Play by Email Games
Play-by-email (PBM) is a method of online gaming that is at least as old as the Internet itself. There is still an active email gaming community, and you don't need the latest hardware or hundreds of hours of spare time to get involved.
Exodus War
Turn-based multiplayer tactical space combat with gamma-ray lasers, fusion warhead missiles, and kinetic kill weapons. Animated game turns are delivered by HTML-enabled email.
Turn-based multiplayer tactical space combat with gamma-ray lasers, fusion warhead missiles, and kinetic kill weapons. Animated game turns are delivered by HTML-enabled email.
KJC Games
This company hosts a variety of veteran play by email games, including Quest, Space Troopers, Warlord, Chairman, and Phoenix.
This company hosts a variety of veteran play by email games, including Quest, Space Troopers, Warlord, Chairman, and Phoenix.
Matrix Games
Matrix Games offers a variety of turn-based strategy games with an old-school board game feel. Many of these games have play-by-email capabilities, including Empires in Arms, Battleground Civil War, Napolean in Italy, Advanced Tactics: WWII, Commander: Europe at War, and others.
Matrix Games offers a variety of turn-based strategy games with an old-school board game feel. Many of these games have play-by-email capabilities, including Empires in Arms, Battleground Civil War, Napolean in Italy, Advanced Tactics: WWII, Commander: Europe at War, and others.
Medieval Diplomacy
Medieval Diplomacy is a strategic PBM wargame that uses a graphical interface to facilitate gameplay.
Medieval Diplomacy is a strategic PBM wargame that uses a graphical interface to facilitate gameplay.
Olympia: The Age of Gods
Build a merchant empire or command a mighty army in this email game from Scott Turner.
Build a merchant empire or command a mighty army in this email game from Scott Turner.
Orcs and Dwarves Fantasy Wargame
Highly graphical PBM strategy game for Windows that is free to download and play.
Highly graphical PBM strategy game for Windows that is free to download and play.
Phoenix
A sophisticated science fiction game with very open gameplay and human moderation. Features a mix of roleplaying and tactical combat.
A sophisticated science fiction game with very open gameplay and human moderation. Features a mix of roleplaying and tactical combat.
Play by Mail (PBM/PBEM) Home Page
Greg Lindahl's extensive PBM and play-by-email list.
Greg Lindahl's extensive PBM and play-by-email list.
Settlers of Catan by Email
This is a Yahoo Group founded to support an email version of the famous board game. They take a novel program/database approach to controlling game functions.
This is a Yahoo Group founded to support an email version of the famous board game. They take a novel program/database approach to controlling game functions.
UKIFL Fantasy Soccer
Game information is handled by email in this fantasy soccer league based on teams taken from different divisions in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Game information is handled by email in this fantasy soccer league based on teams taken from different divisions in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Windhammer
The Windhammer PBM game is a 415 section adventure set in the mythic realms of Arborell. It is freely available to all who wish to journey into a land of magic and conflict.
The Windhammer PBM game is a 415 section adventure set in the mythic realms of Arborell. It is freely available to all who wish to journey into a land of magic and conflict.
World of Lagas
A play-by-email fantasy RPG set on mythical islands in a fictional, open-ended world. Like most RPGs, you create a character and set out to explore new lands, only in this case you play in turns and issue orders by email.
A play-by-email fantasy RPG set on mythical islands in a fictional, open-ended world. Like most RPGs, you create a character and set out to explore new lands, only in this case you play in turns and issue orders by email.