I bought Adventurer Conqueror King on a whim a few days ago.

I bought Adventurer Conqueror King on a whim a few days ago. No retro game has come close to tempting me previously. I just don't roll that way anymore. But #ACKS is seriously awesome. It's full of tasty old-school writing, but this line is the best I've read so far.

"To kill adventurers with unexpected traps is a hollow pleasure for the Judge; to kill them with traps they decided to trigger, despite every warning of the lethal risks, is deeply satisfying."

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