Jump to Content

Collection Guide
Collection Title:
Collection Number:
Get Items:
Muir family collection on play-by-mail games
MS 414  
View entire collection guide What's This?
Search this collection
 
 
Table of contents What's This?

 

Series 1. CTF2187 1991-2007

Series Scope and Contents

The series contains rulebooks, turn sheets, blank forms, character statistics, correspondence, and terrain maps from the game CTF2187, a play-by-mail game from Advanced Gaming Enterprises. Also included in the series are turn results from various characters played by Shannon Muir (Broden) in the game.
John C. Muir created various aspects of the content for the game, including the Gunfighter bot and terrain maps. Also included is a shot tracker created by player Rob Fackler.

Series Arrangement

The series is arranged alphabetically.
Box 1, Folder 1

Advanced Rulebook 1995

Box 1, Folder 2

Basic Rulebook circa 1995

Box 1, Folder 3

Battle Bot Specifications undated

Box 1, Folder 4

Blank Forms - Arena Forms undated

Box 1, Folder 5

Blank Forms - Payment Forms undated

Box 1, Folder 6

Blank Forms - Pilot Forms undated

Box 1, Folder 7

Blank Forms - Pilot/Arena Forms undated

Box 1, Folder 8

Blank Forms - Standing Order Forms undated

Box 1, Folder 9

Correspondence 1997-2006

Box 1, Folders 10-12

Newsletter - Command Post, Issues 87-241 (non-consecutive) 1995-2007

Box 1, Folder 13

Origins Awards Ballot 1998-1999

Box 1, Folder 14

Pilot Listing- Team Roster 2001-2004

Box 1, Folder 15

Pilot Status Report 1994-2005

Box 1, Folder 16

Shot Tracker undated

Box 1, Folder 17

Terrain Maps undated

Box 1, Folder 18

Turn Results - Alias 1994-1996

Box 1, Folder 19

Turn Results - Damian Blackheart 1994-2003

Box 2, Folder 1

Turn Results - Derrick Deathex 1993-2002

Box 2, Folder 2

Turn Results - Dorian Blackheart 1994-1997

Box 2, Folder 3

Turn Results - E.C. Vileslayer 2002-2003

Box 2, Folder 4

Turn Results - Elora Danan 2002

Box 2, Folders 5-6

Turn Results - Femme Fatale 1991-2006

Box 2, Folder 7

Turn Results - Gorrik Vileslayer 1997-2004

Box 2, Folder 8, Box 3, Folders 1-2

Turn Results- H.A.L. Mayne 1991-2006

Box 3, Folder 3

Turn Results - Indigo Girl 2002-2006

Box 3, Folder 4

Turn Results - Kibitz 2002-2003

Box 3, Folder 5

Turn Results - K.S. 'Speedy' Wright 2002-2003

Box 3, Folder 6

Turn Results - Lauraic Vileslayer 1992-2002

Box 3, Folder 7

Turn Results - Lela 2002-2004

Box 3, Folder 8

Turn Results - Petruchio 2004

Box 3, Folder 9

Turn Results - Racubus Sterling 1993-2006

Box 3, Folder 10

Turn Results - Ragin' John Blaze 2002-2006

Box 4, Folder 1

Turn Results - Red Hot Lover 1997-2007

Box 4, Folders 2-3

Turn Results - Richard Shadowhand 1995-2004

Box 4, Folder 4

Turn Results - Shield Maiden 2002-2007

Box 4, Folder 5

Turn Result - Soulshaker 2002-2007

Box 4, Folder 6

Turn Result - Ssella Doomstalker 2002

Box 4, Folder 7

Turn Results - Tatiana Romanov 2002-2007

Box 4, Folder 8

Turn Sheets 1998-2007

 

Series 2. Other play-by-mail games circa 1989-1990

Series Scope and Contents

This series contains materials from two play-by-mail games, Tribes of Crane and Warp Force Empires. Tribes of Crane was one of the earliest play-by-mail games with a large fan base. The player's manual was quite short and the players needed to write "special actions" to obtain additional information about aspects of the game. Items in the series related to the game include special information handouts, and miscellaneous sheets created by players to expand game options.
Warp Force Empires was notable because it was designed to be completely anonymous and any indication that players were communicating outside the game system resulted in expulsion from the game. It also sought players who would pick up abandoned positions in a running game as "standbys," who would be rated on a different system than the regular players. Players requested specific classes of races with very different goals and scoring actions. The one who gained the most points during a game was the winner. Games had a minimum and maximum length, and a complex set of rules that would determine the end-term once past the minimum. Items in the series include all documentation and results of a game of Warp Force Empires.

Series Arrangement

The series is arranged alphabetically.
Box 4, Folder 9

Tribes of Crane undated

Box 5, Folder 1

Warp Force Empires - Game #17 1989-1990

 

Series 3. Periodicals 1983-1999

Series Scope and Contents

The series contains magazines and game reviews of play-by-mail games, including articles on game statuses as well as art pertaining to various games.

Series Arrangement

The series is arranged alphabetically.
Box 5, Folders 2-3

Flagship 1984-1987

Box 5, Folder 4

Flagship's 1991-1992 Who's Who Among Play By Mail Gamers 1991-1992

Box 5, Folder 5

N&B of Gaming #16 1983

Box 5, Folder 6

The New Gaming Universal - Issues 1987 #2, 6, 7 1987

Box 5, Folder 7

Paper Mayhem- Issues 55, 58, 65, 68, 73, 81-84 1992-1997