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. --------------------------------------
. ----------- TOP SECRET BBS -----------
. --------------------------------------
. YOU WAITED FOR WHAT SEEMED AN ETERNITY
. OUTSIDE THE HUGE STEEL GATES, WHICH
. FORMIDABLY GUARDED THE LAST CHALLANGE
. OF YOUR QUEST, BEFORE THE VOICE FINAL-
. LY SPOKE. IT WAS DEEP AND POWERFUL,
. ALMOST BROODING, AND YET SOMEWHAT
. MUSICAL. IT WAS THE MASTER OF DESPAIR,
. DOOM PERSONIFIED -- THE SYSOP!. 'WHO
DARES ENTER MY INTER SANCTUM?!'. HE RO
ARED, CRUSHING YOUR LAST HOPES.. 'IT...
IT'S ONLY M-ME' YOU SQUEAKED, 'I. W-WANT
TO...TO L-LOG ON?'. THE VOICE PAUSED
AGAIN FOR MUCH TOO. LONG. TREMBLING BEN
EATH THE COLD GATES. SILHOUETTED AGAINS
T THE DARK SKY, YOU. KNELT FEARING YOUR
MOST HORRIBLE NIGHT. MARES MIGHT IN
FACT BE REALIZED.. FINALLY, THE FEAR
SOME VOICE RUMBLED. ONCE AGAIN: 'WHAT'S
THE PASSWORD?!'. ----------------------
-------------. DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR
TO YOU? WHO. NEEDS OBNOXIOUS ARROGANT
SYSOPS, FEES,. AND ENDLESS RED TAPE A
ND STONEWALLS. WHEN ALL YOU WANT TO
DO IS SCREW. AROUND ON A BBS?! THE T
OP SECRET BBS. IS A GAMES BOARD. DO
YOU PLAY D&D,. TRAVELLER, TOP SECRET,
OR SOME OTHER. ROLE-PLAYING GAME? HOW
ABOUT AVALON. HILL STRATEGY WAR GAMES
? CHESS? IF. SO, WHY NOT SET UP A CA
MPAIGN? PLAY. AROUND ON THE BOARD UNT
IL YOU HAVE A. FAIR IDEA OR WHAT'S GOIN
G ON AND THEN. DROP ME A NOTE. BE WA
RNED- BEING A. GAMEMASTER IS A BIG JOB.
IT REQUIRES. THAT YOU NOT ONLY WRIT
E THE GAME TO. WORK ON A MESSAGE BOARD,
BUT THAT YOU. KEEP UP WITH ALL THE PLA
YERS ENTRIES!. OF COURSE, TO GAMES FR
EAKS LIKE ME,. IT'S ALL WORTH IT. ENJOY
!. -------------------------------------
-. SYSOP: SHF. HOURS: 11PM - 8AM (THE BO
ARD'S, NOT. THE SYSOP
'S!). ----------------------------------
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