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* [http:// | * [http://davidfisher.info/if/gems/index.html#2.9 Unwinnable States] in the ''IF Gems'' review quotes collection (also available from the [http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/programming/general-discussion/IFGems.zip IF Archive]). | ||
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Unwinnable Unwinnable], [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnwinnableByDesign Unwinnable By Design] and [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnwinnableByMistake Unwinnable By Mistake] at the TV Tropes Wiki. | |||
* [[Past_raif_topics%3A_IF_Theory%3A_part_1#Puzzles_.26_winnability|Discussions about winnability]] on the rec.arts.int-fiction newsgroup. | * [[Past_raif_topics%3A_IF_Theory%3A_part_1#Puzzles_.26_winnability|Discussions about winnability]] on the rec.arts.int-fiction newsgroup. | ||
* [http://blog.zarfhome.com/2021/02/unwinnability-and-wishbringer.html Unwinnability and Wishbringer] - article by [[Andrew Plotkin]], February 14, 2021. | |||
* [https://medium.com/@model_train/text-adventure-game-design-in-2020-608528ac8bda Text Adventure Game Design in 2020] - article by [[Chris Ainsley]], May 8, 2020. | |||
[[Category:Glossary]] | [[Category:Glossary]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:35, 17 February 2021
A game state in which a winning ending can no longer be achieved, usually because some required objects or rooms are no longer accessible. Distinct from a losing ending because the game play does not automatically cease at this point; the player may spend some time wandering around without realizing that the game has been rendered unwinnable. (See: winnable)
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Links
- Unwinnable States in the IF Gems review quotes collection (also available from the IF Archive).
- Unwinnable, Unwinnable By Design and Unwinnable By Mistake at the TV Tropes Wiki.
- Discussions about winnability on the rec.arts.int-fiction newsgroup.
- Unwinnability and Wishbringer - article by Andrew Plotkin, February 14, 2021.
- Text Adventure Game Design in 2020 - article by Chris Ainsley, May 8, 2020.