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Choice of Broadsides

A swashbuckling naval adventure, in the spirit of C. S. Forester's Hornblower or Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin books, with a dash of Jane Austen.Choice of Broadsides is a 60,000 word interactive novel, where your choices control the story.

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October 19, 2017
8 years and 289 days ago
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Mixed13 reviews61.5%

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A swashbuckling naval adventure, in the spirit of C. S. Forester's Hornblower or Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin books, with a dash of Jane Austen.

Choice of Broadsides is a 60,000 word interactive novel, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.