Choose your Own Adventure Books, GameBooks and Ian Livingstone, with Tiago Costa | Table Talks Ep05

Do you remember the famous “Choose your Own Adventure” Books from the 80s? Also called GameBooks, made famous by Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson in collections like Fighting Fantasy, Lone Wolf, or Fabled Lands.Tiago Filipe Costa is not only a passionate Game Book Reader but also an author with written books and an online project to spread awareness for this hobbyLike in a gamebook, now you have 2 options in front of you:Option A, you continue to watch this video and learn more about the game book industryor Option B, skip and lose the opportunity to learn about the last 40 years of Game Book History Table Talks: https://www.instagram.com/boardgames_tabletalks/Guest:https://www.instagram.com/gamebook.guild/https://www.youtube.com/@gamebookguildhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1KRqoG-v8WggRGf0lmc573RIPE_GClvjD/viewhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1lKUeWCXqh7pQML5v9FPYvVWHLZs2OYof/viewhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1Rh6pfJ9upOcfZLMKPiOFcksYRcbMOqHw/viewMixing board games and card games to unlock interesting conversations over the game table.Subscribe to be surprised with never seen before stories#boardgamestabletalks #Gamebooks #chooseyourownadventure #80snostalgia #ClassicGamebooks #lonewolf #fightingfantasy #cyoa #GamebookReview(01:01) What are gamebooks(05:00) Inspiration to write gamebooks(06:43) Ian Livingstone Collection(09:06) Are gamebooks still fun?(16:00) Cheating in gamebooks(19:30) Favourite Gamebook(24:20) Would you Cheat? Five finger bookmark strategy(26:50) GamebookGuild and books published(32:50) How do you balance storytelling and game mechanics?(42:14) Challenges in designing a GameBook(47:56) Digital adaptations of GameBooks(51:23) Impact of AI on GameBooks(01:00:31) What is your collection with Boardgames?