games/springthing/2011/readme.txt

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Spring Thing 2011
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The Spring Thing 2011 games are now available for download. There are 
six games this year: 

Glulx Games:
Bonehead, by Sean M. Shore
Hallow Eve, by Michael Wayne Phipps Jr.
The Lost Islands of Alabaz, by Michael Gentry
Mentula Macanus: Apocolocyntosis, by One of the Bruces and Drunken Bastard
The Promise, by Sean Huxter
Wetlands, by Clara Raubertas

You can find out everything you need to know at: 
http://www.springthing.net/2011/

You'll find the links to download the games on that page.

The deadline for voting is 11:59 PM EDT, Sunday, May 15, 2011.

The details on how to submit your vote are not available as of this 
writing (April 4), but check the "Vote" section of the Spring Thing 
home page, which will provide details within a matter of days.
That page is at:

http://www.springthing.net/2011/index.htm#vote

Feel free to contact me if there are any problems.

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To all the players, have fun! To all the entrants, good luck!

Greg



HOW TO PLAY THESE GAMES

You'll need an interpreter to play most of these games. Actually, 
you'll just need one interpreter, since all the games take the Glulx
interpreter. To find out which Glulx interpreter is best for your 
system, consult the following web page:

http://www.ifwiki.org/index.php/Interpreter#Interpreters_by_Platform



VOTING PERIOD

The judging period will end at 11:59 PM EDT, Sunday, May 15, 2011. 



HOW TO VOTE ON THESE GAMES

Details on how to submit your vote have not been established as of
this moment, but will be within a few days. Check the following link
for details on how to submit your vote:

http://www.springthing.net/2011/index.htm#vote



VOTING RULES

Before voting, please consult the voting rules at:

http://www.springthing.net/2011/rules.htm#rulesforjudges