Changelog:

Changes made since most recent itch zip upload:
4/29/24 Loose Ends updated, two new endings
4/24/24 Nonverbal Communications update
4/23/24 Kuuolema v2.03: fixed a couple of typos and added a bit more explanation into the 'mission notes' for Chapter 3 (to hopefully make it a little easier). The game has also now been released on itch,io and this update ensures the Spring Thing version is up-to-date with that one.
4/17/24 Zomburbia updated to patch bug keeping players from winning.
4/14/24 Zomburbia update
4/13/24 Kuolema v2.02: At the end of the game, it gives the option to share key decisions and compare with other players. Although this info is entirely anonymous, a player was worried about the data that was being shared, so that's been made clearer along with the option to not share anything at all.

4/9/24 Luna Gardens updated
4/8/24 Escape From the Tomb of the Celestial Knights bugfix
4/8/24 The Truth about Pride bugfix
4/8/24 The Trials of Rosalinda hints added
4/8/24 Loose Ends bugfixed
4/7/24 A Dream of Silence voluntarily moved to Back Garden to reflect incomplete status.
4/7/24 Loose Ends bugfixed
4/5/24 Zomburbia updated
4/5/24 Nonverbal Communication bugfixes
Past changes:
4/3/24 Pass A Bill new index.html, trigger warnings updated
4/2/24 Kuolema new index.html with save features
4/2/24 Trials of Rosalinda new index.html with bug fixes.
4/1/24 Alltarach fix for image bug
4/1/24 The Portrait new zip file with bug fixes.

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Spring Thing 2024
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The Spring Thing 2024 stories are now available for download. There are thirty-three entries this year:

In the Main Festival (eligible for prizes and ribbons):

Alltarach, by Katie Canning and Josef Olsson (Twine)
The Case of the Solitary Resident, by thesleuthacademy (Twine)
Do Good Deeds..., by Sissy (Twine)
Doctor Jeangille's Letters, by manonamora (Twine)
Dragon of Steelthorne, by Vance Chance (ChoiceScript)
A Dream of Silence, by Abigail Corfman (Twine)
Loose Ends, by Daniel Stelzer and Anais Sommerfeld (Ink)
Octopus's Garden, by Michael D. Hilborn (Inform/Glulx)
Pass A Bill, by Leo Weinreb (Twine)
Potato Peace, by ronynn (Ink)
PROSPER.0, by groggydog (Twine)
Rescue at Quickenheath, by Mo Farr (Twine)
A Simple Happening, by Leon Lin (Inform/Glulx)
Social Democracy: An Alternate History, by Autumn Chen (DendryNexus)
Studio, by Charm Cochran (Inform/Glulx)
Thanks, but I don’t remember asking., by Mea Murukutla (Twine)
To Beseech Old Sins, by Nic June (Twine)
The Trials of Rosalinda, by Agnieszka Trzaska (Twine)
The Truth About PRIDE!, by Jemon Golfin (Bitsy)
Voyage of the Marigold, by Andrew Stephens (Ink)
You Can Only Turn Left, by Written by: Emiland Kray, Programmed by: Ember Chan, Music by: Mary Kray (Twine)
Zomburbia, by Charles Moore, Jr. (Dialog/Z)


In the Back Garden:

Bydlo; or the Ox-Cart, by P.B. Parjeter (Bitsy)
Deep Dark Wood, by Senica Thing (Twine)
Escape From the Tomb of the Celestial Knights, by Megona (Quest)
Ink and Intrigue, by Leia Talon (ChoiceScript)
The Kuolema, by Ben Jackson (Twine)
Luna Gardens, by Bruhstin (Inform/Glulx)
Nonverbal Communication, by Allyson Gray (Inform/Glulx)
One King to Loot them All, by Onno Brouwer (Twine)
The Portrait, by dott. Piergiorgio (TADS 3)
Provizora Parko, by Dawn Sueoka (Twine)
The Time Machine v2.0, by Bill Maya (Inform/Glulx)


The 2024 festival opens April 1, 2024 and closes May 11, 2024. You can find out everything you need to know at:
http://www.springthing.net/2024/

You'll find the links to download the entries or play them online on that page.

Some games may require an interpreter program to open. See the festival site at the link above for details on running a particular game.

The deadline for submitting ribbon nominations is May 11, 2024.

The details on how to submit nominations will be available soon. Check the Spring Thing home page for details.

Feel free to contact me if there are any problems.

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To all the players, and all the entrants, have fun! 

Brian