Blue Chairs

Blue Chairs
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownload IFDB IF Archive
Published	1 October 2004
Credits
Author	Chris Klimas
Reception
Events	IFComp 2004 2nd of 36 XYZZY Awards 2004 Winner: Best Game, Best Story, Best Writing XYZZY Awards 2004 Finalist: Best Individual PC, Best Individual Puzzle, Best NPCs
IFDB rating	4 out of 5 (94 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genres	Drama Surreal
Location	Crazy quilt
Language	English
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 6
Format	Z-code 5
License	Freeware
IFID	ZCODE-1-040930-2219, ZCODE-2-041229-942D
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Versions

Release 1 (Competition version)

Date: 1 October 2004

• Blue Chairs (Chris Klimas; 01-Oct-2004; Z-code 5).
  • Beta-testing by Steve Bernard, Jonathan Blask, Erik Frederickson, Robb Sherwin, Mark Wickham, and Elkins.
  • Release 1 / Serial number 040930 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11
  • IFID: ZCODE-1-040930-2219
    IFID links: IFDB
  • IF Comp 2004: 2nd place of 36 entries. Also winner of Miss Congeniality.
  • XYZZY Awards 2004: Winner of Best Game, Best Writing, Best Story. Finalist for Best NPCs, Best Individual Puzzle (the toilet), Best Individual PC (Dante).
  • Download bluechairs.z5 from the IF Archive - The story file.

Release 2 (Post-comp version)

Date: 2004 (uncertain)

• Blue Chairs (Chris Klimas; 2004?; Z-code 5).
  • Release 2 / Serial number 041229 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11
  • IFID: ZCODE-2-041229-942D
    IFID links: IFDB
  • Download bluechairs.z5 from the IF Archive - The story file.

Related games

• Translated in Blue Chairs (Russian translation) (Chris Klimas; translator: Vsevolod Zoubarev; 2011; Z-code; Russian).

Links

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

General info

• Blue Chairs (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
• Blue Chairs - at IFDB.

Reviews

• Blue Chairs - at SPAG.
• Blue Chairs - at IF Ratings.
• Review by Stephen Bond.
• Exploring the 'Best Games': Blue Chairs, by Chris Klimas - by Mathbrush.
• Review by Paul O'Brian.
• Review by Dan Shiovitz.

Spoilers

• Download walkthrough.txt from the IF Archive - Walkthrough by the author.
• Download notes.pdf from the IF Archive - Design document (in PDF format).
• ClubFloyd transcript.

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Date: 1 October 2004

Date: 2004 (uncertain)