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July 2026
(2026-07-19) The Fool and his Money returns

the fool and his money, cliff johnson, astana, quantum noesis, shockwave
(2026-07-13) Games which I have been seriously waiting for

reviews, the incident at galley house, type help, dimhaven: the lost source
(2026-07-12) On ZIL indentation

5 comments (latest 7 hours later)

if, interactive fiction, infocom, zil
(2026-07-04) The Red Pearls of Borneo: design ruminations

5 comments (latest 23 hours later)

reviews, ruminations, the red pearls of borneo, bushmonkey games
(2026-07-01) Visible Starcross is now available to all

if, interactive fiction, starcross, infocom, visible zorker, patreon, zarf
June 2026
(2026-06-22) I am a person who will look at the Steam Machine and cry

14 comments (latest 07-07)

consoles, steam, steam deck
(2026-06-21) Aeonic Nebular Character Generator

zarf, rpgs, game jam, aeonic nebular
(2026-06-09) Spring surprise games

3 comments (latest 14 hours later)

reviews, ruminations, the archives of trevosa, hypogea, the 7th guest
(2026-06-03) Effinger replies to me

3 comments (latest 2 days later)

infocom, zork, george alec effinger, byron preiss, books, trinity, aeon, rpgs
(2026-06-01) Visible Deadline is now available to all

1 comment (7 hours later)

if, interactive fiction, deadline, infocom, visible zorker, patreon, zarf
May 2026
(2026-05-31) Some games that happen to be all about music

1 comment (3 hours later)

reviews, phonopolis, wax heads, mixtape, call of the elder gods
(2026-05-22) A brief digression into Infocom tie-in novels

32 comments (latest 4 days later)

infocom, zork, byron preiss, george alec effinger, arthur byron cover, craig shaw garder, robin wayne bailey, books
(2026-05-19) Titanium Court

11 comments (latest 22 hours later)

reviews, titanium court
(2026-05-09) That firefighting game I played in Toronto

6 comments (latest 05-18)

toronto, museums, firefighting game, history, ontario place
(2026-05-07) Those ZIL grammar flags

6 comments (latest 4 days later)

if, interactive fiction, infocom, zil, parser
(2026-05-06) Spring games of the id

9 comments (latest 1 day later)

reviews, puzzle spy international, gecko gods, librarian, tidy up the arcane library, soul reaver, legacy of kain, defiance
(2026-05-01) Visible Zork 3 is now available to all

7 comments (latest 2 days later)

if, interactive fiction, zork, zork 3, infocom, visible zorker, patreon, zarf
April 2026
(2026-04-22) 2026 Hugo Award finalists

10 comments (latest 20 hours later)

hugos, worldcon, awards
(2026-04-18) A bunch of games with nothing in common

8 comments (latest 5 days later)

reviews, the seance of blake manor, intelligence, the artisan of glimmith, blippo+, kevin's playing in berlin, planet of lana, legacy of kain, ascendance, soul reaver
(2026-04-05) A Cornerstone interpreter and the mu machine

2 comments (latest 8 hours later)

infocom, cornerstone, mu-machine, linchpin, zilf
(2026-04-02) The Curse of the Forgotten Adverbs

10 comments (latest 13 hours later)

if, interactive fiction, infocom, zil, deadline, parser, adverbs