The Warbler's Nest

Wilderness Home Horror IF Comp 2010 9th (tie) of 26 XYZZY Awards 2010 Best Story XYZZY Awards 2010 Finalist - Best Game and Best Individual Puzzle

The Warbler's Nest
Author(s)	Jason McIntosh
Publisher(s)	n/a
Release date(s)	01-Oct-2010
Authoring system	Inform 7
Platform(s)	Z-code
Language(s)	English
License(s)	Freeware
Multimedia
Color effects	none
Graphics	none
Sound/Music	none
Ratings
Cruelty scale	Cruelty to be determined

How It Begins

Surely the reed bank counts as a wild place. While it gives you so much, you've never tended it, not really, not like you do with your garden. And you've certainly seen birds there. It's something like the forest, then, but much safer to search without attracting attention. So here you are.

Versions

Release 14 (IF Comp 2010 release)

• The Warbler's Nest (Jason McIntosh; 01-Oct-2010; Z-code).
  • Playtesters: Ruth Alfasso, Jake Eakle, Kevin Jackson-Mead, Joe Johnston, Mark Musante, and Doug Orleans.
  • Cover art: Based on a photograph of a reed bed by Jan-Eric Nyström, shared under a Creative Commons BY-SA 2.5 license.
  • Release 14 / Serial number 100930 / Inform 7 build 6E72 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N)
  • IFID: 6B9D8019-65AD-4BAE-90E0-D83AB5E3E464
    IFID links: IFDB
  • IF Comp 2010: Tied for 9th place of 26 entries.
  • Download The%20Warbler%27s%20Nest.zblorb from the IF Archive. The story file.

Release 18 (post-competition release)

• The Warbler's Nest (Jason McIntosh; 01-Dec-2010; Z-code).
  • Playtesters: Ruth Alfasso, Lise Brodzik, Michael Hilborn, M. Flourish Klink, Kevin Jackson-Mead, Doug Orleans, and Andrew Plotkin.
  • Cover art: Based on a photograph of a reed bed by Jan-Eric Nyström, shared under a Creative Commons BY-SA 2.5 license.
  • Release 18 / Serial number 101129 / Inform 7 build 6F95 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N)
  • IFID: 6B9D8019-65AD-4BAE-90E0-D83AB5E3E464
    IFID links: IFDB
  • XYZZY Awards 2010. Winner of Best Story. Also finalist for Best Game and Best Individual Puzzle (deciding what to do with the baby).
  • Download TheWarblersNest.zblorb from the IF Archive. The story file.

Links

General info

• The Warbler's Nest homepage.
• Baf's Guide line wanted. (Please replace this line with a baf game template.).
• The Warbler's Nest - at IFDB.
• The Warbler's Nest - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).
• The Warbler's Nest, and some IFComp thoughts - comments by the author.

Reviews

• Review by Lynnea Dally.
• Forum thread - Interactive Fiction Community Forum, October 11, 2010.
• Review by Philip Armstrong.
• Review by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
• Review by Brad Buchanan.
• Review by Dark Star.
• Review by Michael D. Hilborn.
• Review by Christopher Huang.
• Review by Admiral Jota.
• Review (in Russian) by Valentine Kopteltsev.
• Review by Yoon Ha Lee.
• Review by Michael Martin.
• Review by Sarah Morayati.
• Review by Carl Muckenhoupt.
• Review by Ron Newcomb.
• Review by Steven Odhner.
• Review by Jenni Polodna.
• Review by Brooks Reeves.
• Review by Kate Sherrod.
• Review by Dan Shiovitz.
• Review by Emily Short at her blog.
• Review (archive) by Emily Short for Play This Thing!
• Review by Skeet.

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