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dreamhold.z8
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Windows game package
Z-code game file together with the Windows Frotz interpreter
Windows Frotz Application (Compressed with ZIP. Free Unzip tools are available for most systems at www.info-zip.org.)
iPhone/iPad app
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Inform 6 source code
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The Dreamhold

by Andrew Plotkin profile

Fantasy
2004

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IF-Review
I Had a Dream Which Was Not All a Dream
"For people who like big-machine puzzles, it's got some big machines. For people who don't, well, it still has them. Similarly it caters to both people who like red herrings (a surprisingly large number) and people who like puzzles that require careful exploration and lateral thinking — but if you spend your careful-exploration energy on a red herring, sucks to be you." (Dan Shiovitz)
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IF-Review
Magic Memories
"Whether you prefer puzzle-solving, reading beautiful prose or searching for hidden meanings, I can recommend visiting the dreamhold. Explore the wizard's house, enjoy the scenery, play around with the machinery, marvel at the magic. You'll find it well worth the trip." (Magnus Olsson)
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SPAG
"This game is written with people new to the lore of interactive fiction in mind; in fact, there is a "Tutorial Voice" narrator that guides you through your endeavors, helping you with the basic concepts of IF. One thing that distinguishes this game is that all aspects of this game -- not just the ever-helpful Voice -- seem to be written to encourage and bring satisfaction to the player. Rather like a parent, this game guides and directs you. It is not that you are not allowed to fail, but when you make a mistake, you are gently admonished, then shown the right way around an obstacle. As I am fairly new to IF, I found this game both insightful and refreshing. Although I already knew how to travel and manipulate objects with commands, I was delighted to glimpse the sage and kind mind of an interactive-fiction master and the art to which I am an infant." (Paul Lee)
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Jay Is Games
"I enjoyed this game, although the size of the area can be daunting and, due to the fact that you have to try and create a create a map in your mind of all the room locations, navigating your way to certain areas can be tricky." (Wulfo)
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