KJC Games
Company type | Play-by-mail |
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Founded | 1981[1] |
Founder | Kevin Cropper |
Headquarters | Cheshire , United Kingdom |
Area served | Europe |
Products | PBM Games |
Website | http://www.kjcgames.com/index.php |
KJC Games is a gaming company that publishes play-by-mail (PBM) games. Kevin Cropper started the company in 1981. It published PBM games such as Crasimoff's World, Earthwood, and It's a Crime.
History
Kevin Cropper started KJC Games in 1981 in the United Kingdom.[1] By 1988, it was the largest PBM company in Europe.[1] The company's first game was the hand-moderated Crasimoff's World.[1] The computer-moderated Earthwood and It's a Crime soon followed, the latter becoming the "most popular PBM game in the world" in 1988.[1] The same year, KJC Games processed about 15,000 turns monthly on IBM 20MB clone computers and was exploring expansion opportunities.[1]
In 2001, KJC Games published Space Troopers—a science fiction wargame—as a play-by-email (PBEM) game at no cost to players.[2] KJC Games also began playtesting in 2001 for Phoenix: Beyond the Stellar Empire.[2]
In 2005, KJC Games' Mica Goldstone included the company in the "big three" PBM companies with Harlequin Games and Madhouse.[3]
Published games
- Crasimoff's World[1]
- Chairman[4]
- Earthwood[1]
- Extra Time[4]
- It's a Crime[1]
- Monster Island
- Beyond the Stellar Empire: Phoenix[4]
- Quest[4]
- Warlord
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Editors 1988. p. 107.
- ^ a b Editors 2001. p. 6.
- ^ Mostellar 2013. p. 51.
- ^ a b c d KJC Games 2007.
Bibliography
- Editors (May 1988). "Mr. Postman, Where's My Game? About KJC Games". The Games Machine. No. 6. p. 107. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- "KJC Games: Strategy Management Gaming". 2007. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- Editors (November–December 2001). "The Spokesmen Speak - News: Science Fiction Games". Flagship. No. 94. pp. 6–7.
- Mostellar, Charles (December 2013). "Reflecting on the Musings of PBM Personalities: The Changing Face of PBM meets the Mirror of Modern Day Reality". Suspense & Decision. No. 2. p. 51. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
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- Adventurers Guild
- Arena Combat
- Blood Pit
- CTF 2187
- Death by Starlight
- Duel II
- Gladiators of Death
- Crime Lords
- Family Wars
- It's a Crime
- Balance of Power
- Battle Plan
- Centurion
- Company Commander
- Crisis
- Dawn of the Ancients
- Diplomacy
- Empires for Rent
- The Final Campaign
- Global Supremacy
- Horizon's End!
- Nuclear Destruction
- Realpolitik
- Sirius Command
- State of War
- Strategic Conflict
- Victory! The Battle for Europe
- Warlord
- World Campaigns
- World Conquest
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- Illuminati
- Power
- SpyKor
- Catacombs of Chaos
- Crack of Doom
- Crasimoff's World
- Crystal Island
- Darkworld
- Delenda est Carthago
- Dukes of Hell
- En Garde!
- Firebreather
- Heroic Fantasy
- Kings
- Lands of Elvaria
- Logan's Run
- Lords of Valetia
- Midhir
- Monster Island
- Quest
- Realms of Sword and Thunder
- Saturnalia
- Silverdawn
- Trajan's Treacherous Trap
- TribeNet
- Wofan
Western |
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- Absolute Power
- Alien Conflict
- The Assassin's Quest
- Battle of the Gods
- Cosmic Crusaders
- Cyborg
- Fleet Maneuvers
- Galactic Prisoners
- The Keys of Bled
- Out Time Days
- Portinium
- Raumkrieg
- Space Battle
- Space Combat
- Starship Command
- Survival Challenge
- Tactical Assault Group
- The Tribes of Crane
- Vorcon Wars
- Warboid World
- Warp Force Empires
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