World of Chaos

World of Chaos is a play-by-mail game published by G.A.D. Games.

Gameplay

World of Chaos is a game in which a single-character, fantasy play-by-mail game allowed players to create a Wizard, Thief, or Warrior by distributing 16 points across combat, magical ability, health, and agility, and then flesh out their character with a personal backstory and beliefs before embarking on adventures.^[1]

Publication history

Adventurer magazine ran a promotion offer in 1987 where the first five readers who correctly named King Arthur's most famous knight could receive a free copy of the rulebook.^[1]

Reception

Wayne Bootleg reviewed World of Chaos for Adventurer magazine and found the price of turns to be reasonable.^[1]

Reviews

The Games Machine #12^[2]
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References

1 2 3 Bootleg, Wayne (February 1987). "'What is Play by Mail?'". Adventurer (7): 26.
↑ https://archive.org/details/The_Games_Machine_Issue_012/page/n89/mode/2up
↑ Charles Mosteller (6 January 2011). "PBM Boneyard". PlayByMail.net. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.

[Adventurer7-1] 1 2 3 Bootleg, Wayne (February 1987). "'What is Play by Mail?'". Adventurer (7): 26.

[2] ttps://archive.org/details/The_Games_Machine_Issue_012/page/n89/mode/2up

[Mosteller-3] Charles Mosteller (6 January 2011). "PBM Boneyard". PlayByMail.net. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.

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