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SAN FRANCISCO, July 18, 2011: Have you ever wished to be the heroine of a romance novel? Think you could have run Anne Boleyn’s life better than she did? Want to walk a mile in Princess Kate’s gorgeous shoes? Now you can. Choice of Games, a quirky independent games company, has released their newest interactive novel, “Choice of Intrigues“—giving you the chance to star in your very own royal romance. “Choice of Intrigues” is a sequel to last year’s popular “Choice of Romance,” and is available as an In-App Purchase on iPhones, iPads, and Android devices. Choice of Games is

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Back in May we posted a link to IntroComp, an annual interactive-fiction competition in which entrants submit only the first part of their games. Players vote for the winning game. The introductions are now available and can be found here in a single zipped file: http://www.allthingsjacq.com/IntroComp11 There are 5 games in ChoiceScript this year; it’s easier to play them online than in the zip file, so I linked to their websites below. There are thirteen entries this year. They are as follows: Bender, by Katz Choice of the Petal Throne, by Danielle Goudeau Choice of Zombies, by Heather Albano Chunky

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SAN FRANCISCO, June 1, 2011: Choice of Games, a quirky independent games company, has released their newest interactive novel, “Choice of the Vampire,” for Amazon Kindle. At more than 160,000 words, “Choice of the Vampire” is one of the longest works ever written in the “choose your own adventure” style, allowing players to choose their gender, sexual orientation, ethnic background, and feeding habits. Play as a young vampire, from the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 through the end of the Civil War in 1866. You’ll meet (and possibly feed from) Andrew Jackson, Marie Laveau and Jefferson Davis along the

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We’re going to try something that (to the best of my knowledge) has never been done before: we’re going to try to play some interactive fiction in a combination online/offline event. Every Saturday at 11am Pacific, ClubFloyd meets online to play interactive fiction together in ifMUD. On Saturday, June 4th, the San Francisco Bay Area IF Group will meet in person (location TBD) in front of a big monitor and a streaming webcam; we’re going to try playing Choice of Broadsides on ClubFloyd, together with everyone playing online. Will it work? Will it be a catastrophe? Nobody knows. That’s why

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Writing a game in ChoiceScript is easy, but, like any work of fiction, finishing it can be hard. If you want to try your hand at writing just the first part of a game in ChoiceScript, consider submitting your game to IntroComp 2011, an annual interactive-fiction competition in which entrants submit only the first part of their games. Players vote for the winning game. The requirements of IntroComp are deceptively simple: All entrants must submit the beginning of a new, never before seen work of IF. This can be as short or as long as the author likes, so long

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What makes Choice of Broadsides fun is that it contains virtually every cliche in Georgian naval fiction…

By Allen Gies. Lead a platoon of elite Marine Raiders! Battle an intractable enemy during WW2! Choose your battle-plan, select your weapons and if need be fix your bayonets. You’ll wade ashore during a daring nighttime landing or plunge into frantic close-quarters fire-fights in this thrilling text-based game.

By Myth Thrazz. Use your incredible wits, fantastic skills and/or magnificent strength to choose your way out of a heavily guarded prison! Reveal the secrets of the dungeon, meet the mysterious co-prisoner and determine who’s responsible for your arrest. Grab your gear and prepare yourself for a hard fantasy quest.

By Christopher Salomon. In this retro-style multiple choice game, you take on the role(s!) of an adventurer in a fantasy world. Go from room to room in a dungeon like maze. Solve riddles and try to stay alive, reach the exit and pass the final exam of your apprenticeship. Can you become a “Master” of the three classes?