Zarf

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Member since March 14, 2010
Last visited January 10, 2013
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I'm Andrew Plotkin. I write IF.

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Interactive Fiction by Zarf

Bigger Than You Think, by Andrew Plotkin (2012)
(11 ratings)
Bigger Than You Think is a choice-based interactive narrative. This game was written for the Yuletide 2012 fanfic exchange. The game was inspired -- perhaps loosely -- by Randall Munroe's comic...

A Change in the Weather, by Andrew Plotkin (1995)
(44 ratings)

"Walking away from a picnic, you are suddenly caught in a country storm. You must protect a bridge from being destroyed. An ultra-linear game." [--blurb from The Z-Files Catalogue]

Cold Iron, by Lyman Clive Charles (2011)
(18 ratings)

Your good axe has gone missing. Reverd Pearson would say you're a careless lunkhead who'd lose his ear if it wasn't nailed on. You figure he's right, a man of the cloth, but that doesn't mean...

Delightful Wallpaper, by Andrew Plotkin ('Edgar O. Weyrd') (2006)
(40 ratings)

Donkey Kong, by Andrew Plotkin (2001)
(6 ratings)

The Dreamhold, by Andrew Plotkin (2004)
(82 ratings)

Dual Transform, by Andrew Plotkin (2010)
(51 ratings)
This game takes place in a single room — but not always the same one. The room contains just one item, but again, there's more to it than that. Experiment and enjoy.

Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home, by Andrew Plotkin (2010)
(46 ratings)
A far-future story of discovery.

Hunter, in Darkness, by Andrew Plotkin (1999)
(78 ratings)

Inhumane, by Andrew Plotkin (1985)
(8 ratings)

A parody of Infocom's Infidel, written when the author was fifteen, then converted to Inform. To collect a treasure, you must show an ancient guardian how awful an adventurer you are. [--blurb from...

Lists and Lists, by Andrew Plotkin (1996)
(12 ratings)

A tutorial in which a genie teaches you the basics of a simplified version of LISP. [--blurb from The Z-Files Catalogue]

Logic Puzzle Sampler, by Andrew Plotkin (2003)
(1 rating)

A sample game which demonstrates evaluation of statements. You can enter a statement about the game world, like "The red pyramid is on the table", and the game will determine whether it's true or...

The Matter of the Monster, by Andrew Plotkin (2011)
(8 ratings)

You stagger up to its lair. Blue sand drags at your feet. Your Hands don't tremble — well, much — as you ready your new weapon. Your voice doesn't quaver (hardly at all) as you shout out the words...

Praser 5, by Andrew Plotkin (1989)
(5 ratings)

Sensory Jam, by Andrew Plotkin (2000)

Shade, by Andrew Plotkin (2000)
(214 ratings)
"A one-room game set in your apartment." [--blurb from Competition Aught-Zero]

So Far, by Andrew Plotkin (1996)
(54 ratings)

Sitting in a cramped theatre, irritated that your partner apparently hasn't turned up, you are strangely intrigued by a current of air. It will lead you to a place very different from your own...

The Space Under the Window, by Andrew Plotkin (1997)
(56 ratings)

A new, experimental game that has no puzzles but uses only words that change your focus on things, thereby adapting the story. [--blurb from The Z-Files Catalogue]

Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin (1998)
(157 ratings)

A vacation in our lovely country! See the ethnic charms of the countryside, the historic grandeur of the capital city. Taste our traditional cuisine; smell the flowers of the Old Tree. And all...

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People's Republic of Interactive Fiction joined April 10, 2010