Play by Mail (PBM) Games Homepage

A large variety of games can be played by either postal mail or electronic mail. The Usenet newsgroup rec.games.pbm discusses these games. If you have any additions or corrections to this page, please send email to the address at the bottom of the page. European users should use the European PBM Homepage.

rec.games.pbm Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) List: A quick overview of Play by Mail, both email and snail mail.
PBM List: A list of all known play-by-mail games, both electronic and postal, including free email games.
PBEM: A fanzine covering free play-by-email wargames.
ftp.erg.sri.com: An ftp site in the USA with a lot of PBM-related information.

Some games have their own Web home pages:

Atlantis
Battle
Core Wars
Diplomacy
Electronic Soccer Leagues (*FL leagues, United)
Formula 1 Pick 6
Galaxy
Gamer's Den (Phoenix, commercial VGA Planets)
Monster Island
Olympia
`Pro' Wrestling

Other items of possible interest to PBM gamers include:

If you have any updates or corrections or problems with this page, please send me email.

Greg Lindahl (gl8f@virginia.edu)