Fighting Fantasy Fest 6 - Tickets on sale now!

Tickets for Fighting Fantasy Fest 6 are now on sale.

Sir Ian Livingstone will be our Guest of Honour this year, and other confirmed guests include FF artists Malcolm Barter, Alan Langford and Tony Hough, and authors Marc Gascoigne, Jamie Thomson, and Jonathan Green, with more still to be confirmed.

Tickets are also on sale for the charity pub quiz which takes place the evening before Fighting Fantasy Fest. This year, it has the title City Pub of Thieves, since it is the fifth such quiz to be held.

Numbers for both events are limited so, don't delay and buy your tickets today!

Fighting Fantasy Fest 5 & You Are The Beer-o present: Draught Tap Dungeon

Tickets are now on sale for the fourth dedicated Fighting Fantasy pub quiz - Draught Tap Dungeon - which will be taking place at The Forester in West Ealing, on 6th September 2024, the night before Fighting Fantasy Fest 5.

We will be raising money for two charities in memory of FF art legend Russ Nicholson, who sadly passed away in 2023. Those two charities are Smile Train and Sight Savers.

This year there will be a new Fans Question Round. If you want to submit a question to this round, you need to purchase a Draught Tap Dungeon - Submit a Question Ticket, but you will need to hurry. These Early Bird tickets are limited to 10 in total and will only be on sale for one month.

If you haven't bought your ticket for Fighting Fantasy Fest 5 yet, you can do so here. See you in September!

Fighting Fantasy Fest 4: The Countdown has begun!

Nine weeks today, teams of adventurers will be gathering at The Foresters in West Ealing to take part in the third official Fighting Fantasy Pub Quiz, to raise money for the British Heart Foundation in memory of artist Chris Achilleos.

This means that nine weeks tomorrow, the doors will open on Fighting Fantasy Fest 4, at the University of West London in Ealing. You can expect the following, and more...

● Steve Jackson and Sir Ian Livingstone signing their new books, Secrets of Salamonis and Shadow of the Giants...

● Guest artists John Sibbick, Gary Mayes, Malcolm Barter, Alan Langford, Tony Hough, Rob Ball, Duncan Smith, and more...

● Guest authors Rhianna Pratchett, Peter Darvill-Evans, Jamie Thomson, Keith P. Phillips, and more...

● Souvenir programme and autograph book, uniquely numbered ticket, Fighting Fantasy dice, 40th anniversary T-shirts*, 40th anniversary badges*, and more...

● Traders, including Arion Games (Advanced Fighting Fantasy), Scriptarium (French AFF), Blue Giant Studios (FF miniatures), The Fighting Fantasy Collector, and more...

● Talks, a painting demonstration, the now legendary Fighting Fantasy auction, and an exclusive screening of Argh! And The Quest For The Golden Dragon Skull film screening, featuring Sir Ian Livingstone...

If you haven't bought your tickets yet, don't delay, for they are selling out fast.

* Please note, all FF 40th Anniversary T-shirts and badges must be pre-ordered in advance via Eventbrite.

Fighting Fantasy Fest 4 & You Are The Beer-o present... The Fourester of Doom!

Tickets will be going on sale soon for the third Fighting Fantasy pub quiz. It will take place the night before Fighting Fantasy Fest 4, on Friday 2nd September 2022.

We will be returning to The Forester pub in Ealing, for the appropriately named The Fourester of Doom pub quiz.

As with previous years, all profits from the event will be donated to charity. So watch this space for more news about when tickets will go on sale for The Fourester of Doom as well as Fighting Fantasy Fest 4.

Fighting Fantasy Fest 3

A week ago, Fighting Fantasy fans from the world over* poured into the University of West London to enjoy a day of talks, signings, gaming and interactive shows at Fighting Fantasy Fest 3.

They were joined on the day by a host of guests, including Guests of Honour Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, artist Russ Nicholson, and former Puffin Books commissioning editor Geraldine Cooke.

Ian Livingstone, Russ Nicholson, Steve Jackson, and Geraldine Cooke.

Highlights of the day included the release of the limited edition hardback of Ian Livingstone's new Fighting Fantasy gamebook, Assassins of Allansia, the launch of Atlantis Miniatures' FF Legends range, Steve Jackson's House of Hell LIVE, the Fighting Fantasy Auction, a special performance of John Robertson's The Dark Room, and a return to Deathtrap Dungeon.

