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Just curious if it’s normal for the Lone Wolf books to only take an hour? I never died and I actually didn’t fudge any random #s either. I only bought one thinking I’d get some hours in and then decide to continue but it’s already prompting book 2. Just not sure if they’re worth the investment if they’re this short! I know they are also available for free but I do like physical copies

I’ve played destiny quest off and on for the last several months, and while I love the story, I find it close to impossible without fudging dice rolls. I started with Book 1, then gave up and went to Book 4 (Raiders) since I heard that it’s more balanced. However, I’m following the normal path but I’m still behind on speed and with the inconsistency of dice rolls, I have to get incredibly lucky to beat any of the opponents to try to upgrade my equipment. Plus I can only use my special abilities once per combat so it feels like I barely make a dent. Am I doing something wrong? I hate not following the set out rules but no matter what path I choose I seem to run into the same set of issues.

I’m going to be in NYC when the new starter decks get released and I’m a new player so I’d like to snag a couple. Normally I’d go to my LGS but I figure I could grab them while I’m traveling. Is there typically a line out the door or can I stop by that day and safely grab them?

I’m going to be in NYC when the new starter decks get released and I’m a new player so I’d like to snag a couple. Normally I’d go to my LGS but I figure I could grab them while I’m traveling. Is there typically a line out the door or can I stop by that day and safely grab them?

Why can’t I ship multiple cards at once? $5+ shipping makes anything under $25 worthless which is too bad because I’ve pulled multiple really nice $10-$15 cards that I’d love to have in my collection

I recently finished Pokemon Moon (my first finished Pokemon game since Silver as a kid) and I really enjoyed it. I’m now finishing up Emerald (it’s taken me much longer than Moon). I have Platinum, Black, HeartGold and Omega Ruby. Which one should I play next?

I’m fairly new to anime and I’ve enjoyed The Promised Neverland, Erased, Spy x Family and recently Fairy Tail which is probably my favorite. The art, humor, music and general vibes are definitely my thing. One Piece I’ve enjoyed reading but don’t like the anime for some reason. Frieran was sadly too slow for me. Any other similar suggestions??

Like many before me, I’m stuck on Wattson in Mauville City. My current list:

Sableye 25
Swellow 26
Combusken 25
Aron 22
Hariyama 24

I also pulled my Geodude but he’s only level 9, so I know I need to grind to get that up.

1. I keep getting paralyzed and I don’t have any berries for anyone to hold.
2. I generally make it the last Pokémon and then get knocked out due to continued paralysis and hard repeated hits. At this point, I don’t think I can afford another Pokémon in daycare but can do the bike path at least to grind battles and money. Suggestions? What levels should they be?

I wish I had played the game first but unfortunately I watched the show. Because of this I know major spoilers from P2 and now I’m not sure if playing is going to be as emotionally satisfying. Is it still worth it to play?

I just got the new Boox go color 7 II and I can’t figure it out. I went into the optimize kindle settings and selected volume button to page turn but it’s still not working. Help!

My daughter is 13 YO, and has been playing soccer competitively since she was in U8. She has been playing in the NPL for a few years now but has had the opportunity to practice with an ECNL team for the whole year. The ECNL team is part of a much larger club, and quite frankly she nor I can stand them. They have more kids than they can realistically pay attention to and have pretty much strung her along for the last year, despite extremely positive feedback. Her coach in the NPL is absolutely wonderful, he runs the club and really has advocated for her. The bottom line is that she doesn’t want to go to the ECNL team should she get an offer now. I don’t want her development to stall but I just can’t stand the club. They are so vague and constantly telling us that decisions are “political” which in my opinion is crazy. At the end of the day her happiness is more important but she does want to play college soccer. It’s worth noting that her NPL team have been undefeated and #1 in their division for the entire season and they play ECNL teams at their tournaments. The ECNL team she’s been practicing with is only marginally better than her team and are doing just Ok in their division. Is it setting her back to say thanks but no thanks to the ECNL club?

I’ve been playing a lot of game books lately, and I know how often I look for reviews, so I figured I’d post them incase anyone had a need! This is spoiler free.

This is part of the Arkham Horror Investigates Gamebook series written by Jonathan Green of Fighting Fantasy fame.

Rating: 3.75/5

Mechanics: the mechanics were simple. You had an option to choose from a few characters and could print out their sheet if you played using kindle or ebook, otherwise the sheets were in the back of the book. They explain any combat and how to roll during the combat and it wasn’t too challenging.

Story: A wonderfully written atmospheric story. There’s also multiple endings in case you want to play more than once. This was probably my favorite part of it!

Gameplay: the puzzles were absolutely fantastic. They were challenging without being impossible. My biggest complaint is that I don’t enjoy dead ends based on bad rolls, so to be honest I didn’t even really roll for anything. It became apparent pretty quickly that a failed roll was an auto dead end. This strongly detracted from the “game” portion because in order for me to care about gaining or losing resources or clues, I also have to care about rolling for things. There was some light mapping and it does require detailed notes - I really enjoy that though!

Time spent: 4-5 hours. I admit that this would have taken MUCH longer, but I’m not going to start over everytime I die. I did start over 3 times and by then I had figured out the general course. If you are strict with dice rolling I could bet this would take twice as long. 5-7 hours is my sweet spot for a novel sized game book so I’m not displeased.

Overall thoughts/TLDR: I really enjoyed this. The story and vibes were 100/10, the puzzles were super fun and I loved that there are many alternate endings. The gameplay and dead ends/insta deaths connected to bad rolls were sort of annoying and I ended up not rolling dice after a while because I was more focused on finding the correct path. I will definitely be picking up the rest of the series.

Curious: are you someone that keeps a finger on the last page and just return to it if you hit a dead end/insta death? Or do you start all over as a strict rule follower?

All in excellent pre owned condition with all pieces undamaged. All only used one to two times. Shipping included. US only or Canada for extra cost

The Old Kings Crown Kickstarter Edition with metal chip - $275
So You’ve Been Cursed Collectors Edition - $40
Septima plus expansion - $120
Mythic Mischief plus Witches expansion - $60

I’m new to Gamebooks, and started with fighting fantasy before moving to destiny quest and I absolutely love both. I recently discovered fabled lands and tried it out but I didn’t like how punishing it was. Now I’m trying vulcanverse which I’m finding frustrating because I’m wandering aimlessly and hardly progressing in the story. I’ve only been playing about an hour. Are open world games just not for me or should I push through? I imagine once i can find a direction it will get more fun, but for now I’m not sure what I’m doing.

Sorry if this isn’t the right place, I’m not sure how active their forum is. I’m playing Book 4 and loving it however I’m confused on multiple enemies. Several of the abilities say “once per combat”. Does that mean I can use that effect once PER ENEMY or is it only once in general? Also it says when you defeat an enemy, your health is restored. Is the group of enemies considered one enemy for the purpose of the rules or do I get to refresh on all abilities and health every time I defeat one? Thanks!