It was developed from either Metagaming's Scrimmage & Sorcerous microgames, which provided a basic combat & sorcerous system. These games can be played in their have, or even, using the Gamemasters module In the Labyrinth, expanded into a good-fledged role-swimming game. A basic combat & magic rules presented in Scrimmage & Wizard were greatly expanded specifically for purposes of role-swimming around Advanced Melee and Advanced Wizard.

An extensive placed of solitary dangerous undertaking were publised for The Fantasy Hike. Known as "MicroQuests", these inexpensive dangerous undertaking allow class action or even solitary play. The aggregate of eight were published. Additionally, extra traditional role-swimming modules were besides freed. the foremost was a regular dungeon known as "Tollenkar's Lair". Later on, ii modules particularization countries were written, "Warrior Lords of Darok" & "Forest Lords of Dihad".

Metagaming besides published many magazines that featured TFT poop. A development of the component MicroGames & some early articles come covered in The Space Gamer and its short-fugacious partner, Fantasy Gamer. Yet, virtually all swell known is "Interplay", which actually got articles in altogether Metagaming products however focussed virtually all on TFT. There was too the lesser known magazine known as "Fantasy Forum" which was devoted to TFT. Each come hardly, however a latter magazine is especially tough to locate.

Whilst Steve Jackson left Metagaming he was take a breath to negotiate a rights for OGRE but the price invite The Fantasy Hike was beyond what he was prepared to pay. In a few years of Steve Jackson's departure, a creator of Metagaming, Howard Thompson, disappeared, allowing this role-swimming body as an orphan bet on while forgoing any contactable right of first publication creator.

Prior to Metagaming went away from business, Howard Thompson attempted to vary a counsel of The Fantasy Hike by releasing "Dragons of Underearth", the simplified version of TFT. These are believed that he wanted to keep a game however make their way obviate Steve Jackson's "imprint"; them did non a portion when friends.

Steve Jackson's late universal role-swimming rules GURPS was obviously inspired per Fantasy Hike.

The little fan community lives for this game. These are depending at: http://tft.brain.com/

Released products

3103 - Melee

3106 - Wizard

2102 - In The Labyrinth

2103 - Advanced Melee

2104 - Advanced Wizard

3201 - Dying End line text (MQ#1)

3202 - Dying Trial Two (MQ#2)

3203 - Grail Quest (MQ#3). Placed within King Arthur's court, a players were knights shopping for a Holy Grail. Considered one of a supplementary pleasurable microquests.

3204 - Treasure of the Silver Dragon (MQ#4). Leading light for its associated contest. the game contained clues to a really silver dragon hidden someplace in the U. S. A 31 troy oz. dragon was witnessed by Mr. Thomas Davidson, world health organization was after awarded using the $10,000 bank check additionally.

3205 - Security Station (MQ#5)

3206 - Treasure of Unicorn Gold (MQ#6). Monovular inside construct to Treasure of the Silver Dragon, except this period the quest was for a little golden Unicorn. When Metagaming folded there is no prize was ever awarded.

3207 - Master of the Talisman (MQ#7). the super elementary dangerous undertaking in which the streaming video player explores a vale & picks higher numbers of sorcerous talisman laying astir.

3208 - Orb Quest (MQ#8)

2201 - ''Tollenkar's Lair

2202 - A Warrior Lords of Darok. the number 1 module freed inside a series known as "The Land Beyond the Mountains", the fully campaign setting designed solely for TFT. This detailed the province of Darok, whose denizen worship a mean & awful god of war & fire. This l& was to become detailed above a course of many modules, but only this and A Woods Lords of Dihad'' were freed prior to Metagaming's prematurely death. In a works were deuce additional province modules for Muipoco & Soukor, along by using ii and probably supplementary city modules, detailing the provincial upper case. Every bit noted following, a city modules for the upper case of Darok & Dihad were redesigned & freed under more list by Game Lords, Ltd.

2203(?) - A Woods Lords of Dihad. A endure TFT release prior to a closing of Metagaming. A product total is speculative, when it doesn't pop up anywhere on the module itself.

2301 - ''A Fantasy Master's Codex. Originally known as the TFT Yearbook, this was planned to exist as a supplement that would become updated annually, to include rule changes, expansions & freshly system interpretations. It was too planned to include variants & expansions submitted by TFT players, too. Lof these a 1st one was ever freed.

2302 - A Game Master's Screen''. The Gramme's shield, featuring utile information stock & index charts and tables for game play. Similar around construct to the DM's shields by TSR for Dungeons & Dragons, the screen summarized all game mechanic information likely to be required during a given session.

5102 - Dragons of the Underearth. This was a basic introduction to the TFT technique system, by owning simplified combat & wizard system - around more words, Battle royal, Wizard, & selected spells & system from either the Advanced modules & ITL.

3118 - Lords of Underearth. Technically, this was the separate Microgame, however was designed using TFT around mind as a mass combat models for armies. Featured the placed of conversions for building higher units according to TFT characters. On the other h&, by owning the trifle act, of these can turn Underearth into a ticket labyrinth for the players to choose and acquire eaten within.

Unreleased products

City of the Sacred Fire. This was originally designed to become Shaylle: Soldier City for a L& Beyond a Mountains campaign, however after Metagaming went away from business a module was rewritten and issued under a recently title, for apply sustaining the Stealer' Social club models system. A history division was heavy redone & a independent non-streaming video player character's list come changed, however several of a region descriptions & the dangerous undertaking remain au fond unchanged. In point of fact, at least 1 quest in that module however has a original NPC's title, unchanged. ''In the Tyrant's Demesne. This was originally arranged to exist as Intrigue inside Plaize'' for a L& Beyond a Mountains campaign, however whilst Metagaming went away from business a module was rewritten and issued under a newly title, for utilize by using the Stealer' Club models system. When by having City of the Sacred Flame, a history is rewritten, however several descriptions & information remain largely unchanged. A product total would probably keep close at hand been 2205.

Vanquisher of Underearth. Slated to become an dangerous undertaking module for utilize by having a Dragons of Underearth formulas. It was never freed however got at least make the draft stage. Interplay #8 gave two or three of details, stating that "It deals with Adventurers entering a Goblin fortress and encountering organized military units, and as such often involves 10-20 or more fighters in a battle." Since CUE was fairly streamlined, it lent itself to these kinda encounters.