Fighting Fantasy Quest: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain - Secret Level Unlocked!

Incredibly, Fighting Fantasy Quest: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain funded on Gamefound in just 42 minutes and, as of writing, it is over 460% funded!

This means that a Secret Level Stretch Goal has been unlocked. This is an additional dungeon section that increases the scope of the adventure.

With this new level added, the game now includes more content:
+12 Tile Cards
+15 Encounter Cards
+2 Monster Cards

If you have yet to back the Fighting Fantasy Quest: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, you can do so now on Gamefound. And if you have already pledged your suport, thank you, and please share the project far and wide. Who knows, if enough new backers join the project perhaps further stretch goals will be unlocked.

Fighting Fantasy Quest: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain - on Gamefound now!

Fighting Fantasy Quest: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain , a brand new co-operative board game based on the original Fighting Fantasy gamebook, is now live on Gamefound! 

Fighting Fantasy Quest: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain coming to Gamefound soon!

Today, the Warlock has exciting news regarding Fighting Fantasy Quest: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain.

The forthcoming board game adapts the iconic 1982 gamebook, by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, into a cooperative dungeon crawler board game for 1-4 players, preserving the core ideas that defined the original adventure - choice, consequence, risk, and discovery - while transforming the journey into a shared experience at the table.

Crowdfunding for the project begins on 10th February 2026.

To help bring the game to the North American market, Ulisses Spiele is partnering with Goodman Games, a leading publisher of old-school roleplaying games. Best known for Dungeon Crawl Classics, there’s no better team to bring this game to market. “Goodman Games fans love old-school fantasy adventure, and Fighting Fantasy is perfect for all of us. We’re excited to partner with Ulisses Spiele to bring this fun fantasy adventure board game to even more fans in North America,” said Joe Goodman.

Ulisses Spiele will also be partnering with Scriptarium to bring the game to the French-speaking market. “We are quite excited about our new partnerships helping us to not only reach a global audience but work with companies that understand the essence of what our games are about. Our adventuring party just got much stronger!” said Jan Wagner of Ulisses Spiele.

With English, German, and French versions of the game and strong international partnerships, Fighting Fantasy Quest: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain is sure to bring the beloved adventure to fans across the globe when it launches on Gamefound on 10th February.

Ulisses Spiele is an international publisher of tabletop roleplaying and board games, focused on delivering strong worlds and adventuring experiences rooted in player choice. The company is a key player in the German-speaking tabletop market, renowned for its deep fantasy world the Dark Eye and bridging the gap between German and international gaming communities by publishing and distributing a wide array of fantasy and sci-fi role-playing and board games.

Fighting Fantasy Quest - The Warlock of Firetop Mountain - is coming to Gamefound

For over 40 years the Warlock has been waiting... for YOU!

Do you still have what it takes to brave Firetop Mountain? Prepare to face the perils of the Warlock together with 1-4 players in this richly illustrated true board game experience, coming to Gamefound soon.

Brave adventurers will delve into the twisting tunnels, death-trap chambers, and monster-haunted halls of Firetop Mountain, seeking the Warlock’s hoarded treasure - and the truth behind the legend. But danger waits at every turn: ferocious creatures, devious puzzles, and the Warlock’s dark magic threaten death.

Will you work together to survive or fall to the dangers of the mountain?

Old-school dungeon crawling, reborn. Simple but never easy.

Developed by Paul Toderas and Jan Wagner of Ulisses Spiele, Fighting Fantasy Quest combines the experience of old-school dungeon crawling, hair-raising twists and turns, and myriad challenges, with a new and elegant rules system, that allows for much more variety and deeper tactics. There is no handholding here, but rich rewards for those who master the mountain's dangers - though not everyone will live to tell their tale.

Paul Toderas demoed Fighting Fantasy Quest - The Warlock of Firetop Mountain at the Fighting Fantasy stand at the UK Games Expo earlier this year, and so did Paul Grogan of Gaming Rules! on YouTube.

Ulisses Spiele demoing Fighting Fantasy Quest

Paul Toderas from Ulisses Spiele will be demoing the company's new Fighting Fantasy Quest - The Warlock of Firetop Mountain board game at the UK Games Expo this year.

So why not stop by the Fighting Fantasy stand (Stand 2-359) and try it out for yourself?

