Molly and the Butter Thieves

Molly and the Butter Thieves
Game

Main links	Play onlineDownload IFDB IF Archive
Published	7 May 2015
Credits
Author	Alice Grove
Reception
Events	ShuffleComp: Disc 2 Commended
IFDB rating	3.5 out of 5 (17 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genre	Fantasy
Language	English
IFDB play time	43 minutes
Accessibility	Colour: optional. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 7
Format	Glulx
License	Freeware
IFID	40A25790-3C8A-4175-86F9-6100CC414723, 05958F54-404B-4382-B5C1-7655187BB2DE, 2936F255-478A-48B4-BE25-9EF09D9810C8
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How it begins

It's night, and Molly Butterfield, dairy farmer, is lying in wait for the thief who's been stealing her butter. She is wearing a sensible dress and carrying a fire poker.

Notable features

Interface uses keywords for conversations, and regular parser commands for everything else.

Versions

Competition version

Date: 7 May 2015

Molly and the Butter Thieves (Alice Grove as "Cosmic Hamster"; 07-May-2015; Glulx).
- Testers: Joshua Houk, Doug Orleans, TCR, and Andrew Schultz.
- Quixe release:
  - IFID: 40A25790-3C8A-4175-86F9-6100CC414723
    IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover
- Glulx story file:
  - IFID: 05958F54-404B-4382-B5C1-7655187BB2DE
    IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover
  - Download ShufflecompDisc2.zip from the IF Archive. 30.3 MB.
- ShuffleComp: Disc 2: Commended.

Release 2

Date: 6 June 2015

Molly and the Butter Thieves (Alice Grove as "Cosmic Hamster"; 6-Jun-2015; Glulx).
- IFID: 2936F255-478A-48B4-BE25-9EF09D9810C8
  IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover

Fixed keyword highlighting bug.

Release 3

Date: 4 July 2016

Molly and the Butter Thieves (Alice Grove as "Cosmic Hamster"; 4-Jul-2016; Glulx).
- Play online using the Quixe interpreter.
- Download Molly_and_the_Butter_Thieves.gblorb from the IF Archive.

Added a commands sidebar, updated the cover art, and made the online version prettier.

Links

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