================= Spring Thing 2017 ================= The Spring Thing 2017 stories are now available for download. There are twenty-three entries this year: In the Main Festival (eligible for prizes and ribbons): Back Then, by Janelynn Camingue (Twine) Bobby and Bonnie, by Xavid (Inform/Glulx) The Bony King of Nowhere, by Luke A. Jones (Quest) brevity quest, by chris longhurst (Twine) The First Quest, by Matthew Mayr (with some help from Mike Bryant) (Twine) A Fly On The Wall, by Peregrine Wade (Ink) Get Seen Tonight, by Hannah Powell-Smith (Texture) GNOEM, by Joyce Lin & Matthew Reed (Twine) Guttersnipe: Carnival of Regrets, by Bitter Karella (Quest) Happy Pony Valley Riding School, by Lynda Clark (Twine) If You're Here, by Serene Sherman (Twine) Ishmael, by Jordan Magnuson (Twine) Niney, by Daniel Spitz (Inform/Z) Refugee, by Mark C. Marino (Ink) Ted Strikes Back, by Anssi Raisanen (ALAN 3) In the Back Garden: Balefires Burning, by Cassandra Wolf (Twine) Buck the Past, by Andrew Schultz (Inform/Glulx) Enlightened Master, by Ben Kidwell and Maevele Straw (Inform/Z) A Fly On The Wall, or An Appositional Eye, by Nigel Jayne (Inform/Glulx) left/right, by chandler groover (Inform/Glulx) Not Quite a Sunset - a hypertext opera, by Kyle Rowan (Twine) The Weight of a Soul, by Chin Kee Yong (Inform/Glulx) The 2017 festival opens April 6, 2017 and closes May 5, 2017. You can find out everything you need to know at: http://www.springthing.net/2017/ You'll find the links to download the entries or play them online on that page. Some games may require an interpreter program to open. See the festival site at the link above for details on running a particular game. The deadline for submitting ribbon nominations is May 5, 2017. You can submit a nomination at http://www.springthing.net/2017/nominate.html Feel free to contact me if there are any problems. ________springthing_dot_net aaron_at To all the players, and all the entrants, have fun! Aaron UPDATES - Apr 20 - Buck the Past, updated game and PDF