It depends on what you want to do. I played Hyborian War several times, and loved the game. It's definitely a commercial game, though. It's set in the world of Conan, and you play one of the many nations of the word, trying to meet your victory conditions.
On the other hand, I've played chess through the mail, and that was fun, and absolutely free. A third option are the Diplomacy servers. They let you play on-line Diplomacy, which is an absolutely cool conquest/political game. PBM Diplomacy had its origins in snail mail gaming, but I'm not sure any snail mail Diplomacy remains. If there is some, you may be hard-pressed to find it for free, as any snail mail PBM game costs at least a little bit to run. Another option would be to play a role-playing game through the mail, with one of you acting as storyteller and the other as player. Perhaps these roles could change from time to time, so that both of you would have a chance to play. Just a few thoughts. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Montowski Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 6:56 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: [Audyssey] Any Snail Mail games? has anyone up here ever played any snail mail games? often called play by mail games? I wish to do something like this with a sighted friend who I will be writing to long distance for the next few years. I tried to google this but got thousands of hits..and the little I read over seemed to be all commercial games. I am looking for something that is free. thanks Robert --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
