Re: The dice are solved for PBeM but what about PBM?

From: kak112@psu.edu (Keith Kendall)

Date: Fri, 05 May 1995 00:00:00 +0000

I seem to remember something about using digits from a common periodical
that both players have access to.  Something like the financial pages of
the NY Times or some such.  Does anyone else recall the specifics of this
method?

In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.950504184217.17664B-100000@iglou.iglou.com>,
"Robert E. Bolin" <draugnar@iglou.com> wrote:

> I am in a game of Panzer Blitz with a guy via snail mail, and we need to
> be able to generate dice rolls (multiples per turn, to boot) that are
> free from contempt.  Right now, we are merely "trusting" each other to be
> honest and it is working, but we have both discussed the possibility
> about coming up with some way to generate the rolls.
>
> Panzer Blitz is a side where one turn attacks, then moves/overun attacks,
> then close assaults ALL of their pieces.  Then the other player gets
> his/her shot at the above mentioned items and a player could have 20 or
> 30 (or more) dice rolls in a turn.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Robert "DieHard" Bolin, aka Draugnar of the Third
> draugnar@iglou.com   or  Robert_E_Bolin@parwhq.ccmail.compuserve.com

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The dice are solved for PBeM but what about PBM?
"Robert E. Bolin" <draugnar@iglou.com>
Thu, 04 May 1995 00:00:00 +0000