Tired of endless retro books featuring content cribbed, shamelessly, from Wikipedia? Bored of po-faced, has-been, z-tier “e-celebs” attempting to squeeze the scene dry for a fast buck? Fed up with having to flick through page after page containing huge images with barely 2 lines of text on each spread telling you things you already know?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Welcome to the Grimoire! A work of blinding satire and razor-sharp wit designed to strike at the heart of the stagnant, rotting emptiness that the “Gaming book” landscape has become.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Join George and his colourful cohorts as they take you on a journey into a past that never was. Interviews, reviews, game tips and more, all about people, systems and IPs that have been completely fabricated for the sake of comedy and entertainment. You cannot read about anything in this book elsewhere, because it all exists only within these pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is something truly unique. It is the first book of its kind in the gaming sphere. Almost 200 pages of sheer chaos!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This edition of the book also contains a huge and spooky graphic novel, because it was “just something George wanted to do”, that was never available in any other versions of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A full-colour, premium A4 Hardback annual that stands head and shoulders above the competition (because there is none), this is George’s Gaming Grimoire. Featuring a foreword by Turkish-American and NY Times “Darling”, Jarett Kobek, author of “I Hate the Internet”, “How to Find Zodiac”, “Soft & Cuddly” and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The book also contains contributions from Frank Allen, Jamie Ball, Larry Bundy Jr, Simon Butler, Graeme Cowie, Ethan Hansen, Borivoj Kobold, Ian Lightbody, Eric Martinez and Chris Parr. Many of these people don’t exist, and those who do are only credited because they might have shot an irritated look in George’s direction at some point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you missed out on the crowd-funded production run, now you have another chance to pick up a copy of this critically acclaimed book!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What readers of the book have said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“F***ing genius” “George, you\u2019re a f***ing legend” “probably the highest quality gaming related book I\u2019ve come across” “George Cropper aka Funkyspectrum is a genius… A master of comedy… He should be running the comedy division of BBC or Channel 4… He’s absolutely bl**dy hilarious” \u201cStunning read! \u2026 Oh this is soo good \u2026 You\u2019ve spoiled us totally.\u201d “amazing\u2026 laughed so hard… Brilliant!” “the gaming book of the year, i knew from the first page it was for me… congrats George Cropper on this masterpiece” “Outstanding… From the cover to the back page it’s all superb… This really sets a high standard for others to follow” ORDERS ARE SHIPPED ONCE A WEEK ON A FRIDAY. NB: EUROPEAN AND REST OF WORLD ORDERS MAY HAVE IMPORT CHARGES. CONSULT YOUR NATIONAL CUSTOMS FOR MORE INFORMATION. BOOKS ARE SHIPPED FROM THE UK. Tired of endless retro books featuring content cribbed, shamelessly, from Wikipedia? Bored of po-faced, has-been, z-tier “e-celebs” attempting to squeeze the scene […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[1272],"product_tag":[1273],"class_list":{"0":"post-14631","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-books","7":"product_tag-book","8":"product_shipping_class-uk-book-standard","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funkyspectrum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/14631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funkyspectrum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funkyspectrum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funkyspectrum.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14631"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funkyspectrum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funkyspectrum.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funkyspectrum.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=14631"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funkyspectrum.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=14631"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funkyspectrum.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=14631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
– Paul Andrews, Retro Games Limited<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Graeme Cowie, Geezer Games<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Mike, Yorkshire Amiga Group<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Jarett Kobek, author, raconteur and bon vivant<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Chris Thacker, Gaming writer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Jason Brooks, Comedian<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Christian Van Tilburg, Retro Tech 100<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Lee Price, Retro gaming aficionado<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.funkyspectrum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/reviews1-1-830x1024.jpg\")
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