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Remember when multiplayer gaming needed envelopes and stamps? The history of play by mail games

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  1. joplin
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    Oh man! My first year of college, I played Diplomacy by mail with my old high school friends. At least it started out that way. Once we all figured out how email worked (this was the late 80s), I...

    Oh man! My first year of college, I played Diplomacy by mail with my old high school friends. At least it started out that way. Once we all figured out how email worked (this was the late 80s), I think we mostly moved to using that instead. It worked by mail, but was a bit cumbersome. I was never very good at the game anyway, but I had a decent time playing it.

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  2. Akir
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    I’m fairly sure that the strategy computer game ASC still offers “play by email” as a multiplayer option.

    I’m fairly sure that the strategy computer game ASC still offers “play by email” as a multiplayer option.

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