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Adventure Game Scene of the Day — Wednesday 11 December 2013
Fool’s Errand (1987) is a rather unique game and definitely worth playing if you like word games and puzzles. There was a sequel released last year called The Fool & His Money as well, though I haven’t played it yet.
I played the sequel last year, not this one. Mostly difficult word puzzles, too difficult for non-natives, but I enjoyed the rest.
See you around, wolf. Nerissa
I played the original on a Mac simulator. I don’t think I’d call it an adventure game, simply because the narrative is so fractured and odd. I did enjoy it, but the sequel was priced exorbitantly last time I checked ($50 or so) so I’m waiting for a sale or something.
Also I could never understand how you’re supposed the puzzles where you need to figure out a button combination to create the right picture.
the sequel was priced exorbitantly last time I checked ($50 or so) so I’m waiting for a sale or something.
I bought it for $39.95, but I did think twice about it.
See you around, wolf. Nerissa
I played both The Fool’s Errand and The Fool and His Money and loved them both despite the fact that I am balder from all the hair pulling. Cliff Johnson is a devilishly clever puzzle maker and a master of the metapuzzle with all puzzles leading to the final big one, which is a doozy.
Another terrific game of Cliff’s is 3 in Three, the quest of a feisty #3 who gets bumped off an accounting sheet and into the land of words. It’s a funny and beautifully designed game, but again, it’s a real brain boggler.
“Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.” -Bill Watterson
Yeah, I’ve played everything he published except for the latest one - At The Carnival is also not bad, though not as good as the other two. I do admit that for some puzzles in 3 in Three I just programmed a computer to solve it as I couldn’t see a way that wasn’t brute forcing a solution.
Another terrific game of Cliff’s is 3 in Three, the quest of a fiesty #3 who gets bumped off an accounting sheet and into the land of words. It’s a funny and beautifully designed game, but again, it’s a real brain boggler.
I really enjoyed both. Fool’s Errand is a really smart mix of story and puzzles that complement each other. 3 in Three is really funny and inventive, although I think one must be a programmer to fully appreciate it.
Haven’t played Fool and his Money. I read that Cliff Johnson trolled his fans for years by delaying its release date every month or so 
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I played this one over a decade ago. I don’t think I managed to finish it (some of those puzzles were really hard), but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
It’s more a collection of (mostly word) puzzles than an actual game, but don’t let that spoil the fun.
I haven’t bothered with the sequel because of the price, though. The price tag would make me feel like “The Fool and His Money” if I’d bought it… 
The truth can’t hurt you, it’s just like the dark: it scares you witless but in time you see things clear and stark. - Elvis Costello
Maybe this time I can be strong, but since I know who I am, I’m probably wrong. Maybe this time I can go far, but thinking about where I’ve been ain’t helping me start. - Michael Kiwanuka
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