Strange Geometries: Difference between revisions

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Mystery

IF Comp 2006
14th of 43

XYZZY Awards 2006
Finalist - Best Setting and Best Individual Puzzle

(Note: the subtitle of the game is "Terror Within the Odd Angles of Reality".)

Strange Geometries

Author(s)	Phillip Chambers
Publisher(s)	n/a
Release date(s)	30-Sep-2006
Authoring system	Inform 7
Platform(s)	Z-code 8
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

You are a newspaper reporter working in Malnoxet, the city at the end of the world and the begiining of new lives. You are investigating a series of strange disappearances that appear to be impossible. Eye-witnesses have claimed to have seen a "seething mass" in the latest disapperance in the middle of a crowded marketplace.

You need to go to press for another edition tonight and the biggest story in history is happening just outside your door. You couldn't be happier...

Notable Features

Some standard commands are disabled for storyline reasons.

Versions

Competition version

Strange Geometries (Phillip Chambers; 30-Sep-2006; Z-code 8).
- Release 1 / Serial number 060929 / Inform 7 build 3Z95 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/11N)
- IFID wanted. (Please replace this line with a babel template.)
- IF Comp 2006: 14th place of 43 games.
- XYZZY Awards 2006: Finalist for Best Setting and Best Individual Puzzle (the final puzzle).
- Download geometries.z8 from the IF Archive.

Links

Strange Geometries (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
Strange Geometries - at IFDB.

Reviews

Strange Geometries - at IFReviews.org.
Review by Stephen Bond.
Review by Richard Bos.
Review by Matthew Carey.
Review by Celestianpower.
Review by J. D. Clemens.
Review by Riff Conner (Rifflesby).
Review by crowheart.
Review by David Fletcher.
Review by N. B. Horvath.
Review by Joshua Houk.
Review by Christopher Huang (Miseri).
Review by Admiral Jota.
Review by Valentine Kopteltsev.
Review by Jimmy Maher.
Review by Michael Martin.
Review by Rob Menke.
Review by James Mitchelhill.
Review by Justin Morgan.
Review by Rob Myall.
Review by Andrew Plotkin.
Review by quickfur.
Review by Reiko.
Review by Dan Shiovitz.
Review by Emily Short.
Review by Mark J. Tilford (ralphmerridew).
Review by Jerome C West.
Review by Anonymous (by request).

Spoilers

Walkthrough.

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 ==Notable Features==
-Some standard commands are disabled for storyline reasons.
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 ==Versions==
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 * ''Strange Geometries'' ([[Phillip Chambers]]; 30-Sep-2006; [[Z-code]] 8).
 ** Release 1 / Serial number 060929 / Inform 7 build 3Z95 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/11N)
+** {{babel wanted}}
 ** [[IF Comp 2006]]: 14th place of 43 games.
 ** [[XYZZY Awards 2006]]: Finalist for Best Setting and Best Individual Puzzle (the final puzzle).
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 ==Links==
 * {{baf game|Strange Geometries|2954}}.
+* {{ifdb game|Strange Geometries|8j5ppbu0pkapiaby}}.
+===Reviews===
+* {{IFRO game|Strange Geometries|3702}}.
+* [http://www.plover.net/~bonds/c2006therest.html Review] by [[Stephen Bond]].
+* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/67e4173ff6247644 Review] by [[Richard Bos]].
+* [http://openfonttag.blogspot.com/2006/11/interactive-fiction-competition-06.html Review] by [[Matthew Carey]].
+* [http://www.clematis.plus.com/Reviews.txt Review] by [[Celestianpower]].
+* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/2f00a604e782bf56 Review] by [[J. D. Clemens]].
+* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/0708dc744fd7b650 Review] by [[Riff Conner]] (Rifflesby).
+* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/23f48c2dca02ba1e Review] by [[crowheart]].
+* [http://www.bubblycloud.com/ifcomp2006/#sg Review] by [[David Fletcher]].
+* [http://nbhorvath.blogspot.com/2006/11/reviews-of-some-if-comp-games-2006.html Review] by [[N. B. Horvath]].
+* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/0d1c14a23211314b Review] by [[Joshua Houk]].
+* [http://www.ricordius.com/others/ifcomp06.htm Review] by [[Christopher Huang]] (Miseri).
+* [http://grunk.org/comments06.txt Review] by [[Admiral Jota]].
+* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/cefa9e0cde9cf798 Review] by [[Valentine Kopteltsev]].
+* [http://maher.filfre.net/if/comp06.html#geometries Review] by [[Jimmy Maher]].
+* [http://hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu/~mcmartin/if/reviews/review06.html Review] by [[Michael Martin]].
+* [http://the-wabe.com/if-comp-2006/#geometries Review] by [[Rob Menke]].
+* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/e4138def4560b166 Review] by [[James Mitchelhill]].
+* [http://www.corfizz.com/IFCompReviews.txt Review] by [[Justin Morgan]].
+* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/74448ad3abc56a57 Review] by [[Rob Myall]].
+* [http://eblong.com/zarf/gamerev/comp06.html#5 Review] by [[Andrew Plotkin]].
+* [http://www.intfiction.org/misc/qf_comp06.txt Review] by [[quickfur]].
+* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/0dbb5d929c879533 Review] by [[Reiko]].
+* [http://inky.org/if/comp06.html#geometries Review] by [[Dan Shiovitz]].
+* [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/c6.txt Review] by [[Emily Short]].
+* [http://ralphmerridew.livejournal.com/323.html Review] by [[Mark J. Tilford]] (ralphmerridew).
+* [http://www.intfiction.org/misc/jcw_comp06.txt Review] by [[Jerome C West]].
+* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/611139e0ab28ee3e Review] by Anonymous (by request).
 ===Spoilers===
 * [http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/competition2006/zcode/geometries/geometries.log Walkthrough].
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