Hi Can anyone remember off-hand what year Games Workshop moved from Nottingham to London? -- Simon Osborne...
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Paul Mason
panurge@...
Feb 1, 2005 11:14 pm
Simon Osborne wrote on Feb 2: " " Hi " " Can anyone remember off-hand what year Games Workshop moved from Nottingham to " London? Not as simple a question as...
... OK, I meant move *from* London *to* Nottingham, really I did. (D'oh!) Thanks for the response, Paul. I'm trying to date something in relation to Games...
I remember reading a Choose Your Own Adventure years ago which had the protagonist being dragged to a Byzantine Empire museum in Turkey by his mother and then...
Yes Paul, remember it well. A bit surreal rattling around that huge warehouse building in Sunbeam Road. I think Ian Bailey was still there (hadn't he tried...
There's a post on the forum at the official FF website announcing 'Fantom Empires', a new interactive series by Sutherland and Chalk. It has a steampunk...
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Paul Mason
panurge@...
Feb 3, 2005 2:06 pm
Jon Sutherland wrote on Feb 3: " " " Yes Paul, remember it well. A bit surreal rattling around that huge " warehouse building in Sunbeam Road. I think Ian...
Paul, I remember the great Dallas boardgame scam when the warehouse sprung a water leak and a great big pallet load of un-sellable Dallas the Boardgame...
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Robert_A_Mammone@...
Feb 3, 2005 9:20 pm
Oooh, now that looks interesting. Of course, neither hide nor hair of Fantasy Football appears to have made it to Australia, so what hope these? There's a...
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Paul Mason
panurge@...
Feb 4, 2005 12:26 am
Jon Sutherland wrote on Feb 4: " As for IM, he seemed more adept at ripping other peoples work apart " than coming up with anything himself. He always seemed...
It would indeed be nice if something new was put into print. Whether or not it makes its way to Australia would be another question of course. Just something...
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Robert_A_Mammone@...
Feb 4, 2005 3:34 am
My understanding is it's a fusion of Victorian England and cyberpunk. Think Space: 1889 or The Difference Engine by Gibson and (?) It would indeed be nice if...
... "My understanding is it's a fusion of Victorian England and cyberpunk. > Think Space: 1889 or The Difference Engine by Gibson and (?) " Not a bad guess,...
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Rob Mammone
linrob@...
Feb 4, 2005 9:29 am
Jon, Any chance you can expand on the information from the FF forum? Publication date, that sort of thing? If you're able, of course. Ta! ... From: "Jon...
... Publication ... The first one should be out in the autumn this year. After that, probably quarterly, so the second should be out before (or around) Xmas....
... Sounds tremendous! Have any individual titles been announced yet? If any are free from "top secret" status, I'd love to add them to my database so we can...
... If any ... database so ... The first one appears to be called "The Golem of Brick Lane"...
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Rob Mammone
linrob@...
Feb 4, 2005 12:27 pm
Yes this is all very interesting. I wonder if the release of these books is related to the sales of Fantasy Football? Or a completely separate development....
... these books is related to the sales of Fantasy Football? Or a completely separate development. Either way, I'm pleased to see that there is a (small)...
... "Each book has a distinct individual story-line, plus several sub- plots that continue from book to book. Also, skills, abilities and certain items found...
Guillermo asked: 1. How many sections will each book have? 500 2. Is the story tied to a single type of character or is it possible to choose among several...
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Rob Mammone
linrob@...
Feb 4, 2005 10:24 pm
Sorry for the advertising... Captives of Kaag http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7950720645&ssPageName=ADME:B:LC:AU:1 Curse of Naar ...
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Rob Mammone
linrob@...
Feb 5, 2005 1:51 pm
This is what D. Holt has put up on his forum relating to Jon Sutherland's new gamebook...On the off-chance that these are spoilers, I've left some space... ...
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Rob Mammone
linrob@...
Feb 5, 2005 1:56 pm
oh, and there's a cover attached to the bottom of the message on the forum itself. Looks quite good- a hint of The Shadow about it. ... From: "Rob Mammone"...
That Wikipedia description has really whetted my appetite to get the first one. Such a good idea to try something different, rather than another dungeon quest...
I must say it's nice to see a new gamebook series other than Fighting Fantasy (of which I already have the majority) and Football Fantasy (which while they...
