Crime Lords (play-by-mail game)

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Crime Lords is a play-by-mail game that was published by Gamers Unlimited beginning in 1981.

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Gameplay

Crime Lords was a game in which players are crime lords who control parts of the city Var on the planet Taccii, which collapsed into anarchy after the fall of the interstellar empire. [1]

Reception

W.G. Armintrout reviewed Crime Lords in The Space Gamer No. 51. [1] Armintrout commented that "I have to recommend Crime Lords. I enjoyed it a great deal in spite of all the problems. The game is exciting, the gamemasters are good, and it has the feel of a role-playing game more than anything else. I just hope they rewrite the rulebook soon." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Armintrout, W.G. (May 1982). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer . Steve Jackson Games (51): 37.
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