# Dragon of Steelthorne - 170,000 words, Game is released! **URL:** \ **Category:** Hosted Games\ **Tags:** gender-choice, low-fantasy\ **Created:** [November 5, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/dragon-of-steelthorne-170-000-words-game-is-released/144348 "2023-11-05T23:11:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 149
**Author:** ![ChanceOfFire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/chanceoffire/32/270002_2.png) [@ChanceOfFire](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/ChanceOfFire)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/dragon-of-steelthorne-170-000-words-game-is-released/144348/149 "2024-04-12T13:04:03Z")
With less than three weeks to the release of _Dragon of Steelthorne_ (btw, you can play the limited version at the Spring Thing, **link below** , but the best stuff is in the Hosted Games release), I just wanted to make an additional announcement. > [@The 2024 Spring Thing is open! Ribbon Nominations are live! Deadline is tonight!](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/the-2024-spring-thing-is-open-ribbon-nominations-are-live-free-games-to-play/151520): > > Ribbon Nominations are live! [You may submit ribbon nominations here](https://www.springthing.net/2024/nominate.html), after playing at least two games. Note: Submitting nominations only requires a valid email address. There is no need to create an account with Intfiction (or anywhere else) to make the ribbon nominations. The Spring Thing is an annual online festival celebrating new interactive fiction from all kinds of people. Judging runs from April 9 to May 11. This year, we have two entries written in Choicescript, a first for the Sprin… _Dragon of Steelthorne 2_ is about 58k words done. I’m not sure what the final word count will be, but I’m targeting around 150-170k. I’m still deciding on when/how to release the WIP thread, and I’m alternating between writing this and _Scarlet Sorceress_ as a strategy to reduce burnout. Anyway, I’m creating a poll to get some ideas from the crowd. When do you think will be the best time (2 options max) to create the WIP thread? Does any published author want to share some wisdom? _Poll ([view on site](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/dragon-of-steelthorne-170-000-words-game-is-released/144348/149))_ I’m still deciding on future plans for IF comp, so this **may or may not be open beta testing**. You can marry the Crown Princess and become the High Sovereign. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/dragon-of-steelthorne-170-000-words-game-is-released/144348)._