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Mystery

Comedy

One-room

IF Comp 2010
5th of 26

XYZZY Awards 2010
Best Individual PC

Death Off the Cuff

Author(s)	Simon Christiansen
Publisher(s)	n/a
Release date(s)	01-Oct-2010
Authoring system	Inform 7
Platform(s)	Z-code
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

They all stare at you expectantly, like children waiting to be told a bedtime story. And who can blame them? You are, after all, Antoine Saint Germain, the great French detective. No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions.

There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.

Versions

Release 1

Death Off the Cuff (Simon Christiansen; 01-Oct-2010; Z-code).
- Beta-testers: Katzy, Brooks Reeves and John Murphy.
- Release 1 / Serial number 100926 / Inform 7 build 6E72 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N)
- IFID: 01CF0FCD-CEF1-4EE3-B4C4-F4C2556115C3
  IFID links: IFDB
- IF Comp 2010: 5th place of 26 entries.
- Download Death%20Off%20the%20Cuff.zblorb from the IF Archive. The story file.

Release 3

Death Off the Cuff (Simon Christiansen; 29-Nov-2010; Z-code).
- Beta-testers: Katzy, Brooks Reeves, John Murphy, Colin Sandel, Amanda Allen, Tristano, Arthur O'Dwyer, David J. Hastings and Sam Kabo Ashwell.
- Release 2 / Serial number 120823 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
- IFID: 01CF0FCD-CEF1-4EE3-B4C4-F4C2556115C3
  IFID links: IFDB
- Download DeathOffTheCuff.zblorb from the IF Archive. The story file.
- Play it online.

Links

General info

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Death Off the Cuff - at IFDB
Death Off the Cuff - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).

Reviews

Review by Lynnea Dally.
Review by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
Review by Martin Barth (in German).
Review by Brad Buchanan.
Review by Byron Alexander Campbell.
Review by Riff Conner.
Review (in Italian) by Francesco Cordella.
Review by Danielle.
Review by Dark Star.
Review by Ben Dixon.
Review by Shane Fitzgerald-Gale.
Review by Victor Gijsbers.
Review by Hipolito.
Review by Christopher Huang.
Review by Kevin Jackson-Mead.
Review by Admiral Jota.
Review by Yoon Ha Lee.
Review by Jacqueline A. Lott.
Review by Michael Martin.
Review by Iain Merrick.
Review by Wendy Moon.
Review by Sarah Morayati.
Review by Carl Muckenhoupt.
Review by Steven Odhner.
Review by Peter Pears.
Review by Jenni Polodna.
Review by Rhian.
Review by Chris Odhner.
Review by Dan Shiovitz.
Review by Emily Short.
Review by Skeet.
Review by TaciturnScribe.
Review by Jake Wildstrom.

Spoilers

Download Walkthru.txt from the IF Archive. Walkthrough by the author.
ClubFloyd transcript.
Let's Play on the SA forums.

