PBEM
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PBEM (not comparable)
(games, communication) Initialism of play-by-email; also PBeM.
PBeM (not comparable)
(games, communication) Initialism of play-by-email; also PBEM.
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E-mail and traditional versions Since e-mail is faster than the standard postal service, the rise of the Internet saw a shift of people playing board wargames from play-by-mail (PBM) to play-by-email (PBEM) or play-by-web (PBW).
There are no full OPFOR games as published adventures, but the concept is a popular PBEM scenario.
Remote computer assisted wargames can be considered as extensions to the concept of PBEM gaming, however the presentation and actual capabilities are completely different.