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Welcome to the world of PBEM games!
What is a PBEM (Play By Email) game?
A Play By EMail (PBEM) game is a form of creative writing where you add to the other players stories.
Each participant's bit of the story is generally referred to as a post, named after the act of 'posting' a message to the e-mail list or message board where the stories are collected and distributed.
Learn about PBEM games
If you are new to PBEM games a good start is to read the article "Play By Email (PBEM) in a larger perspective". It talks about different types of email role playing games.
Once you have a good understanding of the concept, you should continue with the article "The anatomy of a post". It will tell you what a player's contribution to a PBEM roleplaying game can look like.
Are you ready to join the PBEM community?
Once you have joined, you can ask questions and share your experience in the forum! You can also blog about your game, or post links to it. Once you get more experienced, you can even start writing your own articles!
Article Categories
Getting Ideas
Manage your time, find ideas and use them.
Writing
Both how and what you write in your posts for your PBEM game is important, we show you how to do it!
Character Development
Giving your character life is complex, these articles will help you.
Running your own PBEM game
Learn how to run your own game.
In the spotlight
A closer look at PBEM players and games.
Other articles
Other articles related to PBEM games or the gaming industry and community.
PBEM Questions
How long before an inactive member is removed from your game?
Having active members is extremely important to your game. Sometimes, members will just drop out, often without warning, because their real lives suddenly become busier, or thye get bored of your game.
Keeping these members around is bad for the game, as it means you might be waiting for them, so at some point you have to cut your losses and remove them from the game.
So how much time should you give a player before you remove them from the game?
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