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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

PBP isn't about describing what's happening on the ice/field. It's about giving emotional texture to the action. The best PBP elevates a game beyond a visual spectacle and conjures up a story.

play-by-play
adj. Being or giving a detailed running account of the action of an event, especially a sports event, as it occurs.

n. A detailed commentary of an event as it unfolds.

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