Benjamin Sokal's Played Games

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1893: A World's Fair Mystery, by Peter Nepstad
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A theft on the fairgrounds! Precious diamonds stolen from the Kimberly Diamond Mining Exhibit! An urgent telegram from your old partner arrives, requesting your help to solve the mystery. How can you refuse?...

Acid Whiplash, by Ryan Stevens and Cody Sandifer
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"Tooth beavers, hermits, phallic-shaped dust tomatos. Billed a living memorial to the wit, style, and unintentional genius of Rybread Celsius by Cody Sandifer." [--blurb from The Z-Files Catalogue]

Across The Stars: The Ralckor Incident, by Dark Star and Peter Mattsson
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In the year 5367 IR, humanity is well established throughout the galaxy. It has been over twenty-thousand years since the Zal'tacs passed through our solar system, trading their technology for our food and...

An Act of Murder, by Christopher Huang
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"Frederic Sheppard." Chief Inspector Duffy pulls at his moustache mournfully and stares up at the house through the windshield. "Theatrical sort, usually has a finger in some play or other. He bought up Gull...

Adventure XT, by Paul Allen Panks
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It has been four years since you last ventured into Blarg, the land of might and magic. Mordimar, an evil wizard, found the powerful Orb of Destiny. With it, he became nearly invincible. As his power grew,...

Aisle, by Sam Barlow
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"Late Thursday night. You've had a hard day and the last thing you need is this: shopping. Luckily, the place is pretty empty and you're progressing rapidly. On to the next aisle... Aisle started out as a...

Beneath: a Transformation, by Graham Lowther
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In this Lovecraftian game inspired by the works of Robert E. Howard, you play as a poor resident of the rundown town of Stregoicavar. You want to continue reading your borrowed library book, Worms of the...
Blue Chairs, by Chris Klimas
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The Chinese Room, by Harry Josephine Giles and Joey Jones
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The Chinese Room is a hilarious romp through the world of philosophical thought experiments. Have you ever wanted to win Zeno's race? Free the denizens of Plato's Cave? Or find out what it's really like to...

Colossal Cave Adventure, by William Crowther and Donald Woods
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Colossal Cave Adventure (also known as Adventure or ADVENT) is a text-based adventure game, released in 1976 by developer Will Crowther for the PDP-10 mainframe computer. It was expanded upon in 1977 by Don...

Deadline Enchanter, by Alan DeNiro
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The Dreamhold, by Andrew Plotkin
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The Dreamhold is interactive fiction — a classic text adventure. No graphics! No point-and-click! You type your commands, and read what happens next. The Dreamhold is designed for people who have never...

Earth And Sky 3: Luminous Horizon, by Paul O'Brian
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Eduard the Seminarist, by Heiko Theißen
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An episode from a poet's years as a theological seminarist almost two centuries ago. It's the evening of May 13th, 1824, in Germany. You play as Eduard, a student at the seminary. You want to sneak out and...

Ferrous Ring, by Justin Morgan ('Carma Ferris')
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A Fine Day for Reaping, by James Webb (aka revgiblet)
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Step into the bare feet of the Grim Reaper for a day and make sure that five pesky souls keep their appointment with the afterlife.

Fox, Fowl and Feed, by Chris Conroy
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An IF interpretation of a classic puzzle.

Galatea, by Emily Short
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Emily Short's description: A conversation with a work of art. "47. Galatea. White Thasos marble. Non-commissioned work by the late Pygmalion of Cyprus. (The artist has since committed suicide.) Originally...

Gateway, by Mike Verdu, Michael Lindner, and Glen Dahlgren
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In the early twenty-second century, adventurous citizens of Earth can travel to a place called "Gateway": a long-abandoned alien space station, now rediscovered by humans and turned into a jumping-off point...

Gathered In Darkness, by Dr. Froth
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Ghost of the Fireflies, by Paul Allen Panks
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It is said that when Japan was formed, four larvae from the great Firefly King fell upon the ocean, creating the islands that we know today. No one knows where the Great King originated, only that he gave...
Glowgrass, by Nate Cull
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You play as a xenohistorian on an expedition. You've been dropped (more literally than you planned) by a dropship over the ground of the Ancients. Your equipment was scattered and the dropship crashed. Now...

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams and Steve Meretzky
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Don't Panic! Relax, because everything you need to know about playing The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is contained in the pages of this manual. In this story, you will be Arthur Dent, a rather ordinary...