The weekend's festivities actually kicked off on the Friday night, with the You Are The Beer-o: The Forester of Doom pub quiz, to raise funds for the UK Sepsis Trust, in memory of FF fan Neil Taylor.

The Forester of Doom Quizmaster Bryan Howarth, and You Are The Beer-o organiser James Aukett.

The winning pub quiz team, Zanbar's Rag and Bone Men.

At Fighting Fantasy Fest 3 itself, a Bring and Buy stand was run for the first time, with commission from sales made on the day also going to charity, and a final collection was taken after the Ian Livingstone and John Robertson's Return to Deathtrap Dungeon at the end of the day.

In total, including the money raise by the pub quiz itself - including the donation made by quizmaster Bryan Howarth, which was revealed to be hidden with the Warlock's treasure chest - and that collected on the day, the total amount raised for the UK Sepsis Trust was...

£1,130!

Thank you to everyone for their generosity, everyone who came to the events - including guests, traders, and adventurers - and we'll see you again next time, at Fighting Fantasy Fest 4!

* Including, but not limited to, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand.

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!

How well do you know Ian Livingstone's City of Thieves?

For those of you attending the Fighting Fantasy You Are The Beer-o Pub Quiz next week, we have some exciting news - Ian Livingstone himself will be joining us for the evening! Not only that, but as part of the night's proceedings he is going to run his own short quiz round, based on his classic gamebook, City of Thieves.

To enter this bonus round will require an additional £5 donation to our chosen charity, the UK Sepsis Trust.

However, if you win the round, you will not only receive a signed copy of Ian's new book, Assassins of Allansia, you will also receive a copy of the Brazilian edition of The Port of Peril, featuring new illustrations by Róger Goulart.

For those of you who haven't bought your tickets for the pub quiz yet, you had better hurry - there are only five left!

Fighting Fantasy Fest 3 - 60 Days to Go!

There are just 60 days to go until Fighting Fantasy Fest 3 takes over the University of West London in Ealing, on Saturday 31st August (which is not the Bank Holiday weekend, in case you were wondering).

As well as making sure you've got your tickets for the main event, don't forget your tickets for Steve Jackson's House of Hell LIVE, and the You Are The Beer-O Pub Quiz on the Friday night.

And don't forget - if you purchase your ticket before 1st August, you will automatically be entered into a prize draw to win 1 of 10 Fighting Fantasy Legends models, courtesy of Atlantis Miniatures!

YOU could be the Hero of the Fighting Fantasy Pub Quiz!

Do you know your Aardwolf from your Elvin? Can you tell the difference beween Quimmel Bone and Zanbar Bone? Are you a regular visitor to the teeming plains of Allansia and beyond? If so, then you should sign up for the second Fighting Fantasy Pub Quiz today!

On the evening of Friday 30th August, teams of budding adventurers will be gathering at The Forester Inn, in Ealing, to test their knowledge of all things Fighting Fantasy. Lone adventurers are welcome too, and will no doubt soon find themselves joining forces with a barbarian or two, and maybe even an elf, or a mage, well-versed in arcane lore.

Our Quizmaster for the evening will be Fighting Fantasy fan Bryan Howarth, and as well as having fun, we will also be raising money for the UK Sepsis Trust, in memory of another FF fan, Neil Taylor.

If you would like to come, remember, you do need to buy a ticket in advance and numbers are limited. The last FF Pub Quiz was a riotous affair and this year's event only promises to be even better!

You don't even need to be going to Fighting Fantasy Fest 3 the next day to come along! Although how much more fun would it be to make a weekend of it and do both? The Forester even has rooms available that weekend.

So don't put it off any longer, grab your ticket for the Fighting Fantasy Pub Quiz right now!

This is what happened last time.

You don't want to miss out this year, do you?

Fighting Fantasy Easter Eggs - The Answers!

On Friday we asked you, in which Fighting Fantasy books do these eggs appear? Well here are the answers...

A) 

City of Thieves, by Ian Livingstone

- from Iain McCaig's illustration of the Market Square, where an old crone is offering you a couple of eggs to throw at the poor wretch locked in the stocks.

