Re: PBM Review site?

From: Carol Mulholland <carol@flagship-pbm.co.uk>

Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 22:34:43 +0000

Greg Lindahl wrote:

> I think that the lack of common experience is a killer. I've played a
> reasonable fraction of all commercial face-to-face RPG games, even
> though I don't even really like RPG games. What fraction of PBM games
> have I played? A tiny one.

Do you envisage providing all the reviews yourself, then? That's hardly
feasible! It obviously helps to have played several games before reviewing
any single game and we expect our reviewers to be experienced players, but
is total knowledge essential, or even desirable? I can't agree there.
Potential players are interested in things like how competent the GM is,
whether a game will hold their interest throughout, whether interacting
with the other players is important, etc etc - things that depend on the
game itself.

> Most reviews published in PBM magazines aren't very good, and I'll be
> charitable and ascribe that to lack of community.
>
> No doubt you disagree with this. No surprise there.

Just mildly surprised that you can say this without reading FLAGSHIP.
But that's just my old professional training coming in, so ah well. I
can only do my best...

Carol

References

PBM Review site?
"Sid" <seyed@monkeyx.com>
Tue, 09 Apr 2002 20:37:25 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Tue, 09 Apr 2002 20:57:16 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
Carol Mulholland <carol@flagship-pbm.co.uk>
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 12:04:02 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 16:07:22 +0000

Referenced By

PBM Review site?
"Sid" <seyed@monkeyx.com>
Tue, 09 Apr 2002 20:37:25 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Tue, 09 Apr 2002 20:57:16 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
Carol Mulholland <carol@flagship-pbm.co.uk>
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 12:04:02 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 16:07:22 +0000