New Free PBM ‘Zine

There’s a new free pdf ‘zine available that focuses on play-by-mail games. PBM games were big in the 1980’s and 90’s, and I was heavily involved in them myself, both as a player and a moderator. Suspense & Decision magazine (great title, btw, which excellently captures the feel of what classic PBM games are all about) covers a lot of ground, and I look forward to the next issue. In fact, I recently found what might well be the only surviving copy of the rules of my own PBM game, “Sail the Solar Winds”, and really should write up an article about it for the magazine. Blasts from the past indeed (although some outfits are still running PBM games to this day – a reason to check the mailbox other than to get the electric bill!).