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The Dreamhold, by Andrew Plotkin
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And Then You Come to a House Not Unlike the Previous One, by B.J. Best
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Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin
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Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin

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A bit sad, September 29, 2019

I had so high expectations of this game, but in the end I found it very unsatisfying. I mean, the implementation is super. However, the ending is unsatisfactory. It takes a lot of work to finish the game, as it's big. You spend a lot of time learning the various rituals and managing the ingredients, and the reward for all this work is extremely terse. The difference between the better ending and the worse ending is 3 words. It feels... stingy! The author could have given us a slightly more expansive description of the ending as a reward.

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Junior Arithmancer, by Mike Spivey
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For a Change, by Dan Schmidt
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Mystery Science Theater 3000 Presents "Detective", by C. E. Forman, Matt Barringer, Graeme Cree, and Stuart Moore
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The Game of Worlds TOURNAMENT!, by Ade

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I like the premise, it's entertaining, but it's not lasting for me, December 4, 2016

The text hints at a wide game world; yet the game is only a sequence of card games against nondescript opponents. If you win 5 in a row, you win the game. I had expected the games to become more challenging with time, and in a way they were; but it seemed to me that the game difficulty was due to the luck of the particular hand of cards that I was dealt, more than anything else. The computer opponent didn't seem to become smarter. The card game itself is entertaining, but not enough to make me want to play again. It may be that it's too easy -- I won 5 times in a row, I never lost.

I would have liked to see a bit of story to develop with each game. Maybe seeing variations in the game.

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Endless, Nameless, by Adam Cadre
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Weird City Interloper, by C.E.J. Pacian
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