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Language: English (en)
First Publication Date: April 2, 2013 Current Version: 2 License: Freeware Development System: Inform 7 IFID: D7B5F1AA-BFD2-4F74-B9D6-51B667D5CC18 TUID: 6yacvo40x2x8h94p Sequel to Shuffling Around, by Andrew Schultz (as Ned Yompus) |
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2nd Place - Spring Thing 2013
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Emily Short's Interactive Storytelling
Spring Thing 2013: A Roiling Original
Like its predecessor, A Roiling Original is very thin story wrapped around puzzles dictated by the available concepts. The characters and environments are strongly surreal, with elements such as a wall made of paper, or a pit of seeds.
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paean to wanderings
This is a sequel to the anagram-based wordplay game from IF Comp 2012 Shuffling Around, and delivers a very similar experience. Once again, it offers a good deal of brain-puzzly fun, but for my tastes there's not enough narrative or IF-gameplay-like content to distinguish it from a series of pen-and-paper anagram puzzles.
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Great sequel to Shuffling Around, November 26, 2013The story is still quite thin, which may disappoint more character-driven players, but the mechanics and prose are fun and engaging.
My main complaint about the first game--the ambiguity between the extra hint & the regular hint, and the inability to swap them mid-game--is reconciled in this version. You have a device which can switch at will between cheat/no-cheat mode.
In general, I found this game harder and less forgiving than the first; I didn't ever have to view help files for the first game, but sometimes had to consult them to complete Roiling Original.
I'd highly recommend this game to fans of the original and of anagrams. Have fun!
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Recommended Lists
A Roiling Original appears in the following Recommended Lists:Recommended Linguistic Games by E.K.
Good games that use language puzzles, or language itself as the puzzle.
Word-play and word puzzles by streever
This is my list of fun games for word-play/puzzles. Some of them have substantial stories, and some do not.
Polls
The following polls include votes for A Roiling Original:For Your Consideration - XYZZY-eligible puzzles of 2013 by Sam Kabo Ashwell
This poll is a place to suggest individual puzzles from games released in 2013, which you think might be worth considering for Best Individual Puzzle in the XYZZY Awards. Leave a brief, unspoilery-as-possible title for the puzzle in the...
For Your Frickin' Amusement! by Marshal Tenner Winter
Looking for NON-INFOCOM titles that include a "for your amusement" or a "have you tried?" section. plz k thx
The most underrated game you've authored by Anya Johanna DeNiro
Interpret "under-rated" however that means to you. Perhaps it's one that's simply not played very much for whatever reason. Or it's a game you consider flawed but still worth playing, or an early effort that you are fond of.
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