Beanstalk the and Jack

Beanstalk the and Jack
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownload IFDB IF Archive
Published	4 June 2008
Credits
Author	David Welbourn
Reception
Events	The Comp With No Name 2008 1st of 3
IFDB rating	3 out of 5 (5 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genre	Fantasy
Language	English
Cruelty scale	Merciful
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	ADRIFT 4
Format	ADRIFT 4
License	Freeware
IFID	ADRIFT-400-006E359B4F3AAAD5FB8EBDD6C4B90B2E
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How it begins

You are Jack, an 8 year-old farmboy, dreaming that you're now 12 and carrying an axe and a golden harp. You're outside your cottage with your mother. A giant green stump is in the center of the garden. A sweet voice promises you a glorious future if you can only figure out how you got to this situation.

Notable features

• The story is that of the fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk" but played backwards.

Versions

Version 1.0

Date: 4 June 2008

• Beanstalk the and Jack (David Welbourn; 04-Jun-2008; ADRIFT 4).
  • Beta-testing by Taleslinger.
  • IFID: ADRIFT-400-006E359B4F3AAAD5FB8EBDD6C4B90B2E
    IFID links: IFDB
  • The Comp With No Name 2008: 1st place of 3 entries.
  • Download Beanstalk.taf from the IF Archive
  • Or download No_Name_Comp.zip (all three No Name Comp games) from the Adrift site.
  • Or download Beanstalk.taf from the author's site.
  • Or Download Beanstalk.zip from Delron (archive).

Note: This version doesn't work under Gargoyle or SCARE-based interpreters. The ADRIFT Runner is recommended for this game.

Links

N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.

General info

• Homepage.
• Beanstalk the and Jack (archived) - at Baf's Guide
• Beanstalk the and Jack - at IFDB
• Beanstalk the and Jack at ifwizz.

Reviews

• Delron review compilation by various reviewers.
• Review by David Whyld (on the ADRIFT Forum).
• Reviews at IFRO.

Spoilers

• Source code: Beanstalk.amf.txt and Beanstalk.alr.txt from the author's site.
• Walkthrough at Delron.

Note: To refer to this game from another page, you can type {{game citation|Beanstalk the and Jack}}. This will display as Beanstalk the and Jack (David Welbourn; 2008; ADRIFT 4).

Date: 4 June 2008