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This was fun! I knew nothing about Hittite religious rituals going in,  so it was cool to learn about--fascinating how they framed it as a court case! And I had fun replaying to try to get max approval (and also max disapproval haha). 

Glad I finally played this because it was amazing--excellent take on the Bluebeard story!

Lol, that was actually super funny and I loved it

So very relatable, especially right now. Good game!

As someone who always struggles to be on time, this is very relatable ;_;

I had a lot of fun playing this! The tension and suspense built nicely, and the I enjoyed the characterization of the three friends and choosing how I interacted with them. Good game!

Yay for no more haircuts!! I found this very relatable; I've had kind of the afab trans version of this experience, with people telling me my short hair made me look like a boy (as if that were a negative thing) and asking for a short haircut and then having the hairdresser cut it in such a way that it would "still look feminine". Now I cut my own hair!

Finally played this and I LOVED it--the descriptions of the cursed land, the unspooling revelations as the story went on, the use of color, the pacing controlled with the "click to proceed" links, the CHOICE and then the subversion thereof, the final revelation and the ending... ahhh it was all so well done, and I super look forward to playing anything else you make in the future!!

Thanks so much for playing and commenting--you've described exactly what I was going for with this one!

Oops, late response, but thank you for playing! Troy has an interesting history, going from one of the richest cities in the country to very neglected, but now on a bit of an upswing again. A fascinating book about issues connected to urban renewal, including public housing is The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein--I'm reading it now and it's been really eye-opening.

So lovely and melancholy... going to replay more slowly to savor it!

Oh yeah I see that for the "rules" section, but it doesn't cover the questions etc.

Could you add text versions of the rest of the info on the main page (in addition to the basic rules) for accessibility? Thank you!!

Thank you for playing, I'm glad you enjoyed it!!

A very belated thank you for playing and for your kind words--glad it resonated with you!!

Aww thank you!! <3

Thanks! Yeah, I would definitely do some things differently if I were making it today, but I didn't feel like fully updating it haha. 

Not sure what's up with the replay button disappearing, as it seemed to be working right for me, but I did just make a few tweaks to the way I handled that link, so maybe it'll work right now!

(Haha, checking out more of the other choices, I now see that maybe it's more impressive that I didn't get it on my first try 😂)

Yay, I got my watermelon juice on my second try!

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Thank you!

Enjoyed the return to this world and these characters; looking forward to the full game!

OOF this hit hard (in a good way). Relatable 🥲

Thank you! Haha, that is exactly what I imagined in that room too. 

Ahh thank you, glad you liked it and glad/sad you could relate. 🥲

Thank you!!

Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

Enjoyed this a lot! Love how you captured the characters, situation, and tension in so few words.

This is so cute!! And the pixel art is super impressive!

This was really great, made me feel things. <3

Enjoyed this! Just a heads up, I found one small error when you're talking to Sofia but the game says "NORA" instead:

>time

PAIGE: You must be at a loose end. Long summer. What you been up to?

NORA: Reading, writing in my diary. If I'm going to write my memoirs one day, I've got to start recording now.

I really enjoyed this! Sad and sweet.

I loved this--the writing is so gorgeous, and it captures the protagonist's feelings of helplessness so well... I was on the edge of my seat to see how it was going to end, having gotten so wrapped up in the story that I forgot what to expect!

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A tiny point-and-click! Very cool, and I did not see the twist coming... I like how we don't get a full explanation of what's going on, just enough to leave me wondering and making my own guesses. and I love the detail of the moon tattoos!

Yay, so glad you enjoyed it!! 🥹

Thanks so much! I knew one ending in particular was hard to get and had considered removing it, but I kept it in the end because it felt right for that path. 😄

Agreed! The poem at the end was such a lovely way to bring together the choices made.

I had a lot of fun with this--replayed a bunch to see the different possibilities!

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it!!