Item - The Tower of Azann

Unless I'm mistaken, this mini-solo adventure (which predates the Fighting Fantasy series by one year) is the first one to include its own rules, instead of requiring an external set of rules as is the case for the Tunnels and Trolls solo adventures, for example. The rules are quite simple and only require six-sided dice. The reader has to divide points among three attributes and can choose two out of four spells to embark on the adventure. The combat system is also simple enough. Navigating the tower involves using the dice to randomly determine the rooms the character enters. The problems begin, however, after the player manages to defeat the final enemy. After the final battle there seem to be no instructions that lead to the multiple endgame sections (though the sections are definitely there). Maybe I am dumb and not realizing something obvious, but it seems more likely this adventure was neither designed or playtested properly. This is a disaster. Avoid unless you're really curious about this early example of a standalone solitaire adventure.

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