Play by Electron Games Newsletter From: thomas@pbegames.com (Mark Thomas) Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2001 11:57:57 +0000 =================================== [June 3, 2001] Welcome to Play By Electron Games' occasional newsletter. This issue contains information on Eldritch III game starts (including a new FREE trial game), available Monsters! games, and Conquest of the Stars. Please direct questions or comments to: moderator@pbegames.com. =================================== General News We've just completed a major overhaul of our web site. We hope the new site is easier to navigate. Please come take a look: http://www.pbegames.com =================================== Eldritch News Eldritch G200, the first game to run under the version III Eldritch engine, has just passed turn 40. Player forces have begun to press forward against the Imperials, and several well defended passes into the Cauldera itself have been taken. Of the original 32 player factions, about 20 remain. Eldritch G400, the standard open-ended game, is now on turn 30 and has about 45 active players. Things have been relatively peaceful, but the first mutterings of war have begun to appear in the Chronicle. Eldritch G101, our first free trial game, is now on turn 8, with about 30 players. The Chronicle in this game has been quiet, but a few player versus player battles have taken place. Two of the victory point tribal banners have been taken as well. ------------------------- You can now submit champion names and magic items for Eldritch. Visit the main eldritch web page to find out more: http://www.pbegames.com/eldritch For a limited time: Anyone submitting names or magic items for Eldritch will be entered in a weekly drawing for a FREE Eldritch turn. ------------------------- We are now signing up players for three games of Eldritch, all running under the version III engine. You can find the latest Eldritch rules (V3.09) at: http://www.pbegames.com/eldritch The following games of Eldritch have new starts available: ------------------------- Eldritch G102 Clash of Blades - This is an ongoing open-ended game of Eldritch III. This is a free introductory game. Each player begins the game with a standard starting position and can do with it as they like. Each position allows 10 turns of play. New players can join G102 at any time. G102 will be starting soon, so sign up now to get in on the ground floor. The game introduction and signup information can be found at: http://www.pbegames.com/signup/#G102 ------------------------- Eldritch G201 Cauldera of Kings - This game is a close-ended victory point game with a high degree of conflict and warfare. G201 signups are about half full. The game introduction and signup information can be found at: http://www.pbegames.com/signup/#G201 A brief excerpt from the introduction: It was a time of chaos... With the Kingdom in disorder with an empty throne, the noble houses must find the next King. The King's Council, supported by their personal guard, control the capital of Calderis in the heart of the kingdom. They have declared the noble houses unfit to rule the Kingdom and themselves the permanent High Council of Caldera. The Imperial Guard has refused to follow the Council, choosing instead to take control of the other central cities of the realm. The noble houses control their own fiefs, but until one rises to reestablish the old order, chaos. It is time for a leader with a strong will and iron hand. One of the noble houses will rise to rule the Kingdom. Who will it be? ------------------------- Eldritch G400 - This is a standard open-ended game of Eldritch with no victory conditions. Any number of players may join at any time. More information on this game can be found at: http://www.pbegames.com/signup/#G400 ------------------------- Coming soon: We will be opening signups for an open-ended, two-week turnaround game of Eldritch sometime in July, 2001. =================================== Monsters! News Free Monsters! games are now running on a regular basis. Monsters! rules have been enhanced again with the addition of stealth and vision characteristics for monsters. Monsters! is a simple play-by-email game suitable for a newcomer to the hobby. Monsters! orders are quick and easy. For full information visit: http://www.pbegames.com/monsters To sign up for Monsters!: http://www.pbegames.com/signup/#monsters Monsters! games are first-come first-served, with a new game starting every two to three weeks. http://www.pbegames.com/monsters ------------------------- You can now submit new monster names, attacks and defenses via the web. Contribute your own personal touch to Monsters! For more information visit: =================================== Conquest of the Stars Play By Electron Games is now beginning design and development work on Conquest of the Stars, a hybrid play-by-email/play-by web game. Sadly work on Eldritch and Monsters! has slowed progress on this game, and there's not much new to report. You can see the current status of Conquest of the Stars on the game's home page: http://www.pbegames.com/conquest =================================== Play By Electron Games Contacts Moderator: moderator@pbegames.com Orders: orders@pbegames.com Email server: server@pbegames.com (send empty message for help) Web: http://www.pbegames.com =================================== About This Newsletter If you would like to receive this newsletter via email, you can join our mailing list by sending mail to: majordomo@pbegames.com with: subscribe pbegames-list In the message body. You can also visit our list management page and change your subscriptions via the web at: http://www.pbegames.com/lists We hope you've found this newsletter enjoyable. Please direct any comments or feedback to moderator@pbegames.com. Thanks for reading! Mark ----- Mark Thomas thomasSPAMGUARD@pbegames.com http://www.pbegames.com/~thomas PBEM Eldritch ----------------------> http://www.pbegames.com Remove SPAMGUARD from address when replying. Up