I'm very happy to announce the release of Ring of Thieves, the first (hopefully not the last) Risus solitaire gamebook. It's a frosty night in an unfamiliar...
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Jason Gaerke
gaerkej@...
Aug 2, 2000 10:56 am
I downloaded the file, and it gave me a "no colorspace" error. Where all the text was supposed to be is now just pure black ink. Do I need a certain version...
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Demian Katz
katz@...
Aug 2, 2000 11:21 am
... Sounds like you need to upgrade; I just got the file and had no trouble with it using Acrobat 4.0; I did have those colorspace problems with certain files...
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S. John Ross
sjohn@...
Aug 2, 2000 12:43 pm
... all ... certain ... Exactly so; If I forgot to specify this in the ReadMe.txt file, my apologies. Anyway, hope everybody likes it!...
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Demian Katz
katz@...
Aug 2, 2000 12:54 pm
... I have a suspicion that I will, at least. :) With luck, I'll read and review it within the next couple of weeks. I'll also see what I can do as far as...
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S. John Ross
sjohn@...
Aug 2, 2000 1:01 pm
... Groovy!...
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S. John Ross
sjohn@...
Aug 5, 2000 4:46 am
http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_3308.html Sounds groovy! Anyone else have a review or impression to post?...
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Robert Clay
mr_robert_clay@...
Aug 5, 2000 7:12 am
I've heard about this book, and I'm trying to get a copy because it does sound interesting. I enjoyed reading that review. I've seen this book on ebay a...
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Demian Katz
katz@...
Aug 5, 2000 8:10 pm
... It definitely sounds like something wonderful... Too bad I can't seem to find a copy anywhere! There are some used ones on www.bookfinder.com, but if...
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Robert Clay
mr_robert_clay@...
Aug 5, 2000 8:22 pm
... That's a very good point. ... seem to ... www.bookfinder.com, but...
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S. John Ross
sjohn@...
Aug 5, 2000 8:59 pm
... Amen. Speaking as somebody that makes a large portion of his income from writing royalties, I heartily support this :)...
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Demian Katz
katz@...
Aug 6, 2000 2:39 pm
... Obviously, I was excited about the newly-released Risus solitaire adventure, so I dropped everything and wrote a review of it here: ...
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Demian Katz
katz@...
Aug 6, 2000 2:41 pm
... Actualy, it's: http://www.netaxs.com/~katz/game/risus.htm That was rather careless of me. ;) - Demian...
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Luke Warhurst
lukesw@...
Aug 12, 2000 2:57 pm
Isn't it a shame that hardly any gamebooks are published any more? The very few that are are simply cynical, shoddy cash-in's like the Star Wars: Episode 1...
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S. John Ross
sjohn@...
Aug 12, 2000 3:04 pm
Isn't it a shame that hardly any gamebooks are published any more? The very few that are are simply cynical, shoddy cash-in's like the Star Wars: Episode 1...
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Luke Warhurst
lukesw@...
Aug 12, 2000 3:10 pm
Heh. I meant no offence! :) The trouble with e-books is that the buying public perceive them to be shoddy and written by people who's work isn't fit to be...
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Demian Katz
katz@...
Aug 12, 2000 3:54 pm
... It's definitely a shame, though I'd have to say the Star Wars Episode I Adventures aren't as bad as they could have been; I mean, they're a bit of a mess...
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Demian Katz
katz@...
Aug 12, 2000 4:12 pm
... Well, in this case that might not be a problem, considering that Ring of Thieves (and the Risus rules) should be adequate evidence that the books are...
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Luke Warhurst
lukesw@...
Aug 12, 2000 4:47 pm
I agree that Project Aon (and Ring of Thieves) is probably the way ahead for Gamebooks. Even so, I kind of miss the experience of being able to hold an actual...
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S. John Ross
sjohn@...
Aug 12, 2000 4:49 pm
... a ... Well, I get flown all over the country to sign autographs and speak at conventions due to a 10-year career as a game designer published through ...
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S. John Ross
sjohn@...
Aug 12, 2000 4:56 pm
... I think the anti-eBook attitudes are a very, very temporary phenomenon. I suspect the next generation of readers will look at us funny when we try to ...
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S. John Ross
sjohn@...
Aug 12, 2000 4:56 pm
... for ... Well, Ring is _definitely_ not designed for screen reading. I know it's not the same as having a for-real paperback, but when printed out, it's...
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Demian Katz
katz@...
Aug 12, 2000 9:33 pm
... Well, with Ring of Thieves, I printed it up two-sided and stapled it three times down the "spine." The ultimate result wasn't *too* far from an actual...
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Demian Katz
katz@...
Aug 12, 2000 9:35 pm
... It makes you wish you could just hit "pause" once in a while and work on what you'd really like to be doing, doesn't it? :) I'm feeling that way about my...
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Demian Katz
katz@...
Aug 12, 2000 9:37 pm
... Well, you know better than I, and that's really good to hear. :) - Demian...
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S. John Ross
sjohn@...
Aug 13, 2000 4:57 am
... for ... an ... fetish...), ... For what it's worth, I volunteered my PDF-making services to Project Aeon a couple of months ago, and they seemed keen on...
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S. John Ross
sjohn@...
Aug 13, 2000 4:57 am
... impossibility ... via ... consider ... as ... Well, it wouldn't be fair for me to gripe, since I _do_ make a living creating fantasy worlds and writing RPG...
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Demian Katz
katz@...
Aug 13, 2000 1:49 pm
... I've added the Wizards RPG and several other things (Peter Pan Adventure Game, Abridged Gamebooks, another Biggles adventure, ELT Adventure Gamebooks and...
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DJ Burnett
kazashima@...
Aug 13, 2000 3:41 pm
I am curious as to whether anyone on the list plays Tunnels & Trolls. T&T is not only the second RPG ever created, it is also the granddaddy of all gamebooks....
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S. John Ross
sjohn@...
Aug 13, 2000 3:52 pm
... Live it, love it. ... Three RPGs came out in 1975: T&T, En Garde, and Boot Hill. It's difficult to say which of the three was actually _created_ first,...
