Re: Recommended Games

From: madcentral@aol.com (MadCentral)

Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 09:24:29 +0000

>>Civilization, Risk and Nethack, while all turnbased, have never been
discussed here either :-)<<

Two criteria make a game a PBEM.  (1) that they are turn-based and (2) that a
large portion of the play is transferred by some kind of viewable 'report', by
whatever medium.

>>Basically, I don't think it's easy to argue PBM games as a genre, and just
because something is similar to a pbem doesn't mean it should get discussed
here -<<

Surely thats up to the people who are discussing?  The group is unmoderated, so
anything that is discussed is purely a guideline.  In my opinion its wholly
related and relevent.  Anybody who doesn't think so can surely just not read
the thread?

>>While there may be people interested in those games here,
people looking for a discussion on those kinds of games most likely won't
come to this group -<<

Well, obviously some of them did or we wouldn't be discussing it...  ; )

>> and if they do, they probably dnever heard of PBM in
the first place, so they shouldn't really be here.<<

I'd like to see *more* people who've never heard of PBM here, not less.

Steve T.

References

Re: Recommended Games
"Enno Rehling" <enno@despammed.com>
Tue, 07 May 2002 21:38:38 +0000

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Re: Recommended Games
"Enno Rehling" <enno@despammed.com>
Tue, 07 May 2002 21:38:38 +0000