Sting of the Wasp

by Jason Devlin

Slice of life
2004

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- Cheryl L (Australia), March 11, 2008

- tfbk, January 10, 2008

8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
Darkly entertaining, December 30, 2007

The puzzles in Sting of the Wasp vary in fairness, and none of the major characters are really sympathetic: this is dark comedy, with a scheming, cheating social climber as its protagonist. For general awfulness she falls somewhere between Varicella and the Bastard Operator from Hell.

The modern country-club setting is a refreshing change from the usual, the writing has some high points, and the game plays with a certain self-assurance.

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- Tom Hudson (Durham, North Carolina), December 10, 2007

3 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Plays nice, October 31, 2007
by Nusco (Bologna, Italy)
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Well-written social satire with Gourmet-style "lateral thinking" puzzles. The cheesy opening scene gives way to a very solid, enjoyable game. Intelligent writing, strong characters. The humour is a bit hit-and-miss.

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