Can MG be played by forum post?

[Malcot]

Sorry if it's been asked before as I'm new but can MG be played by post?

I just got the MG RPG book and can't find anyone to play it.

If not what are my other options as I'm a newbie to this kind of RPG (I usually play computer RPG's, please don't flame me!).

Thanks in advance.

[Fourth Crow]

There are a few ways to play over the internet. MouseGuard may lend itself better to play-by-post than some RPGs due to the length in which turns are taken. You might also try IRC and voice-over-internet protocols such as Teamspeak or Ventrilo.

It depends on who you find to play and their particular favorite style of play. There was some talk a while back on the forums of hosting games through the Google Wave application, but I do not know the results of that endeavor.

[Malcot]

Thanks for that. I'll check it out. I noticed there's a BW play by post thread but it's not very active and there's no MG.

[Fourth Crow]

The forums are a bit slow traffic wise (oh god unintentional pun). MouseGuard is still a relatively new and obscure niche game. Its spreading, but doesn't have the advertising or backing power that say a Wizards of the Coast product might have. I'm finding local games that I didn't instigate so it's spreading although this might just take a while for it to hit mainstream.

[qwortec]

a few of us have a game started over at myth-weavers.
Feel free to bug Braknurr over there. He's GMing and we'll probably add/remove characters in different sessions.

[John Anderson]

There's also some Google Wave MG games going on. I've been part of one BW wave game (that collapsed for RL issues) and starting another, and it's a great way to play if you can't get face-to-face, especially if you're online together. There are also facilities to add dice-roller and map apps to wave, and the facility for private messages. If you need invites I have some left.
John