An Act of Murder
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| An Act of Murder | |
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| Game | |
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| Main links | |
| Published | 30 September 2007 |
| Credits | |
| Author | Christopher Huang |
| Reception | |
| Events |  Finalist: Best Game, Best NPCs, Best Puzzles, Best Story, Best Use of Medium, Best Writing |
| IFDB rating | 4 out of 5 (85 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genre |  Mystery |
| Location |  Home |
| Language | English |
| IFDB play time | 1 hour 35 minutes |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | Inform 7 |
| Format | Z-code 8 |
| License | Freeware |
| IFID | E71F49CC-5858-45DE-B3A8-0E7F2172ABFE |
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Versions
Competition version
Date: 30 September 2007
- An Act of Murder (Christopher Huang as "Hugh Dunnett"; 30-Sep-2007; Z-code 8).
- Beta-testing by Michael Martin, Sam Kabo Ashwell, Dan Shiovitz and Jason Dyer.
- Release 1 / Serial number 070927 / Inform 7 build 4U65 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/11N)
- IFID: E71F49CC-5858-45DE-B3A8-0E7F2172ABFE
IFID links: IFDB - IF Comp 2007: 2nd place of 27 entries.
- XYZZY Awards 2007: Winner of Best Individual Puzzle (identifying the killer). Also finalist in 6 categories: Best Game, Best Writing, Best Story, Best Puzzles, Best NPCs, and Best Use of Medium.
Links
N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
- An Act of Murder (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
- An Act of Murder - at IFDB.
Reviews
- Review by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
- Review by Daphne Brinkerhoff.
- Review by Celestianpower.
- Review by J. D. Clemens.
- Review by Dave.
- Review by Andreas Davour.
- Review by David Fletcher.
- Review by N. B. Horvath.
- Review by Denis Klotz.
- Review (in Russian), (English translation) by Valentine Kopteltsev (uux).
- Review by Jacqueline A. Lott.
- Review by Jimmy Maher.
- Review by Michael Martin.
- Review by Rob Menke.
- Review by Wendy Moon.
- Review by Carl Muckenhoupt.
- Review by Wesley Osam.
- Review by Marnie Parker.
- Review by raydude.
- Review by Cathy Saxton.
- Review by Dan Shiovitz.
- Review (blog) and Review (archive) at Play This Thing! - by Emily Short.
- Review by Mike Snyder.
- Review by Benjamin Sokal.
- Review by Mark J. Tilford.
- Review by David Whyld.
- Review by Jake Wildstrom.
Spoilers
Date: 30 September 2007