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Bug Hunter moved the combat setting out of the Second World War and onto distant planets, where humans are attacked by predatory aliens. [2] Using the Sniper! rules set, the game focuses on "the popular science fiction theme of embattled humans threatened by vicious alien creatures in space and on the ground," [3] with one player taking the human side, and the other player playing the aliens.
The game takes less than a year from start to finish and has pretty simple rules, so it's good for PBM beginners, though you should be wary of Space Combat veterans showing up in your game arena. [1] Challenge reviewed the game and stated that "This game is great for anyone interested in trying out a play-by-mail game for the first time—it is ...
Ancients is a two-player wargame with rules for low-complexity tactical combat. The game box includes four map sheets to be used with various battles. [1] Various options allow for the inclusion of exotic items such as chariots or elephants. The game includes over 60 scenarios for historical battles from Ancient Greece to the Renaissance. [1]
Grail Quest was written by Guy W. McLimore, Jr., and was published by Metagaming Concepts in 1980 as a digest-sized box with a 32-page book, counters, and a die. [3]As game historian Shannon Appelcine noted in the 2014 book Designers & Dragons, "After the publication of The Fantasy Trip, Metagaming continued publishing releases, which initially consisted of additional MicroQuest adventures ...
Aliens Adventure Game, based on the 1986 film Aliens, emphasizes combat between human Colonial Marines and the space horrors from the movie. [1] Like the Living Steel adventure game previously published by Leading Edge Games in 1987, Aliens Adventure Game uses a much simplified version of the complex rules system used in Phoenix Command in 1986.
Belegarth Medieval Combat Society is a sport where participants fight with foam padded safety equipment made to reflect medieval weaponry. The sport's combat is hard hitting and fast-paced, governed by a set of easy-to-learn rules Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine, and requires a level of skill and aggression that challenges its participants to be physically fit.
In 1986, Leading Edge Games published the extremely complex military role-playing game Phoenix Command. The following year, designer Barry Nakazono designed a science-fiction role-playing game that used a simplified version of the Phoenix Command rules. He originally titled it Rhand, but then retitled it Living Steel. [3]
He found the rulebook a "more narrative than legalistic style" but found it difficult to find specific rules when needed. He also commented on the complexity of the game, noting that "Korsun Pocket is utter hard work, a veritable slogging match." He concluded, "If you can organise a multi-player game Korsun Pocket will provide a magnificent ...