''Beyond the Quadra Zone'' (or ''BQZ'') is an
open-ended, computer-moderated science fiction,
play-by-mail
A play-by-mail game (also known as a PBM game, PBEM game, or a turn-based game) is a game played through postal mail, email or other digital media. Correspondence chess and Go were among the first PBM games. ''Diplomacy'' has been played by m ...
(PBM) game. It was published by Quest Games, Inc.
History and development
''Beyond the Quadra Zone'' was a mid-complexity, open-ended, science fiction PBM game.
[ Editors 1984. p. 57.] One reviewer called it a "power game".
[ Hainly 1985. p. 25.] Quest Games, Inc. published the game, which drew from the design of ''Universe II''.
It was
computer-moderated with some human assistance.
Gameplay
The game setting is outer space in the year 2615.
[ Webber 1984. p. 6.] As starship captains, players explored space and collected resources.
Beyond the charted regions of space, the uncharted "quadra zone" was newly accessible for exploration.
[ Editors 1984. p. 23.] The elements of gameplay included combat.
Reception
A reviewer in the Summer–Fall 1984 issue of ''
Gaming Universal
''Gaming Universal'' (or ''PBM Universal'') was a magazine dedicated to play-by-mail games. The magazine was published between 1983 and 1988, in two separate print runs with Bob McLain as editor of both editions. Its first print run was publishe ...
'' rated the game "excellent" at four of five stars, stating "I recommend ''Beyond the Quadra Zone'' highly."
In late 1984, David Webber, the editor of ''
Paper Mayhem
''Paper Mayhem'' is an out-of-print play-by-mail (PBM) game magazine that was published in Ottawa, Illinois. The staff published the initial issue in July 1983 and the magazine ran until mid-1998. Its format was 40 pages published six times per y ...
'' magazine reviewed the game, saying it "has quickly become one of my favorite PBM games".
See also
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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 ...
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