Back in the 1980’s a series of fantasy books emerged from Puffin Book Publishers – from Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone -which captured the imagination of children up and down the UK, and today they hold both adults and children across the world in their grasp. These were the Fighting Fantasy books where you the hero. They came with titles such as Temple of Terror, City of Thieves, Forest of Doom, and Deathtrap Dungeon and the cover art, from the likes of Iain McCaig, Russ Nicholson and Russ Nicholson is still today held in high-regard.
If you go into a leading bookstore today, you’ll find these books still being re-issued to new audiences across the globe, for the next generation of heroes. Now Asmodee Digital, the industry leader in digital board game entertainment, have today announced they have added Nomad Games’ Fighting Fantasy Legends to their ever-growing catalogue.
Taking place in the Fighting Fantasy world of Titan – a monster-filled mythical world created by legendary authors Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone –Fighting Fantasy Legends is a card-based RPG that blends digital card game mechanics with interactive fiction.
Based on three of the classic gamebooks City of Thieves, Citadel of Chaos, and The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, Fighting Fantasy Legends has players traveling across the dangerous continent of Allansia facing rogues, monsters, and piecing together clues to solve cryptic quests. The adventurer must navigate various locations from across all three books to complete their goals. At each location there are deadly decks of cards to face, with potential danger at every turn. The hero must power up their dice, increasing their luck or adding to their skill to help maintain their stamina and survive the unyielding Fighting Fantasy world.
Steve Jackson, co-creator of Fighting Fantasy, said: “Ian and I are proud to have Asmodee publishing the Fighting Fantasy series of gamebook adventures. When I look at Asmodee Digital’s catalogue of e-boardgames, I find many of my own favourites, like Ticket to Ride and Lost Cities. The Fighting Fantasy solo RPG series will fit comfortably into the existing range, but it’s not a straight conversion from the solo RPG format. Nomad developed an entirely new game design, creating an RPG card game in a style that fans have not seen before.”
You can download Fighting Fantasy Legends on Steam (/£6.99 / €9.99 / $9.99), the App Store (£4.99 / €5.49 / $4.99), and Google Play (£4.99 / €5.49 / $5.49).
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Originally published March 15, 2018. Updated April 20, 2018.
