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it is an extremely fun game!

especially for all the oldheads around here, if you ever played Zork or Hitchhiker's Guide or whatever, give it a shot. it's the same style, just as funny, with helpful features to make it far less frustrating than the old games could be, and it really takes advantage of not having to run on a TRS-80.



Here's her blog post about which interpreters to use to play the game. (Spoilers in the comments but not in the main post.) https://emshort.blog/2012/12/31/counterfeit-monkey/ Also there's a cheat/hint guide [PDF] https://emshort.blog/2013/01/24/making-of-counterfeit-monkey....

There's a spoiler-filled post about the design of the puzzles here. https://emshort.blog/2013/01/24/making-of-counterfeit-monkey...

It won Best Game, Best Setting, Best Puzzles, Best Individual Player Character, and Best Implementation in 2012! http://www.ifwiki.org/index.php/Counterfeit_Monkey There's a nod to this game in https://xkcd.com/1975/ Right-click the image, go to games -> advent.exe and start exploring :)




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