The Chinese Room

The Chinese Room
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownload IFDB IF Archive
Published	30 September 2007
Credits
Authors	Joey Jones and Harry Giles
Reception
Events	XYZZY Awards 2007 Finalist: Best NPCs, Best Puzzles, Best Writing IFComp 2007 5th of 27
IFDB rating	4 out of 5 (35 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Language	English
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 7
Format	Glulx
License	Freeware
IFID	2A684CAD-6B5E-4D2A-92FC-D6C6E80E35B6
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Versions

Competition version

Date: 30 September 2007

The Chinese Room (Joey Jones and Harry Giles; 30-Sep-2007; Glulx).
- Beta-testing by Denizen, David Fisher, Paul Knierim, Patrick Mullen, Rhodus, Paul Waak and Aaron Wilson.
- Release 1 / Serial number 070930 / Inform 7 build 4U65 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/11N)
- IFID: 2A684CAD-6B5E-4D2A-92FC-D6C6E80E35B6
  IFID links: IFDB
- IF Comp 2007: 5th place of 27 entries.
- XYZZY Awards 2007: Finalist in 3 categories: Best Writing, Best Puzzles, and Best NPCs.
- Download The%20Chinese%20Room.ulx from the IF Archive - The story file.

Links

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

The Chinese Room (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
The Chinese Room - at IFDB.

Reviews

Review by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
Review by Daphne Brinkerhoff.
Review by J. D. Clemens.
Review by Dave.
Review by Andreas Davour.
Review by Jason Dyer.
Review by Fitzy.
Review by David Fletcher.
Review by N. B. Horvath.
Review by Denis Klotz.
Review (in Russian), (English translation) by Valentine Kopteltsev (uux).
Review by Jimmy Maher.
Review by Michael Martin.
Review by Rob Menke.
Review by Carl Muckenhoupt.
Review by Wesley Osam.
Review by Dan Shiovitz.
Review (blog) and review (archive) at Play This Thing! - by Emily Short.
Review by Mike Snyder.
Review by Benjamin Sokal.
Review by Mark J. Tilford.
Review by David Whyld.
Review by Jake Wildstrom.

Spoilers

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Date: 30 September 2007