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<table style="width:100%;margin-bottom:1em;clear:both"><tr><td>{{drama}} {{one-room}} {{ifcnth|2001|7th of 51}} {{xaf6|2001|Best Game, Best Individual NPC, Best Individual PC,<br>Best NPCs, Best Use of Medium, Best Writing}} </td></tr></table> | <table style="width:100%;margin-bottom:1em;clear:both"><tr><td>{{drama}} {{slice of life}} {{one-room}} {{ifcnth|2001|7th of 51}} {{xaf6|2001|Best Game, Best Individual NPC, Best Individual PC,<br>Best NPCs, Best Use of Medium, Best Writing}} </td></tr></table> | ||
{{game infobox|title=Best of Three|image=[[Image:Best of Three small cover.jpg]]|author=[[Emily Short]]|publisher=n/a|released=2001|authsystem=[[Inform 6]]|platform=[[Glulx]]|language=English|license=Freeware|color=none|graphics= | {{game infobox|title=Best of Three|image=[[Image:Best of Three small cover.jpg]]|author=[[Emily Short]]|publisher=n/a|released=2001|authsystem=[[Inform 6]]|platform=[[Glulx]]|language=English|license=Freeware|color=none|graphics=none|sound=none|cruelty=merciful}} | ||
==How It Begins== | ==How It Begins== | ||
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==Notable Features== | ==Notable Features== | ||
*The entire game is guided by a multiple choice dialogue system. Helen is free to ask Grant about whatever topics she chooses, with replies adjusting to what he says. | |||
==Trivia and Comments== | |||
*Grant returns in ''[[NewGrant]]'', a Speed-IF game heavily built on ''Best of Three'' but with a sillier tone. | |||
*The dialogue system is also used in ''[[Pytho's Mask]]''. | |||
==Versions== | ==Versions== | ||
===Release | ===Release 1=== | ||
* ''Best of Three'' ([[Emily Short]]; 2001; [[Glulx]]). | * ''Best of Three'' ([[Emily Short]]; 2001; [[Glulx]]). | ||
** {{babel | ** Release 1 / Serial number 010928 / Inform v6.21(G0.36) Library 6/10 | ||
** {{babel|ifid=GLULX-1-010928-9183E48A|cover=y}} | |||
** [[IF Comp 2001]]: 7th place of 51 entries. | ** [[IF Comp 2001]]: 7th place of 51 entries. | ||
** [[XYZZY Awards 2001]]: Finalist for Best Game, Best Individual NPC (Grant Stern), Best Individual PC (Helen Tsakis), Best NPCs, Best Use of Medium, and Best Writing. | ** [[XYZZY Awards 2001]]: Finalist for Best Game, Best Individual NPC (Grant Stern), Best Individual PC (Helen Tsakis), Best NPCs, Best Use of Medium, and Best Writing. | ||
** {{ | ** {{ifarchive|games/competition2001/glulx/Bestof3/|Bestof3.blb}} | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
===General info=== | ===General info=== | ||
* {{baf game|Best of Three|1652}}. | * {{baf game|Best of Three|1652}}. | ||
* {{ | * {{ifdb game|Best of Three|t1egxcvjz5pcm0xq}}. | ||
===Reviews=== | ===Reviews=== | ||
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* [http://members.cox.net/dns361/three.html Review] - by [[Duncan Stevens]]. | * [http://members.cox.net/dns361/three.html Review] - by [[Duncan Stevens]]. | ||
{{game stub| | {{game stub|full version info}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Works]] [[Category:Works in 2001]] [[Category:Glulx works]] [[Category:IF Comp works]] [[Category:Inform 6 works]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:30, 4 March 2024
 Drama  Slice of life  One-room  Finalist - Best Game, Best Individual NPC, Best Individual PC, Best NPCs, Best Use of Medium, Best Writing |
| Best of Three | |
|---|---|
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| Author(s) | Emily Short |
| Publisher(s) | n/a |
| Release date(s) | 2001 |
| Authoring system | Inform 6 |
| Platform(s) | Glulx |
| Language(s) | English |
| License(s) | Freeware |
| Multimedia | |
| Color effects | none |
| Graphics | none |
| Sound/Music | none |
| Ratings | |
| Cruelty scale | Merciful |
How It Begins
You stumble across an acquaintance of you next to the lighthouse. He is Grant Stern: grey eyes, distinctive hands, carrying a swordstick and his old-fashioned attitude. You are carrying nothing remarkable.
Notable Features
- The entire game is guided by a multiple choice dialogue system. Helen is free to ask Grant about whatever topics she chooses, with replies adjusting to what he says.
Trivia and Comments
- Grant returns in NewGrant, a Speed-IF game heavily built on Best of Three but with a sillier tone.
- The dialogue system is also used in Pytho's Mask.
Versions
Release 1
- Best of Three (Emily Short; 2001; Glulx).
- Release 1 / Serial number 010928 / Inform v6.21(G0.36) Library 6/10
- IFID: GLULX-1-010928-9183E48A
IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover - IF Comp 2001: 7th place of 51 entries.
- XYZZY Awards 2001: Finalist for Best Game, Best Individual NPC (Grant Stern), Best Individual PC (Helen Tsakis), Best NPCs, Best Use of Medium, and Best Writing.
- Download Bestof3.blb from the IF Archive
Links
General info
- Best of Three (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
- Best of Three - at IFDB.
Reviews
- Best of Three - at SPAG.
- Best of Three - at IF Ratings.
- Review - by Paul O'Brian.
- Review - by Dan Shiovitz.
- Review - by Duncan Stevens.
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