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Retronauts Episode 468: Text Adventures

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Play by Mail Game - A Monster Island

Play by mail was a non computer, interactive fiction game. Players could submit their turns via paper, fax or email. In 92, the cost per turn was four dollars; in 97, it was four 50 cents. The strategies for these games got so complicated that some fans compared them to board games.

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