Have You Heard of Forgotten Realms PBM by RSI

From: snake6283@aol.com (Snake6283)

Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0000

Yeah, I have heard of it, actually got one set up for the game.  I
didn't really care for how they worked it though.  It looked like it could
have been an interesting game, but they wouldn't send me the full rules
until I had sent in one turn.  I felt like if I tried the game, even with
the free turns, I would be flying blind, since I prefer to know the rules
a little while before I start a game.
    I also felt a little spoiled by Hyborian War's map.  Forgotten Realms
is typical hex map, which is not my favored method.
    I have three friends who actually played the game, or are playing, and
their opinions were:
    First friend said he came in on standby, and found out he was blind.
He couldn't go to the places he wanted to go until he had mapped them out.
    Second friend said he didn't like the way to contact people.  He said
most of the players chose privacy, as opposed to HW, because apparently he
thought that the diplomacy was less important.  People just got a general
plan and ran with it.
    My third friend loves the game.  He is a multi game winner of Hyborian
War, and has become bored with it because he just stomps everyone and then
they drop.  (He does look forward to the friends game I'm putting together
though.)  He likes the challenge and excitement in the Forgotten Realms
game, and is very enthusiastic in recommending it to me.  Of the three,
the third is the most experienced gamer.  I imagine, from talking to you
in the past, that you will enjoy it as well.

References

Have You Heard of Forgotten Realms PBM by RSI
mgauthie@access.awinc.com (Marc L. Gauthier)
Tue, 15 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0000