RANS: An Interworld Progress -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Author(s): Bob Reeves Genre: Fantasy Language: en First Publication Date: 2000 License: Freeware ABOUT THE STORY A burnt-out fantasy writer is transported into his own imaginary kingdom to learn a few lessons about himself and be confronted with a few questions. [--blurb from The Z-Files Catalogue] EXTERNAL LINKS rans.zip Also includes hints.z5 Requires a Z-Code interpreter[1] RANS_walkthrough.rtf Walkthrough EDITORIAL REVIEWS SPAG > The combination of good writing and good programming that IF requires > doesn't simply mean that authors need to both be able to put sentences > together and write and debug code; an author needs to be able to both tell a > good story and design the game so that the story comes across to the player > effectively. Rans, by Bob Reeves, illustrates how important both elements > are: it's an interesting story that, suitably designed, might have been > highly involving, but it's told in such a confusing way that the player has > a hard time getting as involved as he or she might. REFERENCES [1]