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Oppositely Opal, by Buster Hudson
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Enchanted, by Felicity Banks
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Instant Supernatural Social Life, April 15, 2016
by Joey Jones (UK)

First off: this game is hilarious and engrossing even if you're not among its intended teenage audience. Unlike other interaction fiction formats that excel at simulating places or actions, the chat medium is excellent at simulating friendships with all the back-and-forth free flowing camaraderie and gossip.

There were a bunch of genuine laugh out loud moments: (Spoiler - click to show)the running weasel gag was great and I almost fell off my chair at the option to say 'YOLO, bloodsucker' to my soon-to-be-vampire friend. It was a perfectly pitched moment.

The medium of chat messages is a challenging sphere to write for: in a story comprised of dialogue all descriptions have to be naturalistic, all exposition has to fit into what a person would report. Felicity makes excellent use of images to show people and places that the characters wouldn't describe in words.

The setting sports an intriguing (and sometimes slightly twisted) reimagining of werewolves, sorcerers and vampires. The supernatural world is learned about through steady immersion and by the 3rd day more and more of its secrets click into place.

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Fallen London, by Failbetter Games
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You Are Not the Author, by Soda51
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Excellent Dadaist Haiku Generator, December 29, 2015
by Joey Jones (UK)

You create a haiku word-by-word from a limited randomised list. It helpfully lists words grouped by syllable length and only generates words of an appropriate length. Definitely worth a play around.

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Olivia's Orphanorium, by Sam Kabo Ashwell
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The Speaker, by Norbez
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The Problems Compound, by Andrew Schultz
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The Baker of Shireton, by Hanon Ondricek
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Midnight. Swordfight., by Chandler Groover
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Duel, by piato
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