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Company", based on reader votes. According to the owner of Jolly Goblin Games of Canada in 1989, "most regular Canadian PBMer's read Paper Mayhem".
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Derbacher had left to run his own PBM company. Paul Gehrke also later left for the same reason. As editor, Webber wrote an editorial on the future of play-by-mail gaming in each issue. Charles Mosteller, the founding editor of the modern, web-based PBM magazine
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in 1993 that the magazine provided descriptions of PBM games as well as game reviews, ratings, costs, and rules; gaming convention dates; and addresses for most of the PBM gaming companies of the period. Game ratings included periodic publication of best play-by-mail games and play-by-mail companies
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was the "best established and ... most informative" of the various play-by-mail magazines available at the time, providing "game reviews, playtesting notes, announcements, new releases, playing hints, and more" in every issue. Also in 1988, Frank Green, of the Copley News
Service noted that journals
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Christopher L. Derbacher, David Webber, and Paul Gehrke. Derbacher was the chief editor of the initial issues with Webber as assistant editor. The first issue was a newsletter with a print run of 100. It is extremely rare in the 21st century. In the November/December 1984
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ceased publication unexpectedly in 1998 after Webber's death. The final issue was the May/June 1998 issue No. 90. According to Bob McLain, Elaine Webber tried once to keep the magazine going but "got burned" and became "very leery of doing business with anyone else", which ended
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Webbers. McLain stated that Kerry Harrison announced his purchase of the magazine in 2001 and owned the Internet domain papermayhem.com until March 13, 2001, after which it expired from lack of renewal.
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Swan, Rick (October 1994). "Role Playing Reviews: Paper Mayhem".
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Loomis, Rick (July–August 1985). "Rick Loomis on Play-By-Mail".
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Webber, David (July–August 1987). "Where We're Heading…".
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Paper Mayhem (January–February 1990). "PBM Game Ratings".
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Spencer, David and Shannon Muir Broden (April 16, 2021).
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1192:Webber, David (March–April 1987). "Flagship".
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2262:Vorcon Wars
2019:Logan's Run
1927:Roleplaying
1842:Renaissance
1835:Moneylender
1496:Realpolitik
1419:Battle Plan
1387:Family Wars
1380:Crime Lords
1265:January 21,
756:Webber 1987
744:Webber 1986
707:. p. 20–26.
671:. p. 22–23.
645:McLain 2001
590:Webber 1984
554:Webber 1987
525:Paduch 1993
498:Loomis 1985
486:Loomis 2020
228:along with
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100:Final issue
92:First issue
2695:Categories
2567:The Weapon
2497:Starmaster
2455:Spiral Arm
2068:Silverdawn
2061:Saturnalia
1885:Illuminati
1784:Austerlitz
1762:Historical
1584:Domination
1577:Battle Cry
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510:Green 1988
474:Moore 1988
431:References
333:In culture
60:Categories
2654:KJC Games
2627:Companies
2588:Magazines
2504:Star Saga
2476:Starglobe
2441:Space 101
2427:Rimworlds
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1963:Darkworld
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1654:Krahlizek
1598:Earthwood
1570:Atlantrix
1454:Diplomacy
1426:Centurion
1334:Blood Pit
819:Swan 1994
804:Muir 2020
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423:magazine.
76:Publisher
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2596:Flagship
2574:Zorphwar
2490:Starlord
2406:Mobius I
2294:Ad Astra
2082:TribeNet
1909:Railroad
1856:Terra II
1791:Conquest
1777:Aegyptus
1612:EverMoor
1404:Wargames
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120:Language
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1703:Odyssey
1675:Lizards
1668:Legends
1563:Alamaze
1555:Fantasy
1531:Warlord
1355:Duel II
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2171:Cyborg
2033:Midhir
1899:SpyKor
1440:Crisis
1074:Dragon
374:Dragon
186:Dragon
165:, and
102:Number
36:Editor
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2047:Quest
2005:Kings
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1372:Crime
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