Crime Lords (play-by-mail game)

Crime Lords is a play-by-mail game that was published by Gamers Unlimited beginning in 1981.

Gameplay

Crime Lords was a game in which players are crime lords who control parts of the city Var on the planet Taccii, which collapsed into anarchy after the fall of the interstellar empire.

Reception

W.G. Armintrout reviewed Crime Lords in The Space Gamer No. 51. Armintrout commented that "I have to recommend Crime Lords. I enjoyed it a great deal in spite of all the problems. The game is exciting, the gamemasters are good, and it has the feel of a role-playing game more than anything else. I just hope they rewrite the rulebook soon."