Re: Space Sci-Fi PBeM games

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

Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Kerry Harrison wrote:

> the only games presently offered that I'd consider space operas
> are Beyond the Stellar Empire, Stars of the Dark Well, Starglobe,
> and Polaris.

I'll add Geoff Squibb's Star Empires, and there's news that an
old UK favourite, Green Sun, is reappearing in the new year.
But I expect that there are other candidates - maybe the guy who
asked the question has one in mind?

All these games are very different from each other, of course, but
all open-ended or very long-lasting: empires rise & fall & rise
again etc...

Incubus asks what the point is of this sort of labelling:
it's not essential because every game is a separate entity
with a life of its own etc etc, but categories do help
players to track down the sort of game they're looking for
and make comparisons.

Mostly we all group games according to their subject-matter,
because this is the most obvious way, but there are other
categories, too: between hand-, computer- and mixed-mod,
for instance; team games; power games; games with shared
reports (like En Garde!); um, inspiration flags, so I'd better
just say 'and others'...

All have different advantages; no reason to see them as
opposed.

Carol

References

Space Sci-Fi PBeM games
"Brenton Hooper" <razer82@one.net.au>
Mon, 13 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Space Sci-Fi PBeM games
pbragt@casema.net (Incubus)
Mon, 13 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Space Sci-Fi PBeM games
"Allen Sanderlin" <allen@unknown.com>
Wed, 15 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Space Sci-Fi PBeM games
"Kerry Harrison" <kerry@io.com>
Wed, 15 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Space Sci-Fi PBeM games
"Brenton Hooper" <razer82@one.net.au>
Mon, 13 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Space Sci-Fi PBeM games
pbragt@casema.net (Incubus)
Mon, 13 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Space Sci-Fi PBeM games
"Allen Sanderlin" <allen@unknown.com>
Wed, 15 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Space Sci-Fi PBeM games
"Kerry Harrison" <kerry@io.com>
Wed, 15 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000