The Sound of One Hand Clapping
| The Sound of One Hand Clapping | |
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| Published | 1993 |
| Credits | |
| Author | Erica Sadun |
| Reception | |
| IFDB rating | 3.5 out of 5 (3 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genres |  Adventure  Fantasy |
| Language | English |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | AdvSys |
| License | Shareware |
| IFID | ADVSYS-1815DAA36E554F8DE47FAC4B7F625F1D |
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The Sound of One Hand Clapping - a Riddle in Subtlety.
How it begins
You are Ginseng, a young man carrying nothing. You are walking through a windswept field, full of life, towards the serene temple to the west. There, the aged priestess tells you that Black Dragon has returned to the World Beyond, its folk banished and replaced by dragons. The dragons hold the keys that will restore the hope which was lost. It is your task to deal slyly with the dragons and restore that hope.
If you agree to the task, the priestess transports you to the World Beyond. There, at the Moon Gate, you will find a silk headband and your old walking staff, and your hero's task will truly begin.
Versions
Date: 1993
- The Sound of One Hand Clapping (Erica Sadun; 1993; AdvSys).
- IFID: ADVSYS-1815DAA36E554F8DE47FAC4B7F625F1D
IFID links: IFDB - Download onehand.zip from the IF Archive - MS-DOS distribution.
- Download onehand.tar.Z from the IF Archive - Unix distribution.
- IFID: ADVSYS-1815DAA36E554F8DE47FAC4B7F625F1D
The distributions contain the following files:
- ADVINT.EXE - The AdvSys interpreter (DOS distribution only).
- ANNOUNCE - A gimmicky announcement text file meant to displayed on ANSI terminals that support cursor positioning via escape sequences.
- LICENCE.TXT - Non-transferable shareware license statement (requested fee is $10 USD), and author's address.
- MANUAL.PS - Game manual in PostScript format.
- ONEHAND.DAT - AdvSys data file for The Sound of One Hand Clapping.
- PIRATE.DAT - AdvSys data file for Pirating.
- README.1ST - Text file containing a request to purchase the game, the "packing list" of files included with the distributions, and the acknowledgements to the game's testers.
- SITES.FTP - Text file containing a then-current, now out-of-date, listing of sites where one can download the official AdvSys distribution.
- SOURCES.TAR.Z - AdvSys interpreter sources (Unix distribution only).
- SOURCES.ZIP - AdvSys interpreters sources (DOS distribution only).
- VERSION - Very short text file stating the release version (release 1a).
Links
N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
- The Sound of One Hand Clapping (archived) - at Baf's Guide
- The Sound of One Hand Clapping - at IFDB
Reviews
- Review - by Magnus Olsson for SPAG 5.
- The Sound of One Hand Clapping (potential archive link) - at IF Ratings
Spoilers
- Download onehand.html from the IF Archive - Hintfile by Quim Holland.
- Walkthrough - by David Welbourn.
Date: 1993