Re: PBM costs

From: Patrick F. McGehearty <patrick@convex.COM>

Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0000

In article <41kv64$595@protocol.protocol.com>,
Chris Kessel <chrisk@yogi.NoSubdomain.NoDomain> wrote:
>
>I've got a general question for all PBM players.  How do you
>afford it?  I used to play just one game, at $7.50 a turn it cost
>$15 a month, plus usually another $30 a month on phone bills.
>For that price I can buy a brand new computer or board game every
>month that will almost certainly give me more play time than the
>two PBM turns did, plus I'll have them forever and I can probably
>sell them to someone else eventually.  I guess I could afford it, but
>it seems I can get a hell of a lot more value for my money elsewhere.
>

That is a fair question.  From your post, it's the phone bills that are
killing you.  I'm playing in two games (MEPBM) where almost all the players
on my team have email or or a local phone call away.  This news group is
a great way to find other people with email to get in a game together with.
With 10 people on a team, I probably spend 10 hours per turn planning,
coordinating and making my move.  Since I have fun doing that for $6.50 per
turn, that cost/entertainment is comparable to going to a movie once a week.
It has the added advantage of intellectual challenge and group social
interactions.  However, I don't think that would apply if I tried to
play many games at the same time.  7 games at once is right out.

- Patrick McGehearty
  patrick@convex.com

References

What is MEPBM?
Brendan Speer
Tue, 22 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: What is MEPBM?
dcd@nasa.kodak.com (Dennis DeYoung)
Tue, 22 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: What is MEPBM?
Chelsea Wood <auril@delphi.com>
Tue, 22 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0000
PBM costs
chrisk@yogi.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Chris Kessel)
Fri, 25 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

What is MEPBM?
Brendan Speer
Tue, 22 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: What is MEPBM?
dcd@nasa.kodak.com (Dennis DeYoung)
Tue, 22 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: What is MEPBM?
Chelsea Wood <auril@delphi.com>
Tue, 22 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0000
PBM costs
chrisk@yogi.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Chris Kessel)
Fri, 25 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0000