''Buffalo Castle'' is a

gamebook A gamebook is a work of printed fiction that allows the reader to participate in the story by making choices. The narrative branches along various paths, typically through the use of numbered paragraphs or pages. Each narrative typically does not ...

first published by Flying Buffalo in 1976 (). Using the ''

Tunnels & Trolls ''Tunnels & Trolls'' (abbreviated ''T&T'') is a fantasy role-playing game designed by Ken St. Andre and first published in 1975 by Flying Buffalo. The second modern role-playing game published, it was written by Ken St. Andre to be a more access ...

'' role-playing system, ''Buffalo Castle'' consists of 150 paragraphs in A4 format.

Description

After a friend suggested that someone should make a dungeon adventure book that allows the player to choose an answer and turn to another page,

Rick Loomis Rick Loomis (August 24, 1946 – August 23, 2019) was an American game designer, most notable as the founder of game publisher Flying Buffalo, which he managed until his death. Career Early years Richard F. Loomis was born and raised in Scott ...

wrote ''Buffalo Castle'' (1976). ''Buffalo Castle'' was an introduction to ''

'', a basic dungeon for a warrior of level 1–2. Although it is widely believed that the ''

Fighting Fantasy ''Fighting Fantasy'' is a series of single-player role-playing gamebooks created by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone. The first volume in the series was published in paperback by Puffin in 1982. The series distinguished itself by mixing Choo ...

'' series of books were the first gamebooks to use dice and allow the character to possess statistics and equipment, ''Buffalo Castle'' pre-dates the ''Fighting Fantasy'' series by six years and used the same types of mechanics. ''Buffalo Castle'' may have been the first published adventure gamebook.

Reception

Steve Jackson reviewed ''Buffalo Castle'' in ''

The Space Gamer ''The Space Gamer'' was a magazine dedicated to the subject of science fiction and fantasy board games and tabletop role-playing games. It quickly grew in importance and was an important and influential magazine in its subject matter from the la ...

'' No. 9. Jackson concluded, "If you're into role-playing, you'll enjoy ''Buffalo Castle''. If you're into solo role-playing, buy it."

In other media

''Buffalo Castle'' is included in the mobile game Tunnels and Trolls Adventures.

References

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External links

''Buffalo Castle'' at gamebooks.org
Fantasy gamebooks Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1976 Tunnels & Trolls adventures