David Welbourn

Kitchener, Ontario

Member since October 20, 2007
Last visited April 5, 2024
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Interactive Fiction by David Welbourn

69,105 Keys, by David Welbourn (2009)
(80 ratings)
There's just one room. How hard can it be? Just unlock the door. Oh. There's 69,105 keys.

Easter Egg Hunt 2020, by David Welbourn (2020)
(7 ratings)
In this light-hearted scavenger hunt, it's your task to find twelve colorful Easter eggs hidden inside other works of interactive fiction! But who are the eggs for, and what do they really want?...

Cheeseshop, by David Welbourn (2002)
(23 ratings)
An interactive re-creation of Monty Python’s Cheeseshop sketch, where you try to buy some cheese.

This is the game that I wrote, by David Welbourn (2006)
(6 ratings)
Written for SpeedIF Gruff on Jan. 21, 2006; the theme was fractured fairy tales. Vaguely inspired by "This is the house that Jack built."

The Fox, The Dragon, and The Stale Loaf of Bread, by David Welbourn (2005)
(4 ratings)
This is the beginning of an unusual fairy tale. Written for IntroComp 2005. Eleven locations.

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New walkthroughs for March 2024 - 8 items   March 29, 2024
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New walkthroughs for February 2024 - 7 items   February 28, 2024
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New walkthroughs for November 2023 - 8 items   November 29, 2023
On Wednesday, November 29, 2023, I published new walkthroughs for the games and stories listed below! Some of these were paid for by my...

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Polls by David Welbourn

Games with aspect transfer mechanics - 8 votes for 7 games; created July 23, 2023
One really cool thing about interactive fiction games is that they don't need to conform to normal physics. Sometimes, a game will let...

Verb That Noun titles - 10 votes for 7 games; created February 20, 2023
This is a very silly poll that collects games with "Verb That Noun" style titles into one list. It amused me.

Reviews by David Welbourn

Drama Class, by Arf   July 10, 2012
"The most charitable explanation for why the game's rooms, NPCs, and items are all (with extremely few exceptions) without any..." - See the full review

Dark Continent, by Conrad Knopf   May 23, 2011
"Dark Continent, frankly, is a bit of a mess. In distant echoes of Infidel, you've been abandoned by your hired help in Tunisia during..." - See the full review

Nebula, by Conrad Knopf   May 23, 2011
"Once upon a time, NASA sent you off to explore three planets. Your mission: collect an animal, a vegetable (or any plant, really), and a..." - See the full review

The Asian Challenge, by Conrad Knopf   May 23, 2011
"The Asian Challenge is remarkably similar to the author's South America Trek, except this time your fact-finding mission is about Asia,..." - See the full review

South America Trek, by Conrad Knopf   May 23, 2011
"South America Trek is an educational travelogue through every country in South America. Your character is supposedly tasked with a..." - See the full review

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David Welbourn's Play Lists

Played Games

Unyielding Fury, by Michael Pruitt
Moondarkling: Elfboon, by Sam Kabo Ashwell
Curse of the Garden Isle, by Ryan Veeder
Dr Ludwig and the Devil, by SV Linwood
His Majesty's Royal Space Navy Service Handbook, by Austin Auclair

See all 1559 entries in the Played List

Wish List

Hard Puzzle 3 : Origins, by Ade McT
Saturn's Child, by Jerry Ford
You Matched!, by Mike Sousa
The Frenetic Five vs. the Seven Deadly Dwarves, by Neil deMause
Deelzebub, by Morgan Elrod-Erickson, Skyler Grandel, Jan Kim

See all 33 entries in the Wish List

David Welbourn's Club Memberships

ClubFloyd joined September 23, 2009