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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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 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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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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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 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 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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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 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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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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pandomania@...
Oct 24, 2000 1:11 pm
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,...
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...
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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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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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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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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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John and Denny Colledge
dunorroch@...
Oct 3, 2000 5:18 pm
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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Danny Collman
ddcollman@...
Sep 29, 2000 8:08 pm
In message <iUW0H6Au3Lz5IwJi@...>, John Harrington <johnh@...> writes ... I realise that it's now persona non...
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John Harrington
johnh@...
Sep 29, 2000 6:32 am
In message <000e01c02546$882776c0$5a35893e@oemcomputer>, Mark Stretch <Mark@...> writes ... Samurai would be my nomination....
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Ryk
Ryk@...
Sep 25, 2000 10:19 pm
Just for you I have run an extension lead into the attic and fortunately it did not blow a fuse - I have copied the file to my laptop and have attached it -...
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Richard Smith
richard@...
Sep 25, 2000 9:25 pm
Still waiting to send out Variable Pig. Still stymied. All I need is someone to tell me what's different from last year (Pimley nominees, deadline etc.) Last...
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Richard Smith
richard@...
Sep 24, 2000 5:00 pm
..An alternative solution for my problemette is if someone could tell me what the changes are from last year's form (attached). Richard. P.S. Obviously I could...
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Mark Stretch
Mark@...
Sep 23, 2000 10:17 am
I've been asked to run the "Play new games" section at the next Mind Sports Olympiad. Any suggestions for games to educate them with? Settlers? Lost Cities?...
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Richard Smith
richard@...
Sep 21, 2000 9:23 pm
Ryk, Erm, well actually no copy of any description. A Word or PDF file is what I want so I can run off copies on my personal laser. You could e-mail this to me...
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Ryk
Ryk@...
Sep 20, 2000 10:26 pm
Possibly - once I have worked out how to do it on my lap top as my PC is out of action due to no electricity in my study - I trust you have a paper copy? ATB -...
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Richard Smith
richard@...
Sep 20, 2000 10:07 pm
I'm about to send out Variable Pig #74 and Jim would like me to include a Zine Poll form. Will there be one available on the world wide wobblything soon? ...
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Nick Parish
nick_parish@...
Sep 17, 2000 11:11 pm
Thanks for this, Stephen. Completely off-topic, but never mind, this drove me to register on eBay and I was alarmed to discover that there is ALREADY a ...
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Stephen Agar
stephen@...
Sep 16, 2000 5:21 pm
I'm having a clearout. If anyone is interested, it is at http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=439989924 -- Stephen Agar, Brighton, UK ...
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Mark Stretch
Mark@...
Sep 10, 2000 7:04 pm
I've returned from the Mind Sports Olympiad with a number of names for hobby recruitment - hopefully we can recruit them into the hobby proper. I've passed...
