A brief, straightforward, charming game about a world in which proverbs have magical efficacy. Neither setting nor story is especially noteworthy, but the puzzles are entertaining and on a couple of occasions quite satisfying to solve. There are a handful of minor rough spots, but this is generally a friendly and solid piece of snack-sized IF.

Rating: ****

Reviewed by Emily Short (23 May 2003)

puddles.acd (102.00 KB)

Alan executable (version: 1.0, original competion entry, also need puddles.dat)

puddles.dat (73.50 KB)

Alan executable (version: 1.0, original competition entry, also need puddles.acd)

walkthrough.doc (6.55 KB)

solution