A Flustered Duck
| A Flustered Duck | |
|---|---|
| Game | |
| Main links | |
| Published | 1 April 2009 |
| Credits | |
| Author | Jim Aikin |
| Reception | |
| Events | |
| IFDB rating | 3.5 out of 5 (13 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genres |  Comedy  Fantasy |
| Locations |  City  Wilderness |
| Language | English |
| IFDB play time | 4 hours |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | Inform 7 |
| Format | Glulx |
| License | Freeware |
| IFID | 67D1F34C-9057-421D-99D5-5EB862F4909B |
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How it begins
Mabel the duck swallows the diamond ring that Elliott the Pig-Boy (that would be you...) is planning to give to his lady friend, Suzette. Mabel then flies away. The goal of the game is to get your diamond ring back -- and without killing the duck, because Granny Grabby will be very unhappy with you if you kill the duck.
Notable features
The game has a complete set of built-in hints, including a three-level walkthrough. Among the incongruous perplexities (or perplexing incongruities) you'll encounter are a talkative troll, a vicious poodle, a surfboard, a jigsaw puzzle of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, a wizard riding a coal-black dinosaur, a roomful of blindfolded savants, and an annoyingly playful otter.
Versions
Release 1
Date: 1 April 2009
- A Flustered Duck (Jim Aikin; 01-Apr-2009; Glulx).
- Release 1 / Serial number 090124 / Inform 7 build 5U92 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N)
- IFID: 67D1F34C-9057-421D-99D5-5EB862F4909B
IFID links: IFDB - Spring Thing 2009: 1st place of 4 entries.
- Download FlusteredDuck.ulx from the IF Archive
Links
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General info
- A Flustered Duck - at IFDB.
- A Flustered Duck - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).
Reviews
- Review by Jimmy Maher - in SPAG.
Spoilers
Date: 1 April 2009