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A new listing for Not Just Once, by TaciturnFriend May 20, 2024
You're nearly home when you hear a phone ringing. Will you answer it? Written for the Shuffle Comp 2023 but missed the deadline. The bulk of the piece is one stretch-text passage, so no saves or functional...
JJ McC reviews The Portrait: "Pictures of Lily" May 20, 2024
"Adapted from a SpringThing24 Review Played: 4/16/24 Playtime: 1hr, 60/80 pts, art lover This work is a teaser for an anticipated (by me)..." - See full review
Mike Russo reviews Bydlo; or the Ox-Cart: "The rest is silence" May 20, 2024
"I’m a reasonably confident critic of several things: writing, first of all, but also characterization, plot, and puzzle design (whether..." - See full review
Mike Russo reviews Luna Gardens: "The tao that can be spoken is still hard to get the parser to understand" May 20, 2024
"(This is a review of the Spring Thing version of the game; I understand it's since been updated to address some of the implementation..." - See full review
Mike Russo reviews Nonverbal Communication: "Noun the verb" May 20, 2024
"My wife recently decided she wanted to get into gardening, and as a result we’ve started to slowly make some improvements to our back..." - See full review
JJ McC reviews Bydlo; or the Ox-Cart: "Metaphor Maze!" May 20, 2024
"Adapted from a SpringThing24 Review Played: 4/16/24 Playtime: 15min A second ST24 Bitly entry! I’ve only recently encountered my first!..." - See full review

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