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City of Thieves

by Ian Livingstone

Episode 5 of Fighting Fantasy Series
1984
Fantasy

(based on 1 rating)
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About the Story

While visiting the town of Silverton you get involved in a quest to lift a curse by defeating the evil Zanbar Bone.

Unfortunately, in order to learn how to destroy the fiend, you must seek the advice of an old wizard who lives in the dangerous and crime-infested Port Blacksand.

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A long treasure hunt and a lucky choice, May 20, 2025

An evil undead prince threatens the town of Silverton unless the Mayor agrees to his demands. You are tasked to slay the undead fiend. But first, your adventures take you to the infamous Port Blacksand.

Port Blacksand is full of criminals ready to screw you over at every corner. On the other hand, you do get choices to break into houses and rob people in the game as well, so I guess the player fits in just nicely. Some encounters didn't make much logical sense, but that's a Fighting Fantasy gamebook for you. (Spoiler - click to show)Like two old ladies dressed as kids fighting with each other and asking for toys.

Anyway, as this is a Fighting Fantasy gamebook, your job here is to figure out the right path and find a set of key items, or meet a game over at the end. You'll need a total of five things here, and on top of that, you will need to make an entirely random decision near the end, of which choosing wrongly will also cause you to lose the game. You'll either need a lot of replays or a lot of luck. Honestly, this game didn't interest me as much, and I pretty much made my way to the finish line by pretending that I had the right items and made the right choices, since I just wasn't in the mood for legit replays.

This was one of the later titles I tried as a kid, and I didn't really like it as much. A decent gamebook, but there are others I liked more.

On another note, a certain nasty character who gets a mention in Deathtrap Dungeon shows up here.

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