02-20-2011, 01:29 AM
I go by paway on the Hyborian War forums and One Armed Bandit on the Duel2 forums (the game formerly known as Duelmasters).
My first PBM game was about 20 years ago. I read an ad for Hyborian War in a Savage Sword of Conan magazine and played Amazonia to game end. From that, I tried out Duelmasters and stuck with that for a number of years. I worked at the local Renaissance Festival over the summer and a movie theater during the school year and I'm pretty sure the majority of my minimum wage went to PBM companies. After a year of college, I stopped playing PBM games for over ten years, but I eventually rediscovered the online communities of Duel2 and Hyborian War and am once again an enthusiastic player of both games.
There are other games that I remember from my youth, that I wish were thriving as much as these two games. In particular, I recall reading the rules of Its a Crime! and Monster Island and thinking that they would be great fun to play. I've dabbled with PBeM games and MMORPGs, but for me, nothing beats the excitement of receiving a turn in my mailbox.
David
My first PBM game was about 20 years ago. I read an ad for Hyborian War in a Savage Sword of Conan magazine and played Amazonia to game end. From that, I tried out Duelmasters and stuck with that for a number of years. I worked at the local Renaissance Festival over the summer and a movie theater during the school year and I'm pretty sure the majority of my minimum wage went to PBM companies. After a year of college, I stopped playing PBM games for over ten years, but I eventually rediscovered the online communities of Duel2 and Hyborian War and am once again an enthusiastic player of both games.
There are other games that I remember from my youth, that I wish were thriving as much as these two games. In particular, I recall reading the rules of Its a Crime! and Monster Island and thinking that they would be great fun to play. I've dabbled with PBeM games and MMORPGs, but for me, nothing beats the excitement of receiving a turn in my mailbox.
David