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Highnoon, by Christopher Gaylo
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Black Bart Shot the Sheriff, January 22, 2021*
by Cena (Minneapolis, MN)
Related reviews: western

This is a fun little turn-based game where you're trying to outshoot (or chase away) the bad guy. You each start with 4 bullets, and have a variety of tactical choices each turn. There's a puzzly quality about your choices, because if you (or he) shoot from too far way, you're likely to miss, but moving forward can increase your likelihood of being shot.

Simple but effective mechanics.

* This review was last edited on June 18, 2025
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Yours for the Telling, by Raymond Queneau
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Three Wee Pees, January 22, 2021*
by Cena (Minneapolis, MN)
Related reviews: oulipo

A different version of the Raymond Queneau classic.

This one starts off with:

"Once upon a time, there were three wee pees dressed in green dozing cosily in their pod. They had chubby, moon-shaped faces and breathed through their funny little nozzles, snoring softly and euphoniously."

vs.

"Once upon a time there were three peas dressed in green who were fast asleep in their pod. Their round faced breathed through the holes in their nostrils, and one could hear their soft and harmonious snoring." from "Un conte à votre façon,"


See also: Un conte à votre façon

* This review was last edited on June 18, 2025
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Un conte à votre façon, by Raymond Queneau
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Three Alert Peas, January 22, 2021
by Cena (Minneapolis, MN)
Related reviews: oulipo

Not really a 'game', but rather a (charming) web-interpretation of a technique called Oulipo, written by one of the founders of that technique.

It's CYOA-esque, but at each branch you're given some choices; to continue the story, change it, or end it.

It was interesting for the 5 or so minutes it takes to go through it, and I smiled as I did.

Leaving unrated since I enjoyed the experience, and learning about Oulipo, but I don't view it as a game to be rated.

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