The Cabal
| The Cabal | |
|---|---|
| Game | |
| Main links | |
| Published | 14 April 2004 |
| Credits | |
| Author | Stephen Bond |
| Reception | |
| Events | |
| IFDB rating | 3.5 out of 5 (28 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genre |  Comedy |
| Location |  Crazy quilt |
| Language | English |
| IFDB play time | 1 hour 40 minutes |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | Inform 6 |
| Format | Z-code 5 |
| License | Freeware |
| IFID | ZCODE-3-041127-3315 |
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How it begins
WARNING 1: The game contains fictionalised versions of real people. The NPCs are unlike their real-life counterparts.
WARNING 2: The game contains explicit spoilers for Infidel by Infocom. Elements of Zork and Infidel are used with permission.
You are a male freelance programmer and enthusiastic IF player, playing Infidel on your PalmPilot in a McDonalds restaurant in Miami Beach, Florida. A vagrant seems inordinately interested in your PalmPilot. You just want to lie low from the government (you've been investigating UFOs) and solve the puzzle in the Slab Room that's been stumping you for the last sixteen years.
Versions
Release
Date: 14 April 2004
- The Cabal (Stephen Bond; 14-Apr-2004; Z-code 5).
- XYZZY Awards 2004: Finalist for Best Story.
Release 3
Date: 5 December 2004
- The Cabal (Stephen Bond; 5-Dec-2004; Z-code 5).
- Release 3 / Serial number 041127 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10
- IFID: ZCODE-3-041127-3315
IFID links: IFDB - XYZZY Awards 2004: Finalist for Best Story.
- Download cabal.z5 from the IF Archive.
Links
N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
General info
- The Cabal (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
- The Cabal - at IFDB.
Reviews
- The Cabal - at IF Ratings.
Spoilers
Date: 14 April 2004
Date: 5 December 2004