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Park

Adventure

IF Comp 2011
2nd of 38

XYZZY Awards 2011
Best Implementation

XYZZY Awards 2011
Finalist - Best Game, Best Setting, Best NPCs, Best Supplemental Materials

Six

Author(s)	Wade Clarke
Publisher(s)	Greengum Games
Release date(s)	01-Oct-2011
Authoring system	Inform 7
Platform(s)	Glulx
Language(s)	English
License(s)	Freeware
Multimedia
Color effects	optional
Graphics	optional
Sound/Music	yes
Ratings
Cruelty scale	Merciful

How It Begins

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Versions

Release 1 (Competition Version)

Six (Wade Clarke; 01-Oct-2011; Glulx).
- Title Pages and Manual Artwork: Katherine Primrose.
- Music and Audio: Wade Clarke.
- Playtesters: Andrew Schultz, Bryan Kelly, Patrick Floyd, Anssi Räisänen, Katherine Primrose, Andrew Nawroth.
- Manual: Wade Clarke
- Release 1 / Serial number 110930 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
- IFID: 1ECD7C77-ABA2-47EF-8771-CA23193113D3
  IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover
- IF Comp 2011: 2nd place of 38 entries.
- XYZZY Awards 2011: Winner, Best Implementation. Finalist for 4 awards: Best Game, Best Setting, Best NPCs, Best Supplemental Materials.
- Download six.gblorb from the IF Archive.

Release 2

Six (Wade Clarke; 02-Dec-2011; Glulx).
- Release 2 / Serial number 111203 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
- Extra credits for Release 2: Steve Amm (playtesting), Paul Lee and Emily Boegheim (transcripts), Thomas Reisinger (bug-spotting)
- IFID: 1ECD7C77-ABA2-47EF-8771-CA23193113D3
  IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover

Release 2 contains some important bugfixes and numerous polishes & improvements.

Release 3

Six (Wade Clarke; 25-Jan-2012; Glulx).
- Release 3 / Serial number 120125 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
- Credits as per Release 2
- IFID: 1ECD7C77-ABA2-47EF-8771-CA23193113D3
  IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover

Release 3 brings yet more refinements and bugfixes.

Release 4

Six (Wade Clarke; 5-Aug-2012; Glulx).
- Release 4 / Serial number 120805 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
- Credits as per Release 2
- IFID: 1ECD7C77-ABA2-47EF-8771-CA23193113D3
  IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover
- Download Six-r4.zip from the IF Archive - bundle including story file, map, manual, and release history.
- Download Six.gblorb from the IF Archive - standalone story file.
- Download six_source-r4.zip from the IF Archive - source code.

Release 4 includes one more bugfix and some microscopic typo fixes.

Release 5

Six (Wade Clarke; 23-Jul-2017; Glulx).
- Release 5 / Serial number 170723 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
- Credits as per Release 2
- IFID: 1ECD7C77-ABA2-47EF-8771-CA23193113D3
  IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover
- Download Six-r5.zip from the IF Archive - bundle including story file, map, manual, cover image, and release history.
- Download six_source.zip from the IF Archive - source code.

Release 5 has a revised configuration sequence (no longer 2011-centric), a revised PDF manual to match, and lower default volume settings.

Release 6

Six (Wade Clarke; 14-Sep-2020; Glulx).
- Release 6 / Serial number 200914 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
- Credits as per Release 2
- IFID: 1ECD7C77-ABA2-47EF-8771-CA23193113D3
  IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover
- Play online at author's site.
- Download Six.zip from the IF Archive (bundle containing story file, illustrated PDF manual, Demi's map, cover art, and release history).
- Download the latest release bundle from the author's site.

Release 6 has no change to game content, only further changes to advice. First version made available for online play at author's site.

