In this case it s the metro Fredericksburg, Virginia area. There are several large BBS networks just for Discussion forums, the largest of which is known as Fidonet . Different BBS Systems carry which Discussion Forums they want to subscribe to - depending on the desires of the users. There are two kinds of E-mail when it comes to BBS Systems. The first kind is only designed to be sent from a user to another user on that specific BBS System.
Some games are simply for the caller's individual entertainment.
Other games allow the callers to compete for high scores, and others are often educational in nature. Another category of Online Games is known as InterBBS games. These games allows the users of one BBS to unite as a team to play against the users of another BBS or a league consisting of several BBS systems. These games usually last for weeks and months. However what these games may lack in esthetics they make up for in content.