KJC Games

KJC Games
Company typePlay-by-mail
Founded1981[1]
FounderKevin Cropper
Headquarters
Cheshire
,
United Kingdom
Area served
Europe
ProductsPBM Games
Websitehttp://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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Editors 1988. p. 107.
  2. ^ a b Editors 2001. p. 6.
  3. ^ Mostellar 2013. p. 51.
  4. ^ 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.