Lindenbaum Results 2023/2024

I am pleased to announce that the winner of the 2023/2024 Lindenbaum Prize for short gamebook fiction is Andrew Wright with Are you the Hero?

Merit awards go to Heart of Keros by David Donachie, A Slope of Pines by Per Jorner  and What Lies Beyond the Standing Stone by Jeremy Johnson.

I would like to thank everybody who participated, the authors and those dedicated readers who took the time to evaluate all the entries, and also a further thanks to those readers who provided feedback and comment to the authors.

If you intend to write feedback in a public place, please email me the address and I will link to it.

You can find the entries here: Lloyd of Gamebooks: Voting is closed for the indenbaum competition

It is no small thing to as entrants to write original gamebooks. To write a gamebook (even one that must be limited to 100 sections) requires considerable time and creative effort. It is the type of writing project that can take months to accomplish and I appreciate greatly the work done by all the authors who entered this year's competition.

Many thanks for helping make this year's competition such an excellent competition with a wide variety of gamebook genres and styles. This was the second year I ran the competition and you continued to help me make it as brilliant as it was.

I would also like to extend thanks to Peter Agapov who sponsored the competition, Tammy Badowski who donated her time and talent to the competition and Crumbly Head Games who has donated free subscriptions to GBAT for the top 3 entrants.

I would also like to thank the judges - Peter Agapov, Andrew Greene, Keith P. Phillips, Ashton Saylor, Paul Gresty and Hieronymous J. Doom for all of the time and effort they have put in to read the entries and write feedback for them.

I feel very lucky to have so many people make this competition wonderful.

Looking forward to next year!

Voting is closed for the indenbaum competition

 Hello all! 

Happy May! The beginning of this new month means that voting is now closed for the Lindenbaum competition.

The voting and feedback will be collated and the winners will be announced on May 10th.

Feedback can still be sent to lindenbaumprize@gmail.com. 

Here is a link to each individual entry, in a random order:

Knighthood by Elie Merle                        The Lost Treasures of Cap'n Blouchard by Sean Loftis 

A Slope of Pines by Per Jorner                  Operation Dead Dawn by Tom Perrett                                

Heart of Keros by David Donachie            The Curse of the Snake Queen by Christopher Bunte        

Are you the Hero by Andrew Wright         What Lies Beyond the Standing Stone by Jeremy Johnson                                

Malevolence in Makivel by Tiago Filipe Costa

Voting is still ongoing for the Lindenbaum competition

                                                            

Hello everyone!

Here is a reminder that voting is still going on for the Lindenbaum competition. Voting closes on the 30th April at 5pm BST (GMT? Whatever time it is in the UK).

Votes need to be sent to lindenbaumprize@gmail.com. Each voter must submit 3 books. If they submit less than 3, their votes won't count. If they submit more than 3, the first 3 will count.

Here is a link to each individual entry, in a random order:

Knighthood by Elie Merle                        The Lost Treasures of Cap'n Blouchard by Sean Loftis 

A Slope of Pines by Per Jorner                  Operation Dead Dawn by Tom Perrett                                

Heart of Keros by David Donachie            The Curse of the Snake Queen by Christopher Bunte        

Are you the Hero by Andrew Wright         What Lies Beyond the Standing Stone by Jeremy Johnson                                

Malevolence in Makivel by Tiago Filipe Costa

You can find the 9 entries in the below link, both individually and in a zip file. 

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ld0T8FR5gROMwmTeq3FzY3URp-Rdzy8C?usp=drive_link 

Happy gamebooking!

Voting is open for the 2023/2024 Lindenbaum competition

Hello everyone!

Edit - there is an entry I missed, so there are 9 entries this year!

Voting has now opened for the Lindenbaum competition. 

Here is a link to each individual entry, in a random order:

Operation Dead Dawn by Tom Perrett                                Heart of Keros by David Donachie

The Curse of the Snake Queen by Christopher Bunte        Knighthood by Elie Merle

Are you the Hero by Andrew Wright                                  A Slope of Pines by Per Jorner

What Lies Beyond the Standing Stone by Jeremy Johnson    

The Lost Treasures of Cap'n Blouchard by Sean Loftis 

Malevolence in Makivel by Tiago Filipe Costa

You can find the 9 entries in the below link, both individually and in a zip file. 

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ld0T8FR5gROMwmTeq3FzY3URp-Rdzy8C?usp=drive_link 

Votes need to be sent to lindenbaumprize@gmail.com. Each voter must submit 3 books. If they submit less than 3, their votes won't count. If they submit more than 3, the first 3 will count.

Voting will close at 5pm GMT on the 30th April 2024.

Happy gamebooking!

