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File this under "It was only a matter of time": Rory at Blog of
Holding (http://blogofholding.com) is convinced that the novel and
made-for-TV movie "Mazes and Monsters" were based on an actual RPG of
the same name. Unable to locate a copy, he has decided to create a
retro-clone, based on any information that can be gleaned from
watching the movie:

"It's been suggested that there never was a M&M game - that the Mazes
and Monsters movie is an excoriating criticism of a fictionalized
version of D&D. If so, it is a dismal failure, because as we can see
from the movie, MAZES AND MONSTERS IS NOTHING LIKE DUNGEONS AND
DRAGONS. Therefore, unless we are to assume that Rona Jaffe and
everyone involved in the movie are total idiots who didn't bother to
do the most trivial speck of research, we must assume that the movie
is an excoriating criticism of a real game called Mazes and Monsters
that I have just never heard of."

Rory is doing quite a thorough job of recreating the true "Mazes and
Monsters" experience. I can't wait for the PDF, so I can get a print
copy to put on the shelf next to Dark Dungeons! (http://
www.theescapist.com/blog/tiki-view_blog_post.php?blogId=5&postId=200)

Read the current posts here (more are on the way):

Part 1 - http://blogofholding.com/?p=296
Part 2 - http://blogofholding.com/?p=346

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