Blue Chairs

Surreal Drama Crazy quilt IF Comp 2004 2nd of 36 XYZZY Awards 2004 Best Game, Best Writing, Best Story XYZZY Awards 2004 Finalists - Best NPCs, Best Individual Puzzle, Best Individual PC

Blue Chairs
Author(s)	Chris Klimas
Publisher(s)	n/a
Release date(s)	01-Oct-2004
Authoring system	Inform 6
Platform(s)	Z-code 5
Language(s)	English
License(s)	Freeware
Multimedia
Color effects	none
Graphics	none
Sound/Music	none
Ratings
Cruelty scale	Cruelty to be determined

Versions

Release 1 (Competition version)

• Blue Chairs (Chris Klimas; 01-Oct-2004; Z-code 5).
  • Beta-testing by Steve Bernard, Jonathan Blask, Erik Frederickson, Robb Sherwin, Mark Wickham, and Elkins.
  • Release 1 / Serial number 040930 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11
  • IFID: ZCODE-1-040930-2219
    IFID links: IFDB
  • IF Comp 2004: 2nd place of 36 entries. Also winner of Miss Congeniality.
  • XYZZY Awards 2004: Winner of Best Game, Best Writing, Best Story. Finalist for Best NPCs, Best Individual Puzzle (the toilet), Best Individual PC (Dante).
  • Download bluechairs.z5 from the IF Archive - The story file.

Release 2 (Post-comp version)

• Blue Chairs (Chris Klimas; 2004?; Z-code 5).
  • Release 2 / Serial number 041229 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11
  • IFID: ZCODE-2-041229-942D
    IFID links: IFDB
  • Download bluechairs.z5 from the IF Archive - The story file.

Russian translation

• Синие стулья (Chris Klimas, translator: Всеволод Зубарев; 1-Nov-2011; Z-code 8; Russian).
  • Download(recommend).
  • Play online.

Links

General info

• Blue Chairs (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
• Blue Chairs - at IFDB.

Reviews

• Blue Chairs - at SPAG.
• Blue Chairs - at IF Ratings.
• Review by Stephen Bond.
• Exploring the 'Best Games': Blue Chairs, by Chris Klimas - by Mathbrush.
• Review by Paul O'Brian.
• Review by Dan Shiovitz.

Spoilers

• Download walkthrough.txt from the IF Archive - Walkthrough by the author.
• Download notes.pdf from the IF Archive - Design document (in PDF format).
• ClubFloyd transcript.

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