Andrew Plotkin Quotes

United States, Artist
May 15, 1970

Andrew Plotkin, also known as Zarf, is a central figure in the modern interactive fiction (IF) community. Having both written a number of award-winning games and developed a range of new file formats, interpreters, and other utilities for the design, production, and running of IF games, Plotkin is widely recognised for both his creative and his technical contributions to the homebrew IF scene.

I believe there's something in the Bible about 'Thou shalt not call anyone insane who owns and is competent with more firearms than you own sharp sticks.'

Andrew Plotkin
- Insane
- Firearms
- Owns
If you already know what recursion is, just remember the answer. Otherwise, find someone who is standing closer to Douglas Hofstadter than you are; then ask him or her what recursion is.

Andrew Plotkin
- Know
- Answer
- Recursion

It's not virtual reality until you can be tortured to death in it.

Andrew Plotkin
- Reality
- Tortured
- Virtual
Werewolf is a simple game for a large group of people (seven or more.) It requires no equipment besides some bits of paper; you can play it just sitting in a circle. I’d call it a party game, except that it’s a game of accusations, lying, bluffing, second-guessing, assassination, and mob hysteria.

Andrew Plotkin
- Game
- Lying
- Group
If C++ has taught me one thing, it's this: Just because the system is consistent doesn't mean it's not the work of Satan.

Andrew Plotkin
- Work
- System
- Consistent