Monthly Archives: April 2014

Spring Thing conclusion

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Sam Kabo Ashwell

Spring Thing is an oddball, highly variable comp. With IF Comp, you can extrapolate from current trends and make some educated guesses about what the landscape’s going to look like: with Spring Thing, it’s always a surprise. Some years you … Continue reading →

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Spring Thing: The Wyldkynd Project

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Sam Kabo Ashwell

The Wyldkynd Project is Spring Thing ’14’s only Alan entry, by Robert DeFord. Spoilers follow.

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Spring Thing: Surface

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Sam Kabo Ashwell

Surface, by Geoff Moore, is the sole Twine entry in Spring Thing. I will be including spoilers for it.

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Spring Thing: Weekend at Ruby’s

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Sam Kabo Ashwell

Continuing Spring Thing: Weekend at Ruby’s is a Quest game by Liam Butler and Jackson Palmer. Spoilers.

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Spring Thing: Through Time

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Sam Kabo Ashwell

Through Time, by either MC Book or Killer Robot, is a chooseyourstory game. There will be spoilers.

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Spring Thing: Bibliophile

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Sam Kabo Ashwell

Spring Thing reviews continue with Marshal Tenner Winter’s Bibliophile, an Inform game. Spoilers.

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Spring Thing: The Story of Mr. P

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Sam Kabo Ashwell

Spring Thing reviews continue with The Story of Mr. P, an Inform game by Hannes Schüller.

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Spring Thing: The Price of Freedom: Innocence Lost

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Sam Kabo Ashwell

The Price of Freedom: Innocence Lost, by Briar Rose, is another chooseyourstory entry in Spring Thing. Prejudices on the table: shit, this title pushes all my this is going to suck buttons. The Price of Freedom is such a tattered Bush-era phrase that … Continue reading →

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Spring Thing: A Game of Life and Death

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Sam Kabo Ashwell

Spring Thing reviews continue, this time with A Game of Life and Death by Kiel Farren, a CYOA made using the ChooseYourStory site. Spoilers.

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Spring Thing: Bear Creek

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Sam Kabo Ashwell

Second game from Spring Thing: Bear Creek, an Inform game by Wes Mode. There will be spoilers.

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