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<table style="width:100%;margin-bottom:1em;clear:both"><tr><td>{{wilderness}} {{home}} {{ifcnth|2010|9th (tie) of 26}} </td></tr></table> | <table style="width:100%;margin-bottom:1em;clear:both"><tr><td>{{wilderness}} {{home}} {{horror}} {{ifcnth|2010|9th (tie) of 26}} {{xaw|2010|Best Story}} {{xaf2|2010|Best Game and Best Individual Puzzle}} </td></tr></table> | ||
{{game infobox|title=The Warbler's Nest|image=[[Image:Warbler's Nest small cover.jpg]]|author=[[Jason McIntosh]]|publisher=n/a|released=01-Oct-2010|authsystem=[[Inform 7]]|platform=[[Z-code]]|language=English|license=Freeware|color=none|graphics=none|sound=none|cruelty=TBD}} | {{game infobox|title=The Warbler's Nest|image=[[Image:Warbler's Nest small cover.jpg]]|author=[[Jason McIntosh]]|publisher=n/a|released=01-Oct-2010|authsystem=[[Inform 7]]|platform=[[Z-code]]|language=English|license=Freeware|color=none|graphics=none|sound=none|cruelty=TBD}} | ||
==How It Begins== | ==How It Begins== | ||
Surely the reed bank counts as a wild place. While it gives you so much, you've never tended it, not really, not like you do with your garden. And you've certainly seen birds there. It's something like the forest, then, but much safer to search without attracting attention. So here you are. | |||
==Versions== | ==Versions== | ||
===Release 14=== | ===Release 14 (IF Comp 2010 release)=== | ||
* ''The Warbler's Nest'' | * ''The Warbler's Nest'' ([[Jason McIntosh]]; 01-Oct-2010; [[Z-code]]). | ||
** Playtesters: [[Ruth Alfasso]], [[Jake Eakle]], [[Kevin Jackson-Mead]], [[Joe Johnston]], [[Mark Musante]], and [[Doug Orleans]]. | ** Playtesters: [[Ruth Alfasso]], [[Jake Eakle]], [[Kevin Jackson-Mead]], [[Joe Johnston]], [[Mark Musante]], and [[Doug Orleans]]. | ||
** Cover art: Based on a photograph of a reed bed by Jan-Eric Nyström, shared under a [[Creative Commons]] BY-SA 2.5 license. | ** Cover art: Based on a photograph of a reed bed by Jan-Eric Nyström, shared under a [[Creative Commons]] BY-SA 2.5 license. | ||
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** {{ifarchive|games/competition2010/zcode/warblers/|The%20Warbler%27s%20Nest.zblorb}}. The [[story file]]. | ** {{ifarchive|games/competition2010/zcode/warblers/|The%20Warbler%27s%20Nest.zblorb}}. The [[story file]]. | ||
===Release 18=== | ===Release 18 (post-competition release)=== | ||
* ''The Warbler's Nest'' | * ''The Warbler's Nest'' ([[Jason McIntosh]]; 01-Dec-2010; Z-code). | ||
** Playtesters: [[Ruth Alfasso]], [[Lise Brodzik]], [[Michael Hilborn]], [[Kevin Jackson-Mead]], [[Doug Orleans]], and [[Andrew Plotkin]]. | ** Playtesters: [[Ruth Alfasso]], [[Lise Brodzik]], [[Michael Hilborn]], [[M. Flourish Klink]], [[Kevin Jackson-Mead]], [[Doug Orleans]], and [[Andrew Plotkin]]. | ||
** Cover art: Based on a photograph of a reed bed by Jan-Eric Nyström, shared under a [[Creative Commons]] BY-SA 2.5 license. | ** Cover art: Based on a photograph of a reed bed by Jan-Eric Nyström, shared under a [[Creative Commons]] BY-SA 2.5 license. | ||
** Release 18 / Serial number 101129 / Inform 7 build 6F95 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N) | ** Release 18 / Serial number 101129 / Inform 7 build 6F95 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N) | ||
** {{babel|ifid=6B9D8019-65AD-4BAE-90E0-D83AB5E3E464}} | ** {{babel|ifid=6B9D8019-65AD-4BAE-90E0-D83AB5E3E464}} | ||
** {{ifarchive|games/zcode/|TheWarblersNest.zblorb}}. The | ** [[XYZZY Awards 2010]]. Winner of Best Story. Also finalist for Best Game and Best Individual Puzzle (deciding what to do with the baby). | ||
** {{ifarchive|games/zcode/|TheWarblersNest.zblorb}}. The story file. | |||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
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* {{ifdb game|The Warbler's Nest|he5spzmz6vr4dgej}}. | * {{ifdb game|The Warbler's Nest|he5spzmz6vr4dgej}}. | ||
* {{ifwizz|The Warbler's Nest|the-warblers-nest-(2010-en)}}. | * {{ifwizz|The Warbler's Nest|the-warblers-nest-(2010-en)}}. | ||
* [http://gameshelf.jmac.org/2010/12/the-warblers-nest-and-some-ifc.html The Warbler's Nest, and some IFComp thoughts] - comments by the author. | |||
===Reviews=== | ===Reviews=== | ||
* [http://lmdadventures.blogspot.com/2011/07/warblers-nest.html Review] by [[Lynnea Dally]]. | |||
* [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=1531 Forum thread] - Interactive Fiction Community Forum, October 11, 2010. | * [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=1531 Forum thread] - Interactive Fiction Community Forum, October 11, 2010. | ||
* [http://gamesjournal.wordpress.com/2010/11/07/if-comp-10-the-warblers-nest/ Review] by [[Philip Armstrong]]. | * [http://gamesjournal.wordpress.com/2010/11/07/if-comp-10-the-warblers-nest/ Review] by [[Philip Armstrong]]. | ||
* [http://maga-dogg.livejournal.com/423125.html Review] by [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]]. | * [http://maga-dogg.livejournal.com/423125.html Review] by [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]]. | ||
