Unwinnable: Difference between revisions

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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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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.

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 * [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.
+* [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.
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