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The 25th anniversary edition of, originally published in 1982 and the first in the Fighting Fantasy series., Publisher(s), Wizard Books Publication date 1982 Genre(s) System(s) Fighting Fantasy is a series of single-player created by and. The first volume in the series was published by in 1982. The series distinguished itself by mixing -style storytelling with a dice-based role-playing element included within the books themselves, the caption on many of the covers claiming each title was an adventure 'in which YOU are the hero!'

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The majority of the titles followed a fantasy theme, although, superhero, and modern horror gamebooks were also published. The popularity of the series led to the creation of merchandise such as, role-playing game systems, magazines, and. Puffin ended the series in 1995, but the rights to the series were eventually purchased by Wizard Books in 2002. Wizard published new editions of the original books and also commissioned six new books in the series, which ended in 2012. The rights were then acquired by Scholastic in 2017, which has published one new book and also reissued five of the original books with new artwork. Contents.

Overview The Fighting Fantasy gamebooks were created by British writers (not to be confused with the ) and, co-founders of. The main text of a Fighting Fantasy gamebook does not progress in a linear fashion, but rather is divided into a series of numbered sections (usually 400, though a few are shorter or longer). Beginning at the first section, the reader typically must pick one of a series of options provided by the text, each option being detailed at a separate non-sequential numbered section (e.g. The reader may be presented with a choice to turn from Section 1 directly to either Section 83 or Section 180) which in turn provides an outcome for the option chosen. The story continues in this fashion until their character is stopped by the story or killed in combat, or completes the story. The books also feature a system whereby the protagonist is randomly assigned scores in three statistics (named Skill, Stamina, and Luck) which, in conjunction with the player rolling a six-sided die, are used to resolve skill challenges and the combat sections.

Some titles use additional statistics or conflict resolution mechanics. A typical Fighting Fantasy gamebook tasks players with completing a quest, with players then making choices in an attempt to successfully finish the adventure. A successful play usually ends with the player reaching the final numbered section of the book. In some cases this can only be achieved by obtaining various story items (e.g. Gems in ); many of the titles only feature one path to the solution.

The majority of the Fighting Fantasy titles are set in the fictional medieval world of Titan, which consists of three giant continents. Other titles are set in fantasy, horror, modern day, and sci-fi environments. All Fighting Fantasy gamebooks are illustrated, including full-page pieces and smaller, generic images scattered at random throughout the book, often serving as breaks or space fillers between sections. Regular contributors included, Terry Oakes, Leo Hartas, Martin McKenna, and.

Publication history In 1980, Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone attended a, and after meeting with a Penguin editor decided to create a series of single-player gamebooks. Their first submission, The Magic Quest, was a short adventure intended to demonstrate the style of game. The Magic Quest was eventually accepted by, although the authors devoted a further six months to expanding and improving upon their original concept. Puffin Books (1982–1995) The end result was The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, and after several rewrites, the book was accepted and published in 1982 under Penguin's children's imprint, Puffin Books.

Following the success of this title, Jackson and Livingstone began writing individually to create additional Fighting Fantasy gamebooks. In 1983, and were published, by Jackson and Livingstone respectively. Four more titles followed: (the first title with a setting), and. In 1984, a decision was made to hire more writers to continue the series: Steve Jackson (the U.S.-based founder and owner of ), Andrew Chapman, (aka Keith Martin), and. Jackson and Livingstone, however, continued to be involved and approved all cover and internal illustrations within the UK.

Covers were rarely consistent and due to printing errors and different markets many different versions exist. The Fighting Fantasy gamebooks published in the US by Dell/Laurel Leaf featured a new cover design and illustrations. Jackson wrote a self-contained four-part series titled (1983-1985), which combined the use of combat and sorcery. These featured dice images at the bottom of each page, making it possible for the player to randomly 'flick' through the pages for the equivalent of a dice roll (the Fighting Fantasy titles published by Wizard Books used the same device). Andrew Chapman and Martin Allen also wrote a two-book, two-player adventure titled (1986). There were also produced that provided more information about the Fighting Fantasy universe, including a comprehensive bestiary of monsters and a sample adventure. Although the Fighting Fantasy titles had successful sales the increasing dominance of in the 1990s caused a gradual decline.

