<s>
Alone	B-Application
Against	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
,	O
subtitled	O
"	O
Defying	O
the	O
Triumph	O
of	O
the	O
Ice	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
published	O
by	O
Chaosium	O
in	O
1985	O
for	O
the	O
Horror	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
works	O
of	O
H.P.	O
</s>
<s>
Lovecraft	O
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cthulhu	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
author	O
Matthew	O
J	O
.	O
Costello	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cthulhu	I-Application
solo	O
adventure	O
published	O
after	O
Alone	B-Application
Against	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wendigo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alone	B-Application
Against	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cthulhu	I-Application
adventure	O
for	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
referee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alone	B-Application
Against	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
was	O
written	O
by	O
Matthew	O
J	O
.	O
Costello	O
,	O
with	O
art	O
by	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Krawczyk	O
in	O
1985	O
as	O
68-page	O
book	O
with	O
a	O
removable	O
cardstock	O
insert	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chaosium	O
originally	O
published	O
the	O
horror	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cthulhu	I-Application
in	O
1981	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
solo	O
adventure	O
,	O
Alone	B-Application
Against	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wendigo	I-Application
was	O
published	O
in	O
1985	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
quickly	O
followed	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
by	O
a	O
second	O
solo	O
adventure	O
,	O
Alone	B-Application
Against	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
,	O
a	O
82-page	O
softcover	O
book	O
designed	O
by	O
Matthew	O
J	O
.	O
Costello	O
with	O
artwork	O
by	O
Krawczyk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Alone	B-Application
Against	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
was	O
rewritten	O
,	O
expanded	O
to	O
102	O
pages	O
,	O
and	O
revised	O
for	O
the	O
7th	O
edition	O
of	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cthulhu	I-Application
by	O
Matthew	O
J	O
.	O
Costello	O
and	O
Mike	O
Mason	O
,	O
with	O
interior	O
artwork	O
by	O
Dean	O
Engelhardt	O
,	O
Loïc	O
Muzy	O
,	O
and	O
Jonathan	O
Wyke	O
,	O
and	O
cover	O
art	O
by	O
Petr	O
Štovik	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
May	O
1986	O
edition	O
of	O
White	O
Dwarf	O
(	O
Issue	O
#77	O
)	O
,	O
Phil	O
Frances	O
was	O
complimentary	O
,	O
noting	O
,	O
"	O
Alone	B-Application
Against	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
builds	O
on	O
the	O
pattern	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Alone	B-Application
Against	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wendigo	I-Application
,	O
to	O
further	O
expand	O
the	O
horizons	O
of	O
lone	O
adventuring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frances	O
concluded	O
by	O
giving	O
this	O
adventure	O
an	O
excellent	O
overall	O
rating	O
of	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Alone	B-Application
Against	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
encourages	O
strategic	O
play	O
;	O
careful	O
planning	O
of	O
daily	O
schedules	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
limited	O
time	O
available.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
November	O
–	O
December	O
1986	O
edition	O
of	O
Different	O
Worlds	O
(	O
Issue	O
#44	O
)	O
,	O
William	O
A	O
.	O
Barton	O
thought	O
that	O
Alone	B-Application
Against	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
was	O
even	O
better	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Alone	B-Application
Against	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wendigo	I-Application
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
if	O
designer	O
Matthew	O
Costello	O
"	O
has	O
n't	O
yet	O
perfected	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
he	O
's	O
come	O
very	O
close	O
with	O
The	O
Dark.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Recommended	O
for	O
all	O
COC	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
highly	O
recommended	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
like	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cthulhu	I-Application
but	O
ca	O
n't	O
find	O
a	O
regular	O
campaign	O
to	O
play	O
in.	O
"	O
</s>
