Maybe an RPG is "fiction with a long-term strategy system and a short-term system for confrontations". That way, there could even be battles played out as rounds of Pong and still it qualifies as an RPG. But it closes off the possibility of non-confrontational RPGs.
You know what, I think I'll have it both ways. An RPG is "A work of fiction with a long-term strategy system and either a system to deal with immediate confrontations OR a short-term strategy system.". I can eat my cake and still have it!
Or can't I?
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