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{{Short description|2004 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|developer = [[Chris Klimas]]
|publisher = Chris Klimas
|platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]]
|release = {{vgrelease|WW|2004}}
|genre = [[Interactive fiction]]
|modes = [[Single-player video game]]
|image = Bluechairs screenshot.png
|caption = In-game screenshot
|alt = 
}}'''Blue Chairs''' is an [[interactive fiction]] game by American author Chris Klimas. 

== Plot ==
The piece opens at a [[party]], where a man offers the player a bottle of a mysterious green fluid. After drinking it, the PC passes out, but is shortly awoken by a man bringing a phone message from a long-lost love. The game then explores the player's experiences of what may be a [[hallucination]], and may be reality. Notable segments include a fantasy about being elected President in the desert, some "wine" which enhances dancing skills, and a network of tunnels hidden in the back of a freezer.

== History ==
The genre of ''Blue Chairs'' is considered to be a modern-themed interactive fiction. The designer of ''Blue Chairs'' is Chris Klimas, who developed the game using the ''[[Inform]]'' programming language designed by [[Graham Nelson]]. The game was released as freeware in 2004.<ref name=HOTU>{{cite web|title=Blue Chairs|url=http://www.hotud.org/component/jreviews/tag/developer/Freeware/criteria:3/|publisher=Home of the Underdogs | accessdate=13 February 2013}}</ref>

== Reception ==
''Blue Chairs'' claimed the #2 prize at the [[Interactive Fiction Competition]] 2004, praised for its inventive style and rich storytelling. Subsequently, it received the awards for [[XYZZY Award for Best Game|Best Game]], [[XYZZY Award for Best Writing|Best Writing]], and [[XYZZY Award for Best Story|Best Story]] at the annual [[Xyzzy Awards]]. It was also nominated for [[XYZZY Award for Best Individual Puzzle|Best Individual Puzzle]], [[XYZZY Award for Best NPCs|Best NPCs]], and [[XYZZY Award for Best Individual PC|Best Individual PC]]. It was ranked as #34 in the 2011 edition of the ''Interactive Fiction Top 50 of all time''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ifdb.tads.org/viewcomp?id=oymvom4wrawhd4hr | title=Interactive Fiction Top 50 of all time (2011 edition) | publisher=Interactive Fiction Database | accessdate=2018-07-17}}</ref> In 2016, author [[Adam Cadre]] analyzed ''Blue Chairs'' in his ''Radio K'' podcast.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://adamcadre.ac/audio/ | title=Radio K | publisher=AdamCadre.ca | accessdate=2018-07-17}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.wurb.com/if/game/2396 Blue Chairs] in Baf's Guide to Interactive Fiction
* [http://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=uva1vc6ico5u65zg Blue Chairs] in the Interactive Fiction Database (IFDB)

[[Category:2000s interactive fiction]]
[[Category:2004 video games]]
[[Category:Single-player video games]]
[[Category:Video games developed in the United States]]
[[Category:Windows games]]
[[Category:Windows-only games]]

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