Neel Krishnaswami discusses some thoughts he has about "Lexicon," a still-unbuilt RPG based loosely on ideas from Pavic's influential Dictionary of the Khazars.
The basic idea is that each player takes on the role of a scholar, from before scholarly pursuits became professionalized (or possibly after they ceased to be). You are cranky, opinionated, prejudiced and eccentric. You are also collaborating with a number of your peers -- the other players -- on the construction of an encyclopedia describing some historical period (possibly of a fantastic world).
The game is played in 26 turns, one for each letter of the alphabet.
More details, such as its possible wiki basis and a link to an encyclopedia entry on Pavic's work, are at The 20' by 20' Room.
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