Re: PBM makes Slashdot

From: madcentral@aol.com (MadCentral)

Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 16:19:10 +0000

>>I think it's so darn *cute*, Steve, that you can extrapolate from your
lofty perch to the entire industry.<<

Why Thank you, Greg.  I appreciate your input.  Its equally interesting how you
weigh in from you even-loftier perch of producing a PBM website.

>>By the way, a moderate number of PC "strategic" games are turn-based.<<

Of course, there is always a school of thought that brings more games under the
banner of "PBM".  The exact definition of PBM and PBEM never having really been
made to everyone's satisfaction.

>>Their producers are multi-billion dollar companies. These games have
tens of millions of dollars in revenues.<<

You could debate it further too.  You could call the lottery a PBM game.  Its
kinda turn-based.  You pay a central moderator a fee to participate.  Then
throw in "spot the ball" and bingo, both of which are turn-based in their way.
That puts PBM as the biggest hobby on Earth, maybe after sex and soccer. <g>

Nice to hear from you Greg.  I thought you'd put me on your "blocked list".
Nice to see that wasnt really true. : )

Steve T.

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Re: PBM makes Slashdot
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Tue, 23 Nov 2004 20:37:59 +0000