Secrets of Salamonis

Oh the treasures you can find in bookshops! During our last visit to the local bookshop, I stumbled upon Secrets of Salamonis, a Fighting Fantasy Gamebook. As far as I understand, the latest Fightning Fantasy Gamebook, published to celebrate their 40th anniversary. Which doesn't make anyone any younger. Be that as it may, I had to buy it, if only because I love gamebooks since I was a child. And because I need inspiration for our current D&Dr campaign. I haven't started it, but will do it soon.

House of Hell

No, I don't mean this house, or any house I lived in. I mean the Fighting Fantasy Gamebook aptly titled House of Hell. I said aptly titled not only because it was a horror game story, but because it was notoriously difficult to complete. When I was a child, it was meant to be the gamebook from Hell. In fact, I failed miserably to get through it numerous time, until my brother PJ bought it for me for my birthday. I just Googled the gameplay that got me to victory. And I did not bother with dices (but who ever did with Fighting Fantasy Gamebook?). I believe my copy is somewhere at my parents' place. For all its many flaws, House of Hell was still full of nice little spooky atmsphere and one of the first dip I had into the horror genre. So I was thinking maybe it could be a good gamebook to have during my countdown to Halloween. Just a thought. And you, ever played this one? What did you think of it?