The Fox, The Dragon, and The Stale Loaf of Bread

Fantasy

Wilderness

IntroComp 2005
3rd place of 6

The Fox, The Dragon, and The Stale Loaf of Bread

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Author(s)	David Welbourn
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Release date(s)	24-Jul-2005
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

How It Begins

A lengthy, somewhat archaically scanning song in which a bard explains he was travelling through the wilderness and was very hungry. We then take control of the bard as he comes down out of a mountain trail into a forest outside of the town where he is presumably singing the prologue.

Notable Features

The narrator directly tempts the player into taking actions that will render the game unwinnable.

Versions

Release 1 (IntroComp release)

The Fox, The Dragon, and The Stale Loaf of Bread (David Welbourn; 24-Jul-2005; Z-code).
- Release 1 / Serial number 050723 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10
- IFID: ZCODE-1-050723-6F22
  IFID links: IFDB
- IntroComp 2005: 3rd place of 6 games.
- Download introcomp05.zip from the IF Archive - All the games from IntroComp 2005.
- Or download stale_v1.z5 from the author's website.

Release 2

The Fox, The Dragon, and The Stale Loaf of Bread (David Welbourn; 2006; Z-code).
- Release 2 / Serial number 060113 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10 SD
- IFID: ZCODE-2-060113-DED9
  IFID links: IFDB
- Note that this version is still incomplete and only fixes a few bugs from release 1.
- Download stale_v2.z5 from the author's website.

Links

General info

Homepage.
The Fox, The Dragon, and The Stale Loaf of Bread (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
The Fox, The Dragon, and The Stale Loaf of Bread - at IFDB.
The Fox, The Dragon, and The Stale Loaf of Bread - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).

Reviews

The Fox, The Dragon, and The Stale Loaf of Bread - at IF Ratings.
Reviews at IFRO.
Mini-Review by Dan Shiovitz.

Spoilers