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Does Anyone Still Play-by-Mail?

Posted by Cliff on from the turn-based-internet-gameplay dept.

manganese4 asks: "With the ever increasing complexity of games and the desire to buy the bleeding edge of hardware, does anyone still participate in games in the old-time 'Play by (e)Mail' format? Remember the anticipation of wondering if the snow storm was going to delay the post and prevent you from executing a crushing blow with your rook or pacing your emails to give your opponent time to become distracted by something else on the Usenet groups!"

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  1. No by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, no one does anymore. And I would have had the first post had the damn snowstorm not delayed my message.

  2. Tic-Tac-Toe by MyLongNickName · · Score: 4, Funny

    I like tic-tac-toe by e-mail. With the extra time between moves, I only lose 1/3 of my games now. Downside: I think my opponent is using a computer.

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  3. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 4, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  4. This guy might. by hal2814 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Derek Whipple, former Nintendo Power game counselor, might.

  5. There is a new game, the whole world is playing... by Alpha27 · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's called '419', the Nigerian Email Scam.

    It's easy to play.

    You just pay upfront and wait for the money to come in. If you've heard of other players complaining that the game takes too long to play, it's part of the game to see if you have what it takes to last the longest.

    Go ahead, give it a try. ;=)

  6. Half Life 2 by DavidLeblond · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm currently playing Half Life 2 via email. I've take 5 steps so far, this game rocks!

    I've been playing Quake via snail mail for a few years now, I think I just killed my first monster...

  7. Many people do this, even celebrities... by rubberbando · · Score: 5, Funny

    Average Joe Somebody sends playfull letter to Hot Actress and she responds by playfully sending him a restraining order.
    It's plenty of fun, you should try it sometime. :-P

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  8. I was BRNG56D... I remember it well... by b00m3rang · · Score: 3, Funny

    My first online service. I had the pimp setup with my luggable NEC Powermate Portable that I could dial up Prodigy from whichever friend's house I was at to get video game help or cheat codes.

    I remember one stupid prank that got a surprising number of people all worked up. I said that I had a trick to turn 'N's into 'Z's in any video game... and that I would post the trick once 50 people had replied. So 50 anxious replies later, I told them to turn their TV sideways. I couldn't believe how many people first got so excited about such a stupid code, and second got so upset and felt they'd been cheated.

    Remember those crappy vector graphic maze games they had? Good times.