The Gam3: Origin
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An engineer, Bradley Cooper, is finally beginning to settle into a routine. Realizing where his life is headed, he takes a gamble on a vague government job offer and finds himself secreted off to an undisclosed location for a clandestine orientation.Just what is this 'Game' exactly? And why is the government so interested in having an ordinary man such as him take part? Well, all Bradley needs to do to find out is sign 5 years of his life away. What could go wrong?--------------------A Prequel/Side-story of The Gam3 by Ephemerality (with permission) which you can read on this site - http://royalroadl.com/fiction/1193. You won't need to read that to read this. This is **not** a coordinated effort and so may venture out of canon with the original (although I will try very hard to avoid that, it will happen eventually). I hope you will enjoy it regardless.
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- Status
- Hiatus
- Year
- 2015
- Author
- EumenesofCardia
Royal Road Stats
- Rating
- 4.1/ 5.0
- Followers
- 110
- Views
- 38,002
Chapters(13 total)
- Chapter 13 - Pentagon ProtectionMay 22, 2016
- Chapter 12 - Pentagon PreparationsMay 16, 2016
- Chapter 11 - Pentagon PreludeMay 15, 2016
- Chapter 10 - Administrator AddendumsMay 8, 2016
- Chapter 9 - Unsanctioned UnderstandingsApr 30, 2016
- Chapter 8 - Tutorial TragedyApr 24, 2016
- Chapter 7 - Tutorial TrialsApr 18, 2016
- Chapter 6 - Tutorial TestingApr 9, 2016
- Chapter 5 - Pre-Tutorial PracticeApr 5, 2016
- Chapter 4 – Implant ImplicationsNov 1, 2015
- Chapter 3 – Obligatory OrientationOct 31, 2015
- Chapter 2 – Reckoning RepercussionsOct 30, 2015
- Chapter 1 – Covert ContractOct 29, 2015
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Community Reviews(2)
- Drag0nslayer104Royal Road★★★★★ 4.5The Gam3 by Ephemerality really is an amazing story. I'm very glad that someone is writing something similar to it with permissions. I am looking forward to more posts and think your doing a great job. I don't usually comment but I decided that I had to speak out. Great job and keep writing, I'm looking forward to hearing more. Thank you!!!
- jburge1Royal Road★★★ 3.0Maybe if I had read this first before the original, I might have liked it better. Because I didn't, I can't help comparing one to the other. In so doing, this one falls short. One issue is that this author over-explains A LOT. That is annoying enough is a regular book, but in this one where I already know most of the backstory, I find myself skimming lots of paragraphs.
One of my favorite parts of the original is how thought out the game mechanics were. It was really impressive. It comes off as a very poor copy in this story. Last but not least, the MC. While he is intelligent, and not cowardly, he still came off as a little too whiny. No one wants to read about the hero of the story whining.
Overall, it just could not hold my interest.