Best of Three

Best of Three
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownload IFDB IF Archive
Published	2001
Credits
Author	Emily Short
Reception
Events	IFComp 2001 7th of 51 XYZZY Awards 2001 Finalist: Best Game, Best Individual NPC, Best Individual PC, Best NPCs, Best Use of Medium, Best Writing
IFDB rating	3.5 out of 5 (60 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser-choice hybrid
Literary genres	Drama Slice of life
Location	One-room
Language	English
Cruelty scale	Merciful
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 6
Format	Glulx
License	Freeware
IFID	GLULX-1-010928-9183E48A
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How it begins

You stumble across an acquaintance of you next to the lighthouse. He is Grant Stern: grey eyes, distinctive hands, carrying a swordstick and his old-fashioned attitude. You are carrying nothing remarkable.

Notable features

• The entire game is guided by a multiple choice dialogue system. Helen is free to ask Grant about whatever topics she chooses, with replies adjusting to what he says.

Trivia and Comments

• Grant returns in NewGrant, a Speed-IF game heavily built on Best of Three but with a sillier tone.
• The dialogue system is also used in Pytho's Mask.

Versions

Release 1

Date: 2001

• Best of Three (Emily Short; 2001; Glulx).
  • Release 1 / Serial number 010928 / Inform v6.21(G0.36) Library 6/10
  • IFID: GLULX-1-010928-9183E48A
    IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover
  • IF Comp 2001: 7th place of 51 entries.
  • XYZZY Awards 2001: Finalist for Best Game, Best Individual NPC (Grant Stern), Best Individual PC (Helen Tsakis), Best NPCs, Best Use of Medium, and Best Writing.
  • Download Bestof3.blb from the IF Archive

Links

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

General info

• Best of Three (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
• Best of Three - at IFDB.

Reviews

• Best of Three - at SPAG.
• Best of Three - at IF Ratings.
• Review - by Paul O'Brian.
• Review - by Dan Shiovitz.
• Review - by Duncan Stevens.

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Date: 2001