Last Friday, Fighting Fantasy co-creators Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone were at the Golden Joystick Awards to present a Lifetime Achievement Award to Dark Souls and Bloodborne creator Hidetaka Miyazaki.
Steve Jackson, Hidetaka Miyazaki and Ian Livingstone.
In an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, when asked, "What kind of books would I find on your shelf if I were to look right now?" his reply was:
"First, you'd spot the manga shelf, with Devilman and Berserk lining the top. The neighbouring bookshelf is packed with tabletop role-playing game rulebooks, with RuneQuest prominently displayed, alongside the board game Dragon Pass. A shelf is packed with novels – old classics of fantasy and science fiction, alongside George R. R. Martin's A Song of Fire and Ice and Fevre Dream. A small library of game books shares the same shelf. At the top is Sorcery! and accompanying guides Titan and Out of the Pit. Finally, you'd find various art and reference books, including work by Umberto Eco and McNeill, and Colin Wilson's The Occult."
Miyazaki often credits the Fighting Fantasy gamebooks for fuelling his interest in game design.
You can watch the entirety of the Golden Joystick Awards below, and if you want to see Hidetaka Miyazaki receive his Lifetime Achievement award from Steve and Ian, jump to 55:20.
Dragonmeet has become something of a fixture in the Fighting Fantasycalendar and this year is no exception. Two weeks today, on Saturday 1st December, Ian Livingstone will be attending the event, as will FF historian Jonathan Green.
Dragonmeet is being held at the Novotel London West, in Hammersmith, London. The Gaming Hall is open from 9:00am-Midnight, while the Trade Hall is open from 10:00am-7:00pm.
Dragonmeet is one of the most vibrant tabletop gaming conventions and the largest of its kind in London. You'll discover a day jam-packed with things for you to do. Expect new and old games to play, industry panels, book signings, an art show, a Bring & Buy stall, cosplay events, lots of traders and big demos, tournaments and of course the chance to make new friends and hang out with fellow gamers!
This year Dragonmeet is expanding into two big halls in the Novotel Hammersmith providing lots more open gaming space, a bigger seminar room, more demo game space, more participation games and more RPG space!
You can expect board games, role-playing games and miniatures games, tournaments plus an evening of gaming including the charity auction.
Advance tickets cost £12, and Under 16s are free with an accompanying adult.
To find out more about 'the UK's friendliest games convention', follow this link.
