Re: Top Ten Classic PBM Games Of All Time

From: mlwilliams <mwilliams@signal.dera.gov.uk>

Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Well, I've not played 10 PBM's so I can't choose my top ten and even if
I chose my top 5 I wouldn't be able to exercise any selection. Still, I
can rank the ones I've played! :)

Calvana:  Dead and buried now but a truly fine rule-free RPG from Steve
Carsey. I played 50 turns and damn good fun they were.

Saturnalia:  I may GM it now but I played it too so I can say that it is
(or at least was) pretty good. When you put as many players together in
a game as they did in the old days of Sat you can't help but generate
enjoyment.

Crisis:  Incredibly simple but good clean nuclear devestational fun
efficiently run.

Lizards:  An order of magnitude more complex than crisis but still
simple enough to play quickly. Great potential - my own playing
experience was soured but I maintain it to be a fine game.

Spiral Arm:  I liked this one - good solid game.

Kings of Steel:  Rusty old classic. I'd play it for the same reason I
installed a Spectrum emulator on my PIII 450.

The Hunting:  I only ever played a couple of turns of this now-defunct
giant. It never clicked for me - which just goes to show how subjective
our snap-shots of these games are as players.

Mark

--
Saturnalia
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I'm sorry, I can't argue unless you've paid.

References

Top Ten Classic PBM Games Of All Time
"Kerry Harrison (Madhouse USA)" <kerry@madhouseusa.com>
Mon, 09 Aug 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Top Ten Classic PBM Games Of All Time
"H. Barker" <hb239@cus.cam.ac.uk>
Tue, 10 Aug 1999 00:00:00 +0000