Sam Kabo Ashwell
SeattleTop 10 Reviewer
Member since October 21, 2007
Last visited May 24, 2013
Profile ID (TUID): 3edajdozpgy9u1a
I fail to write anything consequential, frequently; more often, I write about other people's writing, which is easier. Sometimes I betatest, which is similar but more polite.
I prefer prose strong as fuck, puzzles generous, settings rich and genres acutely self-aware. I am fine with gratuitous self-indulgence as long as I'm invited. I am comfortable about being an awful snob.
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Badland Machine, by Sam Kabo Ashwell (2003) (1 rating) |
| The Cavity of Time, by Sam Kabo Ashwell (2011) (6 ratings) An Undum-fueled CYOA through a surrealistic landscape of intertextuality and logorrhoea, starring Stiffy Makane in his usual pornographic, antiheroic groove. |
| The Corn Identity, by Carl Muckenhoupt, Serhei Makarov, Tama Wise, J. Robinson Wheeler, A O Muniz, Admiral Jota, Andrew Schepler, Jacqueline A. Lott, Sam Kabo Ashwell, Dan Shiovitz, John Cater, Duchess, and Mark Musante (2005) (1 rating) |
Dead By Morning, by Sam Kabo Ashwell (2003) (1 rating)
| Dithyrambic Bastards, by Sam Kabo Ashwell (2002) (3 ratings) |
| Djibouti Dirigible Discombobulation, by Sam Kabo Ashwell (2007) (4 ratings) |
| Dulle Griet and the Antenorian Icebox, by Sam Kabo Ashwell (2010) Storing a war-engine inside Hell was a new tactic; you'll be able to penetrate deeper than ever before and still have a chance of getting out again. The job isn't without its risks, but at least... |
| Final Assault of the Big Green Cliches, by Sam Kabo Ashwell (2001) (1 rating) |
| House of Dream of Moon, by Admiral Jota, Sam Kabo Ashwell, Tom Blawgus, Ricardo Dague, N. B. Horvath, Carl Muckenhoupt, Marius Müller, Jacqueline A. Lott, Mark Musante (2007) (1 rating) |
| Manna, by Sam Kabo Ashwell (2002) (1 rating) |
Moondarkling: Elfboon, by Sam Kabo Ashwell (2011) (3 ratings)
| Olivia's Orphanorium, by Sam Kabo Ashwell (2012) (8 ratings) Sparky young entrepreneur Olivia sets out to fulfil her dream of running an orphanage. The beatings will continue until morale improves. |
| A Spliff in Time, by Sam Kabo Ashwell (2002) (1 rating) |
| stupidgame, by Sam Kabo Ashwell (2001) (2 ratings) |
| Things, by Jacqueline A. Lott and Sam Kabo Ashwell (2004) (2 ratings) |
| Ugly Chapter, by Sam Kabo Ashwell (2003) (8 ratings) |
| Upwards, by Sam Kabo Ashwell (2005) |
| The War On New Year's, by Sam Kabo Ashwell (2007) (1 rating) |
| What Happens in Vagueness, by Sam Kabo Ashwell, Tom Blawgus, N.B. Horvath, Justin Larue, Jacqueline A. Lott, Michael Martin, Carl Muckenhoupt, Marius Müller, Mark Musante, and Brian Rapp (2008) (5 ratings) |
| Within a Wreath of Dewdrops, by Sam Kabo Ashwell and Jacqueline A. Lott (2005) (1 rating) |
| Yellow Dog Running, by Sam Kabo Ashwell (2002) (5 ratings) |
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Distinctive Puzzle Style - 9 items October 30, 2007
One of the most powerful techniques for rendering a game memorable is to build it around a unusual, interesting and consistent way of...
Polls by Sam Kabo Ashwell
For Your Consideration - XYZZY-eligible puzzles of 2013 - 1 vote; created October 30, 2007
For Your Consideration - XYZZY-eligible NPCs of 2013 - 3 votes for 2 games; created October 30, 2007
For Your Consideration: XYZZY-eligible PCs of 2013 - 4 votes for 4 games; created October 30, 2007
This Is Who We Are - 53 votes for 26 games; created October 30, 2007
Sublime Moments - 47 votes for 22 games; created October 30, 2007
This poll is a place to suggest individual puzzles from games released in 2013, which you think might be worth considering for Best...
For Your Consideration - XYZZY-eligible NPCs of 2013 - 3 votes for 2 games; created October 30, 2007
This poll is a place to suggest non-player characters from games released in 2013, who you think might be worth considering for Best...
For Your Consideration: XYZZY-eligible PCs of 2013 - 4 votes for 4 games; created October 30, 2007
This poll is a place to suggest player characters from games released in 2013, who you think might be worth considering for Best...
This Is Who We Are - 53 votes for 26 games; created October 30, 2007
A considerable number of games exist largely as the commentary of the IF community (or some subset of it) upon the medium and the...
Sublime Moments - 47 votes for 22 games; created October 30, 2007
I've been thinking about games that provide really brilliant moments. This is not about the overall quality of the game: there are plenty...
Reviews by Sam Kabo Ashwell
Castronegro Blues, by Marshal Tenner Winter May 21, 2013
"A missing-person case draws a detective into a cultic mystery. The genre is Chaosium's familiar twinning of 1920s noir-flavoured..." - See the full review
Witch's Girl, by Geoff Moore April 30, 2013
"Witch's Girl a browser CYOA framed as a children's story, and combines gently snarky humour, simple but charming illustration and a..." - See the full review
It's election time in Pakistan: Go rich boy, go!, by Jahanzaib Haque April 21, 2013
18 Cadence, by Aaron A. Reed April 7, 2013
"18 Cadence is a story about an American house built at the beginning and destroyed at the end of the twentieth century, and the families..." - See the full review
Almost Goodbye, by Aaron A Reed February 24, 2013
"Almost Goodbye is a series of drama set-pieces: two people, a setting, a last chance to make something meaningful of a flawed..." - See the full review
"A missing-person case draws a detective into a cultic mystery. The genre is Chaosium's familiar twinning of 1920s noir-flavoured..." - See the full reviewWitch's Girl, by Geoff Moore April 30, 2013
"Witch's Girl a browser CYOA framed as a children's story, and combines gently snarky humour, simple but charming illustration and a..." - See the full reviewIt's election time in Pakistan: Go rich boy, go!, by Jahanzaib Haque April 21, 2013
"A shortish CYOA piece that combines the Teenage Dirtbag tone (familiar from a million My Crappy Apartment games) with the game-as-zine..." - See the full review
18 Cadence, by Aaron A. Reed April 7, 2013
"18 Cadence is a story about an American house built at the beginning and destroyed at the end of the twentieth century, and the families..." - See the full reviewAlmost Goodbye, by Aaron A Reed February 24, 2013
"Almost Goodbye is a series of drama set-pieces: two people, a setting, a last chance to make something meaningful of a flawed..." - See the full reviewSee all reviews by this member
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Sam Kabo Ashwell's Wish List
Filbert and the Broccoli Escape, by FetWorks
Fate, by Victor Gijsbers
It Is Your Responsibility, by Tom McLean
Evolution: A Parallel Adventure, by Ali Sajid Imami
The Snowman, by Caio Miranda
Fate, by Victor Gijsbers
It Is Your Responsibility, by Tom McLean
Evolution: A Parallel Adventure, by Ali Sajid Imami
The Snowman, by Caio Miranda