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KICKSTARTER: Destiny’s Role 3: Venom of Vortan

Mark Lain’s Venom of Vortan, the third title in the Destiny’s Role gamebook series, has just launched on Kickstarter. It features cover art by Mike Tenebrae (Fantasy Flight, Avalon Games) and illustrations by Gary Ward (Fighting Fantasy). Venom of Vortan’s Kickstarter campaign offers a special edition hardback print, not available in stores. The book will […]

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RETRO: Rollercoaster, and text adventure/FMV games

Interactive fiction, readable as what we may now describe as a narrative ‘gamebook’, became a relatively commonplace form of entertainment during the 1970s and early ’80s. Some of the earliest choice-based stories are from the Tracker Books series by Transworld Publishers in the UK. One of their first published titles is 1972’s Secret of the

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KICKSTARTER: New gamebook: “Beyond the Morning Mountains”

A solo fantasy adventure gamebook – part story, part game. YOU are the central character in this enthralling journey across Quahnarren! This Kickstarter campaign is run by Michael Reilly from Australia. It’s a huge fantasy project with already a planned sequel. Check it out at the Kickstarter page and support the project!

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FREE Random Solo Adventures at DriveThruRPG

PenguinComics.com has released “The Cave & the Treasure” and “Ghost Manor” for FREE downloads – at DriveThruRPG. The Cave & the Treasure is a tiny (28-paged) Random Solo Adventure with a bit more limited rules. It’s fast and fun – and FREE! This is a fantasy genre adventure that you can play on your computer.

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NEW BOOK: Random Solo Adventure – Fantasy Dungeon

NEW BOOK out now! PenguinComics.com releases RANDOM SOLO ADVENTURE: FANTASY DUNGEON 18 quests. Several different weapons, items and magic potions to find! Trade with merchants. Communicate with other adventurers. Every game is random – all play-throughs are unique! Get it now via Lulu, Amazon or other bookstores.  

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