Re: Origins PBM Winner

From: "Enno Rehling" <schick.mir.spam@gmx.de>

Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2001 10:34:08 +0000

> >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?"

Absolutely. It's gone so far that I've stopped trying to explain the whole
thing. When somebody asks me what it is I'm playing, I usually say "It's a
turn-based strategy game". If they want to know more, I explain the game
mechanisms, and somewhere in there I tell them that you can actually play it
offline and send your turns by mail.

PBEM games aren't special because they are played by mail. What makes them
special is that they allow you to play offline, and spend a good deal more
thought on what you do than normal games. But in essence, most are "regular"
games, and I'd like to more people evaluate them as such. If somebody
reviews Starcraft, they don't start with the installation process and
explaining what this mouse pointer thing is and how the game is about
selecting things with it...

Enno.

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
Re: Origins PBM Winner
jasonm@spamkiller.mindshiftdesign.com (Jason Paul McCartan)
Mon, 09 Jul 2001 10:13:59 +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
Re: Origins PBM Winner
jasonm@spamkiller.mindshiftdesign.com (Jason Paul McCartan)
Mon, 09 Jul 2001 10:13:59 +0000