Starters
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How to Play Interactive Fiction (An entire strategy guide on a single postcard). Written by Andrew Plotkin. Design by Lea Albaugh. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. This postcard shows the typical pattern of commands used in parser-based IF.
General
- FAQ — The ifwiki Interactive Fiction FAQ.
- Overview of IF by David Fisher.
- Introduction to IF (PDF) by Emily Short.
Playing
See also: Recommended games.
- IF Promotional CD, July 2005 Edition
- IF Cheat Sheet by Andrew Plotkin.
- A Beginner's Guide to Playing IF by Fredrik Ramsberg.
Software Apps
- Mobile apps for downloading or playing IF - software to load and play works on mobile phones and tablets.
Authoring
- Interactive Fiction Community Forums, currently has 6 categories on Authoring.
- Writing IF by David Fisher.
- The PAW Reservoir by Nacho A. Llorente.