It is a good eyecatcher and something that could be used create some immersion to draw the interest. Maybe the front page could be sort of a hybrid.

First, the story. Below it a link to more stories(a story page).

Second, brief explanation what CF is. Below it, a link to page that gives more detailed explanation about the game.

Third, how to play. This section states that you can play by pressing button and gives MUD port and adress for client users. Below it, there's a link to how to play page that gives more detailed instructions on installing a client etc.

Basically, it'd be an immersion, implementation, and how to play page.