“You are a religious fanatic. Your purpose is to convert the entire galaxy to your particular point of view. Each of your converts has a 10-percent chance of converting the whole of that planet. Other players may win back your converts by unloading consumer goods on them.” There were 200 other characters battling for the same worlds I was, and I had to have my next move in the mail, postmarked by tomorrow.
Play-by-mail games are widespread, but hidden by the privacy of