Re: PBM/Gaming Magazine features ... what do you want to see ?

From: "David H. Bolton" <david@codecraft.demon.co.uk>

Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 00:00:00 +0000

In article <7kc90f$4m6$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, MindShift Design LLC
<jasonm@mindshiftdesign.com> writes

I'm not against printed mags (I am a Flagship subber) but given the
extra costs associated with printing, isn't the web perhaps the best
medium for publishing this, given its essentially a niche market.

I prefer web publications to printed mags.
David

>If you had the chance to create a printed magazine around
>PBM/PBeM/Web/RPGs/Boardgames, what elements would you like to see in
>the magazine ?
>
>Here's some starter questions ...
>
>1) How often would you like it to see it be published ?
On the web:weekley, printed monthly.
>2) What size of publication would you like to see ? How many Pages ?
4-8 weekly, 16-32 monthly
>3) What price would you pay for a magazine of that size ?
Web- hmmm, not sure. 2-3 quid for a printed mag.
>4) What features would you like to see ? Game turns, reviews, reports ?
The web version would be able to cover a lot more. I think game turns
are quite boring if you're not into the particular genre (Rpg,
boardgames etc)
>5) Would you prefer no color, color cover, or color throughout ?
B&W is ok.
>6) Would you purchase it from overseas if it wasn't available locally ?
If it wasn't too expensive.
>7) Would you like to see news only to your locality/country or
>interested in worldwide news in gaming ?
Prefer local in the magazine, but worldwide if it covers web games.
>8) Would you be interested in seeing competitions with groovy prizes in
>each issue of the magazine ?
no
>9) What about game listings ? Would you like to see current
>games,prices, availability ?
yes
>10) How much advertising in the magazine would you think is enough
>(keep in mind more advertising drops the cover price)
reasonable balance, maybe 10-25%
>11) What kind of articles (if any) would you like to see ?
Reviews of games, articles for game developers as well as players.
>12) Would you prefer a PBM-only mag, or would other game material
>interest you (such as roleplaying, LARP, web games, multiplayer
>software etc)
PBM really.
>13) Would you prefer to see commercial or free games mentioned, or how
>much of a mix ?
Both.
>14) Would you like for parts of the mag to be avialable online ?
Yup.
>15) Any other comments
Just what I said earlier

>These were just some quick questions off the top of my head. I'm sure
>others can come up with others.
>
>You can either post a message here in the newsgroup or email me at
>jasonm@mindshiftdesign.com with your ideas. All input will be
>appreciated. All ON-TOPIC input will be more appreciated <g>.
>
>Regards
>
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>Jason Paul McCartan - jasonm@mindshiftdesign.com
>CEO
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References

PBM/Gaming Magazine features ... what do you want to see ?
MindShift Design LLC <jasonm@mindshiftdesign.com>
Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:00:00 +0000