Re: newbie

From: Adam Saunders <adam@asaunders.freeserve.co.uk>

Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Asim Lutvic wrote:
>
> I'm new here, in fact I don't even know how to play, or what "play by
> mail" games are,  so if somebbody could explain to me I would be thankfull.

'Play-by-mail' games are just that. Games you play by mail.

1)  The Mechanics

Generally, someone runs a game (the GM).

The GM has a set of rules for his/her game which tell you how to take
part.

You, as well as a number of other players, read the rules and then send
a 'turn' back to the GM - telling him/her what you 'want and/or hope' to
happen.

The GM then processes all of the turns and sends the results back to the
players - telling them what actually happened.

The players read the results and then send a 'turn' back to the GM.

That explains the mechanics of PBM, but to get any kind of idea of
what's on offer, you need to have a bash at a game - there are quite a
few companies who will let you try games out for free, so it doesn't
need to cost anything to have a go.

2)  The Games

There are any number of games available, Sports, War games, Space,
Exploring, Role-playing, Historical, Futuristic, Free, Not free,
Professional, Amateur, e-mail, surface mail etc. etc. etc.

If you were in the UK, I'd suggest subscribing to Flagship Magazine,
which is an excellent guide to the hobby, I don't know if there's
anything similar in the USA these days?!? Perhaps someone else in the
group can help you there.

Adam Saunders
(I'm sure Kerry Harrison would offer ideas if you're still stuck, his
e-mail address is around here somewhere...)

References

newbie
vde1008@InfoNET.st-johns.nf.ca (Asim Lutvic)
Fri, 29 Jan 1999 00:00:00 +0000

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newbie
vde1008@InfoNET.st-johns.nf.ca (Asim Lutvic)
Fri, 29 Jan 1999 00:00:00 +0000