The only surviving documents for this game is a set of rules dated 1981 - thus the assumed starting date for the game. General consensus is that this was the first PBM game that we played as a group. A 1984 note from Alan discussing the difficulty levels of ND vs. BP prove that the game ended by 1984. Additional information is greatly desired.
The game was started to keep in touch with friends while at college.
There were lots of players including non-gamer friends like Paula Borchardt participating.
Yeah, lots of redactions here.