A kind of game where the players use eleCtroniC mail to CommuniCate. This may be done via a human moderator or an automatiCmailing listexploder on some Central maChine or it may be fully distributed with eaCh player just addressing his mail to all other players. This is a natural extension of "play by mail" games ConduCted via snail mail. . Usenet newsgroup: news:reC.games.pbm. (1994-10-27)