A Proper Gentleman ... (Fighting Fantasy's Steve Jackson)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEY5hAT24X0
There aren't many videos on Fighting Fantasy and not much on the creator at least in the US.
One will note, his name is Steve Jackson but not the GURPS Steve Jackson.
Fighting Fantasy was Choose your own adventure books which evolved into a RPG game. The original games were in paper back format. There were quite a few back in the day. He indicates in the video the first order for DeathTrap was 85,000 copies.
The game is lightweight and can be explained in about 5 minutes. (To be fair, you could explain D&D in less than 10.) It has a Tunnels and Troll feel but I think I prefer it to Tunnels and Trolls.
https://fightingfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Dungeoneer_(book)
It's interesting to see the perspective from the European audience and a senior gamer.
Yours,
IronConrad
19-Sep-2021