Re: The piecepack is in GAMES Magazine!

["W. Eric Martin" <eric@...>]

> P.S. Is that Games and Smitsonian deal that good? -Did Kappa Do away 
> with "Pencilwise" (Or some similar Puzzle only Publication to 
> Opposite Games Bi-Monthly Release?   I haven't read the Mag since 
> May 2002. 

Smithsonian is usually available for free at libraries, so unless you 
really want to keep copies, I'd pass.  Games' World of Puzzles magazine 
is still published regularly, but I'm not sure of the frequency.  (I'm a 
freelancer and don't work for the magazine itself.)

I've heard from many other gamers that they purchase only the December 
issue for the Game 100 roundup, but haven't been able to convince the 
editor to raise the number of game reviews or focus more intensely on 
games over electronic media and cultural curios.  However, I'm sure he 
knows the market better than I do.

> P.S.S. Kappa Publishing....   Do they Publish Playboy? (Strictly 
> Curious on the Publishing connection only) 

I don't think so.  Kappa publishes a ton of game magazines under 
different imprints and doesn't even have a Web site currently.  I doubt 
the company has the technological wherewithal to manage the airbrushes 
needed for the bunny empire, much less the skill to manage Playboy.com.

Eric

P.S. Interesting that it took five days for my article announcement to 
appear.  Makes me look a bit slow on the uptake....

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W. Eric Martin - TwoWriters.net