Recommendations by jsnlv (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Trying to put the games in Ryan Veeder's "Little Match Girl" interactive-fiction-universe in chronological order doesn't really work; since these are stories about time travel, it's possible that one game will take place before, during, and after another. Instead, let's put them in the order most appropriate to the perspectives of the characters we follow. Ryan may list most of these games on his LMG page on his website, but we'll try to provide an even more complete list of qualifying games.
This little side-story marked the second time that Ryan made a game in the LMG universe for EnigMarch, but it tells an earlier chapter in the life of that little girl.
This is a side-story, but it's not as tiny as the EnigMarch games usually are. It's IFComp-sized. (Probably best to play the in-browser version of Ryan's website for this one.)
Some players may find it more rewarding to play this game after playing LMG4 (below). If you're the type of player who enjoys trying to figure out enigmatic situations that are later clarified with flashbacks, you might be such a player.
The plot threads connecting to the preceding and following LMG games is more pronounced in this part of the list.
12. The Board of Regents, by Ryan Veeder (2025) Average member rating: (2 ratings) jsnlv says:
WE INTERRUPT YOUR REGULAR SCHEDULE OF GAMES FEATURING CHARACTERS YOU KNOW to set up extra background for someone who appears in a later game. (This might predate LMG4, but it's difficult to say that with any certainty.)
The previous tangential background game now has a sequel of its own. The spin-offs are getting spin-offs! (Again, this might predate LMG4. I think it makes sense here, though.)
