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Caolin
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 Posted - 07 May 2013 : 01:17:52
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Sorry if this is an improper spot for this thread. But I've been playing??...reading??...using??? this app for the past few days and I freakin love it. I was addicted to Steve Jackson's books as a kid. The developers did a great job of integrating his work into a new medium. I'd highly recommend it if you have an iPad.
http://www.inklestudios.com/misc/press-sorcery/
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Caolin
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 08 May 2013 : 01:03:03
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| I'm surprised there was no chatter over this topic. Maybe I'm dating myself with the Steve Jackson books. But since I didn't have many friends to game with as a kid, the Choose Your Own Adventure books were like gold to me. Regardless, if you're a fantasy fan I would give the app a look. |
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Kentinal
Great Reader
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Posted - 08 May 2013 : 01:39:50
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| I do not have an Ipad, Steve Jackson ... I think I heard his name before. Some upstart I think *G* |
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"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 08 May 2013 : 02:50:35
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| Some classic Steve Jackson titles - notably OGRE - are far more entertaining as computer games than as paper games. Others - such as the original Illuminati box - gain their awesomeness through face-to-face antagonism, and so fare poorly as computer games. |
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Caolin
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 08 May 2013 : 07:41:41
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Originally posted by Ayrik
Some classic Steve Jackson titles - notably OGRE - are far more entertaining as computer games than as paper games. Others - such as the original Illuminati box - gain their awesomeness through face-to-face antagonism, and so fare poorly as computer games.
Illuminati is a cool game. It is definitely a game meant for in person play. I haven't played it in years though. I might have to pick up a new version of it for boardgame night. |
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Bakra
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 08 May 2013 : 15:17:38
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Originally posted by Kentinal
I do not have an Ipad, Steve Jackson ... I think I heard his name before. Some upstart I think *G*
What Kentinal said holds true for me too. I think Mr. S. Jackson makes plush Cthulhu's toys ...right? |
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GreyhawkGrognard
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Caolin
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 08 May 2013 : 18:06:46
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| Oh wow, I didn't even know that. I always thought he was the same guy. Thanks for that info. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 08 May 2013 : 19:03:03
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I read some of the Fighting Fantasy gamebooks, back in the day... But from those linked articles, it's not clear which Steve Jackson wrote them! It says one did most of them, but the other guy also wrote some!  |
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see
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 09 May 2013 : 03:46:16
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| Yeah, US Steve Jackson is possibly the only person to ghost-write a book under his own name. |
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Steve Jackson's Sorcery for iPad
