Bloodless on the Orient Express

Bloodless on the Orient Express
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownload IFDB IF Archive
Published	30 October 2011
Credits
Author	Hannes Schueller
Reception
Events	ECTOCOMP 2011 1st
IFDB rating	3 out of 5 (15 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genres	Comedy Horror Mystery
Language	English
Cruelty scale	Polite
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 7
Format	Z-code 5
License	Freeware
IFID	9851B076-C3D9-4B7B-916C-6C602C5B59B9
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How it begins

1899: On the way to your well-earned summer vacation, the Orient Express gets stuck in a snow drift – and there is a murderer on board. Time to get out of your coffin and investigate!

Versions

Release 1

Date: 30 October 2011

Bloodless on the Orient Express (Hannes Schueller; 30-Oct-2011; Z-code 5).
- Release 1 / Serial number 111012 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
- IFID: 9851B076-C3D9-4B7B-916C-6C602C5B59B9
  IFID links: IFDB
- Ectocomp 2011: 1st place of 10 entries.
- Download ectocomp2011.zip from the IF Archive. The story file (bundled with the other competition games).
- Download from the author's website.

Release 2

Date: 17 December 2011

Bloodless on the Orient Express (Hannes Schueller; 17-Dec-2011; Z-code 5).
- Release 2 / Serial number 111217 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
- IFID: 9851B076-C3D9-4B7B-916C-6C602C5B59B9
  IFID links: IFDB
- Download orient_express.z5 from the IF Archive. The story file.

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