tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215693550440664594.post7679450108181233794..comments2024-03-25T13:49:18.217+13:00Comments on Fighting Dantasy: #49 - Siege of SardathDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10420300163867766297noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215693550440664594.post-91288925192333976182016-05-08T09:18:43.229+12:002016-05-08T09:18:43.229+12:00This one drove my crazy for days, before I realize...This one drove my crazy for days, before I realized that I had written down those items wrongly from page 1. The blood was a powder, so I hadn't been using it properly at the potion-o-matic. After days of cussing at this book, I realized how brilliant it was.<br /><br />The anti-cheating mechanisms in here are very well-thought out, with no hope that you can just say "yeah, I have that thing" If you haven't done the thing, you won't ever know to turn the page or find out what you didn't get right.<br /><br />The timing of how you need to get through the forest as quickly as possible, the red herrings, and the eldritch non-Euclidean city, ... Absolutely brilliant.<br /><br />http://www.fightingfantasyfan.info/siege-of-sardath/<br />FightingFantasyFanhttp://www.fightingfantasyfan.info/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215693550440664594.post-85317283799087015342012-03-22T13:35:47.172+13:002012-03-22T13:35:47.172+13:00Oh, and I forgot to mention the final encounter! I...Oh, and I forgot to mention the final encounter! It's lots of fun- involves matching wits with the enemy and tricking him into sealing his doom.Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215693550440664594.post-55050379898213105182012-03-22T13:32:41.738+13:002012-03-22T13:32:41.738+13:00This was pretty much my favourite as a kid. As the...This was pretty much my favourite as a kid. As the others say, very difficult but surprisingly non-linear (there are two ways to get the Brass Key, for instance, which is essential to complete the adventure), and with a lot of clues hidden in the narrative (like the Sorrel cheek scar thing). <br /><br />The plot and atmosphere are strong as well.Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215693550440664594.post-11680000475779607532009-02-20T08:53:00.000+13:002009-02-20T08:53:00.000+13:00I recall this one being staggeringly tough. It was...I recall this one being staggeringly tough. It was particularly evil for dooming you hundreds of paragraphs before you actually died (as far as I could see, the wrong decision right at the beginning of the book meant you couldn't complete it, but you wouldn't find this out until near the end).<BR/>But the plot was quite cool.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248806756051198821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215693550440664594.post-87424044745679958602009-02-15T01:23:00.000+13:002009-02-15T01:23:00.000+13:00This was a real toughie for me. It doesn't allow m...This was a real toughie for me. It doesn't allow much margin for error. Really well written too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215693550440664594.post-56324804669901495052009-02-14T08:34:00.000+13:002009-02-14T08:34:00.000+13:00Keith - thanks for commenting, I've had a newborn ...Keith - thanks for commenting, I've had a newborn baby crying all night, and having the author comment has cheered me up, haha. It's the circle of life, or something.dan xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906622094820364234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215693550440664594.post-51955495181878695612009-02-14T07:01:00.000+13:002009-02-14T07:01:00.000+13:00Hi,Thanks for your kind words. Had a crap day at m...Hi,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your kind words. Had a crap day at my council desk job and this cheered me up.<BR/><BR/>I only checked to see if google had published it and to claim my pittance and I lucked upon your blog.<BR/><BR/>And no, no more books - sales were too pitiful.<BR/><BR/>KeithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215693550440664594.post-60614562209485718132009-01-14T09:09:00.000+13:002009-01-14T09:09:00.000+13:00Cheers Alan - the link in my email worked, but unf...Cheers Alan - the link in my email worked, but unfortunately they want not only $AU10 for the book, but $AU10 for the postage! That adds up to about $NZ30. Ouch.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10420300163867766297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215693550440664594.post-75603358001079767762009-01-13T19:48:00.000+13:002009-01-13T19:48:00.000+13:00Hmm, seems the URL for Moonrunner was too long for...Hmm, seems the URL for Moonrunner was too long for your comments box. Well, just go to Ebay and search Books for it. Says it's there until 19th.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215693550440664594.post-13882502137980465602009-01-13T19:46:00.000+13:002009-01-13T19:46:00.000+13:00Spotted Moonrunner on Ebay, being sold on your sid...Spotted Moonrunner on Ebay, being sold on your side of the planet, at least: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fighting-Fantasy-48-Moonrunner_W0QQitemZ190279129822QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Books_Childrens_New?hash=item190279129822&_trksid=p3286.m63.l1177Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215693550440664594.post-5203326565090565962009-01-04T16:05:00.000+13:002009-01-04T16:05:00.000+13:00I like this too. Tricky, but not too hard once you...I like this too. Tricky, but not too hard once you figure out the puzzles. This writer uses a lot of hidden mechanisms like Steve Jackson does. I like the way the numbered ingredients are used, too, a really original concept.<BR/><BR/>Pity that this seems to the the only FF book the author has written (unless he wrote under other names)....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215693550440664594.post-59680942465439689562009-01-04T09:14:00.000+13:002009-01-04T09:14:00.000+13:00I liked this book. The combats weren't too hard a...I liked this book. The combats weren't too hard and the final confrontation involves saying the right things. I liked the numbered potions too. That was a good idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com