[Groop] RE: Groop

[rick%flyingbuffalo.com at pop.business.earthlink.net]

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From:  groop-request at groo.com
Date: Wed,  2 Jun 2004 05:37:20 -0700 (PDT)

>VHS: This actually reminds me of a book I once saw where after every few 
pages the reader could answer a question about where the plot could go. 
The book then provided a few answers you >could pick from and you would 
then be directed to the another page to continue the story. This seems 
like a lot of work for the writer so I'm not surprised the idea didn't 
catch on.

That's the Fighting Fantasy books.
Very big they were - lots of spin offs and copycats. They were very 
popular amongst the role-playing crowd.

Womble

((I always thought the Fighting Fantasy books were a copycat of the Flying
Buffalo Tunnels & Trolls solitaire adventures, since we came out with them
first. ))

P.S. Please, someone tell me they're getting this
((Yes, I am getting your messages finally. I used to wonder why we only got
the boilerplate before.))
Rick Loomis
rick at flyingbuffalo.com


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