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The Crafting of Chess

A LitRPG Adventure

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The Crafting of Chess

By: Kit Falbo
Narrated by: Matthew Broadhead
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About this listen

Nate wants more to life than moving from town to town, hustling chess with his con-man grandfather or wagering pick-up games online. A new immersive game opens up the chance to bring in a steady paycheck. Maybe enough to convince his grandfather to stay straight. Little does he know how his actions will change his life.

A GameLit coming of age story.

©2019 Kit Falbo (P)2020 Kit Falbo Coming of Age Fiction Genre Fiction Science Fiction Game

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a story low on action, low on stats but great at worldbuilding and npc interactions/dilemmas.

A nice gem

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I thoroughly enjoyed this first installment in the series. It strikes the right ballance between gaming mechanics and keeping the pace of the story moving, would highly recommend it!

Brilliant example of the genre

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I enjoyed this. Different take on the genre and not filled with boring stat sheets. The plot was solid and the narration was excellent.

This was a strange but good little story.

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Great story I really enjoyed it. Not you typical litrpg story either with good focus on crafting and little to no fighting. 10/10 would recommend

Great litrpg

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The book is more slice of life than epic adventure with the MC being a very motivated kid. It would be a great book to relax with on holiday.

A great easy read

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