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Bonus Episode - Temple of the Spider God

May 17, 2026
Bonus Episode - Temple of the Spider God
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It’s a listener special this episode as we play Temple of the Spider God (recommended by listener Al), a digital gamebook by Jonathan Green released in 2011 by Tin Man Games who have also produced digital adaptations of classic Fighting Fantasy games. Jonathan Green is no stranger to this podcast but does this stack up well with his usually very high standard? Listen along to find out.

In podcast Tags Fighting fantasy, tin man games, jonathan green, digital gamebook, adventure game books, gamebooks, CYOA, choose your own adventure, interactive fiction, retro, fantasy, spiders, lots of spiders, big spiders, unecessarily big spiders, jungle, fantasy gaming, solo, rpg, roleplaying, nostalgia, nerd, geek, video game
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Episode 68 - Night of the Necromancer

January 12, 2026
Episode 68 - Night of the Necromancer
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It’s a bittersweet episode of Fantastic Fights as we bid farewell to Jonathan Green whose series of late Fighting Fantasy books have been a real high point for the series as a whole. Can he bow out strong with Night of the Necromancer? Listen along to find out.

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In podcast Tags allansia, ian livingstone, steve jackson, fighting fantasy, rpg, adventure gamebook, cyoa, game, book, nostalgia, nerd, titan, role playing, solo, roleplaying, gamebook, horror, hamlet, ghostbusters, van richten, hammer, ghost, ruddlestone, martin mckenna, jonathan green
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Episode 66: Howl of the Werewolf

November 26, 2025
Episode 66 - Howl of the Werewolf
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We’ve seen a fair amount of Jonathan Green lately and that’s not changing anytime soon as we play the Fighting Fantasy book Howl of the Werewolf, his 2007 book with artwork by the redoubtable Martin McKenna. We’ve got a distinctly gothic horror vibe on display here as we head into the dark realm of Lupravia in search of the monster that infected us with lycanthropy. What could possibly go wrong? Listen along to find out.

Review starts at 49:10

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In podcast Tags martin mckenna, jonathan green, ian livingstone, steve jackson, titan, roleplaying, adventure game book, adventure gamebook, gamebooks, game books, solo rpg, rpg, the old world, lupravia, vault of the vampire, legend of the shadow warriors, wizard, puffin, fighting fantasy, cyoa, interactive fiction
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Episode 65 - Bloodbones

October 24, 2025
Episode 65 - Bloodbones
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We’re back on another modern Fighting Fantasy book (2006 was basically last week right?) with Bloodbones by Jonathan Green with art by Tony Hough. This is a book with an interesting history as it was originally supposed to be part of the original run. It’s not often you get to have another go at something in this world but does it land? Listen along to find out.

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Tags Steve Jackson, Fighting fantasy, Ian Livingstone, tony hough, jonathan green, port of crabs, pirates, pirate, allansia, old world, zombie pirates, ghost ship, adventure gamebook, adventure game book, CYOA, RPG, dungeons and dragons, solo, roleplaying, role playing, titan, wizard, remake, bone island, galleon, jolly roger
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