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REVIEW: The Houses of the Dead by Jamie Thomson

At GBN we love reviewing books by veteran authors. In the past few years, we have offered our perspective on works by illustrious names such as Joe Dever, Ian Livingstone and Jonathan Green and have not been disappointed. So when the chance came to review The Houses of the Dead by Jamie Thomson (the first […]

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NEWSBYTE: Kickstarter Game, Choice of Games & Rhianna Pratchett’s FF book!

Not only is this summer proving to be a scorcher, it’s also full of HOT gamebook news! Tons of things are happening – fresh Kickstarters, interactive audio adventures, print gamebooks, and much more. We’re in for a treat! Here’s a peek at some new and upcoming projects. Roll Player Adventures is currently live on Kickstarter.

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New solo adventure: “The Last Day in Iram”

Cirsova – the “Magazine of Thrilling Adventure and Daring Suspense” – has, for the first time ever, published a solo gamebook adventure. This will be included in its latest issue, #2, the Summer Special of 2020. The Last Day in Iram is a 200 paragraph solo adventure, written by James Hutchings. Iram is doomed. It

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KICKSTARTER: Choose Cthulhu II

The second series of Choose Cthulhu, the illustrated ‘choose your own insanity’ gamebooks that adapt classic H.P. Lovecraft stories into interactive adventures, is now waiting to drag YOUR soul into the madness once again. Now seeking funding via Kickstarter, this second series offers another seven volumes in two printed versions and languages. The seven new

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Where the Water Tastes Like Wine

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a bleak American folk tale about travelling, sharing stories, and surviving manifest destiny. Featuring gorgeous illustration by Kellan Jett, Where the Water Tastes Like Wine combines 2D visuals with a 3D map, inviting the player to embark on an interactive journey by foot, road or train, where history,

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JUNE ROUND-UP: Gods, zombies and an angry island

It’s been another busy period since our last round-up, full of interesting news and new releases to report on from a broad range of interactive fiction. Our selection for this month includes some printed gamebooks (brand new and updated versions), a programmed adventure, text-based apps, and a role-playing video game. • • •Choice of Games

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KICKSTARTER: ‘TWAS – The Krampus Night Before Christmas

‘TWAS – The Krampus Night Before Christmas is a brand new interactive adventure in Jonathan Green’s ACE Gamebooks series. Inspired by the poem A Visit From Saint Nicholas, by Clement Clarke Moore, as well as other winter- or festive-themed classics, such as Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen, and John Masefield’s The Box of Delights, ‘TWAS

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KICKSTARTER: Tainted Grail: the Fall of Avalon

Tainted Grail is a solo or cooperative survival exploration board game for 1-4 players from Awaken Realms, set in a dark universe that blends Arthurian legends and Celtic mythology. Players control one of the characters – accidental heroes who need to fight for their lives after stronger and wiser champions have failed. Chased by the

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