While there’s always some new Eurogame or RPG coming along, it seems less often that you hear about a new, interesting all-wood abstract strategy game… I’ll do my best to remedy that — I’m told that a new one is hitting the market tomorrow! In Perigon from Clarendon Games, each
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2011 Windhammer Prize Voting Begins
The entries in the 2011 Windhammer Prize for Short Gamebook Fiction have been made public, and voting is open until October 30th. If you’re a fan of interactive fiction and want to reap the fruits of this year’s competition, just visit this page. As the competition page so eloquently puts
Fabled Lands back in print
The Fabled Lands series is one of the most ambitious gamebook projects ever attempted: a huge world which can be explored in a totally non-linear fashion, with each book representing a different region full of adventure and hazard. The tragedy of the series is that it never sold well enough
Voting begins in Windhammer Prize gamebook competition
The third year of the Windhammer Prize competition is now underway. Five short gamebooks are available for free download, and you can vote to determine which author wins the cash prize! If you’re a fan of solo adventures, take the time to check it out here. If you’re really ambitious,
Windhammer Gamebook Competition Entering Third Year
In case you missed out on the first two years, the third annual Windhammer Prize is posting its rules and schedule early to allow plenty of time for writing and judging original gamebooks. While this hasn’t quite reached the scale of the computer-based Interactive Fiction Competition, it’s a similar opportunity
Free trick-taking double-feature
In case you haven’t been keeping an eye on Invisible City lately, you might want to check their free games page. They’ve just released a pair of trick-taking games for your amusement: Hidden Rules, a Mao-inspired affair in which different players know different rules to the game, but nobody knows
Windhammer Prize Gamebook Entries Ready for Votes
The second year of the Windhammer Prize has reached the voting phase. This time around, there are seven mini-gamebooks available for your consideration. Take a look and cast your vote — there’s a cash prize at stake here! If the experience inspires you to write your own entry, you’ve got
Gamebook Competition Warming Up
In case you’re looking for something to do this holiday weekend, you might be interested to know that the second year of the Windhammer Prize was announced last month and will be accepting entries this fall. The contest is designed to encourage creativity within the realm of solo gamebook writing, and
Space Monster unleashed on Invisible City
This month’s free game from Invisible City is Space Monster, a mostly cooperative game pitting the players against the horrible beast terrorizing Deep Space Outpost 233-B. I say mostly cooperative because it’s always an option to race for the lone escape pod, leaving everyone else to rot. Thanks to a
Voting begins in new gamebook competition
This year, the home of the free online Chronicles of Arborell gamebooks is hosting a competition to encourage new authors. All the entries are in, and readers are now encouraged to take a look and vote for their favorites. The adventures begin here. Take a look, put in your votes,
Download free board game, kill your friends
It’s been a while since we’ve reported on an Invisible City Free Game of the Month, but that hasn’t stopped them from continuing to roll out. In case you haven’t been paying attention, you might want to check out this month’s offering in time for Halloween. In Haunted Destinies, an
Torchlight Gamebooks Unveiled — Free!
For years, Wayne Densley’s world of Arborell has been growing through the online publication of gamebooks and fiction at www.arborell.com. Today, the latest addition has been unveiled: Quest for the Orncryst, the first in the Torchlight series of card-based gamebooks. Through a combination of a 101-page book and several decks
Rio Grande Busy as Ever
While my postings about their progress have been sporadic (sorry, everybody), Rio Grande Games has been steadily producing new games, as their latest newsletter shows. Among the featured titles are Mykerinos, a game of Egyptian archaeology; Thurn & Taxis, a 15th-century mail routing game; Robber Knights, a tile-laying game of
Snow Comes Early at Invisible City
It’s game of the month time at Invisible City, and the latest offering is a four-player abstract strategy Icehouse game called Snowblind. This one won’t be for everyone, since it requires exactly four people and an Icehouse set, but if fit the niche market, it’s worth a shot!
Possibly the best title since The Penguin Ultimatum…
It’s free game of the month time at Invisible City, and they’ve come up with a memorable title if nothing else. Uncontrolled Squid is a game for two teams, and the basic rules are so simple that they can be summarized in a couple of sentences. Every player starts with