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Six-Gun Showdown

“You’re fresh out of the drunk tank, down to a pair of worn leather boots and the contents of your pockets…“ Six-Gun Showdown is the eighth game in the Parsely series of massively multiplayer, live-action text-adventures. Parsely games are inspired by Ye Olde Text Parsers from days of yore, but substituting a live human for [...]

Z-Ward

“You stand outside the mental hospital where your sister was admitted nine weeks ago…“ Z-Ward is the seventh game in the Parsely series of massively multiplayer, live-action text-adventures. Z-Ward-X, a microgreen expansion that adds a third floor to the hospital, is also available. Parsely games are inspired by Ye Olde Text Parsers from days of [...]

Jared A. Sorensen

Jared A. Sorensen is a writer and game designer based in New York City. He’s currently the VP of Games and part of the product design team for plyfe.me, a website specializing in social engagement and amplification. He’s taught game design at NYC public schools, attended GenCon and other conventions as a Guest of Honor, given talks [...]

Blackboard Jungle

“The gymnasium is where the Parsely Greens have their home games. It’s currently empty of sweaty athletes and cheering fans. You smell a locker room to the east. Someone’s eyeglasses case is here.” A Parsely “microgreen” and part of the Parsely series of massively multiplayer, live-action text-adventure games. Parsely games are inspired by Ye Olde Text [...]

Pumpkin Town

“You are all alone in your house on Halloween night. There is a ceramic jack o’ lantern here filled with Halloween candy for trick-or-treaters. There is a pile of boxes on the floor.” The sixth game in the Parsely series of massively multiplayer, live-action text-adventures. Parsely games are inspired by Ye Olde Text Parsers from days [...]

Recent Work

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From the Blog

May
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Posted by Jared Sorensen on May 2nd, 2013 at 12:08 pm

After a year break from the madness of GenCon, I’m back as a Guest of Honor. If you’re at the con, be sure to check out my games and/or panels and don’t be shy…say hello! More details when I have ‘em. – J

Aug
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Posted by Jared Sorensen on August 24th, 2012 at 2:59 pm

Luke Crane and I are busy bees next week. ONE week in Seattle, TWO cons, THREE special guests, FOUR bowls of pho, FIVE days of convention appearances, SIX-Gun Showdown, SEVEN deadly sins, seven ways to win, seven holy paths to hell and your trip begins… August 29-30: PAX DEV, Seattle, WA Something From Nothing: Part II—Review [...]

Aug
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Posted by Jared Sorensen on August 21st, 2012 at 10:59 am

Hi Jared, I wanted to let you know what my experience was with your game, since it was such a blast.  I’m currently running a pathfinder campaign and half of my group is abroad, so we decided to run alternate rule sets with the same character.  As a surprise, I tossed your game in there [...]

Jul
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Posted by Jared Sorensen on July 10th, 2012 at 4:55 pm

Parsely #8: Six-Gun Showdown will debut at PAX PRIME in Seattle on Sept 1, 2012 at 9pm in the Raven Theatre. Gather round for a tale of Wild West action and adventure, revenge and redemption. A bullet in your back brought an end to your career as a lawman. Now, your only title is “town [...]

Jun
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Posted by Jared Sorensen on June 26th, 2012 at 9:03 am

Just got spammed this news from a bunch of friends and Memento Mori Army members. Turns out that Geek luminary Wil Wheaton got a copy of Jungle Adventure at Origins and liked it so much he checked out the others. I hope he appreciates the Star Trek references…yikes. Here’s a bit from Wil’s blog: I’ve [...]

Apr
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Posted by Jared Sorensen on April 21st, 2012 at 8:23 am

Without a voice through which to communicate with the crowd, Sorensen exercised his only option: break out a word processor and a projector. This led to one of the more magical moments of PAX East – MTVGeek.com

Mar
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Posted by Jared Sorensen on March 23rd, 2012 at 12:29 pm

Ladies and Gents, My Parsely events schedule for PAX East April 6-8: Saturday 10-11am: SPOOKY MANOR Sunday 2-3pm: JUNGLE ADVENTURE Sunday 4-5pm: Z-WARD I’ll also be demoing games with the Burning Wheel crew. So stop by, say hello and don’t forget your lamp.

Dec
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Posted by Jared Sorensen on December 30th, 2011 at 11:53 am

Hey cats. Just added Z-Ward and Z-Ward-X to the online store, as well as the skully patch (available for a limited time only!).    Happy New Year and see you at PAX-EAST April (and possibly at MAGfest in January). – Jared