PBM games; some random thoughts From: bonar@pine.circa.ufl.edu (BONAR) Date: Wed, 07 Nov 1990 14:15:31 +0000 This has been prompted by my recent attempts to join some pbem games advertised here and in rec.games.frp. In no way is it supposed to be con- deming any one GM. However, I do want to make some comments that I keep thinking about whenever I see a game announced. 1. Please list how many openings you think you might have and/or a date up until which you will take players. 2. Please reply in a timely fashion to all email sent about the game (including requests to play) whether or not you are still taking players 3. Please give some indication of the responce speed desired in the games. I've been involved in a fair number of games (although I don't claim any special status or knowledge of pbem agames. Many people have been in more.) and the above stuff keeps reappearing. Email connections aren't always the best and thus there are endless problems possible due to this but I have decided that email can't explain everything. Dave -------- EEBONAR@lsuvax.sncc.lsu.edu - Internet BONAR@pine.circa.ufl.edu - Internet BONAR@UFPINE - BITNET Up