Reality Simulations
{{Short description|Company}}
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{{Infobox company |
name = Reality Simulations Incorporated |
type = Private |
industry = Play-by-mail game moderator |
foundation = 1984 |
location = Tempe, Arizona |
key_people = Edward Schoonover, Paul W. Brown III, Charles Kraver, Lee Kline |
homepage = [http://www.reality.com/ http://www.reality.com/] |
products = Hyborian War |
}}
Reality Simulations Incorporated (RSI) is a game company in Tempe, Arizona, USA, that publishes and runs play-by-mail games.
History
Founded by Paul W. Brown III and Charles Kraver in 1984, the company runs several commercial play-by-mail (PBM) games, including Duel2 (previously called Duelmasters),{{cite web |url= http://www.reality.com/index.html|title= Reality Simulations, Inc. |accessdate= September 24, 2021}} Hyborian War, first published in 1985,{{Cite magazine |last=Reality Simulations Inc.|date=May–June 1985 |title= Gameline—News and Items|magazine= Paper Mayhem |number=12|page= 22 |ref=RSI85}} and Forgotten Realms: War of the Avatars. The company previously ran the PBM games The Next Empire, initially published by Cyborg Games, and Alamaze, initially published by Pegasus Productions. The company stated in 1993 that there were over 3,000 people playing RSI PBM games, which included, at the time, Duelmasters, Hyborian War, and The Next Empire.{{cite magazine |author= |title= Reality Simulations, Inc.|magazine= The Journal of the PBM Gamer |edition=7th|page= 31|publisher= Paper Mayhem|date= 1993}}
In the Nov/Dec 1996 issue of Paper Mayhem magazine, RSI tied for third place in its list of the Best PBM companies of 1996.{{Cite magazine |last= Webber|first= David |date=November–December 1996 |title= Best PBM companies of 1996|magazine= Paper Mayhem |number=81|page= 2 }}
List of games
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.terrablood.com/ Terrablood's PBM Archives] Info and data for fans of the play-by-mail games Duel II, Forgotten Realms, and Hyborian War from Reality Simulations, Inc
- [http://www.warbarron.com/ Road of Kings: A Hyborian War Players Forum] Coordinates with Reality Simulations in setting up Organized Games
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