Links

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 ==How It Begins==
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 ==Versions==
-===Release 1===
+===Release 1 (Competition Version) ===
 * ''Six'' ([[Wade Clarke]]; 01-Oct-2011; [[Glulx]]).
+** Title Pages and Manual Artwork: [[Katherine Primrose]].
+** Music and Audio: [[Wade Clarke]].
+** Playtesters: [[Andrew Schultz]], [[Bryan Kelly]], [[Patrick Floyd]], [[Anssi Räisänen]], [[Katherine Primrose]], [[Andrew Nawroth]].
+** Manual: [[Wade Clarke]]
 ** Release 1 / Serial number 110930 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
 ** {{babel|ifid=1ECD7C77-ABA2-47EF-8771-CA23193113D3|cover=yes}}
-** [[17th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition|IF Comp 2011]]: entry.
+** [[17th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition|IF Comp 2011]]: 2nd place of 38 entries.
-** {{ifarchive|games/competition2011/glulx/six/|six.gblorb}}.
+** [[XYZZY Awards 2011]]: Winner, Best Implementation. Finalist for 4 awards: Best Game, Best Setting, Best NPCs, Best Supplemental Materials.
+** {{ifarchive|games/competition2011/glulx/six/original/|six.gblorb}}.
+===Release 2 ===
+* ''Six'' ([[Wade Clarke]]; 02-Dec-2011; [[Glulx]]).
+** Release 2 / Serial number 111203 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
+** Extra credits for Release 2: [[Steve Amm]] (playtesting), [[Paul Lee]] and [[Emily Boegheim]] (transcripts), [[Thomas Reisinger]] (bug-spotting)
+** {{babel|ifid=1ECD7C77-ABA2-47EF-8771-CA23193113D3|cover=yes}}
+Release 2 contains some important bugfixes and numerous polishes & improvements.
+===Release 3 ===
+* ''Six'' ([[Wade Clarke]]; 25-Jan-2012; [[Glulx]]).
+** Release 3 / Serial number 120125 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
+** Credits as per Release 2
+** {{babel|ifid=1ECD7C77-ABA2-47EF-8771-CA23193113D3|cover=yes}}
+Release 3 brings yet more refinements and bugfixes.
+===Release 4 ===
+* ''Six'' ([[Wade Clarke]]; 5-Aug-2012; [[Glulx]]).
+** Release 4 / Serial number 120805 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
+** Credits as per Release 2
+** {{babel|ifid=1ECD7C77-ABA2-47EF-8771-CA23193113D3|cover=yes}}
+** {{ifarchive|games/glulx/old/|Six-r4.zip}} - bundle including story file, map, manual, and release history.
+** {{ifarchive|games/competition2011/glulx/six/|Six.gblorb}} - standalone story file.
+** {{ifarchive|games/source/inform/old/|six_source-r4.zip}} - source code.
+Release 4 includes one more bugfix and some microscopic typo fixes.
+===Release 5 ===
+* ''Six'' ([[Wade Clarke]]; 23-Jul-2017; [[Glulx]]).
+** Release 5 / Serial number 170723 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
+** Credits as per Release 2
+** {{babel|ifid=1ECD7C77-ABA2-47EF-8771-CA23193113D3|cover=yes}}
+** {{ifarchive|games/glulx/old/|Six-r5.zip}} - bundle including story file, map, manual, cover image, and release history.
+** {{ifarchive|games/source/inform/|six_source.zip}} - source code.
+Release 5 has a revised configuration sequence (no longer 2011-centric), a revised PDF manual to match, and lower default volume settings.
+===Release 6===
+* ''Six'' ([[Wade Clarke]]; 14-Sep-2020; [[Glulx]]).
+** Release 6 / Serial number 200914 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
+** Credits as per Release 2
+** {{babel|ifid=1ECD7C77-ABA2-47EF-8771-CA23193113D3|cover=yes}}
+** [https://wadeclarke.com/if/six/ Play online] at author's site.
+** {{ifarchive|games/glulx/|Six.zip}} (bundle containing story file, illustrated PDF manual, Demi's map, cover art, and release history).
+** Download the latest release bundle from [https://six.wadeclarke.com/resources/Six.zip the author's site].
+Release 6 has no change to game content, only further changes to advice. First version made available for online play at author's site.
 ==Links==
 ===General info===
-* {{TUID wanted}}
+* [http://six.wadeclarke.com/ Six homepage].
+* {{ifdb game|Six|kbd990q5fp7pythi}}.
+* {{ifwizz|Six|six-(2011-en)}}.
 ===Reviews===
+* [http://maga-dogg.livejournal.com/457275.html Review] by [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]].
+* [http://xyzzyawards.org/reviews/reviews2011.html#skasixnpcs XYZZY Review for "Best NPCs"] by [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]].
+* [http://ifwizz.de/six-(2011-en).html?ua=review_76#review_76 Review (in German)] by [[Martin Barth]].
+* [http://www.bubblycloud.com/ifcomp2011/#six Review] by [[David Fletcher]].
+* [http://www.octopusoverlords.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=79731#p1764059 Review] by [[Hipolito]].
+* [http://www.ricordius.com/others/ifcomp11/six.htm Review] by [[Christopher Huang]].
+* [http://xyzzyawards.org/reviews/reviews2011.html#sixmi XYZZY Review for "Best Setting"] by [[Marco Innocenti]].
+* [http://ghostsintowers.livejournal.com/1626.html Review] by [[J.]]
+* [http://ifdb.org/viewgame?id=kbd990q5fp7pythi&review=15688 Review] by [[Joey Jones]].
+* [http://xyzzyawards.org/reviews/reviews2011.html#sixjj XYZZY Review for "Best Implementation"] by [[Joey Jones]].
+* [http://second-truth.blogspot.com/2011/10/if-comp-2011-six.html Review] by [[Amanda Lange]].
+* [http://yhlee.dreamwidth.org/1243011.html Review] by [[Yoon Ha Lee]].
+* [http://xyzzyawards.org/reviews/reviews2011.html#jacqsix XYZZY Review for "Best Setting"] by [[Jacqueline A. Lott]].
+* [https://hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu/~mcmartin/if/reviews/review11.html#r16 Review] by [[Michael Martin]].
+* [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/2007 Review] by [[Carl Muckenhoupt]].
+* [http://www.ministryofpeace.com/if-review/reviews/20120330.html Review] by [[Paul O'Brian]] - at [[IF-Review]].
+* [http://xyzzyawards.org/reviews/reviews2011.html#aareedsix XYZZY Review for "Best NPCs"] by [[Aaron Reed]].
 * [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/if-comp-2011-six/ Review] by [[Emily Short]].
+* [http://saucersofmud.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/ifcomp-reviews-part-7/ Review] by [[Matt Weiner]].
+* [http://xyzzyawards.org/reviews/reviews2011.html#robsix XYZZY Review for "Best Supplemental Materials] by [[J. Robinson Wheeler]].
+* [http://www.wigdahl.net/quern/2011/11/02/ifcomp-2011-four-games-six-andromeda-awakening-tenth-plague-the-hours/ Review] by [[Matt Wigdahl]].
+* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9bRZiaU0cg Review (YouTube video)] by [[Wintericecrystal]].
+===Spoilers===
+* [[ClubFloyd]] [http://www.allthingsjacq.com/intfic_clubfloyd_20111201.html transcript].
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