Ron Newcomb's Played Games

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Aisle, by Sam Barlow Ron Newcomb's rating: Average member rating: (322 ratings) "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...

Alabaster, by John Cater, Rob Dubbin, Eric Eve, Elizabeth Heller, Jayzee, Kazuki Mishima, Sarah Morayati, Mark Musante, Emily Short, Adam Thornton, Ziv Wities Ron Newcomb's rating: Average member rating: (121 ratings) The Queen has told you to return with her heart in a box. Snow White has made you promise to make other arrangements. Now that you're alone in the forest, it's hard to know which of the two women to trust....

April in Paris, by Jim Aikin
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Best of Three, by Emily Short Ron Newcomb's rating: Average member rating: (62 ratings)

Book and Volume, by Nick Montfort Ron Newcomb's rating: Average member rating: (13 ratings) Your pager tickles you awake. Upstairs in the house of your childhood, in your room, and it must be time for school because -- no, it's the weekend, you remember, but your alarm is going off anyway. You...

Bronze, by Emily Short Ron Newcomb's rating: Average member rating: (286 ratings) When the seventh day comes and it is time for you to return to the castle in the forest, your sisters cling to your sleeves.

The Chasing, by Anssi Räisänen
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De Baron, by Victor Gijsbers Ron Newcomb's rating: Average member rating: (160 ratings) An evil nobleman, a kidnapped daughter and a father who wants to rescue her at any cost--that is not the way life works. Something much darker, something much more human, lies underneath. Een kwaadaardige...

Deadline Enchanter, by Alan DeNiro Ron Newcomb's rating: Average member rating: (58 ratings)

Distress, by Mike Snyder Ron Newcomb's rating: Average member rating: (23 ratings) Lieutenant Huchess came to, an hour or so ago. That was around the time Runoma, blazing orange-hot so near this, its second planet, fell below the distant, jagged crag line. Ensign Covegn died not long after...

Everybody Dies, by Jim Munroe Ron Newcomb's rating: Average member rating: (105 ratings) It starts with a metalhead, Graham, realizing that throwing that shopping cart over the bridge was not the great idea he thought it was. Even if it did get him out of washroom duty at Cost Cutters....

Galatea, by Emily Short Average member rating: (335 ratings) 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...

Gun Mute, by C.E.J. Pacian Ron Newcomb's rating: Average member rating: (153 ratings) Step into the shoes of Mute Lawton, a lone cowboy who must stop an execution set to occur at noon by shooting his way past dangerous cyborgs and mutants in a post-apocalyptic western setting. (From the...

The Knapsack Problem, by Leonard Richardson
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Lord Bellwater's Secret, by Sam Gordon Ron Newcomb's rating: Average member rating: (71 ratings)

Moon-Shaped, by Jason Ermer Ron Newcomb's rating: Average member rating: (37 ratings) In this game partly inspired by Little Red Riding Hood, you play as Rosalind Wechsler, a girl on the cusp of her 13th birthday. What begins as a trip to Grandmother's house in the woods leads to disturbing...

Nightfall, by Eric Eve Ron Newcomb's rating: Average member rating: (61 ratings) The Enemy is expected to arrive at any moment. Staying behind is either the stupidest or the bravest thing you've ever done. Only one thing - or one person - could have made you stay. So now there's nothing...

Photopia, by Adam Cadre Average member rating: (558 ratings) "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."

The Primrose Path, by Nolan Bonvouloir Ron Newcomb's rating: Average member rating: (36 ratings) You've been having a series of nightmares about Leo, standing at the edge of a cliff. No matter what you do, a bell rings and Leo disappears over the edge . . .

Pytho's Mask, by Emily Short Ron Newcomb's rating: Average member rating: (68 ratings) On the Night of the Comet, the usual astrological bonds do not hold, and the order of the universe is threatened. It is a time made for rebels and usurpers, and all who would claim the kingdom for...

Recess At Last, by Gerald Aungst Ron Newcomb's rating: Average member rating: (10 ratings) After endless months of indoor recess, an eager student's plan to try out his brand new sneakers is thwarted by one missing assignment. [blurb from IF Comp 2008]

Shelter from the Storm, by Eric Eve Ron Newcomb's rating: Average member rating: (23 ratings) It is set in October 1940. Jack is a newly-commissioned sapper officer on his way to his first posting somewhere on Salisbury Plain (in southern England) when his car breaks down. The weather is starting to...

Snack Time!, by Hardy the Bulldog and Renee Choba Ron Newcomb's rating: Average member rating: (59 ratings) Can you help one hungry bulldog in his quest to find something good to eat? He would like that. A lot. [blurb from IF Comp 2008]

Stink or Swim, by Renee Choba
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The Tale of the Kissing Bandit, by J. Robinson Wheeler (as 'Cary Valentino') Ron Newcomb's rating: Average member rating: (46 ratings)

Tales of the Traveling Swordsman, by Mike Snyder Ron Newcomb's rating: Average member rating: (47 ratings) You are the traveling swordsman; the strong and silent stranger; the wandering vanquisher of villainy. Damsels swoon for you. Good men respect and envy you. Scoundrels learn to fear you. Even so, you are but...

Varicella, by Adam Cadre Average member rating: (131 ratings) You are Primo Varicella, Palace Minister at the Palazzo del Piemonte. This title is unlikely to impress anyone. Piedmont is the laughingstock of the Carolingian League, and the Palace Ministry has devolved...

Varkana, by Maryam Gousheh-Forgeot Ron Newcomb's rating: Average member rating: (25 ratings) 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...

Violet, by Jeremy Freese Ron Newcomb's rating: Average member rating: (383 ratings) Calm down. All you have to do is write a thousand words and everything will be fine. And you have all day, except it's already noon. [blurb from IF Comp 2008]

Worlds Apart, by Suzanne Britton Ron Newcomb's rating: Average member rating: (90 ratings) For over 20 years, I dreamed about an alternate universe I called the Higher World. For three of those years, I poured almost all of my creative energy into a novel-length story set in that universe. Worlds...

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