Playing games There are hundreds of Inform games available (and hundreds more created using the other IF development systems). Naturally, some of the games are better than others; here is some guidance on finding the best stuff, and on how to play it.
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Playing games
Z-Machine games in the IF Archive
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The section of the Archive holding compiled games which you can run on any Z-Machine interpreter.
Glulx games in the IF Archive
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The section of the Archive holding compiled games which you can run on any Glulx interpreter.
Inform games in the IF Archive
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The section of the Archive holding Inform source games which you can compile for the Z-Machine or the Glulx virtual machine.
Baf's Guide Carl Muckenhoupt
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Damn near all of the Inform games in the IF Archive: reviewed, categorised, and indexed every which way.
Brass Lantern Stephen Granade
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Regular news about IF topics, and a wide range of authoritative articles categorised by Beginners, Players, Writers, Editorials and Community. Also game reviews (both text and graphic adventures).
SPAG Paul O'Brian
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The Society for the Promotion of Adventure Games issues a quarterly newsletter with editorial comment, features and game reviews. Includes a useful Readers' Scoreboard of game ratings.
"How to play" FAQ Steve Griffiths
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Good basic instructions on downloading interpreters for Inform and TADS, and on finding appropriate games to get started with.
Beginner's guide to playing IF Fredrik Ramsberg
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Step-by-step guidance on the nature of IF, on how to locate and play games, and on selecting an appropriate interpreter.
Last updated 6 December 2004.
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