New entry for PBM List: Monster Island From: lindahl@rt.com (Greg Lindahl) Date: Wed, 02 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000 [ This is a new entry for the PBM List. You can find the list itself, and instructions for adding games or comments, at http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/pbm.html or ftp://ftp.pbm.com/pub/pbm/PBM.list -- greg ] Name: Monster Island Type: Fantasy Exploration Cost: 2 pounds/Turn Duration: Open-ended Frequency: Every 8 business days GM: Computer URL: http://www.nvg.unit.no/~cezton/kjc_monster.html EEmail: Inquiry@KJCGames.com (use only if new player or for ordering info or free starts) Contact: cezton@nvg.unit.no Last_Updated 1996oct01 Keywords: commercial, open-ended, computer, email, snail, fantasy Description: You run some kind of a monster, pretty dumb and just washed ashore onto a huge island (or is it a continent?). You will need to travel eastwards and figure this place out before those sneaky monsters get you. There will be other monsters around and the farther east you get the harder things get, but luckily you got time to prepare. Whatever you find, there is a chance that you will find a way to use it. How about skinning this snake to make a hardy helmet? Or maybe those long teeth would make a good monster-cutter? Opinion: The main part of this game is the fun figuring things out, learning how to use your new stuff and read about all the strange things a monster can do for survival. It is intriguing to first kill the strangest monster ever, and find that you can use its eyeballs to heal your wounds, or make armour from its skin. I did play the game for a while, but was not extatic about it. It was fun, but I'd rather play it alone on my computer. The common opinion is that you will not get or have any reason for communicating with your fellow players before you have played several dozens of turns, and what is then the point playing a game play-by-mail if you don't interact with lots of players? This is the reason I quit, but I happen to know that many don't share my idea of PBM (as a matter of fact, I seem to encounter lots of players in all games, that enjoy playing games without diplomacy or anything), so for those, it's a good game. As you get far into the inland, you will need allies better so, if you endure the drawbacks, you will have lots of fun. -- Kjetil Friden <cezton@nvg.unit.no> (1996Oct01) Company: KJC Games Thornton Cleveleys Lancashire FY5 3LJ United Kingdom Up