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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. 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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