The series was scheduled to conclude with (book 50, Livingstone, 1992), but due to strong sales of that volume, ten more books were scheduled. Nine were published, the series ending with (1995)., the tenth scheduled title (meant to have been book 60 in the series) was cancelled, but was eventually published by Wizard Books as part of their later reprinting efforts. Wizard Books Series 1 (2002–2007) In 2002, Wizard Books acquired the rights to the Fighting Fantasy series and reprinted many of the original titles in a revised order (initially only the gamebooks actually written by Jackson and/or Livingstone were published), starting with The Warlock of Firetop Mountain. They also incorporated the Sorcery! Miniseries, as books 9, 11, 13, and 15. An all-new title, (by Ian Livingstone) was released in 2005, followed by Bloodbones in 2006 and Howl of the Werewolf in 2007.

This series used a new logo, the rationale being that the old covers did not suit the modern market. 2007 also marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of Fighting Fantasy, and to commemorate the event Wizard Books published a special hardcover edition of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain that used the original 1982 cover image and contained extra material such as the dungeon solution and a commentary on Fighting Fantasy by Livingstone.

This series concluded that same year, ending with 29 books. Wizard Books Series 2 (2009–2012) Wizard Books then began again with a new series of reprints in 2009, again featuring a different cover art style, and again starting with The Warlock of Firetop Mountain. Three other original titles were added during this run, including Blood of the Zombies by Ian Livingstone to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary in 2012. This series is 17 books long, although Blood of the Zombies is unnumbered and packaged differently than the rest; it was the last volume released.

Scholastic Books (2017– ) A new Fighting Fantasy book by Ian Livingstone, The Port of Peril, was published in August 2017 by Scholastic in celebration of the 35th anniversary of the series. Scholastic also released five of the original books, with newly commissioned artwork. In April 2018 a further six titles are scheduled to be published, including a new adventure by author Charlie Higson, entitled The Gates of Death. Other media magazine (first published by Puffin Books and later Games Workshop) provided additional information on the Fighting Fantasy universe, and each issue featured a gamebook, new rules, monsters, reviews and comic strips. It was published from 1983 to 1986 and ran for 13 issues in the UK. It was also published in other countries, and continued in Japan until 1997. In 1984, Steve Jackson published a, Fighting Fantasy – The Introductory Role-playing Game.

A second game was published in 1989: (AFF). AFF was re-released as a new and further expanded edition by Arion Games in 2011. In 1985, Steve Jackson wrote a picture gamebook with the title Tasks of Tantalon, in which the player was required to solve a series of puzzles which were presented as large, full colour pictures containing hidden clues to be located and assembled. (1986) and (1993) were released as by and respectively. In 1992, the Fighting Fantasy 10th Anniversary Yearbook (a diary with articles, trivia and a gamebook) complete with a boxed set of dice and character sheets was published. In 2003, Jamie Wallis (not to be confused with James Wallis) adapted several Fighting Fantasy and Sorcery!

Gamebooks to the. These adventures were published by Myriador. Several Fighting Fantasy titles have been released as, including seven Fighting Fantasy titles ( The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, The Citadel of Chaos, The Forest of Doom, Temple of Terror, Seas of Blood, Appointment with F.E.A.R. And Rebel Planet) for the, and (1984) and for the and by (1998). On August 18, 2011 an adaption of was released by UK developer Laughing Jackal for the PlayStation Minis platform (playable on the and ).

On December 5, 2006, it was announced that Jackson and Livingstone were planning to release a new series of video games based on Fighting Fantasy for and Sony's. The first of these, was released for the DS in the United States on November 25, 2009, and for the and in early January 2010. In 2010, Super Team Film Prods secured the rights to, with the intention to make a motion picture based on the title. On February 10, 2011 an edition of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain was launched by UK developer, for the US market. Warlock and four other gamebooks were released on iOS by Big Blue Bubble, but retracted from the app store in 2012 when they lost the licence. Australian game developers Tin Man Games have since published several and versions of Fighting Fantasy books, including Blood of the Zombies, Forest of Doom, Island of the Lizard King and Starship Traveller, and an iOS version of the first part of the Sorcery! Series was released by Bright Al Ltd in 2010.

Main article: Cambridge-based studio released another interactive version of The Shamutanti Hills for in May 2013, and has since gone on to release all four parts of Sorcery! On iOS, Android, Windows and Mac. A comic series based on was published by Titan Books in May 2017.

Reception Fighting Fantasy was ranked 47th in the 1996 reader poll of Arcane magazine to determine the 50 most popular roleplaying games of all time. The UK magazine's editor Paul Pettengale commented: 'To say that it is basic would be a huge understatement – Fighting Fantasy has just a couple of stats from which a character is created, and combat is a simple case of rolling six-sided dice, pitching one creature's slats against another. It's fun, quick and easy, which explains its popularity.' See also. – telephone-based single-player roleplaying game developed by Jackson and similar in many ways to Fighting Fantasy. References.

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