| Issue Twenty-Two November 2009 |
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©2009 by Cliff Johnson All Rights Reserved |
| I don’t suffer from insanity. | the officious newsletter of author Cliff Johnson | I enjoy every minute of it. |
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Some comments from the True Believers:
“You should try to write more than one newsletter a year,” reminds Rosella.
“Keep up the good work. (The thing is, no one will really know the extent of your good work until they’ve experienced the game play and the quality of the workmanship will become obvious),” explains Jon.
“I look forward to the game, and very much appreciate the time, effort and talent you put into it. I recently downloaded the emulator versions of Fool’s Errand and 3 in Three, both of which I played endlessly on my old Mac laptop. It was wonderful to revisit them. I felt as if I was playing them for the first time... getting older and having a lousy memory is not always a bad thing!” exclaims Rose.
“Yet more time has passed, and yet another deadline slipped into the dustbin of history. Yet, against all evidence, I remain resolute in the conviction that The Fool and His Money is just around the temporal corner. (To do otherwise would be to admit to my wife that she may, in fact, be correct as to the accuracy of the game’s title.)” confides Andrés.
“Hope this is the right email address. If you don’t receive this, let me know. ;-) I pre-ordered, what, 6 years and 2 moves (states) ago. I can’t find an email record of alerting you to my latest address, so here it is, just in case,” informs Kevin.
“I enjoy catching up with your page regularly, and I DO appreciate the problems you have had while trying to complete this game... I also like the fact that you include some personal info in your newsletters, as it’s nice to be dealing with someone I feel I almost know now. Thank you for persevering with this, and I hope your problems are nearing an end,” relates Sheila.
You can download the Official Teaser of The Fool and his Money containing The Prologue and Five Bewitchments, available for both Windows and Macintosh. And there’s still time to pre-order to have your name immortalized in the Compendium of True Believers inside the game.
| This year, WIRED Magazine wrote this article. And even a follow-up article. I really believed that I was going to get the game done this year. I really really did. However, my 2009 has been fraught with calamity and chaos. |
| From the very first week of the year, I have had unexpected family responsibilities and emergencies, far beyond my control, that have managed to occupy the majority of my time and my energy and my emotions. I apologize that I am forced to move the release date into the New Year. By then, this game will have taken me seven years to complete. And at that time, with a twinkle in my eye, I will say, “It was well worth it.” Thank you to all and to all a good night.
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