A Roiling Original is a wordplay game by Andrew Schultz, a sequel to 2012’s Shuffling Around (my review). It uses a similar mechanic of changing one object into another via anagrams, and is an entrant in Spring Thing 2013. More detailed thoughts after the break. If you’re planning to play and vote on Spring Thing … Continue reading “Spring Thing 2013: A Roiling Original”
Witch’s Girl is a Twine game entered in the Spring Thing 2013 competition. It’s a light-hearted fantasy puzzle game with tropes from fairy tales and children’s fiction. Structurally a bit reminiscent of Andrew Plotkin’s puzzly multiple-choice fanfic Bigger Than You Think, Witch’s Girl rewards playing back through previously visited branches of a CYOA tree with … Continue reading “Spring Thing 2013: Witch’s Girl”
Introduction, and Post-Mortem Trend Emily says, “right! welcome, and I believe it is time to start this session of the IF discussion club, which this month is focusing on the IF Comp that just finished” Emily says, “so focusing on a group of games this time rather than on any particular topic: the aim is … Continue reading “Transcript Nov 22: IF Comp Post-mortem”
First round voting in the XYZZY Awards is open through April 15. This is a nomination round, and a list of eligible games, interactive fiction, CYOA and choice-based games of other types can be found on the website. There will be a second round to pick winners from the nominees. Anyone may vote, though you’re … Continue reading “Assorted News and Events”
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