Play By E-Mail. Your opponent is on the other end of an electronic connection, as opposed to FTF.

Play By e-Mail. Play by email is the method that the Seventh Order uses to play it's games. Each players sends out an email to the listserv that describes what his character his saying or doing.

adj. Acronym for lay - ail, which is a descriptor of a game system that allows the players to play against one another through e-mail. Often these games have graphical user interfaces, and just use e-mail as the communications for their turn-based play.