Re: FLAGSHIP #88 - AD

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

Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 00:00:00 +0000

Undisputed wrote:

> I'm not trying to be a wiseass or anything here)

Don't worry, you don't come across like that. It's an
interesting point - hope my answer isn't dull by comparison!

You're right that #88 isn't bursting with reviews of new
games - but we run varies from issue to issue, of course,
and we do include INTRIGUE IN SUMER, BATTLE DIRGE
and ULTIMATE TEST. There's more in the news and player
comments sections, of course, not to mention the ads.
(So don't just judge on the articles - buy the issue!)

However, our turn-based medium is different from boxed
computer games. PBM/PBeM games are designed to keep
their players for years. AK and ME-PBM are reliable games
with a devoted following, so it's worth saying that we
cover them.

The last "big leap forward"? Do you mean a good game or a
novel system? I think that Madhouse's new Riddle of the Sands
looks v promising (I particularly value power-games, and look
forward to seeing how this one develops); Hunky Monkey's
Kings of Karadon is complex, varied and getting lots of
praise; State of Mind's Chevian Chronicles takes up the idea
of using a game newsletter to cover most of the action;
Mandrill Conspiracy's This Blasted Land is excellently
written; Agema have an intriguing new historical simulation;
and I'm really looking forward to finding out which new game
Undying King produce on their Inferno system.

Um, I could add that there's some news about web-based and
online games in #88, but don't want to push my luck with
PBMers...

Cheers, Carol

References

FLAGSHIP #88 - AD
Carol Mulholland <Carol@flagship-uk.demon.co.uk>
Sun, 26 Nov 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: FLAGSHIP #88 - AD
D Sparrow <dmsparrow@btinternet.com>
Wed, 29 Nov 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: FLAGSHIP #88 - AD
Carol Mulholland <Carol@flagship-uk.demon.co.uk>
Thu, 30 Nov 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: FLAGSHIP #88 - AD
"Undisputed" <walkthisway@worldnet.att.net>
Fri, 01 Dec 2000 00:00:00 +0000