Chancellor

Chancellor
Game
Main links	Play online IFDB
Published	1 October 2005
Credits
Author	Kevin Venzke
Reception
Events	XYZZY Awards 2005 Finalist: Best Game, Best Individual Puzzle, Best Setting, Best Story, Best Writing
IFDB rating	3 out of 5 (15 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Language	English
Cruelty scale	Polite
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	TADS 2
Format	TADS 2
License	Freeware
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How it begins

You are a young woman who has just turned twenty years of age, and your father, no longer able to support you, has sent you out into the world to seek your fortune. There are "evils yet to be vanquished, treasures yet to be harvested... Nothing remains for you here. Only one path is laid out for you."

Trivia and Comments

• The player character identity is randomized between three characters varying in ethnicity, clothing and academic major.

Versions

Competition version

Date: 1 October 2005

• Chancellor (Kevin Venzke; 01-Oct-2005; TADS 2).
  • Beta-testing by Mike Snyder, Peter Mattsson, Kristian Andresen, Johnny Rivera, and Trisha Venzke.
  • Version 1.15 (competition release).
  • IF Comp 2005: 9th place.
  • Note: Finalist for Best Game, Best Writing, Best Story, Best Setting and Best Individual Puzzle, XYZZY Awards 2005.
  • Files in the tads2/chancel/ directory:
    • chancel.gam (522 KB; story file; download).
    • chancelhints.txt (1.2 KB; hints; download).

Links

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

General Info

• Chancellor (archived) - at Baf's Guide
• Chancellor - at IFDB.
• Chancellor - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).

Reviews

• Review by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
• Review by Stephen Bond.
• Review by Christos Dimitrakakis.
• Chancellor - at SPAG - reviewed by Valentine Kopteltsev.
• Review by Timofei Shatrov.
• Review by Dan Shiovitz.
• Review by Mike Snyder.
• Chancellor - at IFReviews.org

Spoilers

• A minor hint by Kevin Venzke.
• Tips by Kevin Venzke.

Note: To refer to this game from another page, you can type {{game citation|Chancellor}}. This will display as Chancellor (Kevin Venzke; 2005; TADS 2).

Date: 1 October 2005