Re: email pbm's

From: ames@acsu.buffalo.edu (Ralph W. Ames)

Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1992 22:52:06 +0000

In article <92080.105855U21385@uicvm.uic.edu> U21385@uicvm.uic.edu writes:
>hi well, are there any email pbm's out there.  I would appreciate a posting
>and any interesting summaries of these.

Well, you asked for it.  One I know of is a commercial product run
by a friend of mine.  I have played in his playtest games, and now
it has been released.  Here is the description he sent me.  If you
don't want to see the whole description, you may hit 'n' now.

ISLAND TAKEOVER

King Marcus II ruled Marnia for over fifty years with a clenched fist.
Everyone lived in terror, and when he finally died, his heir, Marcus III,
promised to be another monster.

It was only a matter of time before Marcus II's popularity among his
subjects caught up to his son. Before Marcus IV could become a
possibility, Marcus III was accidentally stabbed thirty four times on a
boar hunt, by one of his most trusted vassals.

With no clear heir, a bloody war for the crown erupted. Many fiefdoms
have withdrawn from the Compact and become independent powers. Almost
everyone has begun to arm the surfs and look enviously at neighboring
lands.

You are the assassin who sparked this war. Your fiefdom is stronger than
most, and considering the weaklings ruling the lands neighboring your own,
it is inevitable that YOU should wear the crown that dear dead Marcus once
wore.

Fulfill your destiny. Play ISLAND TAKEOVER.

Each game has between 5 and 12 players and lasts for 20 to 25 turns (or
until only one player or alliance is left in the game). After the 20 to 25
turns are over, the player or alliance with the most cities is declared
the winner.

Turn costs are only; $2.50 for regular mail or $1.50 for EMail.

Or save even more by paying for a game in advance,
$45.00 for regular mail or $25.00 for EMail.

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Eclipse Consulting Inc.     EMail:  Compuserve - 71441,3144
7701 Tamarron Drive                 America On-Line - EclipseInc
Plainsboro, NJ  08536               Internet - 71441.3144@compuserve.com

Name:               _________________________________________________
Address:            _________________________________________________
City/State/Zip:     _________________________________________________
Phone(optional):    _________________________________________________
Email:              _________________________________________________
Account Number:     _________________
    (if existing account; $10 minimum to start a new account)
Amount Enclosed:    _________________

__  I'm interested but want more info. Please send me the rules.

__  Please start me in the next game of ISLAND TAKEOVER.

Game speed:     Fast    Normal  Extended        (EMail only for Fast Game)
(circle one)    7 day   14 day  21 day

Game Type:      Regular Mail            EMail

Send us the names of other people who might be interested in playing
and you could win FREE game credit.

--
Ralph Ames                                                "I WAS Truth!"
ames@sunybcs.BITNET                        "Have a little more for Ken!"
ames@cs.buffalo.edu                "The horses want another shot at it!"
ames!sunybcs!ames     "...I am the eastern seaboard.  Wow, what a view!"

References

email pbm's
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