Monthly Archives: November 2011

CYOA structure: Revenge of the Return to the Island of the Son of the Cave of Time

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Sam Kabo Ashwell

The Cave of Time was among the most beloved of the Choose Your Own Adventure books, but it wasn’t enormously typical of the series. R.A. Montgomery (who I should look at separately at some point) in particular seems to have preferred … Continue reading →

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Interview with Cryptozookeeper author Robb Sherwin

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Sam Kabo Ashwell

Earlier this year I played Cryptozookeeper, Robb Sherwin’s epic tale of ill-mannered losers, evil aliens and rambunctious homebrew biotech. Shortly thereafter I had a great many Excited Critical Thoughts about it: it is, by a creditable margin, the most rich, weird, … Continue reading →

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