09-12-2015, 02:20 AM
So, I just started playing Diplomacy recently and totally fell into a love/hate relationship with the game.
I've never played a PBM game. I remember seeing ads for them back in the day, but didn't know anything else about them.
Fast forward to today. I am a fickle luddite. I embrace technology a lot of the time, but I also have a collection of vintage/antique manual typewriters that I bang on frequently.
I would love a true PBM, where players communicate with one another only by snailmail letters. Maybe have turn results online, but all player to player communications via mail. It would give me an excuse to use those typewriters more and also give me something to look forward to when I check the mailbox.
For what it is worth, there are a lot of typewriter collectors out there that I think would embrace a similar style of game.
It'd be nice to have something like Diplomacy (simple to get feet wet, needing lots of correspondence). If I am trying to talk other typewriter enthusiasts into it though, I think a game that is slightly less cuthroat/backstabbing would be more appreciated.
Any ideas?
I've never played a PBM game. I remember seeing ads for them back in the day, but didn't know anything else about them.
Fast forward to today. I am a fickle luddite. I embrace technology a lot of the time, but I also have a collection of vintage/antique manual typewriters that I bang on frequently.
I would love a true PBM, where players communicate with one another only by snailmail letters. Maybe have turn results online, but all player to player communications via mail. It would give me an excuse to use those typewriters more and also give me something to look forward to when I check the mailbox.
For what it is worth, there are a lot of typewriter collectors out there that I think would embrace a similar style of game.
It'd be nice to have something like Diplomacy (simple to get feet wet, needing lots of correspondence). If I am trying to talk other typewriter enthusiasts into it though, I think a game that is slightly less cuthroat/backstabbing would be more appreciated.
Any ideas?