Needed: Playtesters for Eamon Deluxe v5.0

There is a new version of Eamon Deluxe very close to being finished and anybody who is interested in helping with testing it out for bugs, OS compatibility, or just has random opinions, suggestions, etc. is invited to email me and request a pre-release beta copy to play with. Send your request to: eamondeluxe (at) gmail.com

Right now I am especially looking for testers using Windows Vista, Windows 7 (32 bit), experienced Mac users and anyone with visual impairments who uses screen reading software.

There are too many details to list right now but I will say that a major overhaul and upgrade on the entire Eamon Deluxe system is being done and the upcoming release should run on any popular OS. All of the classic Eamon adventure sets will be included as well, albeit in a partially unfinished format for a few, but still playable. All in all I think I last counted about 20 previously unreleased Eamon conversions that will be included. There is also a VERY excellent Eamon Deluxe Original Adventure that I recently received and am in the process of playing and adding as well, but that will be the subject of a separate blog post soon enough.

That's all for now. Keep your swords sharp and I hope to hear from some of you soon,
-Frank

Welcome Frank!

Have Eamon Deluxe questions? Frank has rekindled his interest in Eamon Deluxe offered to contribute to our little Eamon community to help answer any questions you may have about Eamon. Welcome Frank!

Guests writers wanted

Eamon is not, and has never been a one voice medium. There are definitely people out there who have something to say about Eamon, even if it's been twenty years since they last played.

So, I'd like to offer this soapbox. Want to write something about Eamon? Write it up and send it to me and I'll repost it here. Not only will it appear on the blog, it'll get reposted to the website (the Eamon news section of the front of http://www.eamonag.org/) and the facebook group (http://www.facebook.com/EamonGuild).

Have a lot to say? Let me know and I can set you up as a co-author of the blog.

Your input is welcome in whatever form... Tell us about your first experience playing Eamon... About that great adventure you wrote, but never sent in to be published... that piece of fan mail you received from someone who played your adventure... Your excitement in finding Eamon again after all of these years... Whatever it is, we want to hear about it!

Matthew

Maher part III

In his third post about Eamon, Maher looks at the divergence of Eamon and Swordthrust, and how John Nelson got involved in the world of Eamon. Check out http://www.filfre.net/2011/09/eamon-part-2/

Maher looks at Eamon

Part two of Jimmy Maher's examination into the history of Eamon is now available at http://www.filfre.net/2011/09/a-journey-into-the-wonderful-world-of-eamon/

What do you think? Do you agree with his assessment of Eamon?

A new history of Eamon

Jimmy Maher has been busy writing a history of the early days of Eamon. There's some pretty good stuff here and it's worth checking it out: http://www.filfre.net/2011/09/eamon-part-1/

Special thanks to Ken Gagne for sending me the link!

Apple on the iPhone?

Huw Williams sent this update:

Just wanted to mention that Eamon is now available on the iPhone via "iBasic", a simple little app by Akeysoft Group that lets users play a few different Apple II games.  No frills, but still kinda neat. :)

http://iphone.akeysoft.com/iPhone_Playground/Welcome.html