Lords of the Earth, the Glossary
Lords of the Earth (LOTE) is a play-by-email game, first published by Thomas Harlan in 1983 during a growing era of PBM games.[1]
Table of Contents
31 relations: Australia, Battle Plan, Chess, Diplomacy (game), Empyrean Challenge, Flagship (magazine), Flying Buffalo, France, Gamemaster, Go (game), Hyborian War, It's a Crime (play-by-mail game), List of play-by-mail games, Mail, Monster Island (play-by-mail game), North America, Nuclear Destruction, Paper, Pencil, Play-by-mail game, Rick Loomis, Role-playing game, Schubel & Son, Stalingrad (wargame), Starweb, Tabletop game, The Space Gamer, The Tribes of Crane, United Kingdom, White Wolf (magazine), Wired (magazine).
- 21st-century role-playing games
- Alternate history role-playing games
- Role-playing games introduced in 1983
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.
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Battle Plan
Battle Plan (or Battleplan) is a closed-end, military strategy, play-by-mail (PBM) wargame. Lords of the Earth and Battle Plan are multiplayer games, play-by-mail games and strategy games.
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Chess
Chess is a board game for two players.
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Diplomacy (game)
Diplomacy is a strategic board game created by Allan B. Calhamer in 1954 and released commercially in the United States in 1959. Lords of the Earth and Diplomacy (game) are multiplayer games, play-by-mail games and tabletop games.
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Empyrean Challenge
Empyrean Challenge is a strategic science fiction play-by-mail (PBM) game. Lords of the Earth and Empyrean Challenge are 20th-century role-playing games, American games, American role-playing games, multiplayer games, play-by-mail games, strategy games and tabletop games.
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Flagship (magazine)
Flagship is an independent magazine for gamers that was published from 1983 to 2010.
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Flying Buffalo
Flying Buffalo Inc. (FBI) is a game company with a line of role playing games, card games, and other gaming materials.
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France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.
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Gamemaster
A gamemaster (GM; also known as game master, game manager, game moderator, referee, or storyteller) is a person who acts as an organizer, officiant for regarding rules, arbitrator, and moderator for a multiplayer role-playing game.
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Go (game)
# Go is an abstract strategy board game for two players in which the aim is to capture more territory than the opponent by fencing off empty space.
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Hyborian War
Hyborian War is a play-by-mail game published by Reality Simulations, Inc. Lords of the Earth and Hyborian War are 20th-century role-playing games, 21st-century role-playing games, American games, American role-playing games, multiplayer games, play-by-mail games, role-playing games introduced in the 1980s, strategy games and tabletop games.
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It's a Crime (play-by-mail game)
It's a Crime (also known as It's a Crime!) is a play-by-mail (PBM) game initially published by Adventures By Mail in September 1985. Lords of the Earth and It's a Crime (play-by-mail game) are 20th-century role-playing games, 21st-century role-playing games, American games, American role-playing games, multiplayer games, play-by-mail games, role-playing games introduced in the 1980s, strategy games and tabletop games.
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List of play-by-mail games
This is a list of play-by-mail (PBM) games. Lords of the Earth and list of play-by-mail games are play-by-mail games.
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The mail or post is a system for physically transporting postcards, letters, and parcels.
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Monster Island (play-by-mail game)
Monster Island is a play-by-mail (PBM) role-playing game. Lords of the Earth and Monster Island (play-by-mail game) are 20th-century role-playing games, 21st-century role-playing games, American games, American role-playing games, multiplayer games, play-by-mail games, role-playing games introduced in the 1980s, strategy games and tabletop games.
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North America
North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.
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Nuclear Destruction
Nuclear Destruction is a play-by-mail (PBM) game. Lords of the Earth and Nuclear Destruction are American games, multiplayer games, play-by-mail games, strategy games and tabletop games.
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Paper
Paper is a thin sheet material produced by mechanically or chemically processing cellulose fibres derived from wood, rags, grasses, or other vegetable sources in water, draining the water through a fine mesh leaving the fibre evenly distributed on the surface, followed by pressing and drying.
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Pencil
A pencil is a writing or drawing implement with a solid pigment core in a protective casing that reduces the risk of core breakage and keeps it from marking the user's hand.
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Play-by-mail game
A play-by-mail game (also known as a PBM game, PBEM game, turn-based game, turn based distance game, or an interactive strategy game.) is a game played through postal mail, email, or other digital media. Lords of the Earth and play-by-mail game are play-by-mail games, strategy games and tabletop games.
