An all-new Tunnels & Trolls solitaire adventure from Flying Buffalo, Alice in Weirdworld is based on Lewis Carroll’s 1865 novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and is the first T&T solo ever based on an existing written work. Play as Alice, or a character of your own design, as you chase the rabbit into a weird world …
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Vampire Hunter Belladonna is a solo programmed adventure from Gaming Ballistic, authored by noted game writer and designer David Pulver for The Fantasy Trip – the old-school RPG from Steve Jackson Games. This adventure doesn’t require a Game Master, as a system of branching paragraphs directs you from encounter to encounter as you make your own …
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This December update is the final Round-up article we’ll be posting on GBN. Due to recent alterations to our category structure and further upcoming improvements to the site, we’ll now make a switch to separately listing all news items as either a normal post set in our standard formatting, or as a brief ‘NewsByte’ for …
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This month we bring you news of interactive adventures set in different times and places: 6th-century Scandinavia, fantasy lands featuring marshlands and winter storms, Zanzibar in the late 19th century, an Australian small town, and war-ravaged Syria. • • •Beowulf Beastslayer Jonathan Green’s 4th title in his ACE Gamebooks series, Beowulf Beastslayer, has now been …
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It’s been yet another busy month for interactive fiction, with many interesting releases recently hitting retail outlets or seeking finance via crowdfunding. We’ve gathered together a wide variety of books, digital games, board games and more to tempt you – surely something for both young and old, and every taste and wallet! • • •Savage …
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D100 Dungeon from MK Games is a pen & paper game in which you steer an adventurer through underground caves and dungeons, looking for lost treasures and completing dangerous quests. With each game players gain wealth and recognition, and become stronger and more skillful in their pursuits. It is very much like a solo RPG …
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Another bumper round-up this month, covering multiple genres, platforms and products, and diverse styles of adventurous play. Will YOU test your deductive abilities to solve a mystery, visit a steampunk Paris or participate in a live action thriller? We have news of games, tools, art and tomes of information – something to please anyone seeking …
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This month we have news about forthcoming print gamebooks; interactive games playable on PC, Mac and in your web browser; an audio adventure for Alexa; and a solo storytelling game. • • •Draw Nine Draw Nine is a short narrative Twine game created by Damon L. Wakes, in which you play the role of a …
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If you’re new to solitaire gaming in the world of Tunnels and Trolls, or wish to introduce someone else to its unique role-playing system, then The Necropolis of Death offers a perfect tutorial quest for beginners, in which you learn the rules as you complete the adventure, gaining the knowledge needed to undertake further, more …
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This month’s extensive round-up includes a choice selection of recently released and upcoming titles, covering sci-fi, horror, fantasy and cyberpunk – in print and digital formats. You Are Deadpool All five issues of Marvel’s unique interactive adventure YOU ARE DEADPOOL, have now been released. Written by Al Ewing with art by Salva Espin (issues …
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Set in the magical fantasy realm of Yarnia, Malice From The Middle Vale is the first book of the Scythe-Bearer Trilogy by David Sharrock. A gamebook consisting of 650 paragraph entries and 538 pages, you will explore the world of the woven yarn, seeking endless adventures and the life of a hero. You have come …
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Out of print for over 15 years, Ken St. Andre has now updated his classic solo adventure from 1979. This deluxe version of Arena of Khazan includes new dT&T options and adventure in the Arena, new art by Steve Crompton, pre-rolled opponents and characters, along with a full-color map of the Trollworld and the City of …
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Ulisses Spiele North America have recently released an English-language edition of the popular German RPG The Dark Eye, set in the rich and immersive fantasy setting of Aventuria: a magical continent featuring lizard people, dwarves, orcs, elves and barbarians. The Vampire of Havena is a 64-page softcover solo adventure occurring within the city of Havena …
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Wayne Densley’s Chronicles of Arborell continues to expand in new directions with the general release of the advanced rule set for his collection of micro-gamebooks. The Advanced Legends of the Deep Guild Starter Pack is an expansion of the existing standard rules and contains an initial 120-section adventure entitled The Tombs of Hallad’Mortain. These solitaire …
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