I am working on an email-based space game (a la Eve Online). Between work and family responsibilites, I find it difficult to carve out time for dedicated gaming sessions anymore. As a result, I often find myself searching for games that I can play when I have a bit of time, can progress over the long-haul, doesn't require real-time monitoring and yet feels like I'm actually playing a game (as opposed to just watching…
In case this gives you some ideas/inspiration: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play-by-mail_game
Very cool. I remember reading about these ~20 years ago, but didn't make the connection until you posted this. Thanks!