I had a lovely bit of serendipity last night. I was having trouble sleeping, as I often do, and was thinking what I’d really like is a story based puzzle game like the Trader of Stories. I looked at Nordinho, and found a brand new Trader of Stories game. It was just what I wanted!

The Trader of Stories series tells the story of Myosotis, the titular Trader. Exactly how she makes a living on this is unclear, though in the first game she does get paid by the mayor of the town to dig into the local history and assemble a tale. It’s set in the beautifully imaginative world of The Big Old Tree that Dreams, invented by Marek Rudowski.

If you want to check it out, start with the first game, Bell’s Heart, and then the new one, A Grain of Truth. Read the rest of this entry →