I recently played Port of Peril, by Ian Livingstone and I quite anjoyed it!
There are some bits that I didn't like at all, like the internal art and the fact that you start the gamebook hungry, but with 10 meals in your backpack (!), but I liked the fact that the fights are pretty balanced (there are quite a few power ups around to help you) and that you can explore Chalice quite freely, going back if you want.
Overall I think that Port od Peril is not as good as Deathtrap Dungeon, but can be considered at the level of Forest of Doom, Caverns of the Snow Witch, Island of the Lizard King and City of Thieves, all gamebooks that gained the hearts of millions of youn readers, so I hope that Port of Peril will do the same trick once more! ;)

Gavin
Mon Sep 11 06:36:17 2017
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Which reminds me of Megadeth's Dawn Patrol, my preferred band by far. I did try to order Port of Peril at Dudley library.

Raymond
Mon Sep 11 09:18:27 2017
Impudent Peasant!
Star - optimum ending reached

Awesome adventure! Takes me back to the days of the old fighting fantasy books! Love the branching choices of option 1 or option 2 and then the next day, simple yet with added complexities from different items and combos. Enjoyed a lot!!! :D

Raymond
Tue Sep 12 04:26:51 2017
Escape Neuburg Keep
Star - optimum ending reached

Seems like a hard ish adventure, which is appropriate for the theme. As far as I can tell, quite luck based as well as needing to make the correct decisions. A lot of instant lose conditions. Will be interesting to see if I can recreate the win conditions when playing again.

Raymond
Thu Sep 14 08:45:31 2017
Waiting For The Light

Hmm. An interesting experience. Kinda cool with the different lights as different trials, or at least I assume that is how they work. Not sure if I got to the best ending or not, seemed to a good ending, just not sure if it is the best. Will be interesting to see the other comments.

Raymond
Thu Sep 14 09:07:21 2017
A Strange Week For King Melchion The Despicable
Star - optimum ending reached

Hmm. Interesting maths puzzle at the start. The ending took me by surprise, not sure if there are multiple endings or not. Quite an interesting twist to the tale.

Kostas 30
Thu Sep 14 20:52:03 2017
Bad Moon Rising
Skull - non-optimum ending reached

This is my first expirience with an interactive role playing story and I believe that I might got hooked with the genre already.

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Raymond
Fri Sep 15 06:27:22 2017
Lair Of The Troglodytes
Skull - non-optimum ending reached

Well written! Felt immersed in the troglodyte society. The ending was a bit unexpected, but welcome and definitely makes sense. Would recommend. A rather unique experience. :)

Andrè M. Pietroschek
Fri Sep 15 12:22:22 2017
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It is VERY basic, but i finished my first self-made survey on fantasy fiction, FF, and CYOA!

https://www.surveymonkey.de/r/M5W8NXD

One day, and without a throttled-down connection, I may return to my beloved hobby.

Kostas 30
Sat Sep 16 20:49:34 2017
Any Port In A Storm
Star - optimum ending reached

This is my second finished gamebook and I found it pretty interesting & hard to say the least... It took me 4 attempts to finish it as a

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and I'm curious to know if the other classes, have the ability to follow exclusive (for their class) alternative paths, in order to reach to the finish line?

Congratulations to the author and the thanks for the beautifuly spent afternoons!

The paths are slightly different for the other classes, but not very much.

Tammy
Tue Sep 19 00:47:21 2017
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Portal of Peril requires a parody.

Gavin
Fri Sep 22 10:38:49 2017
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Tamster you seem the woman to do this.

Phil Sadler
Fri Sep 22 16:20:21 2017
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I thought it was a parody?

Gavin
Fri Sep 22 17:34:09 2017
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Where's Basil Brush when you need him

Robert Douglas
Sun Sep 24 21:06:24 2017
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'That what happens when you get a dodgy 'port' to another format, spelling mistakes, you see...WHA-HA-HAHAHAHA! Boom, boom!' BTW, I love Basil Brush and his laugh. But they seem to have toned down the new version of him.

Gavin
Mon Sep 25 10:43:33 2017
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There's a new version? Sweet holy Astarte why don't we have Roland Rat and Lord Charles team up with new versions of Minder and The Professionals ? Is nothing sacred? Inanna WEPT

Robert Douglas
Mon Sep 25 20:35:40 2017
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They might just do that with Minder and many other golden TV series. 'Survivors' was first televised in the mid-1970's, for example, and then remade for the 20-noughties. They've also done a TV series based on 'Lethal Weapon' duo Riggs and Murtaugh (but played by different actors). I'd wish they'd show old Basil Brush shows from 1970's on Digital, just like BBC Four's 'Top of the Pops: 1984' (or whatever year they decide to play). Ah, how I fondly remember that neon pink record exploding during opening credits! Thursday nights were a treat back in those days. Sacred. However, I would also add that there have been some fantastic shows over the years, up to present day. Years from now people will be looking back at Game of Thrones and others.

john
Tue Sep 26 01:07:49 2017
Tales From The Bird Islands
Skull - non-optimum ending reached

So much for the feeling I'd played Dead Man's inn before. This is probably going to take half a dozen tries...

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