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Post by tyrion on Jul 22, 2020 11:34:45 GMT
Last round midnight rogue was eliminated. I think there's two books in this round that have never received any votes, so to speed things up a bit (and to add a bit of interest), this round you can vote for two books.
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Post by The Count on Jul 22, 2020 12:01:45 GMT
Two books you say? Creature of Havoc and Beneath Nightmare Castle then.
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Post by Wilf on Jul 22, 2020 12:18:58 GMT
Beneath Nightmare Castle and Phantoms Of Fear are both excellent, atmospheric, and very well written books.
But they're up against Trial, Masks and Havoc, which are among my favourites, so they get the Planet Wilf votes now that Midnight Rogue has (finally) been squished.
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Post by vastariner on Jul 22, 2020 12:51:02 GMT
Gone for ToC and MoM. Already given reasons for the latter. ToC does too much. By the time you get out of the arena, there is no real room in the dungeon, it's a pretty linear route through and not much in the way of side-issues.
Really it was better to have the Assassins of Allansia route of two books. But you're not going to get much joy out of a book that's basically just gladiatorial combats. It's an episode rather than the aim.
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kieran
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Post by kieran on Jul 22, 2020 14:42:04 GMT
Masks of Mayhem definitely needs to go.
Not too sure what to pick for a second, I really like all the reamining books though each also have flaws:
Trial of Champions is too unforgiving and the false paths are not very engaging. But the designer dungeon is such a cool idea, it has a great villain, some brilliant traps and memorable contestants.
Beneath Nightmare Castle is creepy and has a lot to see but I'm not a huge fan of the layout of the dungeon which seems to jostle you in particular directions and Willpower is pretty flawed - the more of it you have the easier it is to get more. Might be realistic but it's not a good game mechanic. Don't like the art much either.
Creature of Havoc is brilliantly written and oh so devious. Just a pity it goes from a bit too hard to painfully easy once you find Grog.
Phantoms of Fear is another very atmospheric one with the best art in the whole series and a plethora of paths and memorable encounters, but dream combat is unbalanced (weirdly Ishtra and Morpheus are weaker than normal dream enemies) and it's very hard to find all the necessary items. And although it is avoidable, the Trial of Ghosts is a pisser.
I'm gonna go for Beneath Nightmare Castle for my second vote but it is with a heavy heart.
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Post by tyrion on Jul 22, 2020 15:14:03 GMT
You don't have to vote for two books if there is only one which is your least favourite. You can change your vote of you want.
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kieran
Baron
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Favourite Gamebook Series: Fighting Fantasy
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Post by kieran on Jul 22, 2020 15:21:12 GMT
You don't have to vote for two books if there is only one which is your least favourite. You can change your vote of you want. Well I'll have to choose at some stage I guess!
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Post by Wilf on Jul 22, 2020 15:50:25 GMT
Can I vote for one book twice?
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Post by stevendoig on Jul 22, 2020 16:05:22 GMT
Aw, Poor Masks! Always been my favourite!
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vagsancho
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Post by vagsancho on Jul 22, 2020 16:42:43 GMT
Aw, Poor Masks! Always been my favourite! Great book. I even changed the paragraph 400 to make it glorious.
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