Re: Origins PBM Winner

From: jasonm@spamkiller.mindshiftdesign.com (Jason Paul McCartan)

Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2001 10:13:59 +0000

Carol Mulholland <Carol@flagship-uk.demon.co.uk> wrote in
<VA.00003e8a.00ebca09@superk>:

>Greg Lindahl wrote:
>
>> Well, for PBM games, it sucks, because most people have only played a
>> couple of PBM games, and so there is no "community" that can actually
>> compare games with one another.
>>
>> For board games and RPGs, it's probably a bit better.
>
>I agree. The reason I think that it's worthwhile including PBM games is
>that most people who play games over the table imagine that PBM is some
>sort of slow and inferior substitute for 'real' gaming.
>
>So showing them how a game like Starweb is ideally fit for PBM play
>is good publicity for our whole hobby.

Part of the problem though is the general attitude to PBM. I heard a lot of
people saying "Is PBM is still played?"

Also, I never got a chance to speak to Rick Loomis either, and I had planned
to, but I got so caught up in other things (networking, buying games,
chasing after my two and a half year old daughter, and being home to take
care of an ill pregnant wife) that I couldn't find the spare time. It looked
like there were always a couple of people around his booth though most of
the time.

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References

Origins PBM Winner
jasonm@spamkiller.mindshiftdesign.com (Jason Paul McCartan)
Sat, 07 Jul 2001 03:49:31 +0000
Re: Origins PBM Winner
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Sat, 07 Jul 2001 20:24:52 +0000
Re: Origins PBM Winner
Carol Mulholland <Carol@flagship-uk.demon.co.uk>
Sun, 08 Jul 2001 12:09:14 +0000
Re: Origins PBM Winner
Hugh Bayer <hughb@vbe.com>
Mon, 09 Jul 2001 02:30:43 +0000
Re: Origins PBM Winner
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Mon, 09 Jul 2001 02:45:39 +0000
Re: Origins PBM Winner
Carol Mulholland <Carol@flagship-uk.demon.co.uk>
Mon, 09 Jul 2001 09:44:21 +0000

Referenced By

Origins PBM Winner
jasonm@spamkiller.mindshiftdesign.com (Jason Paul McCartan)
Sat, 07 Jul 2001 03:49:31 +0000
Re: Origins PBM Winner
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Sat, 07 Jul 2001 20:24:52 +0000
Re: Origins PBM Winner
Carol Mulholland <Carol@flagship-uk.demon.co.uk>
Sun, 08 Jul 2001 12:09:14 +0000
Re: Origins PBM Winner
Hugh Bayer <hughb@vbe.com>
Mon, 09 Jul 2001 02:30:43 +0000
Re: Origins PBM Winner
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Mon, 09 Jul 2001 02:45:39 +0000
Re: Origins PBM Winner
Carol Mulholland <Carol@flagship-uk.demon.co.uk>
Mon, 09 Jul 2001 09:44:21 +0000