Speculative Fiction

Speculative Fiction
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownload IFDB IF Archive
Published	1 July 2011
Credits
Authors	Diane Christoforo and Thomas Mack
Reception
Events	XYZZY Awards 2012 Finalist: Best Implementation, Best Individual NPC IntroComp 2011 2nd of 13
IFDB rating	3.5 out of 5 (13 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genres	Comedy Fantasy
Language	English
Cruelty scale	Tough
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 6
Format	Z-code 8
License	Freeware
IFID	ZCODE-1-110630-90E8, ZCODE-1-120630-8456
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Versions

Release 1 (IntroComp entry)

Date: 1 July 2011

• Speculative Fiction (Diane Christoforo and Thomas Mack; 01-Jul-2011; Z-code 8).
  • Release 1 / Serial number 110630 / Inform v6.31 Library 6/11
  • IFID: ZCODE-1-110630-90E8
    IFID links: IFDB.
  • IntroComp 2011: 2nd place of 13 entries.
  • Download IntroComp2011.zip. All the IntroComp 2011 entries.

Release 1 (Full version)

Date: 30 June 2012

• Speculative Fiction (Diane Christoforo and Thomas Mack; 30-Jun-2012; Z-code 8).
  • Release 1 / Serial number 120630 / Inform v6.31 Library 6/11
  • IFID: ZCODE-1-120630-8456
    IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover.
  • Download sfiction.z8 from the IF Archive

Links

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General info

• Speculative Fiction - at IFDB. Full version.
• Full version announcement on the Intfiction forum.
• Speculative Fiction - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German). IntroComp version.

Spoilers

• Map in PDF format for full version.
• ClubFloyd transcript (of three IntroComp 2011 games). Search for "load sfiction" for the start of this game's transcript of the IntroComp version of the game.
• ClubFloyd transcript (full version).

Note: To refer to this game from another page, you can type {{game citation|Speculative Fiction}}. This will display as Speculative Fiction (Diane Christoforo and Thomas Mack; 2011; Inform 6; Z-code).

Date: 1 July 2011

Date: 30 June 2012