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A tough binary here, with no clearcut answer. I'd rather not stumble through the jungle at night, so we'll heard toward the group of people on the beach.
— Oct 17, 2025 10:21PM
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Josiah
is on page 85 of 86
My final ending. It's a weird one, but Richard Brightfield really sticks the landing. Island of Doom is the best of his gamebooks I've read, better than any from classic Choose You Own Adventure.
— Oct 17, 2025 10:44PM
Josiah
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Ah, yes...the story moment that inspired Bill Schmidt's cover art!
— Oct 17, 2025 10:41PM
Josiah
is on page 79 of 86
I'm not a fan of 'it was all a dream' endings in gamebooks. Except R.A. Montgomery's Spooky Thanksgiving; the ones in that book border on brilliant.
— Oct 17, 2025 10:38PM
Josiah
is on page 61 of 86
Nice! And this ending was foreshadowed by the desk manager, who mentioned musicians coming in to perform.
— Oct 17, 2025 10:35PM
Josiah
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Of course I'm going to eat the bananas and eschew the strange fruit.
— Oct 17, 2025 10:33PM
Josiah
is on page 68 of 86
The sign could have been turned around. We'll go toward the thinned-out area of the jungle.
— Oct 17, 2025 10:31PM
Josiah
is on page 10 of 86
We'll take ou chances in the jungle, after dark...
— Oct 17, 2025 10:27PM
Josiah
is on page 45 of 86
I've always found this ending...reassuring. It feels as though you dodged the truly terrible things that could have happened had the Locomas been able to finish the ceremony they captured you for.
— Oct 17, 2025 10:26PM
Josiah
is on page 62 of 86
Back to the book's primary decision juncture. We'll ignore that silvery lizard (which, by the way, we never find) and continue down the beach to get back where we came from.
— Oct 17, 2025 09:46PM
