Re: FAQ: rec.games.pbm Frequently Asked Questio

From: pmf@astro.cf.ac.uk (Phillip Fayers)

Date: Tue, 11 May 1993 16:23:07 +0000

I just scanned through the FAQ and found the following:

>2) What games get talked about here?
>
>Many postings on this group will have a game name mentioned in the
>subject line. If you post, please mention the game in the subject so
>that others who are interested in the same game will actually read
>
>your postings. Some of the common games are:
>
>Galaxy: a free PBeM written by Russell Wallace. More details in (3).
>
>Legends: a commercial D&D-type simulation in which 200 players
>         wander around a large map trying to become more powerful.
>
>Duelmasters (DM): a commercial fantasy arena combat game.
>
>Diplomacy: a boardgame often played by email. Discussion for this
>           game generally belongs in the group rec.games.diplomacy.
>
>Monster Island: a simple commercial game in which player characters
>                wander around an island farting and hitting each
>                other.

I play in a couple of Legends games and I think the explantion is a bit simple!
I'll try and find the one from the Legends FAQ and send it to Greg, anybody out ther
have better descriptions of the other games? 'a fantasy arena combat game' doesn't
really tell me very much.

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References

FAQ: rec.games.pbm Frequently Asked Questions
gl8f@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)
Mon, 03 May 1993 22:17:42 +0000

Referenced By

FAQ: rec.games.pbm Frequently Asked Questions
gl8f@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)
Mon, 03 May 1993 22:17:42 +0000