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1st of 24

XYZZY Awards 2009
Finalist - Best Puzzles, Best Individual Puzzle

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Participant

Rover's Day Out

Author(s)	Jack Welch and Ben Collins-Sussman
Publisher(s)	n/a
Release date(s)	01-Oct-2009
Authoring system	Inform 7
Platform(s)	Glulx
Language(s)	English
License(s)	Freeware
Multimedia
Color effects	yes
Graphics	none
Sound/Music	none
Ratings
Cruelty scale	Cruelty to be determined

How It Begins

You wake up when you alarm clock starts beeping, and get into your morning routine: feed Rover, eat breakfast, take a shower--until something unexpected happens. Meanwhile, commentary in blue shows that all is not what it seems.

Versions

Release 11 (Competition release)

Rover's Day Out (Jack Welch and Ben Collins-Sussman; 01-Oct-2009; Glulx).
- Release 11 / Serial number 090930 / Inform 7 build 5Z71 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N)
- IFID: 417B9626-8635-4451-90F5-D082E01547FA
  IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover
- IF Comp 2009: 1st place of 24 entries. Also awarded 1st place for Miss Congeniality.
- Download rover.gblorb from the IF Archive
- NOTE (from the IF Comp site): For those playing Rover's Day Out under Spatterlight, please don't. Please use Zoom instead, as Spatterlight appears to be mis-handling the game.

Release 12 (Post-comp release)

Rover's Day Out (Jack Welch and Ben Collins-Sussman; 16-Nov-2009; Glulx).
- Release 12 / Serial number 091116 / Inform 7 build 5Z71 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N)
- IFID: 417B9626-8635-4451-90F5-D082E01547FA
  IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover
- XYZZY Awards 2009: Finalist for Best Puzzles and Best Individual Puzzle (working out the controls).
- Download: version 12 from IFarchive.
- NOTE This is a bugfix release; Spatterlight and Gargoyle are now able to play release 12.

Additional Credits

Copy Editing: Rochelle Lodder
Graphics: Margaret Frey
Beta Testing: David Anderson, Beth Vanichtheeranont, John Lodder, Frances Collins-Sussman, Chris Exner, Kathyrnne Wolf, Peter Olson, Jeff Bailey, and Andrea Phillips.

Links

General info

Main Game Site with source code, bug tracker, etc.
Rover's Day Out (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
Rover's Day Out - at IFDB.
Rover's Day Out - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).
Post-comp thoughts on "Rover's Day Out" - RAIF, November 17, 2009.

Reviews

Review - at the A.V. Club. (Note: It's listed after the review for Broken Legs.)
Review by Philip Armstrong.
Review by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
Review by Renee Choba.
Review: 1 and 2 by Riff Conner.
Review and review of reviews by Conrad.
Review by DanTheArcher - at Jay is Games.
Review and SPAG review by Dark Star.
Review by Shane Fitzgerald-Gale.
Review by David Fletcher.
Review by Jeremy Freese.
Review by FrozenIsles Productions.
Review: 1 and 2 by Victor Gijsbers.
Review by Hipolito.
Review by Christopher Huang.
Review by Amanda Lange.
Review by Yoon Ha Lee.
Review by Michael Martin.
Review (in Spanish) by Mastodon - at the CAAD forum.
Review by memegarden.
Review by Rob Menke.
Review by Wesley Osam.
Review by Jenni Polodna.
Review by George Shannon.
Review by Dan Shiovitz.
Review by Emily Short.
Review by sneJ - at IFDB.
Review by Matt Weiner.
Review by Jake Wildstrom.
Review by Daniel Wilson.
Review (in Russian) by yandexx.

Spoilers

Download walkthrough.txt from the IF Archive. Walkthrough by the author.
ClubFloyd transcript.

