The Duel in the Snow

The Duel in the Snow
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownload IFDB IF Archive
Published	1 October 2009
Credits
Author	Utkonos
Reception
Events	XYZZY Awards 2009 Finalist: Best Setting IFComp 2009 6th of 24
IFDB rating	3.5 out of 5 (20 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genre	Drama
Language	English
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 7
Format	Z-code 8
License	Freeware
IFID	9A722EE1-9BD6-436B-B076-397F30AD071F
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How it begins

Victor Pavlovich, you are completely naked in a vast field of barley! A windmill walks past.

You awake with a start in your parlour. On the table are a glass, an empty brandy bottle and a pince-nez. It's very early, and you're very thirsty.

Trivia and Comments

• The author entered Duel in the Snow: abridged version into TWIFcomp in 2010.

Versions

Release 1

Date: 1 October 2009

• The Duel in the Snow (Utkonos; 01-Oct-2009; Z-code 8).
  • Release 1 / Serial number 090930 / Inform 7 build 5Z71 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N)
  • IFID: 9A722EE1-9BD6-436B-B076-397F30AD071F
    IFID links: IFDB
  • IF Comp 2009: 6th place of 24 entries. Also was 2nd place for Miss Congeniality.
  • XYZZY Awards 2009: Finalist for Best Setting.
  • Download duel.z8 from the IF Archive

Links

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

General info

• The Duel in the Snow (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
• The Duel in the Snow - at IFDB.
• The Duel in the Snow - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).

Reviews

• Review by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
• Review by Renee Choba.
• Review by Conrad.
• Review by Dark Star.
• Review by Ben Dixon.
• Review by George Dorn.
• Review by Shane Fitzgerald-Gale.
• Review by David Fletcher.
• Review by Jeremy Freese.
• Review by FrozenIsles Productions.
• Review: 1 and 2 by Victor Gijsbers.
• Review by Hipolito.
• Review by N. B. Horvath.
• Review by Christopher Huang.
• Review by IcyChoc - at IFDB.
• Review by Imrihamun (Cobaltnine).
• Review (in Russian) and Baf's Guide review (dead link 🔍) by Valentine Kopteltsev (uux).
• Review by Amanda Lange.
• Review by Felix Larsson - at IFDB.
• Review by Yoon Ha Lee.
• Review by Juhana Leinonen.
• Review by Michael Martin.
• Review (in Spanish) by Mastodon - at the CAAD forum.
• Review by Rob Menke.
• Review by Marius Müller - in SPAG.
• Review by Wesley Osam.
• Review by Jenni Polodna.
• Review by Portmanteau - at IFDB.
• Review by George Shannon.
• Review by Dan Shiovitz.
• Review by Emily Short.
• Review by Mark J. Tilford (ralphmerridew).
• Review by Matt Weiner.
• Review by Jake Wildstrom.
• Review by Daniel Wilson.
• Review (in Russian) by yandexx.

Spoilers

• Download duelwalk.txt from the IF Archive. Walkthrough by the author.

Note: To refer to this game from another page, you can type {{game citation|The Duel in the Snow}}. This will display as The Duel in the Snow (Utkonos; 2009; Inform 7; Z-code).

Date: 1 October 2009