Child's Play
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Child's Play is a 2006 work of interactive fiction by Stephen Granade. It is a comedic twist on the Battle of Wits genre, where instead of a brilliant criminal or a political strategist, the player is put in control of a baby during an arranged playdate. Their archnemesis, rather than a legendary detective or a powerful businessman, is a little red-haired girl trying to get her hands on the player character's favorite toy. The player is forced to find ways to overcome the protagonist's limitations - such as diminute size and lack of communication abilities - by manipulating the behavior of adults and other babies around them. In other words, "what if Rugrats was a Battle of Wits?"
Characters
- Kiddo (Lead Mastermind): The player character, in whose house the playdate occurs. They hold a lot of resentment against Zoe for always trying to steal their favorite toy.
- Zoe Kinmundy (Rival Mastermind): (Grr, Zoe Kinmundy) A little red-haired girl who is always trying to get the protagonist's favorite toy.
- Watson Mason (Specialist): A quiet boy who is always looking sad. He is the only one who is accompanied by his father instead of his mother.
- Jemison Thorsby (Commoner): A boy who is always watching what the other babies are doing.
- Cassie Sandoval (Commoner): A very mischievous girl who has a propensity for getting scratches and bruises.
Related titles
- Varicella is a previous work of interactive fiction where the puzzles are likewise based on manipulating the behavior of NPCs. In this case, however, it takes place in the much more high-stakes setting of political intrigue and assassination within a royal court.
