Wearing the Claw

Wearing the Claw
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownload IFDB IF Archive
Published	1996
Credits
Author	Paul O'Brian
Reception
Events	IFComp 1996 8th of 27
IFDB rating	3 out of 5 (32 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genre	Fantasy
Language	English
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 5
Format	Z-code 5
License	Freeware
IFID	ZCODE-2-961003-93B7, ZCODE-3-970327-D23C
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WEARING THE CLAW
An Interactive Fantasy

Versions

Release 1

Date: 1996

• Presumed to be the version that entered the Acorn User 1996 Interactive Fiction Competition; runner-up.

Release 2

Date: 1996

• Wearing the Claw (Paul O'Brian; 1996; Z-code 5).
  • Release 2 / Serial number 961003 / Inform v1502 Library 5/12
  • IFID: ZCODE-2-961003-93B7
    IFID links: IFDB.
  • IF Comp 1996: 8th place of 27 entries.
  • Download claw.z5 from the IF Archive.

Release 3

Date: 1997

• Wearing the Claw (Paul O'Brian; 1997; Z-code 5).
  • Release 3 / Serial number 970327 / Inform v1502 Library 5/12
  • IFID: ZCODE-3-970327-D23C
    IFID links: IFDB.
  • Included on the cover CD of issue 188 (December 1997) of Acorn User.
  • Download claw.z5 from the IF Archive.

Links

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

General info

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

Reviews

• Wearing the Claw - at IF Ratings.
• Review (archive) - by Duncan Stevens.

Spoilers

• Walkthrough and maps by David Welbourn.

Note: To refer to this game from another page, you can type {{game citation|Wearing the Claw}}. This will display as Wearing the Claw (Paul O'Brian; 1996; Inform 5; Z-code).

Date: 1996

Date: 1996

Date: 1997