Re: Who went to GenCon??

From: madcentral@aol.com (MadCentral)

Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000

>>I ask as most RPGs etc were well-represented apart from PBM. Did any PBM
GMs go, or are there other Cons just for PBM games? It bothered me that
most of the nerds at GenCon seemed a little scornful of PBMs as if they
were not relevant to the more-general 'Games' hobby.<<

We normally go every year, but were in the U.S. on holidays this year, so we
couldn't.  Although, in my opinion, when it moved to the new location it went
downhill, then WOTC took over.... and now TSR is kinda sad.

RPGers often scoff at PBM, but mostly because they haven't tried it, or have
tried it but think the whole hobby revolves around 'Its a Crime'.  They are
still a good recruiting source... especially when you run games a t a con...
which is why we normally go.

>>There's another thing - How sociable are PBM players? Most of the people
I've spoken to strike me as being quite pleasant people, but does this
part of the hobby attract more of the introverts than FtoF games?<<

Not at all.  The players of PBMs and RPGs
are, on-the-whole vey similiar.  There is a
lot of crossover.  But PBM also gets
wargamers and boardgamers... so its like
a weird crossover of various different gaming branches.

Steve Tierney
-Madhouse UK

References

Who went to GenCon??
anj <anj@clara.co.uk>
Thu, 17 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000