The Fantasy Trip: In the Labyrinth

This is the rules compendium, so it includes the rules content of Melee and Wizard plus more. However, it doesn’t include the paper maps or cardboard counters from the microgames, so you’ll need your own hex map and counters or minis to play.

Actually, it is NOT a complete game. It DOES contain Advanced Melee and Advanced Wizard, but it DOES NOT contain Melee or Wizard. That is why the description says that it is "for players who already have Melee and Wizard." One needs Melee and Wizard to run it.

I'm not sure this is correct. I own a hardcopy of In the Labyrinth and felt it presented complete combat and spell rules.

I downloaded the free Melee rules from DTRPG and compared them against the rules in the In the Labyrinth book. I don't see anything in the Melee rules that aren't presented this book.

In my opinion In the Labyrinth includes all the rules you need.

| Actually, it is NOT a complete game.

Nonsense. In the Labyrinth is a complete role-playing game. Melee and Wizard are wargames. They are a subset of the ITL rules; they cover only the combat portion of The Fantasy Trip.

This edition of In the Labyrinth contains all content found in Melee and Wizard as well as the Advanced Melee and Advanced Wizard modules from the 1980s.

The clause "for players who already have Melee and Wizard" is misleading. I think the author's intention was to entice player's of Melee/Wizard to upgrade to the complete version of the system.