Playing
Playing noun - The action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation.
Roleplaying and playing are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Roleplaying" with "Playing", this nouns are similar.
Roleplaying
Roleplaying noun - Acting a particular role (as in psychotherapy).
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Playing and roleplaying are semantically related. You can use "Playing" instead a noun "Roleplaying".
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Two Gamers on a Couch are playing a video game, or the gang get together to play a roleplaying game.
Source: Deep-Immersion Gaming - Several roleplaying forums have an Inn Between the Worlds or similar subforum for players to meet up and chat in character despite playing in different campaign worlds.
Source: Inn Between the Worlds -
The supplement Mecha and Manga for the Mutants & Masterminds roleplaying game provides rules for playing anime-styled games, with tons of nods throughout to various existing anime and manga.
Source: Animesque
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