Buffalo Castle is a gamebook first published by Flying Buffalo in 1976 (ISBN 0-940244-01-2). Using the Tunnels & Trolls role-playing system, Buffalo Castle consists of 150 paragraphs in A4 format.
Description
editAfter a friend suggested that someone should make a dungeon adventure book that allows the player to choose an answer and turn to another page, Rick Loomis wrote Buffalo Castle (1976).[1]: 36 Buffalo Castle was an introduction to Tunnels & Trolls, a basic dungeon for a warrior of level 1–2.[2]: 226
Although it is widely believed that the Fighting Fantasy series of books were the first gamebooks to use dice and allow the character to possess statistics and equipment, Buffalo Castle pre-dates the Fighting Fantasy series by six years and used the same types of mechanics. Buffalo Castle may have been the first published adventure gamebook.[3]
Reception
editSteve Jackson reviewed Buffalo Castle in The Space Gamer No. 9.[4] Jackson concluded, "If you're into role-playing, you'll enjoy Buffalo Castle. If you're into solo role-playing, buy it."[4]
In other media
editBuffalo Castle is included in the mobile game Tunnels and Trolls Adventures.[5]
References
edit- ^ Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
- ^ Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
- ^ "Item - Buffalo Castle - Demian's Gamebook Web Page". gamebooks.org. Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
- ^ a b Jackson, Steve (December 1976 – January 1977). "Reviews". The Space Gamer (9). Metagaming: 28.
- ^ "Tunnels and Trolls Adventures". tunnels-and-trolls.metaarcade.com. Retrieved 2019-11-19.