The Fighting Fantasy Fest 3 weekend is here!

The Fighting Fantasy Fest 3 weekend kicks off today with the You Are The Beer-o: The Forester of Doom meet-up. The FF pub quiz has sold out but you can still come along to The Forester on Leighton Road in West Ealing, and get to know your fellow adventurers a little better.

Doors open for Fighting Fantasy Fest 3 at 9:00am on Saturday 31st August. Remember, entry is by pre-purchased ticket only, but tickets will remain on sale until 8:00am on Saturday morning. All manner of books and games are being launched at the event, including Ian Livingstone's Assassins of Allansia, published by Scholastic Books, and this brand new miniature of the ruler of Port Blacksand, Lord Azzur himself, courtesy of Atlantis Miniatures!

And even after Fighting Fantasy Fest 3 is over, for anyone who still finds themselves in Ealing on Sunday, there will be an informal social gathering at The Castle Inn, on St Mary's Road (opposite the University of West London), from 12:00pm.

And if you are attending Fighting Fantasy Fest 3 this weekend, may your STAMINA never fail!

Deathtrap Dungeon – The debut Interactive Fiction title from Branching Narrative

Branching Narrative today announced its first gaming title: a new take on Deathtrap Dungeon, the classic Fighting Fantasy gamebook by Ian Livingstone. Showcasing the company’s new Interactive Fiction engine, the game stars British actor Eddie Marsan (Ray Donovan, Fast & Furious Presents Hobbs and Shaw, Deadpool 2), who will act as narrator and guide in a high-quality interactive video production that faithfully recreates the beloved fantasy book.

Deathtrap Dungeon, arguably one of the most popular titles in the Fighting Fantasy series, was originally released in 1984 and challenges the player to survive the Trial of Champions that takes place in the labyrinth of Fang, full of fiendish traps and deadly creatures set by the devious Baron Sukumvit.

Branching Narrative’s Deathtrap Dungeon will be delivered as a video stream that prompts the user to make choices and direct the flow, offering enhanced gameplay over other recent high-profile ‘interactive movie’ offerings, fully utilising the mechanics from the book.

Matt Spall of Branching Narrative, said: “Our innovative take on Deathtrap Dungeon is a choice-based adventure, presented as an interactive video storybook with the fantastic Eddie Marsan narrating the story and guiding players as they find their way through Baron Sukumvit’s treacherous corridors of power.”

Ian Livingstone said: “Deathtrap Dungeon has consistently been a fan favourite, so I am excited about the approach that Branching Narrative is taking in bringing my book to a new generation of players in a new format. Eddie Marsan is brilliant, and with the storytelling being an interactive rather than passive experience, this ain’t no Jackanory!”

Eddie Marsan said: “It’s an exciting challenge to guide Deathtrap Dungeon adventurers, both new and experienced, as they take on the perils of the deadly Trial of Champions.”

Fighting Fantasy fans will be able to meet the Branching Narrative team and see an early prototype of Deathtrap Dungeon at Fighting Fantasy Fest 3, taking place on Saturday 31st August at the University of West London, in Ealing.

Deathtrap Dungeon is due for release on PC, Mac and Mobile later this year, commemorating the 35th anniversary of the book’s original publication, with other formats, including console, to follow in 2020.

Welcome to Port Blacksand!

With Ian Livingstone's new gamebook, Assassins of Allansia, featuring an appearance by everyone's tyrannical city ruler, Lord Azzur, at Fighting Fantasy Fest 3 on Saturday, part of the University of West London is being temporarily turned into Port Blacksand, featuring a host of traders and guest artists.

The artists who will have tables at the event are...
Russ Nicholson
Chris Achilleos
Duncan Smith
Alan Langford
Malcolm Barter
Tony Hough
Pete Knifton
Robert Ball

Other guests who will be signing at the Signing Table in Port Blacksand are...
Steve Jackson
Ian Livingstone
Geraldine Cooke
PJ Montgomery
Peter Darvill-Evans
Jamie Thomson

Jon Ingold

Jonathan Green

The remaining stands include...

Scholastic Books

Atlantis Miniatures

Arion Games

Scriptarium

The Fighting Fantasy Collector

Inkle

DMB Games

Bedsit Games

Choose Cthulhu

Spidermind Games

Steam Highwayman

Branching Narrative

PSC Games

John Robertson

Chameleon Comix

All Rolled Up

Fighting Fantasy Audio Dramas

Click Your Poison

Two-Fisted Fantasy

Troika

The World of Legend

Rogue's Gaming

Bring and Buy

Remember, doors open at 9:00am on Saturday 31st August, and tickets for Fighting Fantasy Fest 3 are still on sale here.

Bring and Buy at Fighting Fantasy Fest 3

This year, for the first time, there will be a Bring and Buy stand at Fighting Fantasy Fest 3, which is being run to raise money for the UK Sepsis Trust, in memory of FF fan Neil Taylor.

Neil Taylor at Fighting Fantasy Fest in 2014.

Please note that the Bring and Buy is provided for individuals to sell their unwanted games and gamebooks. Exhibitors may not use the Bring and Buy as a way of disposing of stock.

Transform some of your old games and gamebooks into cash to buy new ones, or search our Warlock’s hoard of gaming goodness for that bargain you’ve been looking for. Board games, card games, role-playing books, miniatures, comics, and everything else associated with gaming – it’s all here.

ALL TRANSACTIONS AT THE BRING AND BUY ARE IN CASH ONLY. NO CREDIT CARDS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Please read carefully

1. Fighting Fantasy Fest 3 will take 10% commission on all goods sold on the Bring and Buy rounded up to the nearest 10p.
2. The seller is responsible for registering and collecting all submitted items.
3. Items cannot be withdrawn from sale before 12:00pm on the day.
4. All goods offered on the Bring and Buy are left at the sellers risk - Fighting Fantasy Fest 3 and the members operating the Bring and Buy accept no responsibility or liability for any goods stolen, lost or accidentally damaged.
5. Fighting Fantasy Fest 3 retains the right to not accept for sale any items it deems inappropriate. (This includes damaged items, poorly packaged items, items not suitable for a family audience, or old stock from exhibitors or other companies).
6. All profit from the Bring and Buy will be donated to The UK Sepsis Trust.

How does it work?

• When you arrive at Fighting Fantasy Fest 3, deliver any games or gamebooks you wish to sell to the Bring and Buy. There you will be given a raffle ticket for each item you are selling. The matching ticket will be attached to the item (using Blu Tack or a rubber band) with the price written on it. The price will also be recorded on a sheet by the person running the stand.
• The Bring and Buy stand will be accepting items for sale on Saturday 31st August from 9:00am to 12:00pm.
• When you are ready to leave Fighting Fantasy Fest 3, return to the Bring and Buy stand and either collect your items, if they have not sold, or hand over your raffle tickets and collect your earnings, minus the 10% commission rounded up to the nearest 10p, which will be donated to the UK Sepsis Trust.
• PLEASE NOTE THAT LAST COLLECTIONS FOR THE BRING AND BUY ARE at 4:00pm.
• If you have not collected your unsold games and gamebooks or money by 4:00pm you will have agreed to donate the money to the UK Sepsis Trust. Any uncollected items will be disposed of as the organisers see fit.