| Designers | Duane Wilcoxson |
|---|---|
| Publishers | Advanced Gaming Enterprises, Harlequin Games |
| Years active | 1980s to 2000s |
| Genres | Play-by-mail |
| Languages | English |
| Players | 3–9 per team |
| Playing time | Months |
| Materials required | Instructions, order sheets, turn results, paper, pencil |
CTF 2187 (also known as CTF2187) is a closed-end, computer-moderated, play-by-mail (PBM) game that was published by Advanced Gaming Enterprises in the 1980s. It involved teams of robots, of varying size and capabilities, battling on a hex-grid arena with the purpose of defeating the opposing team or their command post. Players assumed the role of a battle robot pilot. The game was tactically-focused, with combat action beginning on the first turn. Games lasted 5–10 turns, or about six months. Players began at the rank of cadet but could spend experience points earned from a completed game to increase in rank (or statistics) for future games, up to the rank of General.
Various authors wrote works of fiction about the game in the 1980s to the 2000s in publications such as Paper Mayhem and Sabledrake magazine. CTF 2187 received generally positive reviews in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In Best Play-by-Mail Game results published in the PBM magazine Paper Mayhem, the game placed No. 4 in 1989 and No. 2 in 1996. The game placed 10th in Flagship magazine's best Wargame category in its 2002 Flagship PBM Ratings list.