02-25-2014, 01:22 AM
Hello all.
I played a few PBMs back in the 1990s, but never really got very far in any of them.
Galactic Overlord by GEM Games was my first game, then I think a few games of CTF 2187 by Advanced Gaming Enterprises, a couple turns of Samurai Warlords (run by an Aussie GM), a few turns of The Bloody Blade by Damien Games, a few months of Supernova II by Rolling Thunder Games, and lastly a bit of Monster Island by Adventures By Mail about the end of the 1990s or maybe early 2000s? (There was one other game I don't remember the name or GM, but the game I think folded after about 2 turns or so. Was a fantasy wargame about an evil horde about to overrun the land, and players had to design & build castles to protect their villages.)
I had a subscription to Paper Mayhem for about 3 years or so I think.
I became aware of the idea of PBM from Dragon Magazine, as was and am primarily a D&D / RPG gamer.
I have played a bunch of computer strategy games such as Master of Orion (still play it, lots of old games available from GOG.com), Civilization IV, etc.
Anyway I came across a plug for Suspense & Decision via Greyhawk Grognard's RPG blog a while back, and have been lurking and reading posts for a while now. (Read all 3 available issues of S&D.)
My schedule doesn't match up with anybody to play face-to-face tabletop games anymore, so I'm thinking of giving PBM another go.
Thinking about maybe Olympia G4 before it gets too far into the game, or maybe DungeonWorld? Maybe Riftlords as I never played a Flying Buffalo PBM?
My budget for any kind of entertainment is kinda low due to cut hours at work (but more time), so something I can try for free or low cost is best at this point.
I played a few PBMs back in the 1990s, but never really got very far in any of them.
Galactic Overlord by GEM Games was my first game, then I think a few games of CTF 2187 by Advanced Gaming Enterprises, a couple turns of Samurai Warlords (run by an Aussie GM), a few turns of The Bloody Blade by Damien Games, a few months of Supernova II by Rolling Thunder Games, and lastly a bit of Monster Island by Adventures By Mail about the end of the 1990s or maybe early 2000s? (There was one other game I don't remember the name or GM, but the game I think folded after about 2 turns or so. Was a fantasy wargame about an evil horde about to overrun the land, and players had to design & build castles to protect their villages.)
I had a subscription to Paper Mayhem for about 3 years or so I think.
I became aware of the idea of PBM from Dragon Magazine, as was and am primarily a D&D / RPG gamer.
I have played a bunch of computer strategy games such as Master of Orion (still play it, lots of old games available from GOG.com), Civilization IV, etc.
Anyway I came across a plug for Suspense & Decision via Greyhawk Grognard's RPG blog a while back, and have been lurking and reading posts for a while now. (Read all 3 available issues of S&D.)
My schedule doesn't match up with anybody to play face-to-face tabletop games anymore, so I'm thinking of giving PBM another go.
Thinking about maybe Olympia G4 before it gets too far into the game, or maybe DungeonWorld? Maybe Riftlords as I never played a Flying Buffalo PBM?
My budget for any kind of entertainment is kinda low due to cut hours at work (but more time), so something I can try for free or low cost is best at this point.