Polls with votes for Zork I

The meaning of "deliberately" can be a bit broad, but I'm wondering about cases where an action clearly marked risky or fatal helps you...

Games With Unfair Beginnings - 23 votes for 16 games; created October 7, 2021
A poll by Canalboy

By this I mean games that can be made unwinnable near the start or have hellish opening puzzles.

Kid-Appropriate Games - 22 votes for 13 games; created June 9, 2019
A poll by Princessthe1st

I'm looking for games for middle-schoolers, that are hard and fun but still appropriate.

The great puzzlefests - 121 votes for 50 games; created August 9, 2018
A poll by Victor Gijsbers

Playing Curses!, I started wondering which games belong to the canon of great puzzlefests. With this term I mean puzzle based games that...

Canonicity and IF - 223 votes for 52 games; created July 27, 2017
A poll by juliaofbath

I'm interested in determining whether or not a clear canon has emerged within the world of IF/hypertext. Of course, there is a clear...

First IF that you have ever played - 68 votes for 37 games; created August 23, 2014
A poll by BlitzWithGuns

What is the first IF that you have ever played? The game that made you love the concept of IF?

Games for language learners - 23 votes for 21 games; created November 1, 2013
A poll by Emily Boegheim

What are some good games for people trying to learn another language? I imagine that short games with relatively simple prose and not too...

Bugs that you can take advantage of - 12 votes for 12 games; created April 8, 2013
A poll by Fredrik

Bugs are an annoyance, usually, but in some rare cases, bugs can actually make the life of an adventurer easier. Some bugs can help you...

Your very first game. - 81 votes for 45 games; created March 28, 2012
A poll by DustyCypress

Do you still remember when you played your very first IF? How did you get drawn (and perhaps addicted) to IF and have been playing still?...

Wandering NPCs - 58 votes for 37 games; created January 7, 2011
A poll by Fredrik

I have always been fascinated with games that have several wandering and independent NPCs, especially when you have the ability to try to...

Games That Changed Your Mind - 16 votes for 15 games; created December 1, 2010
A poll by Ghalev

Before you played X, you never thought you'd like horror games. Before you played Y, you never thought you could take a game with a...

Best classic zork adventure - 17 votes for 7 games; created November 26, 2010
A poll by Aintelligence

What is the best classic zork adventure which includes all zork including classics and subdivisions.

Spanish games - 24 votes for 20 games; created November 2, 2010
A poll by Fredrik

I really need to improve my rotten Spanish, and I can think of no better way to do it than by playing IF. But there are tons of games out...

Games that inspired you to MAKE a game. - 54 votes for 35 games; created July 27, 2010
A poll by MyTheory

Whether it was the witty dialogue, the charming atmosphere, or the cleverness of the puzzle - you played "this" game and it inspired you...

New Game Challenges - 9 votes for 9 games; created July 22, 2010
A poll by tggdan3

User-made challenges for existing IF games meant to make the game harder/more fun

Birds in IF - 86 votes for 53 games; created November 8, 2009
A poll by Wendymoon

What games can you think of with birds in them? What's the bird? Is it important to the game?

Great quotes - 17 votes for 11 games; created November 5, 2009
A poll by aaronius

Post your favorite sentences/excerpts from games in the comment field. Especially lovely if they are from deeper in the game than the...

Games with high replay value - 41 votes for 27 games; created October 2, 2009
A poll by Wendymoon

What games do you find yourself returning to again and again? Maybe to get every last lousy point, to do some amusing things, to try for...

Everybody always dissing mazes in IF. What are the games that prove them wrong?

Multi-Part Games - 54 votes for 38 games; created June 10, 2009
A poll by Bloodsong

I was wondering just how many games out there, either completely text based, or text-adventure hybrids, are out there that involve a...

Must-play games - 314 votes for 59 games; created March 26, 2009
A poll by Jeff Sonas

I am looking for the games that, in your opinion, you simply must have played in order to really call yourself an IF aficionado. Or if...

Influential Games - 496 votes for 64 games; created February 1, 2009
A poll by Rose

As a historical exercise, I've begun compiling a list of IF games that have either done something ground breaking with the medium or...

Great treasure hunt games - 37 votes for 22 games; created January 1, 2009
A poll by Molly

Good treasure hunting games in the vein of Zork and Adventure, although they may not necessarily be set in caves.

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