[Press Release] - MMJ Enterprises and Galactic Empires

From: Mark Wardell <PNMarkW2@aol.com>

Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 04:04:54 +0000

MMJ Enterprises acquires the PBM/PBeM Game Galactic Empires

Galactic Empires, one of the longest running PBM games in operation,
has been acquired by MMJ Enterprises from Pierce Enterprises in a sale
concluded 1 September 2000.

Galactic Empires originally started operations in September 1979 as an
endless, fast-paced, empire building, science fiction game. In 1996 MMJ
Enterprises licensed the rights to run Galactic Empires and assumed all
of the daily operations for the game while Pierce Enterprises retained
ownership of the game. David Pierce of Pierce Enterprises has this to
say about the recent sale "Good luck with the game, and I hope you can
keep it going FOREVER as it was intended".

Mark Wardell, owner of MMJ Enterprises, started as a player in Galactic
Empires in 1981 and has played in the game ever since. When asked about
the future of Galactic Empires Mark replied "The future looks good.
Galactic Empires was started as a fast-paced, fun, endless game and we
are making every effort to maintain that spirit. While we have been
running the game we have also been working hard to update the rules and
rewrite the program to expand the options available to players, and
remove some of the limitations imposed by the old program. The third
edition rulebook is very nearly complete, and playtesting the new
program and rules should resume shortly. All through this process the
underling concern has been to maintain the classic feel of the game,
and I've had a great group of playtesters who have helped me every step
of the way."

When asked about other plans for MMJ Enterprises Mark said "Our number
one priority is to complete the revision of Galactic Empires. Beyond
that we have a number of other projects waiting for our attention
including some new game designs, a PBM newsletter, and perhaps other
redesign efforts much like what has taken place with Galactic Empires.
The 80's saw a number of truly fun PBM games, many of which seem to
have been lost over the years, and I'm hunting for a couple of them".

For additional information you may contact Mark Wardell at <Mark@mmj-
ent.com>, or by writing c/o MMJ Enterprises; PO Box 15011; Portland, OR
97293. You may also visit the Galactic Empires Website at
<http://www.mmj-ent.com/ge> for additional information about Galactic
Empires.

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