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Darkworld
''Darkworld'' is a roleplaying play-by-mail (PBM) game. History and development ''Darkworld'' was a roleplaying, play-by-mail game published by Michael Williams.#Wil85, Williams 1985. p. 13. It was launched in 1982. It was Play-by-mail game#Closed versus open ended, open-ended#Dun85, Dunne 1985. p. 14. and Play-by-mail game#Computer versus human moderated, hand moderated.#McL83, McLain 1983. p. 28. As of the end of 1987, the game had approximately 100 players.#Wil88, Williams 1988. p. 20. By then, only 53 of 900 "blocks" had been explored, with blocks comprising 1,750 sectors. The game map included over 1.5 million sectors. Gameplay Gameplay occurred on the planet of Darkworld. Players could roleplay one of 40 available races. Multiple roleplaying settings were available, allowing players to "take on the gods, fight the evil orcs, delve into the realms of magics, become a king, or just do nothing". Turns could be played weekly, and included both normal and special actions, the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Play-by-mail Games
This is a list of play-by-mail (PBM) games. It includes games played only by postal mail, those played by mail with a play-by-email (PBEM) option, and games played in a turn-based format only by email or other digital format. It is unclear what the earliest play-by mail game is between chess and Go. ''Diplomacy'' was first played by mail in 1963. In the early 1970s, in the United States, Rick Loomis of Flying Buffalo Inc, began a number of play-by-mail games; this included games such as ''Nuclear Destruction'' (1970). This marked the beginning of the professional PBM industry. Other publishers followed suit, with significant expansion across the industry in the 1980s. This supported the publication of a number of newsletters from individual play-by-mail companies as well as independent publications such as '' Gaming Universal'', ''Paper Mayhem'', and ''Flagship'' which focused solely on the play-by-mail gaming industry. The sourcing of play-by-mail games in this list largely com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |