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Post by tyrion on Jul 28, 2020 9:30:53 GMT
Last round stealer of souls was eliminated. Two votes this round, with two books being eliminated to leave us with the final two. Again, you don't have to use both votes if you don't feel strongly about two.
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Post by Wilf on Jul 28, 2020 11:30:55 GMT
Played through Portal Of Evil two nights ago. (Missed out on the mirror, so lost the scrap with Horfak; also missed the igneolite, so would have lost anyway.) Had forgotten just how good it was - it's very wordy, but Peter Darvill-Evans writes excellent words, so that's a plus. And it's well-constructed, too - there's huge swathes you can miss out on at the first attempt, but it all hangs together extremely well whether you do or not.
It's really not deserving of elimination at this stage.
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kieran
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Post by kieran on Jul 28, 2020 13:21:03 GMT
And it's well-constructed, too - there's huge swathes you can miss out on at the first attempt, but it all hangs together extremely well whether you do or not. Agree with that. Going south to see the wizard is completely optional but adds greatly to the story. And there's so many other interesting optional paths. A firm contender for my Top 5. Sadly everyone seems to prefer Slaves of the Abyss and Dead of Night! |
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Post by kieran on Jul 29, 2020 7:25:44 GMT
Wow, this is turning out to be a close one!
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Post by deadshadowrunner on Jul 29, 2020 8:53:11 GMT
I only voted for 1 book this round, namely Vault. Somehow, the other 3 books are in joint first. Close indeed.
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sylas
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Post by sylas on Jul 29, 2020 14:34:00 GMT
And people normally see this part as one of the weak spots in the series. Definitely not so. I think they should all go through.
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Post by tyrion on Jul 29, 2020 20:09:30 GMT
Two more days to go. I might look back at previous polls to decide on two to go through if it stays this close.
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sylas
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Post by sylas on Jul 29, 2020 21:15:10 GMT
Two more days to go. I might look back at previous polls to decide on two to go through if it stays this close. That sounds a little unfair. When it's this close, let them fight! |
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Post by tyrion on Jul 29, 2020 21:27:00 GMT
Two more days to go. I might look back at previous polls to decide on two to go through if it stays this close. That sounds a little unfair. When it's this close, let them fight! Maybe. I don't necessarily want to drag the voting out longer than needs be though. |
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Post by The Count on Jul 30, 2020 0:08:21 GMT
Interesting that Vault has fewer votes at this time than the last round...
I find the votes for Slaves rather odd given it is one of the best constructed books in every sense from story to writing to gameplay. Though I accept different people have different tastes.
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vagsancho
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Post by vagsancho on Jul 30, 2020 11:10:56 GMT
Never played portal of evil.
The other are 3 very good books.
But for me vault of the vampire is the best of them (and i am not even a vampire's fan).
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