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An acronym for the [http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/ Society for the Promotion of Adventure Games] (originally the Society for the <em>Preservation</em> of Adventure Games). Despite the name, it is actually a webzine which contains a variety of topics related to interactive fiction, primarily reviews but also author interviews and editorials. Up until issue #28 (June 20, 2002), it also had a scoreboard which ranked games based on user votes but this feature has been dropped.
'''[http://spagmag.org/ SPAG]''', the Society for the Promotion of Adventure Games magazine (originally the Society for the <em>Preservation</em> of Adventure Games) is a webzine, founded in 1994 by [[Gerry Kevin Wilson|Kevin Wilson]]. It is published several times a year, and contains articles discussing IF, interviews, and in-depth reviews under the SPAG Specifics brand. Until issue #61 SPAG published many reviews, but as there are now numerous websites for sharing reviews, regular reviews will no longer be accepted. Up until issue #28 (June 20, 2002), it also had a scoreboard which ranked games based on user votes but this feature has been dropped.
 
SPAG was founded by [[Gerry Kevin Wilson|Kevin Wilson]] in 1994, and has since been edited by [[Magnus Olsson]], [[Paul O'Brian]], and [[Jimmy Maher]]. Issue 59 was co-edited by Jimmy Maher and SPAG's newest editor, [[David Monath]]. SPAG is published approximately quarterly and is available either by email or from its website. The website itself was designed by [[Felix Plesoianu]]. The website maintainer is [[Joe DeRouen]].


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Revision as of 13:36, 2 January 2013

SPAG, the Society for the Promotion of Adventure Games magazine (originally the Society for the Preservation of Adventure Games) is a webzine, founded in 1994 by Kevin Wilson. It is published several times a year, and contains articles discussing IF, interviews, and in-depth reviews under the SPAG Specifics brand. Until issue #61 SPAG published many reviews, but as there are now numerous websites for sharing reviews, regular reviews will no longer be accepted. Up until issue #28 (June 20, 2002), it also had a scoreboard which ranked games based on user votes but this feature has been dropped.

SPAG Editors
Editor First issue Last issue
Kevin Wilson #1 (May 15, 1994) #11 (Sept. 16, 1997)
Magnus Olsson #11 (Sept. 16, 1997) #17 (May 10, 1999)
Paul O'Brian #18 (Sept. 15, 1999) #41 (July 15, 2005)
Jimmy Maher #42 (Oct. 2, 2005) #59 (Nov. 2010)
David Monath #59 (Nov. 2010) #60 (Apr 25, 2011)
Dannii Willis #61 (Jan 2, 2012)


SPAG Specifics

SPAG Specifics is an occasional feature that offers an in-depth critical analysis of a game, and unlike a normal review, a SPAG Specifics review deliberately contains spoilers. Here is a list of those works of IF that have been analyzed:

See also

  • SPAC (Sociedad para la Promoción de las Aventuras Conversacionales) is a similar Spanish publication.
  • The Parser is a similar German publication.
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