The Immortal, by Rob Anthony
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In The Mind Of The Master, by David Whyld
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Fortunately I was tipped off that they were coming. Things might have gone badly for me if not for the helpful fellow who sent me the message, at great personal risk, warning of what was to happen at...
Jealousy Duel X, by Alex Camelio
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Kaged, by Ian Finley
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""But my madness speaks: It will but skin and film the ulcerous place, Whilst rank corruption, mining all within, Infects unseen." Welcome to the Citadel of Justice. The Inquisitor is waiting." [--blurb from...

Lord Bellwater's Secret, by Sam Gordon
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The game takes place on the town house of the fictional Lord Bellwater on the night of 19th June/20th June 1863. The player character is a groom who works in Bellwater's service and wants to discover more...

The Lost Dimension, by C. Yong
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Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota
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Pig lost! Boss say that it Grunk fault. Say Grunk forget about closing gate. Maybe boss right. Grunk not remember forgetting, but maybe Grunk just forget. Now Grunk need find pig. -- IFComp 2007 blurb

The Lurking Horror, by Dave Lebling
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A winter night at the G.U.E. tech campus with most students away on vacation serves as the backdrop for this tale of Lovecraftian horror.

A Matter of Importance, by Valentine Kopteltsev
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All those scoundrels on The Board Of The Thieves' Guild... How could they? Sure, the last weeks weren't your most successful ones (in fact, you'd be glad to raze them from your memory if you only could), and...

A Mind Forever Voyaging, by Steve Meretzky
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"If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not..." --Shakespeare It's 2031. The world is on the brink of chaos. In the United States of North America, spiraling...

My Mind's Mishmash, by Robert Street
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A mishmash of robots, psychic powers and "ghosts" in a game of action and survival.

My Name is Jack Mills, by Juhana Leinonen
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Interactive Pulp Fiction.

Orevore Courier, by Brian Rapp
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The ship's Security Officer is responsible for ensuring that the fantastically valuable cargo is safely delivered. To perform this task, she can rely only on her wits and a big red Destruct button.

Packrat, by Bill Powell
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They call you Packrat, but who're they sending to wake the Princess? Not only has the faraway Prince failed to deliver, but it's just come out that a hefty royal loan has had twenty years to accrue in...

Photopia, by Adam Cadre
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"Will you read me a story?" "Read you a story? What fun would that be? I've got a better idea: let's tell a story together."

Press [Escape] to Save, by Mark Jones
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Reconciling Mother, by Plone Glenn
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Have you ever been in a conversation with people that you just met or barely knew and what seemed like an innocent exchange at the time became threatening on reflection?

Shade, by Andrew Plotkin
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"A one-room game set in your apartment." [--blurb from Competition Aught-Zero]

Slap That Fish, by Peter Nepstad
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This time, those fishy bastards are finally going to get what's coming to them.

TimeQuest, by Bob Bates
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You are a private in an organization called the Temporal Corps. As the game begins, a general calls you into his office, explaining that a Corps lieutenant has apparently conceived the insane notion of going...

Transylvania, by Antonio Antiochia
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Trinity, by Brian Moriarty
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You're neither an adventurer nor a professional thrill-seeker. You're simply an American tourist in London, enjoying a relaxing stroll through the famous Kensington Gardens. When World War III starts and the...

Twilight Zone, by Anonymous (First Row Software Publishing Inc.), Programming by Jeffrey A. Jay
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Enter, if you will, the crossroads of imagination... There is another dimension beyond height, width, depth, and time. A blurry area with a keen focus on imagination that exists in the folds at man's fears...

Vampyre Cross, by Paul Allen Panks
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Vampyre Cross is B-horror movie, classic-style fantasy adventure game. In Vampyre Cross, your goal is to vanquish both the vampire and his evil minions. You gain gold and experience through combat and...

Varkana, by Maryam Gousheh-Forgeot
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Varkana is the name of a region in a world with a timeless, mildy fantasy/sci-fi setting (some technological and magical elements are present at this moment, but not prevalent), with the city-state of Arg...

Wish, by Edward Floren
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There is goodness in innocence: Sarah knew that. For all of her nine years she had been good, a perfect child. But with goodness came loneliness. And that is why she looked forward to this day: Christmas Eve...

Zork I, by Marc Blank and Dave Lebling
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Many strange tales have been told of the fabulous treasure, exotic creatures, and diabolical puzzles in the Great Underground Empire. As an aspiring adventurer, you will undoubtedly want to locate these...


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