LABYRINTH: THE ADVENTURE GAME
Designer: Ben Milton & Jack Caesar | Publisher: River Horse
Caught somewhere between an RPG and a choose-your-ownadventure book, Labyrinth: The Adventure Game is a curious experience that lets you dip a toe into the ocean of roleplaying without worrying about rules or preparation. In places this can make it feel a little awkward, but much of that is neatly countered by the bucketful of charm that splashes out of every single page.
The game throws its players into the world of 1986’s cult classic Labyrinth, setting them the task of retrieving some stolen treasure from the Goblin King – played by a tight-trousered David Bowie – within a 13-hour time limit. What the missing object is and who the players control is up to them, but the general shape of the quest is going to be the same each time.