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Wed, 11/07/2018 - 03:22
Fayzwel
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Hi there,

Hope your boardgame-related issues are running well.

I recently uploaded my game "Sootcraft" to DriveThruRPG family site (I believe wargamevault and rpgnow are the same family sites with a common item base). The game is free.

Well, I have to say it is being downloaded. I'm not pretty sure whether it is because it is free or apparently not because of it. And what is considered as a good interest in the game judging by downloads.

Any more platforms for self-publishing of read and play games like fighting fantasy series? Any experience of real sales?

Kickstarter is not an option in my case.

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Wed, 11/07/2018 - 10:08
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hello. boardgamegeek has

hello. boardgamegeek has loads of links to PnP games along with reviews.
"read and play" i always knew as "choose your own adventure" books (but that might be a specific books series) there is a site called chooseyourownstory.com that is a community of people who write/play the games. there are also some cool apps for your tablet/phone that make the adventures more interactive. i used to love this style of book as a kid and still like the concept but with the digital versions you dont have the fun of trying to save 11 pages with 10 fingers incase you have to backtrack (or cheat).

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Thu, 11/08/2018 - 01:18
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wob, thank for tipHowever it

wob, thank for tip
However it seems like the site is inactive.

Did you mean http://chooseyourstory.com/? That one work well. But I guess this a fan-based community. No sale option.

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Thu, 11/08/2018 - 10:47
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hi. yes that was the site. if

hi. yes that was the site. if you want to sell your choose your own adventures you would probably need to look at the book publishing side of things. there are places that do "vanity" publishing, meaning you can pay them and they print any book you want. there are "real" publishers but i dont think these types of book have really been popular since the early 90s.
i would suggest looking at amazon. i know they sell self published e-books (for kindle etc) but i have no idea how you do it. unfortunately you are unlikely to make a fortune from it though, especially as an unknown author. hopefully people will see sootcraft and seek out your other work.

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Sun, 11/11/2018 - 18:56
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Endless Quest returns

We may be in store for a resurgence of interest in the Choose Your Own Adventure type stories. WotC is doing a special edition of the Endless Quests books. Check out the story here

http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/matt-forbeck-endless-quest

Good luck with your own book!

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Mon, 09/14/2026 - 11:17
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A game is a game, while the story is... a story, right?

I just wonder what has changed for the past 8 years. Any trends of hybrid texts popped up? Any mixed game and novel genres finally come to live? Or thinking of combining both artistic trades is just a trick of the mind?

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Fri, 09/18/2026 - 20:54
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It's fair that you ask that...

But "Space Kraken" is probably the closest to merging a Game and a Book together:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/3dartlab/space-kraken

It's a BOOK, it's an ADVENTURE and it's a GAME. So I think in these last couple years some people have tackled merging a Game with a Dynamic Story too.

This is no TRICK... It's the distant PAST as June 17 2021. That's like 5 Years ago... I haven't seen anyone "compete" with this Gamebook. It's very niche but at the same time they got around $160k USD in funding.

But someone DID ATTEMPT and DID PRETTY GOOD TOO... Over 2,000+ Backers supporting that project too. I am unaware of other attempts at doing something similar. This seems to be UNIQUE product and a clear WINNER on Kickstarter.

Note #1: If you want to contact the creator and buy a copy of his Gamebook (if there are any left-over), I can PM you the contact's info and you can tell Markus I referred you... As he did buy a Banner on BGDF.com. And I have had discussions with him before with several projects he has been working on. Let me know IF I can facilitate if you are interested!

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Sat, 09/19/2026 - 08:20
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questccg, thanks for

questccg, thanks for sharing.

I checked the reference and really enjoyed seeing someone try to change the world without seeking the favor of canon pathfinders. And I see the endeavor has been well rewarded.

The only note is that what I see is a team working on the project, not a craftsman and a jack-of-all-trades like myself. The result is impressive nonetheless.

Yes, you could redirect me to the person, just in case. I would prefer having a digital / PnP version to consider. Either way, it is really satisfying to see someone has successfully visualized a Book-Game bundle here.

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Sat, 09/19/2026 - 21:18
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Hello again...

I sent you Markus' coordinates... From there you should be able to contact him by e-mail if you are looking for a Digital PDF of the Gamebook. It's a bit pricey online and there is additional shipping (I don't know where you are but it's got to be AT LEAST 15 Euros)... So it's like 60 Euros which is about $70 USD! That's quite a bit for a "book".

But it is what it is... Like I said, you can see if Markus is willing to e-mail you a Digital PDF which will take less time and cost no money when it comes to shipping.

Hope that will satisfy your curiosity and that you manage to get what you need.

Cheers!

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