WITCHFINDER An Interactive Text Adventure by Kanga & YAK (c) 1998 Moving around the game world ---------------------------- The parser understands all the usual compass directions - N,S,E,W,NW,NE,SW,SE,U(p),(D)own,Enter,Exit. Other commands which might (or might not) alter your current location in the game are: Climb, Crawl, Cross, Dive, Feel, Jump, Leave, Scream, Sit, Stand, Swim, Wave. These commands should be entered in a verb/noun form, or sometimes in a verb/preposition/noun form. For example: Sit on floor Jump in lake Climb tree Cross bridge Manipulating objects -------------------- Most objects found in the game world can be manipulated in various ways, using a verb/noun input, as in the following (hypothetical) examples: Get (or Take) beetle Unlock door with toothpick Drop pink elephant Open box with purple key Use blunt axe Play the piano Cut small cake Break fishtank with rock Ride the camel Eat the bread Fly aeroplane Drink the beer Push small protrusion Put the cat in the bag Pull dangling string Put knife on table Turn doorknob Chop tree with sharp teaspoon Wear the funny hat Remove the heavy rucksack Light and Darkness ------------------ Some locations are dark, in which case it's a good idea to find some form of light before entering. Light sources may be emitting light when found, eg. a burning wooden torch. Other possible light sources might need to be activated, for example: Light rusty lantern Light flashlight Light match Some sources of light can be turned off, using the command extinguish or blow. Seeing and Finding ------------------ More information can be discovered about objects by using commands such as the following: Examine / ex the basket Look at / Look in / Look behind / Look under the patio furniture Search the pile of maggots Move the curtain Touch the stone Feel in the cavity Kick the football Death and Dying --------------- If/When you get killed in the game you won't be given the option of being resurrected. The only options available in an afterdeath situation are to QUIT or RESTORE, so it's advisable to SAVE yourself fairly frequently from the start of play. Interacting with other characters in the game world --------------------------------------------------- You can interact with many characters, both human and non-human, in the following ways: Attack snake (with knife / axe / spoon) Kill spider Kiss the girl / boy / man / dog / cat / Blarney stone Pat the duck / horse / elephant Feed the camel Talk to brown cow / dwarf / weightlifter Give the small cake to the thin child / hippopotamus / mouse Touch the wriggling worm Useful commands ------------------------ Look or L re-describes the current location Wait or Z time passes Save saves your current position in the game to disk Restore restore a previously saved position Again or G repeats your previous command Quit or Q ends the current game session Inventory or I lists what you are carrying or wearing DROP ALL - drops everything you are carrying. GET ALL - works only in some locations (for technical reasons!) LIST EXITS - indicates which exits are available. Miscellaneous info. about a few commands --------------------------------------- EXT is short for EXTINGUISH X or EX is the abbreviation of EXAMINE The F3 key can also be used to EXAMINE **********************