* [http://islemaster.wordpress.com/2010/10/16/ifcomp-2010-the-warblers-nest/ Review] by [[Brad Buchanan]]. | * [http://islemaster.wordpress.com/2010/10/16/ifcomp-2010-the-warblers-nest/ Review] by [[Brad Buchanan]]. | ||
* [http://www.infodarkness.com/if/warblersnest.html Review] by [[Dark Star]]. | |||
* [http://www.biggles2k.com/2011/01/if-review-the-warblers-nest-by-jason-mcintosh/ Review] by [[Michael D. Hilborn]]. | |||
* [http://www.ricordius.com/others/ifcomp10/warbler.htm Review] by [[Christopher Huang]]. | * [http://www.ricordius.com/others/ifcomp10/warbler.htm Review] by [[Christopher Huang]]. | ||
* [http://grunk.org/misc/comp10-comments.txt Review] by [[Admiral Jota]]. | * [http://grunk.org/misc/comp10-comments.txt Review] by [[Admiral Jota]]. | ||
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* [http://suppertimesonnets.blogspot.com/2010/10/warblers-nest.html Review] by [[Kate Sherrod]]. | * [http://suppertimesonnets.blogspot.com/2010/10/warblers-nest.html Review] by [[Kate Sherrod]]. | ||
* [http://inky.org/if/comp10.html#warblers Review] by [[Dan Shiovitz]]. | * [http://inky.org/if/comp10.html#warblers Review] by [[Dan Shiovitz]]. | ||
* [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2010/10/10/if-comp-2010-the-warblers-nest/ Review] by [[Emily Short]]. | * [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2010/10/10/if-comp-2010-the-warblers-nest/ Review] by [[Emily Short]] at her blog. | ||
* | * {{link|deadurl=http://playthisthing.com/warblers-nest|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120203102936/http://playthisthing.com/warblers-nest|Review}} by [[Emily Short]] for [[Play This Thing!]] | ||
* [http://skeetlj.livejournal.com/65388.html Review] by [[Skeet]]. | * [http://skeetlj.livejournal.com/65388.html Review] by [[Skeet]]. | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Works]] [[Category:Works in 2010]] [[Category:IF Comp works]] [[Category:Inform 7 works]] [[Category:XYZZY Award winning works]] [[Category:Z-code works]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:08, 19 November 2022
 Wilderness  Home  Horror |
| The Warbler's Nest | |
|---|---|
| |
| Author(s) | Jason McIntosh |
| 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
Surely the reed bank counts as a wild place. While it gives you so much, you've never tended it, not really, not like you do with your garden. And you've certainly seen birds there. It's something like the forest, then, but much safer to search without attracting attention. So here you are.
Versions
Release 14 (IF Comp 2010 release)
- The Warbler's Nest (Jason McIntosh; 01-Oct-2010; Z-code).
- Playtesters: Ruth Alfasso, Jake Eakle, Kevin Jackson-Mead, Joe Johnston, Mark Musante, and Doug Orleans.
- Cover art: Based on a photograph of a reed bed by Jan-Eric Nyström, shared under a Creative Commons BY-SA 2.5 license.
- Release 14 / Serial number 100930 / Inform 7 build 6E72 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N)
- IFID: 6B9D8019-65AD-4BAE-90E0-D83AB5E3E464
IFID links: IFDB - IF Comp 2010: Tied for 9th place of 26 entries.
- Download The%20Warbler%27s%20Nest.zblorb from the IF Archive. The story file.
Release 18 (post-competition release)
- The Warbler's Nest (Jason McIntosh; 01-Dec-2010; Z-code).
- Playtesters: Ruth Alfasso, Lise Brodzik, Michael Hilborn, M. Flourish Klink, Kevin Jackson-Mead, Doug Orleans, and Andrew Plotkin.
- Cover art: Based on a photograph of a reed bed by Jan-Eric Nyström, shared under a Creative Commons BY-SA 2.5 license.
- Release 18 / Serial number 101129 / Inform 7 build 6F95 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N)
- IFID: 6B9D8019-65AD-4BAE-90E0-D83AB5E3E464
IFID links: IFDB - XYZZY Awards 2010. Winner of Best Story. Also finalist for Best Game and Best Individual Puzzle (deciding what to do with the baby).
- Download TheWarblersNest.zblorb from the IF Archive. The story file.
Links
General info
- The Warbler's Nest homepage.
- Baf's Guide line wanted. (Please replace this line with a baf game template.).
- The Warbler's Nest - at IFDB.
- The Warbler's Nest - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).
- The Warbler's Nest, and some IFComp thoughts - comments by the author.
Reviews
- Review by Lynnea Dally.
- Forum thread - Interactive Fiction Community Forum, October 11, 2010.
- Review by Philip Armstrong.
- Review by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
- Review by Brad Buchanan.
- Review by Dark Star.
- Review by Michael D. Hilborn.
- Review by Christopher Huang.
- Review by Admiral Jota.
- Review (in Russian) by Valentine Kopteltsev.
- Review by Yoon Ha Lee.
- Review by Michael Martin.
- Review by Sarah Morayati.
- Review by Carl Muckenhoupt.
- Review by Ron Newcomb.
- Review by Steven Odhner.
- Review by Jenni Polodna.
- Review by Brooks Reeves.
- Review by Kate Sherrod.
- Review by Dan Shiovitz.
- Review by Emily Short at her blog.
- Review (archive) by Emily Short for Play This Thing!
- Review by Skeet.
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