03-08-2011, 06:23 AM
RollingThunderForums
One of the more interesting PBM related discussions currently taking place on the Internet is occurring over on the Rolling Thunder Games' forum, in a discussion thread that was started way back on October 3rd, 2006. That discussion had died out on October 16th, 2006, just a couple of weeks or so after it was started, but I posted in it on February 23rd, 2011, and it seems to have sparked some new memories, as several long time play by mail gamers have posted in that thread over the last few weeks.
It's not a lengthy discussion thread, but it interesting, nonetheless, and well worth checking out, in my considered opinion. The first page of that thread can be found here: http://www.rollingthunderforums.com/inde...=1514&st=0
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The Road of Kings
Over at Lloyd Barron's "The Road of Kings" website, site user Graniomi posts that he is in the final stages of a contract with HBO for "Game of Thrones. He's trying to drum up assistance from PBM gamers interested in helping to develop a PBM/PBEM game.
That discussion can be found here: http://www.warbarron.com/rok/showthread....a-PBM-PBeM
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Flying Buffalo Forums
I dropped by the Flying Buffalo Forums, today, but there's just not a lot going on on that site.
A quick glance at the Recent Posts section of that site's main forum index reveals that of the last ten messages posted on that site, six out of those ten were posted in 2010.
The site admin there, Craig Delahoy, was kind enough to post an inquiry from me, looking to see if anyone had any interest in being interviewed about their gaming experiences with Flying Buffalo. To date, though, no site user from that site has contacted me, wanting me to interview them.
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PBM Gamer
Stopping by the website of the Mad Scientist of PBM, Mark Wardell, I took notice that nothing new has been posted there by Mark since February 1st, 2011 - over a month ago.
Hopefully, Mark's interest in play by mail gaming will be renewed, in the forthcoming weeks. Until then, it just doesn't look like there's much of anything going on there.
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Jason Oates' Games
On the Jason Oates' Games website, it declares that a new game of Ancient Empires will be starting soon. What does soon mean, in regards to that assertion? I have no idea, since the website doesn't bother to expound upon it.
However, I do know that Beast, a site user here and on The Road of Kings website, has posted that Ancient Empires is looking positive. See his posting in the thread here:
http://www.warbarron.com/rok/showthread....0%A6/page4
The rules for Ancient Empires can be downloaded from the following page of Jason Oate's website here:
http://www.jason-oates-games.com/page9.html
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Flying Buffalo, Incorporated
On Rick Loomis' Flying Buffalo website, if you go to the Flying Buffalo Quarterly page, then Rick has several past issues of Flying Buffalo Quarterly that you can download for free.
In Issue # 79, there's an article titled, "The History of Play-by-Mail and Flying Buffalo." It's worth your time to grab that article and check it out.
The direct link to Issue # 79 of Flying Buffalo Quarterly can be found here:
http://www.flyingbuffalo.com/download/fbq79.pdf
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Star Fleet Warlord
Apparently, a new standard game of Star Fleet Warlord was supposed to start on February 13th, 2011, according to the news page of that game's website. The direct link to that news page can be found here:
http://www.play-by-e-mail.com/news/news.html
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Fate of a Nation
Peter and folks over at Norberg Games are seeing a noticeable increase in the number of postings taking place in their site's forums for Fate of a Nation, their brand new open-ended PBeM game set in a fantasy world.
The stats page for their forums can be found here:
http://www.fateofanation.net/forum/index...tion=stats
And that concludes this News Blurb. Happy gaming!
One of the more interesting PBM related discussions currently taking place on the Internet is occurring over on the Rolling Thunder Games' forum, in a discussion thread that was started way back on October 3rd, 2006. That discussion had died out on October 16th, 2006, just a couple of weeks or so after it was started, but I posted in it on February 23rd, 2011, and it seems to have sparked some new memories, as several long time play by mail gamers have posted in that thread over the last few weeks.
It's not a lengthy discussion thread, but it interesting, nonetheless, and well worth checking out, in my considered opinion. The first page of that thread can be found here: http://www.rollingthunderforums.com/inde...=1514&st=0
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The Road of Kings
Over at Lloyd Barron's "The Road of Kings" website, site user Graniomi posts that he is in the final stages of a contract with HBO for "Game of Thrones. He's trying to drum up assistance from PBM gamers interested in helping to develop a PBM/PBEM game.
That discussion can be found here: http://www.warbarron.com/rok/showthread....a-PBM-PBeM
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Flying Buffalo Forums
I dropped by the Flying Buffalo Forums, today, but there's just not a lot going on on that site.
A quick glance at the Recent Posts section of that site's main forum index reveals that of the last ten messages posted on that site, six out of those ten were posted in 2010.
The site admin there, Craig Delahoy, was kind enough to post an inquiry from me, looking to see if anyone had any interest in being interviewed about their gaming experiences with Flying Buffalo. To date, though, no site user from that site has contacted me, wanting me to interview them.
-----
PBM Gamer
Stopping by the website of the Mad Scientist of PBM, Mark Wardell, I took notice that nothing new has been posted there by Mark since February 1st, 2011 - over a month ago.
Hopefully, Mark's interest in play by mail gaming will be renewed, in the forthcoming weeks. Until then, it just doesn't look like there's much of anything going on there.
-----
Jason Oates' Games
On the Jason Oates' Games website, it declares that a new game of Ancient Empires will be starting soon. What does soon mean, in regards to that assertion? I have no idea, since the website doesn't bother to expound upon it.
However, I do know that Beast, a site user here and on The Road of Kings website, has posted that Ancient Empires is looking positive. See his posting in the thread here:
http://www.warbarron.com/rok/showthread....0%A6/page4
The rules for Ancient Empires can be downloaded from the following page of Jason Oate's website here:
http://www.jason-oates-games.com/page9.html
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Flying Buffalo, Incorporated
On Rick Loomis' Flying Buffalo website, if you go to the Flying Buffalo Quarterly page, then Rick has several past issues of Flying Buffalo Quarterly that you can download for free.
In Issue # 79, there's an article titled, "The History of Play-by-Mail and Flying Buffalo." It's worth your time to grab that article and check it out.
The direct link to Issue # 79 of Flying Buffalo Quarterly can be found here:
http://www.flyingbuffalo.com/download/fbq79.pdf
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Star Fleet Warlord
Apparently, a new standard game of Star Fleet Warlord was supposed to start on February 13th, 2011, according to the news page of that game's website. The direct link to that news page can be found here:
http://www.play-by-e-mail.com/news/news.html
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Fate of a Nation
Peter and folks over at Norberg Games are seeing a noticeable increase in the number of postings taking place in their site's forums for Fate of a Nation, their brand new open-ended PBeM game set in a fantasy world.
The stats page for their forums can be found here:
http://www.fateofanation.net/forum/index...tion=stats
And that concludes this News Blurb. Happy gaming!