Re: Commune - Report pt2

From: "H. Barker" <hb239@cus.cam.ac.uk>

Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000

On Sat, 18 Dec 1999, John Lee wrote:

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> Sooooo How does Face-To-Face in a PBM world with PBM GMs against
> fellow PBM players compare to real PBM?
>
> Different! Enjoyable! I don't think anyone who plays RPG PBMs can ever
> understand a GMs thinking until they've met, chatted to - shared a
> drink-with etc. their GM. When you've got three of them who really
> seem to enjoy what they're doing, along with good players who've got
> the same understanding of the game-world its certain to turn any
> enthusiast into an addict.
>
> The addiction will continue overnight I reckon. Pizza Huts a
> half-an-hour and a motor-scooter ride away, the coffe/beer/spirit/etc.
> is still flowing
>
> When you spend your time playing games that come on paper or thru the
> web you can't help but feel detached from everyone else in some way.
> Here in this room, on a really cold, dark night overlooking the old
> ruins of Dale Abbey - You start to realise why you really might get to
> like these games. ..
> Coffee time I think.

Dave Cooksey used to do this a lot for his games, and I loved it ! There
were a few 24 hours games too, which really took it out of us (a small
room with 15 people in... lovely).

References

Commune - Report from a PBM Gathering
johnlee@hinterland.fesnet.co.uk (John Lee)
Sat, 18 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Commune - Report pt2
johnlee@hinterland.fesnet.co.uk (John Lee)
Sat, 18 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000