Zander
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A few years ago, Jonathan Green wrote a book called You Are the Hero about the history of Fighting Fantasy. The book covered related gaming products including the FF board game and mentioned in passing that it was originally going to be released in a polystyrene box that would double as a dungeon. The book explained that while the game was released the polystyrene dungeon wasn't part of it. A few of the dungeons were made however and sold/given away at Games Workshop stores in the mid-'80s.
I have had a polystyrene dungeon (pictured below) since then that I got from the Games Workshop on Dalling Road, Hammersmith. Until I saw the reference in Jonathan's book, I hadn't known what my dungeon was or might be. I thought it was a display piece. I showed pictures of it to Jonathan and to Steve Jackson, but neither could confirm that it was the polystyrene dungeon intended for the FF board game. While I suspected it probably was, I wasn't sure... until today when I came across this blog: http://rogueheresy.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/fighting-fantasy-3d-polystyrene-dungeon.html. And there it was: the same dungeon as mine!
I found a price guide online indicating that my polystyrene dungeon might be among the more valuable pieces of FF memorabilia but I have no intention of selling it.
I have had a polystyrene dungeon (pictured below) since then that I got from the Games Workshop on Dalling Road, Hammersmith. Until I saw the reference in Jonathan's book, I hadn't known what my dungeon was or might be. I thought it was a display piece. I showed pictures of it to Jonathan and to Steve Jackson, but neither could confirm that it was the polystyrene dungeon intended for the FF board game. While I suspected it probably was, I wasn't sure... until today when I came across this blog: http://rogueheresy.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/fighting-fantasy-3d-polystyrene-dungeon.html. And there it was: the same dungeon as mine!
I found a price guide online indicating that my polystyrene dungeon might be among the more valuable pieces of FF memorabilia but I have no intention of selling it.