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<i>The Fool and His Money</i>

The Fool and His Money

2012 puzzle computer game by Cliff Johnson

The Fool and His Money is a puzzle 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]

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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]

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. [1]
    Collins, Greg (October 17, 2012). "Fool Me Twice: The Fool and His Money". Just Adventure. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  2. [2]
    "The Fool and His Money - Demo/Teaser up!". February 5, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  3. [3]
    Collins, Greg (November 12, 2012). "The Fool and His Money". Just Adventure. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  4. [4]
    Plotkin, Andrew (October 29, 2012). "The Fool and His Money -- talking about the game now". Zarfhome. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Best of Casual Gameplay 2012 - Puzzle Results (indie games)". Jay Is Games. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
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