The Inform Beginner’s Guide

• Copyright
• Release history
• Current Status

• Foreword by Graham Nelson
• About this guide

• 1. Just what is interactive fiction?
• 2. Tools of the trade
• 3. Heidi: our first Inform game
• 4. Reviewing the basics
• 5. Heidi revisited
• 6. William Tell: a tale is born
• 7. William Tell: the early years
• 8. William Tell: in his prime
• 9. William Tell: the end is nigh
• 10. Captain Fate: take 1
• 11. Captain Fate: take 2
• 12. Captain Fate: take 3
• 13. Captain Fate: the final cut
• 14. Some last lousy points
• 15. Compiling your game
• 16. Debugging your game
• 17. *** You have won ***

• Appendix A – How to play an IF game
• Appendix B – “Heidi” story
• Appendix C – “William Tell” story
• Appendix D – “Captain Fate” story
• Appendix E – Inform language
• Appendix F – Inform library
• Appendix G – Glossary

• Index
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