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Getting a Mate in “Choice of the Dragon”

One of the questions we’ve gotten most frequently about “Choice of the Dragon” is whether it’s possible to get a mate and, if so, how.  (Actually, we’ve both gotten that as a question and as a complaint asserting that it’s not possible but that it should be.) To answer the not very spoilery part of [...]

Gender in Choice of the Dragon

We discussed the treatment of gender extensively as we were planning our first game.  I self-identify as a feminist, and I’ve worked to promote equality for the LGBT community in my non-gaming professional life.  So I started off with a firm commitment to the idea that our games had to be good on gender issues. [...]

Choice of the Dragon iPhone App Available

Choice of the Dragon is now available as an iPhone app! Please download and review it. Coming soon: Facebook integration. Sign up for other mobile versions here.

Tensions and difficulties created by the vignette structure

While we believe that a vignette-based structure with relatively little branching lets us build strong text-based games, it produces some inherent tensions. On the one hand, we want choices to be meaningful, but on the other hand, we want to reuse later code.  The urge to reuse code can create pressure to have choices be [...]

Choice of the Dragon Android app available

Choice of the Dragon is now available as an Android app! Please download and review it. iPhone and other smartphone versions are coming soon. Sign up for other mobile versions here.

Announcing “Choice of the Dragon”

The first game from choiceofgames.com is now live!  In “Choice of the Dragon,” you play a powerful dragon that likes to kidnap princesses and sleep on a hoard of treasure.  Dominate the local kingdom, loot and pillage, and inspire terror in the hearts of your enemies! Like all games on choiceofgames.com, “Choice of the Dragon” [...]