Shakespeare Vs. Cthulhu: What Dreams May Come has been funding on Kickstarter for three days now and, as of writing, is already 96% funded.
"The modern master of the gamebook format" (Rob Sanders)... "Can do dark very well" (Jonathan Oliver)... "Green gets mileage out of his monsters" (SFX Magazine)... "It takes a firm editorial hand and a keen understanding of the tone of each piece to make a collection this diverse work, and Green makes it look effortless" (Starburst Magazine)... "A charming blend of camp creatures, humour, and genuine horror" (Set the Tape)
Friday 26 April 2024
Gamebook Friday - Shakespeare Vs. Cthulhu: What Dreams May Come
Tuesday 23 April 2024
Shakespeare Vs. Cthulhu: What Dreams May Come is LIVE on Kickstarter!
The eighth ACE Gamebook is now funding on Kickstarter. In Shakespeare Vs. Cthulhu: What Dreams May Come, you take on the role of England's foremost playwright William Shakespeare, battling the forces of the Great Old One Cthulhu. Check out the rewards below and pledge your support today.
Thank you for your support and please share the Kickstarter project link far and wide.
“I can no other answer make but thanks, and thanks…”
Friday 19 April 2024
Gamebook Friday - Shakespeare Vs. Cthulhu: What Dreams May Come
Shakespeare Vs. Cthulhu: What Dreams May Come launches on Kickstarter in just 4 days' time!
If you check out the preview page for the project, you will now find an active link that allows you to read the opening sections of the adventure. Not only that, there is now a handy chart that shows you exactly which rewards come with which pledge levels.
Please share the project page preview far and wide and I'll see you again on Tuesday, when I hope to livestream the Kickstarter launch on Facebook.
Friday 12 April 2024
Gamebook Friday - Shakespeare Vs. Cthulhu: What Dreams May Come
There are just 11 days to go until Shakespeare Vs. Cthulhu: What Dreams May Come launches on Kickstarter.
Because you are a faithful reader of this blog, you can check out the preview of the project page here.
Friday 5 April 2024
Gamebook Friday - Shakespeare Vs. Cthulhu: What Dreams May Come is coming to Kickstarter on 23 April 2024
“That is not dead which can eternal lie,And with strange aeons even death may die.”
Shakespeare Vs. Cthulhu: What Dreams May Come, which will be illustrated throughout by Argentinian artist Heraldo Mussolini, who contributed illustrations, including backer portraits, to Heorot: Roleplaying in the World of Beowulf Beastslayer.
Rewards on offer to backers include signed limited edition collector's hardbacks, custom dice and playing cards, and the chance to appear in one of the illustrations in the book.
I first announced Shakespeare Vs. Cthulhu: What Dreams May Come back in 2016, after funding the Shakespeare Vs. Cthulhu short story anthology on Kickstarter. At the time I was going to use Patreon as the crowfunding platform for the project but in the end felt that the regular commitment it would have needed would have put me under too much pressure at the time.
Fast forward eight years, and here we are, just a few short weeks away from the launch of Shakespeare Vs. Cthulhu: What Dreams May Come on Kickstarter. Not only has it been a while since I first announced the adventure, it's also almost three years since I ran the last ACE Gamebooks Kickstarter. I've not been idle in the interim, however, having written several other gamebooks, a couple of RPGs, and YOU ARE THE HERO - An Interactive History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks.
Shakespeare Vs. Cthulhu: What Dreams May Come launches on KickstarterIf on Tuesday 23 April 2024. If you are able to support the Kickstarter, I would really appreciate it if you could back it on Day One so that it gives the project as strong a start as possible. That way, the Kickstarter platform is more likely to give it additional support as well, which will help spread the word. And the more people who get to hear about Shakespeare Vs. Cthulhu: What Dreams May Come and support it on Kickstarter, the more impressive everyone's rewards will be.Thursday 4 April 2024
Gamebook Thursday: Beowulf Beastslayer on Twitch
Tonight, Julian Sparrow will be playing through ACE Gamebook #4 live on Twitch on his channel Babel_17. You can join the fun, and help choose what happens next, at 9:30pm BST here.
Friday 29 March 2024
Wednesday 20 March 2024
Warhammer Wednesday: Sticks and Stones
I haven't done one of these for a while - a Warhammer Wednesday post.
However, with the news that the Orc & Goblin Tribes Arcane Journal is soon to be released for Warhammer: The Old World, it seemed as good a time as any to remind you* that my Empire vs. Orcs short story Sticks and Stones is available to download as an eBook from the Black Library.
* Or let you know, if you're new to this blog.
Friday 15 March 2024
Gamebook Friday: The Darkness Over Arkham - the first reviews
The first reviews are in from those people who have had a chance to read the ARC* of The Darkness Over Arkham via NetGalley, and they make for pleasing reading. Here's what three reviewers had to say about the first Arkham Horror Investigators Gamebook.
"This was... my first introduction to Arkham Horror and I enjoyed the vibe of it. It's very Lovecraftian and atmospheric. The storyline was really engaging; I ended up playing a bunch of times and I loved that each of my endings was a grim one. The Darkness Over Arkham was such a cool experience, I highly recommend reading this when it comes out in May!" ~ 5/5 stars"An enjoyable addition to the Arkham Horror universe. Fun to play through and a cool investigation in a book." ~ 4/5 stars
"Recommended for people going on trips, who like the world of Arkham, or really enjoy playing gamebooks. The story is good, the plot really moves, and there are plenty of different ways to do things for a bit of replayability." ~ 4/5 stars
The Darkness Over Arkham is released by Aconyte Books in the US in paperback and as a global ebook on 7 May 2024, and in the UK in paperback on 18 July 2024.
* Advance Reader Copy.
Friday 8 March 2024
Gamebook Friday: Marvel Multiverse Missions Bundle
If you have yet to pick up Moon Knight: Age of Anubis, you can now do so as part of this gamebook bundle, courtesy of Aconyte Books.
Friday 1 March 2024
Gamebook Friday: Cannes Festival des Jeux 2024
Veteran gamebook author Dave Morris, he of Virtual Reality Gamebooks and Fabled Lands fame, was also in attedance with his wife Roz, who is also an author.
A large part of the weekend was spent chatting with French gamebook fans and signing copies of my Fighthing Fantasy adventures as well as my ACE Gamebooks.
Highlights of the weekend included two fabulous meals out with our hosts (and Dave and Roz are excellent company), making lots of new friends, seeing an edition of the French translation of Knights of Doom I don't own, and meeting Emmanuel Quaireau, France's bestselling author of gamebook graphic novels, who publishes under the name Manuro.
But probably the biggest highlight was winning an award at the Prix du Livre-Jeu 2023 awards!
* The Cannes Games Festival - rather like the UK Games Expo but smaller and with more je ne c'est quoi.