Firebird

Firebird
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownload IFDB IF Archive
Published	1998
Credits
Author	Bonnie Montgomery
Reception
IFDB rating	4 out of 5 (33 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genre	Fantasy
Location	Wilderness
Language	English
Cruelty scale	Polite
IFDB play time	7 hours
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	TADS 2
Format	TADS 2
License	Freeware
IFID	TADS2-75EDCD69F411C5589608553F54046B93
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This article is about the game by Bonnie Montgomery. For the game distribution company, see Firebird (distributor).

How it begins

You are the tsar's son, Prince Ivan: young and handsome, but with the dark, brooding nature of a Russian. You're the most eligible bachelor in the realm, but also the most reticent around the opposite sex. To escape the endless procession of beautiful women vying for your attention, you retreat alone to the forest to hunt and to brood.

Although it is the middle of the afternoon, little light penetrates the thick canopy of leaves above you. You have stopped on a north-south path to contemplate this thought: "The soul of another is a dark forest."

You carry a bow and a quiver slung over one shoulder. There is a huge chip on the other shoulder.

Notable features

Firebird is almost exclusively on folk and fairy tales, mostly of Russian origin.

Versions

Release 1.01

Date: 1998

• Firebird (Bonnie Montgomery; 1998; TADS 2).
  • IFID: TADS2-75EDCD69F411C5589608553F54046B93
    IFID links: IFDB
  • Download firebird.gam from the IF Archive - The story file.

Links

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

General info

• Firebird (archived) - at Baf's Guide
• Firebird - at IFDB

Reviews

• Firebird - at SPAG.
• Review (archive) - by Duncan Stevens.

Spoilers

• Download firebird.sol from the IF Archive - Solution.
• ClubFloyd transcript.
• Walkthrough and map by David Welbourn.

Note: To refer to this game from another page, you can type {{game citation|Firebird}}. This will display as Firebird (Bonnie Montgomery; 1998; TADS 2).

Date: 1998