Cheiron

Medical Building IF Comp 2005 26th of 36 XYZZY Awards 2005 Finalist - Best Puzzles

Cheiron
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Author(s)	Elisabeth Polli and Sarah Clelland
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Release date(s)	2005
Authoring system	Inform 6
Platform(s)	Glulx
Language(s)	English
License(s)	Freeware
Multimedia
Color effects	none
Graphics	required
Sound/Music	optional
Ratings
Cruelty scale	Merciful

How it Begins

You are a student doctor on your first day at St. Jude's Hospital; you have been assigned four patients, and will have to diagnose their conditions by talking to and examining them. You are standing in the hospital's main reception, wearing a white coat (containing assorted medical equipment), and carrying a piece of paper and a stethoscope.

Notable Features

• The authors were medical students at the time of authorship, and the game was intended for people with a similar level of anatomical and diagnostic knowledge; in particular, anatomical terms are frequently used without clarification. Players without medical training should be prepared to do a lot of research.
• Requires the use of a great many non-standard commands.
• Sets an unlikely-to-be-equalled record for most body parts per NPC.

Versions

Competition Release

• Cheiron (Elisabeth Polli and Sarah Clelland; Oct 2005; Glulx).
  • Release 1 / Serial number 050929 / Inform v6.21(G0.36) Library 6/10 SD
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  • Files: cheiron.blb (2.32 MB; [1] download])

Links

General info

• Cheiron (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
• Cheiron - at IFDB.
• Cheiron - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).

Reviews

• Review by Stephen Bond.
• Cheiron - at IF Ratings.