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| name=Middle-earth Play-By-Mail | | name=Middle-earth Play-By-Mail | ||
| developer=[[Game Systems Inc.]] | | developer=[[Game Systems Inc.]] | ||
| publisher=[[Game Systems Inc.]] (USA), [[Gad Games]] (UK), [[Central de JOCS S.L.]] (Spain), [[DaS Production s.r.l.]] (Italy), [[Strategic Fantasy Games of Australia]] (Australia), [[Drachenschmeide]] (Germany), [[PBM Express]] (The Netherlands) | | publisher=[[Game Systems Inc.]] (USA), [[Gad Games]] (UK), [[Central de JOCS S.L.]] (Spain), [[DaS Production s.r.l.]] (Italy), [[Strategic Fantasy Games of Australia]] (Australia), [[Drachenschmeide]] (Germany), [[PBM Express]] (The Netherlands), [[Colyseo]] (France} | ||
| platform=[[Wikipedia:Macintosh|Macintosh]] | | platform=[[Wikipedia:Macintosh|Macintosh]] | ||
| releasedate=Started in [[1990]] | | releasedate=Started in [[1990]] | ||
| genre=Play by Mail | | genre=Play by Mail | ||
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In '''Middle-earth Play-By-Mail'' every person has to fill in a form each two or three weeks and mail it to the [[Middle-earth Play-By-Mail#Game Masters|Game Master]].<ref name="Tolkien Games">[http://www.lysator.liu.se/tolkien-games/entry/me-pbm.html Middle-earth Play-By-Mail] at Tolkien Games (retrieved 1 January 2011)</ref> Then these forms are | In '''Middle-earth Play-By-Mail''' every person has to fill in a form each two or three weeks and mail it to the [[Middle-earth Play-By-Mail#Game Masters|Game Master]].<ref name="Tolkien Games">[http://www.lysator.liu.se/tolkien-games/entry/me-pbm.html Middle-earth Play-By-Mail] at Tolkien Games (retrieved 1 January 2011)</ref> Then these forms are processed in the head computer. The results are then sent back to the players.<ref name="Tolkien Games"/> Each game has 25 nations, ten who fight for good, ten who are evil and five who are neutral.<ref name="Tolkien Games"/> There are three scenarios: one in {{TA}} 1650, one in {{TA|2950}} and one in the [[Fourth Age]].<ref>[http://www.gamesystems.com/ Official website, Game Scenarios] (retrieved 1 January 2011)</ref> ''Middle-earth Play-By-Mail'' was licensed by the [[Tolkien Enterprises]].<ref>{{webcite|author=Fredrik Ekman|articleurl=http://www.lysator.liu.se/tolkien-games/commercial.html|articlename=Commercial Tolkien computer games|dated=|website=Games|accessed=27 August 2014}}</ref> | ||
== Game Masters == | == Game Masters == | ||
* '''USA:''' ''Game Systems Inc.'' | * '''USA:''' ''Game Systems Inc.'' | ||
* '''UK:''' ''Gad Games'' (till [[1995]]), ''[[Allsorts PBM Games]]'' (after [[1995]] | * '''UK:''' ''Gad Games'' (till [[1995]]), ''[[Allsorts PBM Games]]'' (after [[1995]]) | ||
* '''Spain:''' ''Central de JOCS S.L.'' | * '''Spain:''' ''Central de JOCS S.L.'' | ||
* '''Italy:''' ''DaS Production s.r.l.'' | * '''Italy:''' ''DaS Production s.r.l.'' | ||
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* [http://www.gamesystems.com Game Systems Inc.] | * [http://www.gamesystems.com Game Systems Inc.] | ||
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Middle-earth Play-By-Mail | |
Video game | |
Developer | Game Systems Inc. |
Publisher | Game Systems Inc. (USA), Gad Games (UK), Central de JOCS S.L. (Spain), DaS Production s.r.l. (Italy), Strategic Fantasy Games of Australia (Australia), Drachenschmeide (Germany), PBM Express (The Netherlands), Colyseo (France} |
Platform | Macintosh |
Release date | Started in 1990 |
Genre | Play by Mail |
In Middle-earth Play-By-Mail every person has to fill in a form each two or three weeks and mail it to the Game Master.[1] Then these forms are processed in the head computer. The results are then sent back to the players.[1] Each game has 25 nations, ten who fight for good, ten who are evil and five who are neutral.[1] There are three scenarios: one in T.A. 1650, one in T.A. 2950 and one in the Fourth Age.[2] Middle-earth Play-By-Mail was licensed by the Tolkien Enterprises.[3]
Game Masters[edit | edit source]
- USA: Game Systems Inc.
- UK: Gad Games (till 1995), Allsorts PBM Games (after 1995)
- Spain: Central de JOCS S.L.
- Italy: DaS Production s.r.l.
- Australia: Strategic Fantasy Games of Australia
- Germany: Drachenschmeide
- The Netherlands: PBM Express (Cancelled)
External Links[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Middle-earth Play-By-Mail at Tolkien Games (retrieved 1 January 2011)
- ↑ Official website, Game Scenarios (retrieved 1 January 2011)
- ↑ Fredrik Ekman, "Commercial Tolkien computer games", Tolkien computer games (accessed 27 August 2014)