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Savoir-Faire

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Author's page, including hints.
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Savoir-Faire  My sources suggest it takes about 10 hours to play, or less if you make extensive use of hints; I have rated it a Cruel on Andrew Plotkin's scale of game fairness, because it is possible to make a critical...
http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/savoirfaire.htm

Play game on-line using Java.
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Savoir-Faire by Emily Short  Faire is a traditional text adventure, in the style of Zork and Adventure (a.k.a. Colossal Cave There are treasures to find and puzzles to solve. You can instruct your avatar to explore the environment, make discoveries, and ultimately determine the...
http://nickm.com/if/emshort/savoir_faire.html

Review, game information, and downloads.
http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=4074

Capsule review by Carl Muckenhoupt, game information, and downloads.
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Savoir Faire  This is in many ways an old-school treasure hunt, full of locked doors and no NPC's, but with rich detail (you'll have to look very hard to find a noun that isn't implemented an impressive degree of simulation (especially in...
http://www.wurb.com/if/game/1821

Order feelies for the game: wax sealed letter, fragment of mechanical design, provenance letter, and booklet reprint.
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feelies.org  Count raise you as a gentleman, he also taught you a rare art generally reserved for a few members of the nobility: what the Italians call the lavori d'Aracne, the work of Arachne, a weaving of magical links between one...
http://www.feelies.org/game.php?id=4

Reviews by Daphne Brinkerhoff and Francesco Bova.
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SPAG Game Reviews S  These reviews are in alphabetical order according to the name of the game reviewed. The index also has a few extra features. First and foremost of these is the instant gratification feature. If you see the SPAG button: Then you...
http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/s.html#savoir

"This game does not let you go easily." Review by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
http://www.ministryofpeace.com/if-review/reviews/20020510.html