Re: Bye everyone!

From: Andy Bolstridge <Andy.Bolstridge@hempseed.com>

Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Phil Shulkind wrote:
>
> I'm entitled to my opinions, and I believe I am also entitled to express
> them freely on a newsgroup, no FAQ is going to stop me doing that. This
> is not Stalinist Russia, whatever you may think!!!

Okay, okay -  "we'll just end up arguing as usual!" unless we nip this
bit of the thread in the bud.
>
> Actually I have been invited to write a PBEM column for Flagship, which
> I am looking forward to doing.
>

this is the bit I find interesting. What is the difference between a PBM
and a PBEM (yeah, I know about the obvious differences:  ease of play,
fast turnarounds, cheaper etc), or to put it another way Phil, why are
you bored with PBMs and not with PBEMs? Is it just the hassle of dealing
with paper and post or are there fundamental differences with the games
that are played over these media.
I'm thinking not so much of traditional games such as Diplomacy and En
Garde! (from all over), or even of computer-run games like Imperium (
http://www.islandnet.com/~dgreenin/emg.htm) which return text output,
but of things like VGA planets or Stars! (err... Stars! is
http://www.plws.com/stars/). I assume that you're not talking about
real-time commercial computer games (such as Diablo or Starcraft) which
are played by several people over the internet.

Personally, I think PBEM is the way to go - costs are significantly
cheaper (considering most PBMs are produced using a computer anyway),
turnarounds are faster and everything is more responsive, but I also
think that the real-time games aren't really PBEM and should be kept
separate.

Cheers, Andy.

References

Re: Bye everyone!
"Angela Christie" <anj@clara.co.uk>
Sun, 14 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Bye everyone!
Phil Shulkind <phil@phildee.demon.co.uk>
Sun, 14 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Bye everyone!
Phil Shulkind <phil@phildee.demon.co.uk>
Sat, 13 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Bye everyone!
"Angela Christie" <anj@clara.co.uk>
Sun, 14 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Bye everyone!
Phil Shulkind <phil@phildee.demon.co.uk>
Sun, 14 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Bye everyone!
Phil Shulkind <phil@phildee.demon.co.uk>
Sat, 13 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0000