Re: PBM Gamers

From: bigmac@sparkyfs.istc.sri.com (Bryan McDonald)

Date: Mon, 25 Jun 1990 20:44:27 +0000

In article <1990Jun24.144215.1@mel.cipl.uiowa> wolf@mel.cipl.uiowa writes:
>Does anyone know of a magazine for PBMer's?  Or a place which would be best to
>advertise a new PBM game?

Flagship and Paper Mayhem are the two big rags in the pbm world, and
I have heard that another big zine is coming out at origins called
American Gamer (or something like that).  I do not know the subscription
addresses, but if you hit up a game store they could probably tell
you (on top of which I bet others will post it here).

There are some others like White Dwarf (?) that come out on a very irregular
basis, but the three above sound the best place to start.

>What do players like most, 100%, 50%, 0% or something in between for computer
>moderation of PBMs?

Computer moderation depends on who programmed the computer.  A well done
program can work nicely, while a poorly done one can be attrocious.  I like
a GM who is ready to step in personally, myslef, but I tend to go more for
the role-player as opposed to game player aspect (as a rule).

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PBM Gamers
wolf@mel.cipl.uiowa
Sun, 24 Jun 1990 20:42:15 +0000