Re: Development of PBMs...

From: dpuckett@cs.vu.nl (Puckett DM)

Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1993 11:41:59 +0000

As a long time PBM developer, I just have to throw in my
three cents worth,To be short. the game must be playable.
It doesn't matter if it's complex or not, as long as the players
can master the game without having a stroke.
People who want return sheets that look like:
AMS 100 a1 s2 g5 *l12 x-52 r13 bb76
Sorry, you're dead, Please try again.
don't play pbms. Not commercial ones anyways. They play pbems.
A commercial PBM must be aimed at a larger group than just those
people who happen to be computer experts and have 13 years of
empire experience. If you make the game to unaccessible for
John Doe, it will never take of and you'll end up distributing
it as shareware begging people to register.

Of course, running a PBM just for fun is nice ,too. Just don't expect
to get rich quick.

Ta, Derrick

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Re: Development of PBMs...
rwallace@unix1.tcd.ie (russell wallace)
Tue, 09 Mar 1993 10:06:27 +0000