Software:The Fool and His Money
| The Fool and His Money | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Cliff Johnson |
| Platform(s) | Mac OS X, Windows |
| Release | October 25, 2012 |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
The Fool and His Money is a puzzle video game by Cliff Johnson. It is a self-published sequel to the 1987 game The Fool's Errand. Like its predecessor, The Fool and His Money contains many different types of logic and word puzzles which, although centered on a story with a medieval tarot deck theme, have added elements of the Prince, Egyptian gods, and Pirates.[1]
Release information
Originally expected in late 2003, the game experienced dozens of postponements. On February 4, 2009, Johnson released a functioning preview of the game, containing the Prologue and five puzzles.[2]
The game was released on October 25, 2012, one day earlier than finally promised, having taken ten years to produce. It is written using Adobe Director with embedded Flash.[1]
As of 2025, the website is no longer available, and Cliff Johnson has been reported as describing the game as "no longer operational" [1]
Reception and awards
“I'm happy to award, for the first time in my reviewing career, The Fool and His Money a long-overdue but well-deserved A plus. We, God forbid, may never see another game of its genius and quality in our lifetimes.” —Greg Collins, Just Adventure Review[3]
Andrew Plotkin considered The Fool and His Money an improvement on The Fool's Errand, with better puzzle sequencing, a more harmonious variety of puzzle forms, and a smooth increase in complexity as the game progresses. Plotkin recommended the game "if you like puzzles, if you like challenges, if you like working all-out on crazy-hard puzzles where they barely even tell you the rules."[4]
Jay Is Games rated it best indie puzzle game of 2012.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Collins, Greg (October 17, 2012). "Fool Me Twice: The Fool and His Money". Just Adventure. https://www.justadventure.com/2012/10/17/fool-me-twice-the-fool-and-his-money2/. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ↑ "The Fool and His Money - Demo/Teaser up!". February 5, 2009. http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?436842-The-Fool-and-His-Money-Demo-Teaser-up!. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ↑ Collins, Greg (November 12, 2012). "The Fool and His Money". Just Adventure. https://www.justadventure.com/2012/11/12/the-fool-and-his-money2/. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ↑ Plotkin, Andrew (October 29, 2012). "The Fool and His Money -- talking about the game now". Zarfhome. https://blog.zarfhome.com/2012/10/the-fool-and-his-money-talking-about.html. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ↑ "Best of Casual Gameplay 2012 - Puzzle Results (indie games)". Jay Is Games. http://jayisgames.com/best-of/2012/indie/puzzle-results/. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
External links
- Official website **Defunct as of 26 December 2024
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