Indigo

Indigo
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownload IFDB IF Archive
Published	7 May 2011
Credits
Author	Emily Short
Reception
Events	Indigo New Language Speed-IF Participant XYZZY Awards 2011 Finalist: Best Individual Puzzle
IFDB rating	3.5 out of 5 (55 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genre	Fantasy
Location	Fort
Language	English
Cruelty scale	Nasty
IFDB play time	21 minutes
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	TADS 3
Format	TADS 3
License	Freeware
IFID	AEB81058-6A94-1311-A70B-56B164BA3827
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Notable features

• A retelling of the fairy tale Rapunzel.
• Uses an unusual game mechanic where units of time can be removed from old objects (making them younger) and added to other objects (to make them older).

Versions

Version 1

Date: 7 May 2011

• Indigo (Emily Short; 07-May-2011; TADS 3).
  • IFID: AEB81058-6A94-1311-A70B-56B164BA3827
    IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover
  • Indigo New Language Speed-IF: entry.
  • XYZZY Awards 2011: Finalist, Best Individual Puzzle (escaping the tower).
  • Download indigo.t3 from the IF Archive

Related games

• Part of "Fractured Fairy Tales series":
  • Bronze (Emily Short; 2006; Inform 7; Z-code).
  • Glass (Emily Short; 2006; Inform 7; Z-code).
  • Alabaster (John Cater, Rob Dubbin, Eric Eve, Elizabeth Heller, Jayzee, and others; 2009; Inform 7; Glulx).
  • Indigo (Emily Short; 2011; TADS 3).

Links

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

General info

• Indigo - at IFDB
• Indigo - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).

Reviews

• XYZZY Review for "Best Individual Puzzle" by Lucian Smith.

Spoilers

• Walkthrough (in comment below by Emily Short)
• Walkthrough and map by David Welbourn.

Note: To refer to this game from another page, you can type {{game citation|Indigo}}. This will display as Indigo (Emily Short; 2011; TADS 3).

Date: 7 May 2011