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Lone Wolf RPG: Mongoose vs Cubicle 7
« on: March 05, 2016, 02:24:53 PM »
Anyone familiar with both the Mongoose version (not the D20 version, the later game based on the actual gamebooks) and the Cubicle 7 version?  From what I've seen, they aren't that different.  It looks to me like Cubicle 7's version is pretty similar to Mongoose's, just in a prettier package.

How does the C7 game differ from Mongoose's?
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« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2016, 03:15:28 PM »
Not familiar with this particular game, but IME if it's Mongoose vs. something else, something else is usually better (at least as far as layout, proofing, etc. go).

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« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2016, 03:33:42 PM »
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Anyone familiar with both the Mongoose version (not the D20 version, the later game based on the actual gamebooks) and the Cubicle 7 version?  From what I've seen, they aren't that different.  It looks to me like Cubicle 7's version is pretty similar to Mongoose's, just in a prettier package.

How does the C7 game differ from Mongoose's?


Well the game systems are completely different and totally unrelated. The Mongoose version was D20 System-based, while the C7 version builds (very cleverly) on the mechanics used in the original Lone Wolf solo gamebooks. The two games are completely different in their approach; C7's adventure game being deliberately focused on playing Kai lords (but a lot of alternate character types are covered in the first supplement, Heroes of Magnamund).

The C7 game is actually two games in one - it has "basic" and "advanced" rules, so to speak. It's very well written and is lavishly illustrated, in a very good-looking and sturdy box which is full of stuff. But it's more than just a nostalgia trip - it's an excellent game in itself, IMHO the best iteration of the Lone Wolf universe in RPG form you could expect.

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« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2016, 05:42:44 PM »
Was there actually another version from Mongoose than the d20 one?

I'm not overly familiar with Mongoose's Lone Wolf game but I backed the Kickstarter for Cubicle 7's version and so far the material did not disappoint.
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« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2016, 06:49:19 PM »
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Well the game systems are completely different and totally unrelated. The Mongoose version was D20 System-based, while the C7 version builds (very cleverly) on the mechanics used in the original Lone Wolf solo gamebooks. The two games are completely different in their approach; C7's adventure game being deliberately focused on playing Kai lords (but a lot of alternate character types are covered in the first supplement, Heroes of Magnamund).

The C7 game is actually two games in one - it has "basic" and "advanced" rules, so to speak. It's very well written and is lavishly illustrated, in a very good-looking and sturdy box which is full of stuff. But it's more than just a nostalgia trip - it's an excellent game in itself, IMHO the best iteration of the Lone Wolf universe in RPG form you could expect.


Thanks for replying, but I specifically said I wasn't asking about Mongoose's D20 version, but rather the version that Mongoose put out several years later (called the Lone Wolf Multiplayer Game), the rules of which were taken directly from the original gamebooks (with modifications and additions to facilitate group/tabletop play).
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« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2016, 08:53:54 PM »
The basic game of the C7 game and the Mongoose version are similar, though there is a slight improvement in C7. The advanced C7 version is quite different and much like Advanced Fighting Fantasy is to Fighting Fantasy. It adds considerable additional material with layers of skills and special abilities that make it a more robust RPG.

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« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2016, 01:02:49 AM »
I liked Fighting Fantasy better.
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« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2016, 01:22:54 AM »
I'd compare the game authors rather than the game publishers.

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« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2016, 11:49:45 PM »
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I'd compare the game authors rather than the game publishers.


How do you mean?
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« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2016, 04:01:10 PM »
I just use Bushido when I want some Lone Wolf & Cub action. There's an official game for it now?

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« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2016, 04:42:39 PM »
The OP is talking about the RPG based on Joe Dever's Lone Wolf, the solo gamebooks.

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« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2016, 04:43:33 PM »
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I liked Fighting Fantasy better.


But they aren't mutually exclusive. I find my enjoyment of both to be complimentary even.

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« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2016, 04:44:14 PM »
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I'd compare the game authors rather than the game publishers.


The authors are much the same across all three iterations so far.

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« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2016, 05:50:18 PM »
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The OP is talking about the RPG based on Joe Dever's Lone Wolf, the solo gamebooks.


Oh well. I'm sure that's nearly as good.

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« Reply #14 on: March 15, 2016, 01:00:45 AM »
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But they aren't mutually exclusive. I find my enjoyment of both to be complimentary even.


Of course! I played a few of the Lone Wolf books.
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