Microparsers - an IFDB Poll

by Tabitha
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The discussion in this thread, from which I've borrowed the term "microparser" (thanks Pinkunz!), led me to want to collect small parser games. I'm thinking of ones that fit what's described in the thread--generally taking less than 30 minutes to complete. The ones I've played typically seem to feature a single puzzle concept or a very linear path to completion.

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Lime Ergot, by Caleb Wilson (as Rust Blight)
3 votes
"A mini masterpiece" [+]"A mini masterpiece" ( - Full review) --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Passerine... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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Advent Mirror, by Andrew Plotkin
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Tabitha... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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Glass, by Emily Short
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Tabitha... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Sobol...

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Pick Up The Phone Booth And Die, by Rob Noyes
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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Pick Up the Phone Booth and Aisle, by David Dyte, Steve Bernard, Dan Shiovitz, Iain Merrick, Liza Daly, John Cater, Ola Sverre Bauge, J. Robinson Wheeler, Jon Blask, Dan Schmidt, Stephen Granade, Rob Noyes, and Emily Short
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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The Game Formerly Known as Hidden Nazi Mode, by Victor Gijsbers
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Tabitha... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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A Day for Fresh Sushi, by Emily Short
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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Killing Machine Loves Slime Prince, by C.E.J. Pacian
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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The Northnorth Passage., by Caleb Wilson (as Snowball Ice)
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Passerine... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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Byzantine Perspective, by Lea Albaugh
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) --EJ... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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Castle of the Red Prince, by C.E.J. Pacian
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Tabitha... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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Fail-Safe, by Jon Ingold
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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The Warbler's Nest, by Jason McIntosh
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Passerine... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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Aisle, by Sam Barlow
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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Advent Door, by Andrew Plotkin
2 votes
"Short puzzler" [+]"Short puzzler" ( - Full review) --Tabitha... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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9:05, by Adam Cadre
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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Buggy, by Mathbrush
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Tabitha... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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NEST, by Ryan Veeder
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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We Are Unfinished, by Ade McT
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha...

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The Dying of the Light, by Amanda Walker
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Tabitha...

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Lucid Night, by Dee Cooke
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --EJ...

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Bonfire Night: The Black Dog, by Carter X Gwertzman
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha...

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Creative Cooking, by dott. Piergiorgio
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha...

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The Lobster, by Caleb Wilson
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Tabitha...

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Magor Investigates..., by Larry Horsfield
1 vote
"Many solved it Within 30 minutes" [+]"Many solved it Within 30 minutes" () --Denk...

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No Earthly Use, by Greg Ewing
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Tabitha...

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A D R I F T, by Pinkunz
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk...

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Wedding Day, by Emery Joyce
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --EJ...

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Take the Dog Out, by ell
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha...

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Zombie Eye, by Dee Cooke
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha...

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Last Vestiges, by thesleuthacademy
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Tabitha...

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The Fluid of Life, by Carl Muckenhoupt
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Tabitha...

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Civil Mimic, by Andrew Schultz
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha...

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Boing!, by tumbolia
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --EJ...

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The Loneliest House, by alyshkalia
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha...

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Chinese Family Dinner Moment, by Kastel
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Tabitha...

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The Space Under the Window, by Andrew Plotkin
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Zape...

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Out, by Viktor Sobol
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Tabitha...

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If You Had One Shot, by Wade Clarke, Victor Gijsbers, Hanon Ondricek, Brian Rushton
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --EJ...

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This Is A Real Thing That Happened, by Carolyn VanEseltine
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha...

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The Tale of the Kissing Bandit, by J. Robinson Wheeler (as 'Cary Valentino')
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha...

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Mrs. Crabtree's Geography Class, by Andrew Schultz
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha...

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The Last Mountain, by Dee Cooke
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --EJ...

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Zombie Eye: Campfire Tales, by Dee Cooke
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha...

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Turn Right, by Dee Cooke
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --EJ...

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Closure, by Sarah Willson
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Passerine...

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Bad Beer, by Vivienne Dunstan
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --EJ...

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A Matter of Heist Urgency, by FLACRabbit
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --OtisTDog...

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After the Accident, by Amanda Walker
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --EJ...

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baby tree, by Lester Galin
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha...

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The Adventures of Houdini, by Gwen Katz
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha...

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ZIT, by Amanda Walker
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha...

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Where Nothing Is Ever Named, by Viktor Sobol
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --EJ...

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Sohoek Ekalmoe, by Caleb Wilson
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Passerine...

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Vampire Gold, by Olaf Nowacki
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha...

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A Study of Human Behavior, by Earth Traveler
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha...

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A Thing of Wretchedness, by AKheon
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Tabitha...

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Look Around the Corner, by Doug Orleans (as Robert Whitlock)
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha...

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Fingertips: Everything Is Catching On Fire, by Emery Joyce
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --EJ...

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The 5-Second Simulation, by alyshkalia
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha...

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Poll created on December 13, 2023