The Sacred Shovel of Athenia, by AndyG

Description: A simple puzzle based IF game in the style of the early Infocom games.  The Aim of the game is to find the lost 'Sacred Shovel' and return it to the king. 

Author Statement: We had recently acquired a kitten and my son was a little wary about stroking it. It gave me the idea of a game in which. to complete it, you needed to befriend a cat. And so, 'The Sacred Shovel of Athenia' was born. It's not a very long game and the puzzles are fairly simple, but it is a fully working game, and my son enjoyed playing it.

System: Inform/Glulx
Entered In: Main Festival 
Tags: kid-friendly, easy fantasy puzzle game.
 

This story was entered in the 2021 Spring Thing Festival of Interactive Fiction. More info on the festival is available at http://www.springthing.net/