Aspel

Aspel
Game
Main links	Play online IFDB
Published	2015
Credits
Author	Emily Short
Reception
Events	XYZZY Awards 2015 Finalist: Best Use of Innovation Spring Thing 2015 Participant
IFDB rating	4 out of 5 (6 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Choice
Language	English
Cruelty scale	Merciful
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	Seltani
Format	Seltani
License	Freeware
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How it begins

Players gather on a floating platform suspended by balloons, from which they are making an archaeological survey. Participants have an opportunity to choose goals and professions for their own characters that will shape their options later in the game.

Notable features

Aspel is a multiplayer game with asymmetric information (different players take on different roles and can see different things in room descriptions) as well as collective decision-making. A team journal reports notable events to everyone playing.

Versions

Release 1

Date: 2015

• Aspel (Emily Short; 2015; Seltani).
  • Release 2
  • Spring Thing 2015 entry.
  • XYZZY Awards 2015: Finalist for Best Use of Innovation.

Links

General info

• Aspel - at IFDB.

Reviews

• Sam Kabo Ashwell's review.

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Date: 2015