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 ==Versions==
-===Release 11===
+===Release 11 (Competition release)===
 * ''Rover's Day Out'' ([[Jack Welch]] and [[Ben Collins-Sussman]]; 01-Oct-2009; [[Glulx]]).
 ** Release 11 / Serial number 090930 / Inform 7 build 5Z71 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N)
-** {{babel|ifid=417B9626-8635-4451-90F5-D082E01547FA}}
+** {{babel|ifid=417B9626-8635-4451-90F5-D082E01547FA|cover=yes}}
-** [[IF Comp 2009]]: xth place of 24 entries.
+** [[IF Comp 2009]]: 1st place of 24 entries. Also awarded 1st place for Miss Congeniality.
 ** {{ifarchive|games/competition2009/glulx/rover/|rover.gblorb}}
 ** '''NOTE''' (from [http://www.ifcomp.org/ the IF Comp site]): ''For those playing Rover's Day Out under Spatterlight, please don't. Please use Zoom instead, as Spatterlight appears to be mis-handling the game.''
+===Release 12 (Post-comp release)===
+* ''Rover's Day Out'' ([[Jack Welch]] and [[Ben Collins-Sussman]]; 16-Nov-2009; [[Glulx]]).
+** Release 12 / Serial number 091116 / Inform 7 build 5Z71 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N)
+** {{babel|ifid=417B9626-8635-4451-90F5-D082E01547FA|cover=yes}}
+** [[XYZZY Awards 2009]]: Finalist for Best Puzzles and Best Individual Puzzle (working out the controls).
+** Download: [http://ifarchive.jmac.org/if-archive/games/glulx/Rover.gblorb version 12] from IFarchive.
+** '''NOTE''' This is a bugfix release; Spatterlight and Gargoyle are now able to play release 12.
+== Additional Credits==
+* Copy Editing: [[Rochelle Lodder]]
+* Graphics: [[Margaret Frey]]
+* Beta Testing: [[David Anderson]], [[Beth Vanichtheeranont]], [[John Lodder]], [[Frances Collins-Sussman]], [[Chris Exner]], [[Kathyrnne Wolf]], [[Peter Olson]], [[Jeff Bailey]], and [[Andrea Phillips]].
 ==Links==
 ===General info===
+* [https://github.com/sussman/rovers-day-out Main Game Site] with source code, bug tracker, etc.
 * {{baf game|Rover's Day Out|3209}}.
 * {{ifdb game|Rover's Day Out|jf5zkjj3jqfllwcn}}.
+* {{ifwizz|Rover's Day Out|rovers-day-out-(2009-us)}}.
+* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/efc1f290ad48395c Post-comp thoughts on "Rover's Day Out"] - RAIF, November 17, 2009.
+===Reviews===
+* [http://www.avclub.com/articles/november-23-2009,35645/ Review] - at the [[A.V. Club]]. (Note: It's listed after the review for ''[[Broken Legs]]''.)
+* [http://gamesjournal.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/text-adventurin/ Review] by [[Philip Armstrong]].
+* [http://maga-dogg.livejournal.com/353227.html Review] by [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]].
+* [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4145#p4145 Review] by [[Renee Choba]].
+* [http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/205768431/if-comp-09-review-rovers-day-out Review: 1] and [http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/206478854/if-comp-09-addendum-rovers-day-out 2] by [[Riff Conner]].
+* [http://onewetsneaker.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/rovers-day-out-review/ Review] and [http://onewetsneaker.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/rovers-day-out-a-review-of-if-comp-reviews/ review of reviews] by [[Conrad]].
+* [http://jayisgames.com/archives/2009/12/rovers_day_out.php Review] by [[DanTheArcher]] - at [[Jay is Games]].
+* [http://www.infodarkness.com/if/rover.html Review] and [http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/backissues/spag56.html#rover SPAG review] by [[Dark Star]].
+* [http://gruelove.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/if-comp-2009-rovers-day-out/ Review] by [[Shane Fitzgerald-Gale]].
+* [http://www.bubblycloud.com/ifcomp2009/#rdo Review] by [[David Fletcher]].
+* [http://jeremyfreese.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/ifcomp-2009-rovers-day-out/ Review] by [[Jeremy Freese]].
+* [http://islemaster.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/ifcomp-2009/#RoversDay Review] by [[FrozenIsles Productions]].
+* [http://gamingphilosopher.blogspot.com/2009/10/if-competition-rovers-day-out.html Review: 1] and [http://gamingphilosopher.blogspot.com/2009/10/if-competition-rovers-day-out-second.html 2] by [[Victor Gijsbers]].
+* {{link|url=http://www.octopusoverlords.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1465856#p1465856|archive=|Review}} by [[Hipolito]].
+* [http://www.ricordius.com/others/ifcomp09/rover.htm Review] by [[Christopher Huang]].
+* [http://second-truth.blogspot.com/2009/10/if-comp-2009-rovers-day-out.html Review] by [[Amanda Lange]].
+* [http://yhlee.livejournal.com/1575439.html Review] by [[Yoon Ha Lee]].
+* [http://mcmartin.livejournal.com/123005.html Review] by [[Michael Martin]].
+* [http://foro.caad.es/viewtopic.php?p=40574#p40574 Review (in Spanish)] by [[Mastodon]] - at the [[CAAD]] forum.
+* [http://expr-i0.net/meme/?p=39 Review] by [[memegarden]].
+* [http://www.the-wabe.com/if-comp-2009/#rover Review] by [[Rob Menke]].
+* [http://www.superdoomedplanet.com/blog/?p=352 Review] by [[Wesley Osam]].
+* [http://pissylittlesausages.wordpress.com/2009/10/04/roversdayou/ Review] by [[Jenni Polodna]].
+* [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/if-comp-rovers-day-out/ Review] by [[George Shannon]].
+* [http://inky.org/if/comp09.html#rover Review] by [[Dan Shiovitz]].
+* [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/if-comp-2009-rovers-day-out/ Review] by [[Emily Short]].
+* [http://ifdb.org/viewgame?id=jf5zkjj3jqfllwcn&review=9219 Review] by [[sneJ]] - at [[IFDB]].
+* [http://saucersofmud.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/ifcomp-rovers-day-out-and-grounded-in-space/ Review] by [[Matt Weiner]].
+* [http://bishopsreviews.livejournal.com/106141.html Review] by [[Jake Wildstrom]].
+* [http://rxpi.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/ifcomp-2009/ Review] by [[Daniel Wilson]].
+* [http://forum.ifiction.ru/viewtopic.php?pid=16203#p16203 Review (in Russian)] by [[yandexx]].
 ===Spoilers===
 * {{ifarchive|games/competition2009/glulx/rover/|walkthrough.txt}}. Walkthrough by the author.
+* [[ClubFloyd]] [http://www.allthingsjacq.com/intfic_clubfloyd_20091201.html transcript].
-===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://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4145#p4145 Review] by [[Renee Choba]].
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