Submissions are now closed for the 2023/2024 Lindenbaum competition

Hello all! 

Submissions have now closed for the 2023/2024 Lindenbaum competition.

I am excited to say that we have 8 entries for this year's competition. The entries will be made available on the 1st March when voting opens. 

Votes need to be sent to lindenbaumprize@gmail.com. Each voter must submit 3 books. If they submit less than 3, their votes won't count. If they submit more than 3, the first 3 will count.

Voting will close at 5pm GMT on the 30th April 2024.

Happy gamebooking!

GNAT adventure gamebooks released

I first found out about the GNAT system with the Lindenbaum 2023 entry Escape from the Tower of the Stars (found here - Escape_from_the_Tower_of_Stars.pdf (teuton.org)).

Now we have more gamebooks released using that system, created by David Donachie.

GNAT is described as:

"...a rules system for solo adventures that emphasises speed of play and minimal record keeping.

GNAT defines your adventurous character with two numbers: Talent and Vitality. Talent covers both your luck and expertise, while Vitality measures your will to survive and capacity to endure harm. A limited pool of Fortune allows you to cheat the odds.

GNAT requires two six-sided dice."

The core rules are here - David Donachie's Website : GNAT Rules Reference (teuton.org). They are short and versatile, covering most common situations that adventurers come across.

Temple of the Skull God by Paul Partington

Welcome to the Kingdom of the Sky, a land of adventure and opportunity. Discover the secrets of the lost city, hidden in the teeming jungle. Explore remote islands with fierce monsters and even fiercer warriors. Face evil demons in their underwater temple. Challenge a mighty dragon who is laying waste to the countryside. And finally, if you are brave and resourceful enough, confront the priests of the death god before they can bring ruin to the kingdom.

In this adventure gamebook you decide where to explore, which dangers to face and which quests to pursue. With over five hundred sections and a complete game system, are you brave enough to enter the temple of the skull god?

You can get the PDF from Drive Thru: Temple of the Skull God - GNAT Adventure Gamebooks | DriveThruRPG.com

You can get the paperback from Amazon: Temple of the Skull God: A GNAT Adventure Gamebook: Amazon.co.uk: Partington, Paul: 9798873830152: Books

You can get the keywords list from here: Temple_of_the_skull_god_checklist.pdf (teuton.org)

Grave of the Kraken by David Donachie

In a world only just recovering from the devastating wizard's war, you are given the task of brokering peace between two rival city states, but the road to Heldad bears dangers you could never anticipate, and an evil rising from the war-torn past.

This game is set in the World of Paldoria and is compatible with all other Paldoria adventures.

You can get the PDF from Drive Thru Grave of the Kraken - GNAT Adventure Gamebooks | DriveThruRPG

You can get the paperback from Amazon: Grave of the Kraken: Amazon.co.uk: Donachie, David M: 9798875974021: Books 

You can get the keywords list from here: teuton.org/~stranger/GAMES/gnat/GK_checklist.pdf

City State of Treysham by David Donachie

Treysham, city of Mages, city of the golden towers, has opened its gates after the long war and ushered in a new age of prosperity and madness. Emboldened, you can seek fortune in the ruins, glory in the arena, or death amongst its insane wizards.

City State of Treysham is designed as a hub adventure to be played between other Paldoria games. A place to resupply, gain XP, and accumulate rumours that will lead you to other games.

This game is set in the World of Paldoria and is compatible with all other Paldoria adventures.

You can get the PDF for free here City_State_of_Treysham.pdf (teuton.org)

The paperback is coming soon.

Entries are now being accepted for the 2023/2024 Lindenbaum Prize

Entries are now being accepted for the 2023/2024 Lindenbaum competition.

The rules have changed this year. This year, 50% of the weighting for the results will be due to judges and 50% of the weighting for the results will be due to popular vote. 

I also won't be hyperlinking any books this year.

Entries are to be sent to lindenbaumprize@gmail.com.

The closing date is 5pm GMT on the 20th February 2024.

Full rules to be found at:

Lloyd of Gamebooks: 2023/2024 Lindenbaum Prize announcement

The Lindennbaum Prize is sponsored by Agapov, contributor to Lloyd of Gamebooks and owner of  Augmented Reality Adventure Games who is very generously providing the first prize.

The Lindenbaum Prize is also sponsored by Crumbly Head Games who is providing free licenses to The Gamebook Authoring Tool as prizes and also has a free version of the Gamebook Authoring Tool that goes up to 100 sections.

The Lindenbaum Prize is also sponsored by HJ Doom who is providing a miniature to the winner.

Many thanks to Tammy Badowski for donating her time to the Lindenbaum Prize.