B) 

Island of the Lizard King, by Ian Livingstone

- from Alan Langford's illustration of the Razorjaw nest.

C) 

Titan - The Fighting Fantasy World, by Marc Gascoigne

- from Alan Langford's illustration of a Lizard King hatching.

D) 

City of Thieves, by Ian Livingstone, again

- from Iain McCaig's illustration of the panicking Silversmith.

How did you fare? If you got all the answers right, why not let us know in the comments below?

And if you like quizzing, don't forget, the second dedicated Fighting Fantasy Pub Quiz is being held the evening before Fighting Fantasy Fest 3, where Alan Langford will be one of the guest artists in attendance.

Fighting Fantasy Fest 3 & You Are The Beer-o present... The Forester of Doom!

Tickets are now on sale for the second ever dedicated Fighting Fantasy pub quiz. The first was held two years ago, on the eve of Fighting Fantasy Fest 2, and, continuing the tradition, The Forester of Doom meet-up will take place the night before Fighting Fantasy Fest 3, on Friday 30th August 2019.

This year all profits from the event are going to be donated to the UK Sepsis Trust, in memory of FF fan Neil Taylor, who attended the very first Fighting Fantasy Fest back in 2014 and who tragically passed away as a result of sepsis on 5th January.

Neil Taylor, photographed at Fighting Fantasy Fest 1 by Oliver McNeil of Legend Photography.

To find out more about sepsis, and the work undertaken by the UK Sepsis Trust, click this link.

To buy tickets for The Forester of Doom event, click this link, and to secure your ticket for Fighting Fantasy Fest 3, click this link.

Fighting Fantasy Fest 2 - Return to the Convention of Firetop Mountain!

A week ago, a weekend of celebrations to mark the 35th anniversary of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks kicked off with the world's first Fighting Fantasy pub quiz. Seven teams endured their own Trial of Champions, working their way through eight rounds to see who knew the most FF lore.

One of the highlights of the evening was a raffle, to help raise funds for men's health charity Prostate Cancer UK, with Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone donating some very special prizes, including a framed mint condition copy of Warlock Magazine #1.

In the end, '50 Shades of Throm' battled their way to victory, and were awarded with certificates and bottles of Cloud Ale by Mr Steve Jackson himself.

Steve Jackson with the winners of the FF Pub Quiz, '50 Shades of Throm'.

Attendees of the world's first Fighting Fantasy pub quiz.

Then, on Saturday, it was time for the main event itself. At 9:00am the doors opened on Fighting Fantasy Fest 2, and adventurers from both near and far - some having travelled from such far flung locations as North America, Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand - were treated to a day of talks, Q&As, trading, adventuring and socialising, as well as the opportunity to meet their childhood heroes - the authors and artists behind the best-selling Fighting Fantasy series!

The marathon signing session undertaken by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone at the Scholastic Books stand lasted two and a half hours!

Highlights of the day included Nomad Games' showcase of Fighting Fantasy Legends, the premier of the audio drama The Warlock of Firetop Mountain: The Hero's Quest, one-time FF consultant editor Marc Gascoigne talking about his contributions to the world of Titan, the announcement that Charlie Higson will be writing a brand new Fighting Fantasy gamebook, entitled The Gates of Death, and an energetic talk by Iain McCaig, who had flown in especially for the occasion, which had fans enthralled.

Marc Gascoigne in conversation with Jonathan Green.

Charlie Higson talks about his new books, The Gates of Death.

Iain McCaig entertains the masses.

At the end of the day, before turning to 400, eager adventurers had the chance to see how Steve Jackson fared against his own creation, when Jon Ingold of inkle studios guided him, and award-winning film director Martin Gooch, through Steve Jackson's Sorcery!

The following day, a group of hard-bitten veterans, who had backed the YOU ARE THE HERO Part 2 Kickstarter at The Black Tower level or above, were joined for lunch by Steve Jackson, Ian Livingstone, and Jonathan Green (the book's author). And then, it was time, at last, for venture former on new adventures, as yet untold...

From the posts that have appeared online since last weekend, it would seem that everyone had a fantastic time, which we are delighted to hear, and it looks like we're going to need to put a date in the diary for Fighting Fantasy Fest 3!

You can see more photos from the weekend here. Please feel free to tag yourself in any pictures and share your own photos of the event.