European 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. Users closer to the USA than Europe should use the USA PBM Homepage.

rec.games.pbm Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) List: An 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.cp.tn.tudelft.nl: An ftp site in Europe with a lot of PBM-related information.

Some games have their own Web home pages:

Atlantis
Battle
Core Wars
Diplomacy
Electronic Soccer Leagues
Formula 1 Pick 6
Galaxy
Gamer's Den
Monster Island
Olympia
`Pro' Wrestling

Other items of possible interest to PBM gamers include:

FAQs for all the Usenet game-related groups
A general Games and Recreation page

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

Greg Lindahl (gl8f@virginia.edu)