MathBrush

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Member since April 5, 2015
Last visited December 6, 2023
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I am not the Brian Rushton who is the author of the Plasma Master books.

I give one star for each of the following criteria:

-Polish (no or few implementation errors or typos or bugs, nice styling for web games)
-Interactivity (do I feel part of the story? For kinetic fiction, do I feel invested in the action?)
-Descriptive writing
-Emotional impact (any emotion, whether awe, pathos, fear, disgust, etc.)
-Would I play it again?

Interactive Fiction by MathBrush

Absence of Law, by mathbrush (2017)
(41 ratings)
Excuse me, can you help me? Yes, you, browsing IFDB games! I need your assistance, but I don't have long. There's so much going on: remote surveillance, unauthorized cloning, forgotten languages,...

Cragne Manor, by Ryan Veeder, Jenni Polodna et al.
Show other authorsAdam Whybray, Adri, Andrew Plotkin, Andy Holloway, Austin Auclair, Baldur Brückner, Ben Collins-Sussman, Bill Maya, Brian Rushton, Buster Hudson, Caleb Wilson, Carl Muckenhoupt, Chandler Groover, Chris Jones, Christopher Conley, Damon L. Wakes, Daniel Ravipinto, Daniel Stelzer, David Jose, David Petrocco, David Sturgis, Drew Mochak, Edward B, Emily Short, Erica Newman, Feneric, Finn Rosenløv, Gary Butterfield, Gavin Inglis, Greg Frost, Hanon Ondricek, Harkness Munt, Harrison Gerard, Ian Holmes, Ivan Roth, Jack Welch, Jacqueline Ashwell, James Eagle, Jason Dyer, Jason Lautzenheiser, Jason Love, Jeremy Freese, Joey Jones, Joshua Porch, Justin de Vesine, Justin Melvin, Katherine Morayati, Kenneth Pedersen, Lane Puetz, Llew Mason, Lucian Smith, Marco Innocenti, Marius Müller, Mark Britton, Mark Sample, Marshal Tenner Winter, Matt Schneider, Matt Weiner, Matthew Korson, Michael Fessler, Michael Gentry, Michael Hilborn, Michael Lin, Mike Spivey, Molly Ying, Monique Padelis, Naomi Hinchen, Nate Edwards, Petter Sjölund, Q Pheevr, Rachel Spitler, Reed Lockwood, Reina Adair, Riff Conner, Roberto Colnaghi, Rowan Lipkovits, Sam Kabo Ashwell, Scott Hammack, Sean M. Shore, Shin, Wade Clarke, Zach Hodgens, Zack Johnson
(2018)
(21 ratings)
A tribute to Anchorhead.

The Impossible Stairs, by Mathbrush (2022)
(24 ratings)
Getting ready for a party can take a lot of time. Help CJ navigate a text adventure of temporal trials. Merciful puzzlefest. Parser or point-and-click, as you please. Authorized sequel to The...

Color the Truth, by mathbrush (2016)
(66 ratings)
Rosalita Morales is dead, and you have to figure out who did it. The four people closest to her had the motive and the means: her partner, her secretary, her ex-husband, and her sister. Re-live...

The Magpie Takes the Train, by Mathbrush (2020)
(36 ratings)
A millionaire guards a fabulous ruby in her private train car. Countless thieves have failed to steal it. But they weren't the Magpie!

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A few months ago, I thought, "There really aren't that many sci-fi IF games". Then I started going through old games I had played, and...

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Polls by MathBrush

Most Sequel-worthy Game of 2022 - Author's Choice - an IFDB Poll - 12 votes for 4 games; created January 31, 2023
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Outstanding Ink Game of 2022 - Author's Choice - 18 votes for 4 games; created January 30, 2023
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Outstanding Ink Game of 2022 - Player's Choice - 23 votes for 7 games; created January 30, 2023
This poll is part of the 2022 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found...

Outstanding Game in a Custom System in 2022 - Player’s Choice - 12 votes for 4 games; created January 30, 2023
This poll is part of the 2022 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found...

Outstanding PunyInform Game of 2022 - Author's Choice - 8 votes for 3 games; created January 30, 2023
This poll is part of the 2022 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found...

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Reviews by MathBrush

my heart, bared., by Sophia de Augustine   December 5, 2023
"This game was written for the Single Choice jam. As such, it is designed more as a short story, adding interactivity only to punctuate..." - See the full review

Chinese Family Dinner Moment, by Kastel   December 5, 2023
"This is a parser game entered in the single choice jam, which requires that games only allow a single choice throughout the game. This..." - See the full review

(do not) forget, by lectronice   December 5, 2023
"This game always shows up on lists when I'm searching alphabetically, due to its use of parentheses, so I wanted to review it. It's a..." - See the full review

eurydice exhumed, by sweetfish   December 4, 2023
"This was made for the Single Choice Jam, and it takes that format in a straightforward way. The game has a linear text that spools out..." - See the full review

Pageant, by Autumn Chen   November 29, 2023
"Having played many recent Autumn Chen games in the last year or two, I saw a lot of references to Pageant, and thought, 'I don't really..." - See the full review

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