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I am off on a vacation to Canada for two weeks.

I will only have ios devices during my trip (iPod Touch and iPad).

Can anyone recommend a couple of IF games for my trip?

Comparative beginner level please!

Something to cover the five hour or so flight, and something to keep me occupied when relaxing in a hotel room or going on a long five day or so road trip through the Cabot Trail.

I think it goes without saying, I won’t really have the materials to do lots of mapping!

Thank you in advance for your help.

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Hi, All,

I’d suggest The Dreamhold by Andrew Plotkin, which is long and lovely, and “The Warbler’s Nest” by Jason McIntosh, which is short and artfully creepy.

Have a great day!

Peace,
Brendan Desilets

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The following games are all Comp length (so, estimate two hours of playing time) and are all solid, well-written games with various niceties for smooth beginner-player gameplay:

Emily Short’s Bronze doesn’t require mapping because of its built-in “go to [name of location]” command.

Admiral Jota’s Lost Pig has few enough locations to not really require mapping.

Jeremy Freese’s Violet is single-location.

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Thank you for your help both of you!

By the way Mr Desilets, saw you on ‘Get Lamp’ earlier today, very interesting perspective on the implimentation of IF in education!

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The games that come installed with the Frotz app should give you plenty to chew on!

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Hi, Octofuzz,

I’m glad you enjoyed the If and Education material in Get Lamp. It was great fun working with Jason Scott, the film’s director.

Have a great day.

Peace,
Brendan Desilets
bdesilets.com/if