with new features and improved running quality.
• During peak hours over 100,000 players are online. (157,495 at mid-day on a Friday as I post this)
  
• Players are all nationalities and ages.
• English is the most common tongue in Runescape but there are worlds populated by members of other language backgrounds. Some worlds have more mixed nationalities.
• Over 50 game worlds.

More later

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