Fighting Fantasy at the UK Games Expo 2025

Fighting Fantasy will have a significant presence at the UK Games Expo this year. The event is on from Friday 30th May - Sunday 1st June 2025 at the NEC, just outside Birmingham, and you will find the Fighting Fantasy crew at Stand 2-359 in Hall 2.

Fighting Fantasy - Stand 2-359

As you can see from the plan of Hall 2, Sir Ian Livingstone will be in attendance, as will FF author and historian Jonathan Green, who collaborated on Magic Realms: The Art of Fighting Fantasy. However, please note that Sir Ian will only be attending on the Saturday and the Sunday, while Jonathan will be there for all three days.

In other exciting news, another of the Special Guests attending the event is the American-born games designer Steve Jackson - author of Scorpion Swamp, Demons of the Deep and Robot Commando, and the man who will be bringing Fighting Fantasy back to the US later this year. Talking of which, the first five books are now available to pre-order from Steve Jackson Games.

Others in attendance at the UK Games Expo include representatives of Martin Wallace Games, who are currently putting the finishing touches to Fighting Fantasy Adventures, All Rolled Up, who are going to be selling the first in an extended range of FF-themed products, Dan Jack of Blue Giant Studios, who produce the official Fighting Fantasy Legends miniatures range, and Oscar Carlquist of Sound Realms, publishers of the updated Steve Jackson's F.I.S.T. audio adventure.

Joining Sir Ian and Jonathan on the Fighting Fantasy stand will be Paul Toderas from Germany games company Ulisses Spiele. He will be demoing the company's new Fighting Fantasy Quest - The Warlock of Firetop Mountain board game, so why not stop by Stand 2-359 and try it out yourself?

Lastly, Sir Ian will be giving a talk about his 50 Years in Games, on Saturday 31st May, from 3:00-4:00pm, on Stage B in Hall 4.

If you are going to the UK Games Expo this year, may your STAMINA never fail!

Fighting Fantasy Quest - The Warlock of Firetop Mountain

The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, the iconic Fighting Fantasy gamebook that launched a thousand quests, is set to return in a thrilling cooperative and competitive board game for 1–4 players developed by Ulisses Spiele.

Brave adventurers will delve into the twisting tunnels, death-trap chambers, and monster-haunted halls of Firetop Mountain, seeking the Warlock’s hoarded treasure - and the truth behind the legend. But danger waits at every turn: ferocious creatures, devious puzzles, and the Warlock’s dark magic threaten death.

Will you work together to survive or fall to the dangers of the mountain?

Old-school dungeon crawling, reborn. Simple but never easy.

Fighting Fantasy Quest combines the experience of old-school dungeon crawling, hair-raising twists and turns and myriad challenges with a new and elegant rules system, that allows for much more variety and deeper tactics. There is no handholding here, but rich rewards for those who master the mountain's dangers - though not everyone will live to tell their tale.

Don't worry, brave adventurer, in this game, death is not the end - merely the price you pay for your next journey.

Ulisses Spiele will be demoing Fighting Fantasy Quest - The Warlock of Firetop Mountain at the Fighting Fantasy stand (Stand 2-359) at the UK Games Expo, from Friday 30th May - Sunday 1st June 2025.

Dragonmeet: Call to Adventure

Dragonmeet: Call to Adventure is a new, free gaming event for gamers old and new. It is being held on Saturday 26th April 2025 at Kensington Town Hall, from 10:00am - 5:00pm, and Fighting Fantasy will be there!

Joining Sir Ian Livingstone will be Graham Bottley or Arion Games, who will be showing off the latest Advanced Fighting Fantasy releases and demoing the new AFF board game, Dark Dungeons.

Don't forget, the event is entirely FREE to attend.

Advanced Fighting Fantasy: Dark Dungeons - The Board Game

Advanced Fighting Fantasy - Dark Dungeons: The Board Game, by Arion Games, is now funding on Kickstarter. Check out the video below and follow this link to pledge your support.

Ian Livingstone's Market Mayhem

During these testing times, many people are finding solace in gamebooks as well as traditional board games. However, museums and other similar places are suffering because they have been forced to close.

Market Mayhem is a Fighting Fantasy role-playing board game adventure for 3-14 players. It was designed by Ian Livingstone and first published in Issue #3 of Warlock magazine. FF fan Kevin Abbotts has prepared a print-and-play version of the game, which Ian has made available for you to play with your family or friends.

To find out more, visit the Market Mayhem page on the Fighting Fantasy website. There is no charge, however, we would ask instead that you make a charitable donation to the emergency appeal to save the National Videogame Museum.