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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.
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.
Looking at the comments and other content that is posted to this site, it is obvious that there is a great interest in being able to post ads for games.
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Manage your time, find ideas and use them.
Both how and what you write in your posts for your PBEM game is important, we show you how to do it!
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