Voyage of the Marigold, by Andrew Stephens

Description: Join the Federation Starship Marigold as its captain in a desperate mission through unexplored sectors. A new game awaits each time you play. 

Author Statement: Voyage of the Marigold was conceived as a short "lunchtime" game with an emphasis on replayability and exploration. Heavily influenced by the Fighting Fantasy series of books from the 80s, the yellowing pages of old SciFi paperbacks, and cliches from a certain popular TV franchise.

Features include starship combat, an automatic mapping system, terrible dialog, and crisp 1-bit graphics.

System: Ink
Entered In: Main Festival 
Tags: scifi, exploration, replayable, combat
Play Online Link: https://sheep.horse/voyage_of_the_marigold/
 

This story was entered in the 2024 Spring Thing Festival of Interactive Fiction. More info on the festival is available at http://www.springthing.net/
