Just a quick note to let you know that I am still alive, but DON'T ask how life is treating us just now. At last, after much whinging.....sory........
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Ryk
Ryk@...
Oct 3, 2000 10:23 pm
Er I'm still alive too, but still without power in my attic/study - normal service should return by this weekend as I have nearly finished transferring ...
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Richard Smith
richard@...
Oct 8, 2000 6:59 pm
About to do my zine poll entry, I had a tour round some postal gaming sites. Can anyone add to the list below? As well as helping with the zine poll doohickey,...
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N Chilton
niclists@...
Oct 8, 2000 9:51 pm
Well GAME wll be moving to www.GameZine.co.uk (though when I'm not sure as I'm busy, but it will include back issues) Nic ... <HR> <html><body> <tt> About to...
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Stephen Agar
stephen@...
Oct 8, 2000 10:13 pm
In message <004101c0315a$c533d520$8c1c9fd4@sholing>, Richard Smith <richard@...> writes ... Many thanks for doing this - I will add the links...
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Jim Burgess
burgess@...
Oct 9, 2000 5:13 pm
You also should list http://devel.diplom.org/DipPouch/Postal even though Stephen and I haven't kept that up very well lately. And if people are interested in...
Hello, Here's a question for developers. What languages/platforms are you using to construct PBMs these days? And why?! It might seem like an odd question,...
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Tom Tweedy
tom@...
Oct 24, 2000 2:27 pm
In message <8t41qa+1vek@eGroups.com>, pandomania@... writes ... It is an odd question, Richard - 'What languages/platforms are you using to...
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Richard Vine
pandomania@...
Oct 25, 2000 1:34 am
Tom, Yup, that's it - what languages/platforms are developers using to construct Play By Mail games?! I'm asking because I'm finding it extremely tough going,...
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Richard Smith
richard@...
Oct 25, 2000 7:18 pm
Richard, The vast majority of games in the *amateur* PBM world are hand GM'd, or done with the aid of a simple spreadsheet. Few games have enough players or...
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Richard Vine
pandomania@...
Oct 25, 2000 10:39 pm
Richard, I tried Visual Basic and it was good - surprisingly good! A large PBM needs a sophisticated graphical interface though, and VB is quite slow in this ...
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N Chilton
niclists@...
Oct 26, 2000 9:51 am
Richard, You probably want a C++ RAD environment (Rapid Application Development - has "visual editors" to create interfaces, control programs, etc). The two...
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Richard Vine
pandomania@...
Oct 26, 2000 2:59 pm
Nic, I'm using Visual C++ at the moment, although I have used Borland in the past (hideous memories of that I'm afraid, but certainly not Borland's fault - ...
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N Chilton
niclists@...
Oct 27, 2000 8:50 am
Richard, I use Borland, and have similar experiences with VC++. It usually the case someone likes one and hates the other :)). Keith Thomasson, I think, uses...
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Ryk
Ryk@...
Nov 1, 2000 9:48 pm
Unfortunately I have put my back out and will be unable to attend. Kath Collman has kindly agreed to collect Zine Poll voting forms for me at Midcon. The...
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Stephen Agar
stephen@...
Nov 1, 2000 9:59 pm
Please note that http://www.variantbank.com is now open for business. Essentially this is the NAVB catalogue of all know Diplomacy variants, with Internet...
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Ryk
Ryk@...
Nov 14, 2000 1:29 am
Here are the results of the 2000 Zine Polls The 2000 Amateur PBM Zine Poll ========================= 1 (2) Sprouts of Wrath 2 (3) For Whom The Die Rolls 3 (1)...
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Tom Tweedy
tom@...
Nov 14, 2000 1:24 pm
In message <025f01c04dda$b0d60840$01e489d4@n6tlv>, Ryk <Ryk@...> writes ... [Snip] ... Oh god, I've got to publicise this? How embarrassing... I'm...
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Stephen Agar
stephen@...
Nov 14, 2000 7:57 pm
Can I make a plea for any old Con results booklets you have lying in some dark corner of your study? The Uk Zine Archive has a few of these but with lots of...
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Mark Wightman
mr.sprout@...
Nov 15, 2000 7:38 pm
Tom, I guess the votes go to Ryk. Either by e-mail to Ryk@... or by post to the usual 'zine poll address. Cheers Mark ... From: Tom Tweedy...
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Chris M. Dickson
chris@...
Nov 16, 2000 1:17 am
In message <025f01c04dda$b0d60840$01e489d4@n6tlv>, Ryk <Ryk@...> writes ... Here's a quick public question for Ryk. In past years, you have revealed the...
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Ryk
Ryk@...
Nov 16, 2000 10:33 pm
Yes the votes were somewhat down. I blame three reasons. 1. My non-attendance at Midcon I normally get about 40-50 votes there. I think there were only about...
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alex@...
Nov 29, 2000 7:24 pm
29th November 2000 Bloody great! Finally got around to joining this discussion group, only to find myself near the top of the Members List and dare I say it,...
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Ryk
Ryk@...
Nov 29, 2000 9:26 pm
Reply below ATB - Ryk ________________________________________ Life has to be lived forwards, but can only be understood backwards ... From:...
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Stephen Agar
stephen@...
Jan 2, 2001 10:59 pm
FORMER ZINE EDITOR IN MID-LIFE CRISIS? In the two years since I folded Spring Offensive I have been enjoying a break from the routine of zine publication,...
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Nick Parish
nick_parish@...
Jan 3, 2001 6:10 pm
WANTED: computer program to adjudicate the racing rounds in Railway Rivals so that I can stop rolling those f*@%ing dice for hours on end. Must be simple...
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Richard Smith
richard@...
Jan 4, 2001 12:40 am
You could try Paul Mazumdar paul@... who does electronic RR with PDF maps. Anyway, isn't adjudicating RR fun? You can put on the Casey Jones hat,...
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Stephen Agar
stephen@...
Jan 9, 2001 12:51 am
A short email to let everyone know that there is a new issue of Diplomacy World to either download or read at: http://www.diplomacyworld.org...
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Richard Smith
richard@...
Jan 20, 2001 10:51 pm
SUBZINE POLL 2000 - DEADLINE JANUARY 31st Everyone who sees one or more eligible subzines is invited to vote. To be eligible a subzine must (i) appear...
