games/springthing/2012/readme.txt

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Spring Thing 2012
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Release history of this document:

v1, 2012-04-06: 
  Initial release
v2, 2012-04-08: 
  Correction: there are four games, not three.
  Players, please do not forget to play The Egg and the Newbie,
  which I initially excluded due to my own error. --Greg Boettcher



The Spring Thing 2012 games are now available for download. There are 
four games this year: 

The Egg and the Newbie, by Robert DeFord (Glulx)
The Rocket Man from the Sea, by Janos Honkonen (Z-code)
Sleuth, by Scott Greig (Quest)
The White Bull, by Jim Aikin (TADS 3)

You can find out everything you need to know at: 
http://www.springthing.net/2012/

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

The deadline for voting is 11:59 PM EDT, Sunday, May 6, 2012.

The details on how to submit your vote are not available as of this 
writing, 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/2012/index.htm#vote

Feel free to contact me if there are any problems.

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greg_at

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 need four interpreters, one for each of the platforms used
(Glulx, Quest, TADS 3, and Z-Code). Here's where to get them:

Glulx, TADS 3, Z-code:
http://www.ifwiki.org/index.php/Interpreter#Interpreters_by_Platform

Quest:
http://www.textadventures.co.uk/quest/


VOTING PERIOD

The judging period will end at 11:59 PM EDT, Sunday, May 6, 2012. 



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/2012/index.htm#vote



VOTING RULES

Before voting, please consult the voting rules at:

http://www.springthing.net/2012/rules.htm#rulesforjudges