@Gavin
Sounds good. When's your next trip?
Or maybe tell me how to get to somewhere close to where you live? I might be able to queue a trip on my next "exploring the map" turn. So far, I've only removed the fog-of-war over areas within 3km of the university, so without specific instructions on where to look, it will take me ages to make it to Walsall.

@Tammy
Indeed, this is my first chance in the 17 years I've known this site.

Tammy
Thu Nov 18 05:16:15 2021
General Chat

I'm 16 years here. Time flies........

A.E.Johnston
Thu Nov 18 07:35:22 2021
General Chat

Not quite as many years for me, but at least 10 I think!

Zizka
Thu Nov 18 11:29:01 2021
The Dark Domain

I was so excited to read a new Phil Sadler’s book. Death trap and House of Pain were excellent in my opinion.

This is the only one of his books I won’t be finishing. There are some good ideas: the Talisman of Death and the encrypted message is one for example and I appreciate the effort to make battles more interesting although the FF battle system would require a complete rewrite in my opinion.

I thought the constant teleportation created a disjointed result. It felt more like an exploration of various horror classics than a unified, coherent story to me. It’s really too bad.

I also thought some of the fears were unfair. Without getting into spoilers, you would sometimes be confronted with a fear impossible to see coming. Some of the temptations were also very arbitrary and unpredictable, making my experience more frustrating.

On the other hand, it’s well written. My only gripe is the constant *blink* thing which I was already exposed to in House of Pain. It’s used so often I got tired of it but this might be because I saw it many times in House of Hell.

Also, I was disappointed with the amount of choices. There are many places to visit but each place offer very few choices (sometimes only one). I felt more like I was constantly teleported from place to place than choosing my own adventure.

It’s too bad as this is clearly a labor of love by the author.

Zizka
Thu Nov 18 11:31:53 2021
News

It would nice to have somewhere to write reviews of the various downloads available.

Gavin
Fri Nov 19 04:27:04 2021
General Chat

my jobby has been on here since 2003 (eternal thanks and giri to Andy) though it was about ten years later I discovered this commenting facility. as for meeting might be easier to pick a time (a Tuesday or Thursday evening perhaps) then a location.

Olive
Fri Nov 19 12:27:33 2021
The Diamond Key
Skull - non-optimum ending reached

very nice

veneta
Fri Nov 19 12:29:05 2021
The Diamond Key
Skull - non-optimum ending reached

the story was nice and interesting

Benoît Smith
Sat Nov 20 13:38:03 2021
A Saint Beckons

Hi Robert,

I am pleased to inform you that my translation of A Saint Beckons has been selected to run a nonprofit French IF contest called "Yaztromo Prize".

However, the selection of a translated IF is valid only if the original author - in my case, you - approves it.

Please let me know if you agree to a translation of your gamebook running such a contest.

Regards,

Benoît

Robert Douglas
Sat Nov 20 14:26:33 2021
A Saint Beckons

Hi Benoit,
Thanks for letting me know. Very interesting about the Yaztromo Prize - if you wish to enter a French translation of A Saint Beckons into the competition, that's fine. All I ask is that my name as the original author is kept on the title page. Let me know how it goes!
Regards,
Robert Douglas.

Benoît Smith
Mon Nov 22 20:24:40 2021
A Saint Beckons

Hi Robert,

The translation can be read here: http://litteraction.fr/livre-jeu/l-appel-de-la-sainte (click on the PDF link).

As you can read, your name is written in bigger characters than my Lone Wolf-inspired pen name :)

Regards,

Benoît

Robert Douglas
Tue Nov 23 12:40:03 2021
A Saint Beckons

Hi Benoit,
Great, thanks, and hope things go okay :)
Regards,
Robert Douglas.

bcyy
Fri Nov 26 16:05:41 2021
General Chat

Sorry, I usually work on weekdays, and will consequently not be much fun on those evenings...

How about weekends?

Stuart Lloyd
Mon Dec 6 20:46:49 2021
Lindenbaum Competition

Submissions are now open for the 2021/2022 Lindenbaum Prize for short gamebook fiction. The prize is for a gamebook that is 100 sections or less and 25000 words or less.

Full rules are here: http://www.lloydofgamebooks.com/p/the-lindenbaum-prize-for-short-gamebook.html

Entries are to be sent here: lindenbaumprize@gmail.com

Good luck!

Gavin
Tue Dec 14 15:51:19 2021
General Chat

Who's to say with Omicron now

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