Re: looking for a PBEM

From: "Ryan S. Johnson" <dowrie@guildofblades.com>

Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Christopher Portmann wrote:

> I'm looking for a good PBEM. I like the kind that need a lot of
> strategie, thinking, relations,.. kind of game and much less fighting. I
> hope someone a can give me a few good tips to where I could join one.

Ever played Axis & Allies? How about Diplomacy.

We've got an Axis & Allies variant set in medieval Europe called Europe
1483. It has a
simplified product mix (Infanttry, Cavalry, Knights, Generals, Ships of the
Line, Frigates,
and Merchantmen), and its every nation for itself. This can be played as
largely a military
game of conquest, but players doing so rarely do very well. Its political
inviornment is
very much like Diplomacy. Besides outright conquest, you can increase
production and
grow the empire through stealing trade resources (economic war), building
colonies,
marrying your noble house to that of neutral nations, thus merging the two,
and through
trades. Conquest is just one viable strategy, though you'll need to maintain
a fair military
to prevent other players from just marching in and taking your territories.

The 1483 PBEM, web supported game, has just entered its first play test. The
16 slots
for a full game have been filled and turn one will begin in a few days.
We'll be signing
players up for a second play test game to begin in a couple weeks or so.
That and you
can follow the progress of the first game by signing up to an e-mail list we
have dedicated
for that game. For more information visit our website at:
www.guildofblades.com
and visit the Interactive portion of the site.

Ryan S. Johnson
Guild of Blades Publishing Group
www.guldofblades.com

References

looking for a PBEM
Christopher Portmann <chportmann@vtx.ch>
Sun, 26 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000