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Rick Loomis
Rick Loomis (August 24, 1946 – August 23, 2019) was an American game designer, most notable as the founder of game publisher Flying Buffalo, which he managed until his death.
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Role-playing game
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, or abbreviated as RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting.
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Schubel & Son
Schubel & Son was a hobby and gaming company that published play-by-mail (PBM) games.
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Stalingrad (wargame)
Stalingrad is a strategic-level board wargame published by Avalon Hill in 1963 that simulates the first 24 months of the war between Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II.
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Starweb
Starweb (or StarWeb) is a closed-end, space-based, play-by-mail (PBM) game. Lords of the Earth and Starweb are American games, multiplayer games, play-by-mail games, strategy games and tabletop games.
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Tabletop game
Tabletop games or tabletops are games that are normally played on a table or other flat surface, such as board games, card games, dice games, miniature wargames, or tile-based games. Lords of the Earth and tabletop game are tabletop games.
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The Space Gamer
The Space Gamer was a magazine dedicated to the subject of science fiction and fantasy board games and tabletop role-playing games.
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The Tribes of Crane
The Tribes of Crane is a play-by-mail game that was published by Schubel & Son. Lords of the Earth and the Tribes of Crane are 20th-century role-playing games, American games, American role-playing games, multiplayer games, play-by-mail games, strategy games and tabletop games.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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White Wolf (magazine)
White Wolf is a game magazine that was published by White Wolf Publishing from 1986 to 1995.
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Wired (magazine)
Wired (stylized in all caps) is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics.
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See also
21st-century role-playing games
- Adventurer Kings
- Alamaze
- Beyond the Stellar Empire
- Crack of Doom (game)
- Crystal Island (game)
- Dukes of Hell
- DungeonWorld (play-by-mail game)
- En Garde!
- Fall of Rome (play-by-mail game)
- Galac-Tac
- Galactic Conflict
- Galactic Power
- Galactic Prisoners
- Heroic Fantasy
- Hyborian War
- It's a Crime (play-by-mail game)
- Lands of Elvaria
- Legends (play-by-mail game)
- Lords of the Earth
- Middle-Earth Play-By-Mail
- Mobius I
- Monster Island (play-by-mail game)
- Pellic Quest
- Quest (game)
- Quest of the Great Jewels
- Spiral Arm (game)
- The Keys of Bled
- TribeNet
- Trolls Bottom
- War of the Dark God
Alternate history role-playing games
- Aberrant
- Aces & Eights: Shattered Frontier
- Blood of Heroes (role-playing game)
- Brave New World (role-playing game)
- Champions Universe
- Cyberpunk (role-playing game)
- Dark Champions
- Deadlands
- Fringeworthy
- GURPS Alternate Earths
- GURPS Alternate Earths II
- GURPS Infinite Worlds
- GURPS Steampunk
- GURPS Technomancer
- GURPS Time Travel
- GURPS Wild Cards
- Infinite Worlds
- Lords of the Earth
- Reich Star
- Rifts (role-playing game)
- Shadowrun
- Silver Age Sentinels
- Tales from the Loop (role-playing game)
- Twilight: 2000
- Wild Talents (role-playing game)
Role-playing games introduced in 1983
- Alien Conflict
- Amtgard
- Beyond the Stellar Empire
- Capitol (play-by-mail game)
- Catacombs of Chaos
- Droids (role-playing game)
- Earth 2020
- Element Masters
- Espionage!
- Fall of Rome (play-by-mail game)
- Galactic Prisoners
- Infinite Conflict
- James Bond 007 (role-playing game)
- Kings (play-by-mail game)
- Krahlizek (game)
- Lands of Adventure
- Lizards (game)
- Lords of Creation (role-playing game)
- Lords of the Earth
- Mach: The First Colony
- Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes
- Other Suns
- Outime
- Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game
- Privateers and Gentlemen
- Roleplayer (role-playing game)
- Saturnalia (play-by-mail game)
- Stalking the Night Fantastic
- Star Trek: The Correspondence Game
- Super Squadron
- Superworld
- The Keys of Bled
- The Valley of the Pharaohs
- Timeship (role-playing game)
- To Challenge Tomorrow
- Victorian Adventure
- Warboid World
- Witch Hunt (role-playing game)
- Wizards' World
- World Action And Adventure