League Of Thieves - New Gamebook By Sarah Crofton And W.J Tattersdill | Usborne Books

LEAGUE OF THIEVES by Sarah Crofton and W.J Tattersdill was recently Released by Usborne Books. It's the third book in Usborne's Adventure Gamebook series.

[@craigcochrane2284]

Not sure what to make of that one. White paper always seems anathema to fantasy Gamebooks - where you always want to be reading a sort of "ye olde" scroll aged paper. The art, while perfectly fine does give off a whimsical, childlike quality - in which case where is the danger? Additionally, while the terrain layout illustrations are a neat idea and seem well done (especially if they have clues in the actual art which is cool) there seem to be no illustrations of any monsters or foes of any kind. As to the combat system, I do like the idea that you have a set number of rounds to defeat a foe (presumably before more guards arrive) but without art to show what your facing it all feels a bit flat. Nice cover quality though, even if the illustration is a bit generic in what it depicts.

[@gamebookcollector]

I totally agree. I’ve mentioned paper colour before. Brilliant white just doesn’t sit right. Off white scroll, parchment type colour fits the slot better for gamebooks. Eyes can get a bit sore reading flash white too long.

[@lord_insany]

that intro music has to go

[@gamebookcollector]

I thought it was quite dramatic? Lol. 🤷‍♀️

[@lord_insany]

@@gamebookcollector think in terms of playlists and me trying to fall asleep

[@Democraps_are_narrow-minded]

The intro music scared the sh1t of me