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 ==How It Begins==
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+They all stare at you expectantly, like children waiting to be told a bedtime story. And who can blame them? You are, after all, Antoine Saint Germain, the great French detective. No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions.
+There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
 ==Versions==
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 ** Release 1 / Serial number 100926 / Inform 7 build 6E72 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N)
 ** {{babel|ifid=01CF0FCD-CEF1-4EE3-B4C4-F4C2556115C3}}
-** [[IF Comp 2010]]: xth place of 26 entries.
+** [[IF Comp 2010]]: 5th place of 26 entries.
 ** {{ifarchive|games/competition2010/zcode/death/|Death%20Off%20the%20Cuff.zblorb}}. The [[story file]].
+===Release 3===
+* ''Death Off the Cuff'' ([[Simon Christiansen]]; 29-Nov-2010; [[Z-code]]).
+** Beta-testers: [[Katzy]], [[Brooks Reeves]], [[John Murphy]], [[Colin Sandel]], [[Amanda Allen]], [[Tristano]], [[Arthur O'Dwyer]], [[David J. Hastings]] and [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]].
+** Release 2 / Serial number 120823 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
+** {{babel|ifid=01CF0FCD-CEF1-4EE3-B4C4-F4C2556115C3}}
+** {{ifarchive|games/zcode/|DeathOffTheCuff.zblorb}}. The [[story file]].
+** [http://iplayif.com/?story=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ifarchive.org%2Fif-archive%2Fgames%2Fzcode%2FDeathOffTheCuff.zblorb Play it online].
 ==Links==
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 ===Reviews===
-'''SPOILER WARNING:''' the following links contain (potentially spoilery) reviews of this game from the current IF Comp. You might prefer to wait until you've played the game before reading them, if you intend to judge the competition and don't want to be influenced.
+* [http://lmdadventures.blogspot.com/2011/07/death-off-cuff.html Review] by [[Lynnea Dally]].
 * [http://maga-dogg.livejournal.com/419507.html Review] by [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]].
 * [http://ifwizz.de/death-off-the-cuff-%282010-en%29.html?ua=review_24#review_24 Review] by [[Martin Barth]] (in German).
+* [http://islemaster.wordpress.com/2010/11/13/ifcomp-2010-death-off-the-cuff/ Review] by [[Brad Buchanan]].
+* [http://ifdb.org/viewgame?id=hqjjswyesj1gjm7v&review=12189 Review] by [[Byron Alexander Campbell]].
 * [http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/1254153126/if-comp-2010-death-off-the-cuff Review] by [[Riff Conner]].
 * [http://www.avventuretestuali.com/2010/10/08/recensioni-if-comp-2010-death-off-the-cuff/ Review (in Italian)] by [[Francesco Cordella]].
+* [http://ifdb.org/viewgame?id=hqjjswyesj1gjm7v&review=11758 Review] by [[Danielle]].
+* [http://www.infodarkness.com/if/dotc.html Review] by [[Dark Star]].
 * [http://anothermrlizard.wordpress.com/2010/10/10/if-death-off-the-cuff/ Review] by [[Ben Dixon]].
 * [http://gruelove.wordpress.com/2010/10/16/if-comp-2010-death-off-the-cuff/ Review] by [[Shane Fitzgerald-Gale]].
 * [http://gamingphilosopher.blogspot.com/2010/10/if-comp-death-off-cuff.html Review] by [[Victor Gijsbers]].
 * [http://www.octopusoverlords.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1624631#p1624631 Review] by [[Hipolito]].
+* [http://www.ricordius.com/others/ifcomp10/deathcuff.htm Review] by [[Christopher Huang]].
+* [http://gameshelf.jmac.org/2010/10/ifcomp2010-seven-games-reviewe.html Review] by [[Kevin Jackson-Mead]].
+* [http://grunk.org/misc/comp10-comments.txt Review] by [[Admiral Jota]].
 * [http://yhlee.dreamwidth.org/1106357.html Review] by [[Yoon Ha Lee]].
 * [http://isquiesque.livejournal.com/491911.html Review] by [[Jacqueline A. Lott]].
+* [http://hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu/~mcmartin/if/reviews/review10.html#r4 Review] by [[Michael Martin]].
+* [http://huskyscotsman.livejournal.com/127713.html Review] by [[Iain Merrick]].
 * [http://shouldiplayit.blogspot.com/2010/10/if-comp-death-off-cuff.html Review] by [[Wendy Moon]].
 * [http://www.sarahmorayati.com/2010/10/death-off-the-cuff/ Review] by [[Sarah Morayati]].
+* [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/1047 Review] by [[Carl Muckenhoupt]].
 * [http://therestofyourmice.blogspot.com/2010/10/ifcomp-2010-review-death-off-cuff-by.html Review] by [[Steven Odhner]].
+* [http://ifdb.org/viewgame?id=hqjjswyesj1gjm7v&review=12026 Review] by [[Peter Pears]].
+* [http://pissylittlesausages.wordpress.com/2010/11/14/if-comp-10-simon-christensens-death-off-the-cuff/ Review] by [[Jenni Polodna]].
 * [http://twoswallows.com/2010/10/ifcomp-2010-death-off-the-cuff/ Review] by [[Rhian]].
-* [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=9497#p9497 Review] by [[scratchm]].
+* [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=9497#p9497 Review] by [[Chris Odhner]].
+* [http://inky.org/if/comp10.html#death Review] by [[Dan Shiovitz]].
 * [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2010/10/24/if-comp-2010-death-off-the-cuff/ Review] by [[Emily Short]].
+* [http://skeetlj.livejournal.com/64571.html Review] by [[Skeet]].
+* [http://ifdb.org/viewgame?id=hqjjswyesj1gjm7v&review=11786 Review] by [[TaciturnScribe]].
 * [http://bishopsreviews.livejournal.com/129081.html Review] by [[Jake Wildstrom]].
 ===Spoilers===
 * {{ifarchive|games/competition2010/zcode/death/|Walkthru.txt}}. Walkthrough by the author.
+* [[ClubFloyd]] [http://www.allthingsjacq.com/intfic_clubfloyd_20110101.html transcript].
+* [http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3496895 Let's Play on the SA forums].
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