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PuzzleLocked: The City. A LitRPG (1 of 3 in the PuzzleLocked Trilogy)
Solve puzzles. Find cats. Repeat.
Unwitting thrust into a video game play test, married couple Flor and Alastair are unable to log out until they complete a certain number of milestones. The problems: the day doesn't advance and those milestones aren't readily knowable. But one thing is sure, there certainly are a lot of cats to pet! Does the system know they are trapped, or is this intentional?
Non-standard for progression fantasy, Flor and Alastair's attributes and advancements are unlocked by completing a variety of puzzles and petting cats.
A mash up ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, Groundhog Day. Leverage, Half Minute Hero. Nonograms, Sudoku, Codewords, merge puzzles.
Status: draft one complete.
PuzzleLocked: The Island. A LitRPG (2 of 3 in the PuzzleLocked Trilogy)
Solve puzzles. Find cats. Repeat some more.
After defeating the evil mayor and solving the city, Flor and Alastair find themselves further from their objective of escaping. However, game admins realize their plight and might actually help, if they can break through bureaucratic red tape.
Status: prewriting complete.
PuzzleLocked: New Game+. A LitRPG (3 of 3 in the PuzzleLocked Trilogy)
Solve puzzles. Find cats. Repeat again.
After further defeating the evil lord necromancer and solving the island, Flor and Alastair have a choice to make: escape to the real world or obtain total mastery of the PuzzleLocked environment.
Status: concept complete.