The Nuts & Bolts of PBM
Cover of a 1983 issue with cover art by Larry Brenza. The magazine logo (crossed sword and raygun) appears in multiple instances on the cover. | |
| Editor | Richard Buda |
|---|---|
| Assistant editor | Al Liszka |
| Page Games/Interviews | Nate Orzoff |
| Art | Larry Brenza |
| Magazine layout | Rhonda Brenza |
| Sales | Rich Balicki |
| Categories | Play-by-mail game magazine |
| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
| Publisher | Rick Buda, Bolt Publications |
| First issue | 1980 |
| Final issue | 1985 |
| Country | United States (Chicago, IL) |
| Language | English |
The Nuts & Bolts of PBM (also known as Nuts & Bolts of Starweb, Nuts & Bolts of Gaming, or NABOG) was a magazine dedicated to play-by-mail games, first published in June 1980 as Nuts and Bolts of Starweb, and edited by Richard J. Buda. The magazine incorporated in 1983 to Bolt Publications. Rick Loomis of Flying Buffalo Games stated in 1985 that the Nuts & Bolts of PBM (first called Nuts & Bolts of Starweb) was the first PBM magazine not published by a PBM company. He stated that "It was a fun magazine, but somewhat ahead of its time, and it had no financial backing." Afterward, the name changed to Nuts & Bolts of Gaming.