Ugly Oafs

Ugly Oafs
Game

Main links	Play onlineDownloadSource code IFDB IF Archive
Published	1 October 2014
Credits
Author	Andrew Schultz as "Perry Creel"
Reception
Events	IFComp 2014 18th of 42
IFDB rating	2.5 out of 5 (7 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genres	Surreal Wordplay
Language	English
Cruelty scale	Polite
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 7
Format	Glulx
License	Freeware
IFID	ADA47F3B-845D-4C8E-BD33-4E8264ED502C
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How it begins

The Ugly Oafs need you to save Green Terra. If you are very clever, you can acquire the Fry Gun for a more resounding victory.

Notable features

Wordplay. Unfortunately, explaining exactly what sort of wordplay is in this game is a spoiler.

Testers

Alice Grove
Buster Hudson
Neil Butters
Robert DeFord
Hanon Ondricek
thanks to Harry Giles and Kateri for in-forum help with bugs

Versions

Competition release

Date: 1 October 2014

Ugly Oafs (Andrew Schultz as "Perry Creel"; 01-Oct-2014; Glulx).
- Initial version: Release 1 / Serial number 140928 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
- Mid-comp version: Release 1 / Serial number 141026 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
- IFID: ADA47F3B-845D-4C8E-BD33-4E8264ED502C
  IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover.
- IF Comp 2014: 18th place of 42 entries.
- Download Ugly%20Oafs.gblorb from the IF Archive. Story file.

Post-competition release

Date: 1 October 2014

Ugly Oafs (Andrew Schultz as "Perry Creel"; 01-Oct-2014; Glulx).
- Release 1 / Serial number 150403 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.33 lib 6/12N)
- IFID: ADA47F3B-845D-4C8E-BD33-4E8264ED502C
  IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover.
- Download or view contents of ugly-oafs.zip, at the IF Archive. (Story file, hints, and source code.)

Links

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

General info

Ugly Oafs - at IFDB.
GitHub repository - source code.

Spoilers

For the competition version:
- Download invis-uo.htm from the IF Archive. Invisiclues. Gradual game hints.
- Download uo.pdf from the IF Archive. Walkthrough (PDF format). Full game solution.
- Download source.txt from the IF Archive. Source. The game's Inform 7 source code.

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Date: 1 October 2014