Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom

Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom
Game
Main links	Play online IFDB
Published	27 December 2007
Credits
Author	S. John Ross
Publisher	Cumberl, Games
Reception
Events	XYZZY Awards 2007 Finalist: Best Individual NPC
IFDB rating	4.5 out of 5 (49 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genres	Adventure Comedy Fantasy Science fiction Surreal
Tag	RPG
Language	English
Cruelty scale	Polite
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 7
Format	Z-code 8
License	Commercial
IFID	F5FF6ECE-BECA-443B-A0CF-0DAC3AFA9C82
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TREASURES OF A SLAVER'S KINGDOM
An Authorized ENCOUNTER CRITICAL Quest
Adapted by S. John Ross from the legendary epic.
Original game by Dr. Saul Leeman, with Henry and Dinah Riley.

How it begins

".... In the science-swept world of Vanth, a young barbarian has escaped the shackles of his bondage. Now a wanderer in the slave-master's realm, his destiny is his own and his quest is clear: pillage upon the wealth of the kingdom, and defeat the Slaver King once and for all!"

Notable features

• Simplified parser. The game relies on just five core verbs (USE, ASSAIL, PARLEY, REGARD and SEIZE) plus direction commands.

Versions

Release 1 (Sample Edition)

Date: 27 December 2007

• Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom (S. John Ross; publisher:Cumberland Games; 27-Dec-2007; Z-code 8).
  • Release 1 / SN-071222 / I7 build 4X60 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/11N)
  • IFID: F5FF6ECE-BECA-443B-A0CF-0DAC3AFA9C82
    IFID links: IFDB
  • XYZZY Awards 2007: Finalist for Best Individual NPC (Gunwar).
  • Download {{{2}}} from the IF Archive
  • Also available for download from the game's homepage; see Links below.

The toask-sampler.zip file contains the following files:

• How to Register.txt
• Read Me First.txt
• Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom SE.z8 - The story file.
• Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom.pdf - Extensive background about the game, the faux "Encounter Critical" game on which it's based on, maps and hints.

Release 1 (Full Edition)

Date: 27 December 2007

• Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom (S. John Ross; publisher:Cumberland Games; 27-Dec-2007; Z-code 8).
  • Purchase this version from the game's homepage; see Links below.

Links

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

General info

• Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom homepage.
• Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
• Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom - at IFDB.

Reviews

• Review by Jimmy Maher - at SPAG
• Review by James McNeill - at PlayTechs
• Review (archive) by Emily Short - at Play This Thing!
• Review by Matt Wigdahl - at The Quern

Related Articles & Commentary

• My New Favorite NPC by Jeff Rients - at Jeff's Gameblog
• Homer in Silicon: Betraying the Protagonist by Emily Short - at GameSetWatch
• The Other Old-School Renaissance by James Nostack - at The Mule Abides

Spoilers

• ClubFloyd transcript.

Note: To refer to this game from another page, you can type {{game citation|Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom}}. This will display as Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom (S. John Ross; publishers: Cumberl, Games; 2007; Inform 7; Z-code).

Date: 27 December 2007

Date: 27 December 2007