Re: American Front (free, open-ended, email, human, historical, wargame, rpg)

From: "Old Dead Eye" <hardasfuck@hotmail.com.spam.spam>

Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 21:45:50 +0000

Greg Lindahl <lindahl@pbm.com> wrote in message
news:3d478dfd$1@news.meer.net...
> Name: American Front
> Costs: free
> URL: http://www.geocities.com/americanfront2002/index.html
> Frequency: whenever
> Email: jcbgiest@swirve.com
> Type: wargame
> Last-Update: 2002Jul30
> Keywords: free, open-ended, email, human, historical, wargame, rpg
>
> Description:
>
> When the Great War engulfed Europe in 1939, the United States and the
> Confederate States of America, bitter enemies for eight decades, entered
> the fray on opposite sides: the United States aligned with the strong
> Germany, while the Confederacy joined forces with their longtime allies,
> Britain and France. But it soon became clear to both sides that this fight
> would be different--that war itself would never be the same again. For
> this was to be a protracted, global conflict waged with new and chillingly
> efficient innovations--the machine gun, the airplane, the tank, and trench
> warfare.
>
> America becomes the new battleground for the north and south's old
> antagonisms. Once again brother fights brother, friend fights friend.
>
> You are either a soldier/pilot/or civilian from the North or the South in
> this rpg/war game.
>
>
> [ This is a new entry for the PBM List. You can find the list
> itself, and instructions for adding games or comments, at
> http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/pbm_list/ -- greg ]

As a big Harry Turtledove fan (and this is indeed based upon "The Great War,
American Front") I wondered why the guy behind this decided that WWI(the
GreatWar) actually started in 1939 and not 1914 as in the book(and reality).
Perhaps he can shed some light....

Old Dead Eye

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New: American Front (free, open-ended, email, human, historical, wargame, rpg)
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Wed, 31 Jul 2002 07:13:59 +0000