169. What hatches from primordial egg.
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| 169. What hatches from primordial egg. | |
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| Game | |
| Main links | |
| Published | 17 November 2008 |
| Credits | |
| Author | Jonathan Kyle Pittman |
| Reception | |
| Events | |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genre |  Comedy |
| Locations |  City  Home |
| Language | English |
| Cruelty scale | Merciful |
| Accessibility | Colour: optional. Graphics: no. Sound: no. |
| Technical details | |
| Format | Windows executable |
| System | Windows |
| License | Freeware |
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How it begins
It is an autumn evening in the seaside village of Greyhaven. You are a fisherman, standing on the docks after a long day of work. There is a pub nearby, as well as your home.
Entering the pub, you encounter a hobo who gives you a mysterious egg, insisting that you take it.
Trivia and Comments
This game was inspired by the following entry from H. P. Lovecraft's commonplace book: "What hatches from primordial egg." In the original list of commonplace book entries provided to the contestants, this entry was numbered 169; hence the game's title includes the number.
Versions
Competition release
Date: 17 November 2008
Released as a Windows .exe (game runs in a DOS console window).
Links
N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
- 169 What hatches from primordial egg. - Thread about the game at the TIGSource forums
Date: 17 November 2008