Re: Could somebody post a faq?

From: nicholso@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Melvin H. Nicholson YBH)

Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1993 19:19:19 +0000

In article <C3D1G7.Mny@dcs.ed.ac.uk> acj@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Andrew Jameson) writes:
>Can someone post a FAQ as I am new to the newsgroup and have no idea what's going
>on?

************** The entirely unofficial r.g.pbm FAQ sheet ***************

This group is for discussion of postal games (play-by-mail).  It had
been used for:

soliciting players for PBM's
	announcing results of PBM's
	discussing strategy for PBM's
	exchanging info about PBM's

Q: What's PBM stand for?

Play By Mail (game)

Q: What is the difference between a PBM and a PBeM?

The "e" is as in "e-mail"  A PBeM is a PBM which uses e-mail.

Q: What are the common games discussed?

As of February 1993, most of the discussion has been about Legends,
DM (DuelMaster), and Galaxy, but many other games burst up from
time to time, such as Olympia, Monster Island, SPARF, *EFL, and more
others than I could ever list.  Usually games come up when they are new
or under development, need players, or are undergoing change.  The
mainstays are those games where players are trying to collusion to get
more information about an exploration game quickly by pooling their
knowledge.

Q: Is there a list of the games out there?

There used to be, but the keeper of the list seems to have been eaten
by wolves or something.  A new keeper of the list should emerge shortly,
volunteers are solicited.

Q: Are these games free?

Many are (especially the PBeMs), but some aren't.

Q: How do I join one?

Stick around.  People will post when they want players.

References

Could somebody post a faq?
acj@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Andrew Jameson)
Thu, 04 Mar 1993 10:36:06 +0000