Let's Play ZORK

SHAKE the tree?
 
Pi said:
>SHAKE TREE
You don't have the tree.
You haven't played Animal Crossing? Dumb game.

Smell the tree.
 
what are we even doing
where are we
 
This game is really dumb (as in lack of intelligence dumb), but yeah, I guess if we can make progress rather than toil with this game.
 
Pi said:
joke's on you i'm not playing this from a terminal :yoshi:

>not playing on dosbox or w/e the hell this game originally ran on

wait shutdown -s doesnt even work on dosbox

uh
 
West of House
You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door.
There is a small mailbox here.

>NORTH
North of House
You are facing the north side of a white house. There is no door here, and all the windows are boarded up. TO the north a narrow path winds through the trees.

>NORTH
Forest Path
This is a path winding through a dimly lit forest. The path heads north-south here. One particularly large tree with some low branches stands at the edge of the path.

>UP
Up a Tree
You are about 10 feet above the ground nestled among some large branches. The nearest branch above you is above your reach.
Beside you on the branch is a small bird's nest.
In the bird's nest is a large egg encrusted with precious jewels, apparently scavanged by a childless songbird. The egg is covered with fine gold inlay, and ornamented in lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl. Unlike most eggs, this one is hinged and closed with a delicate looking clasp. The egg appears extremely fragile.

>TAKE EGG
Taken.

This earned us 5 points! Total: 5.

>DOWN
Forest Path
This is a path winding through a dimly lit forest. The path heads north-south here. One particularly large tree with some low branches stands at the edge of the path.

>SOUTH
North of House
You are facing the north side of a white house. There is no door here, and all the windows are boarded up. TO the north a narrow path winds through the trees.

>EAST
Behind House
You are behind the white house. A path leads into the forest to the east. In one corner of the house there is a small window which is slightly ajar.

>OPEN WINDOW
With great effort, you open the window far enough to allow entry.

>ENTER WINDOW
Kitchen
You are in the kitchen of the white house. A table seems to have been used recently for the preparation of food. A passage leads to the west and a dark staircase can be seen leading upward. A dark chimney leads down and to the east is a small window which is open.
On the table is an elongated brown sack, smelling of hot peppers.
A bottle is sitting on the table.
The glass bottle contains:
A quantity of water

This earned us 10 points! Total: 15.


>TAKE ALL
brown sack: Taken.
glass bottle: Taken.

>WEST
Living Room
You are in the living room. There is a doorway to the east, a wooden door with strange gothic lettering to the west, which appears to be nailed shut, a trophy case, and a large oriental rug in the center of the room.
Above the trophy case hangs an elvish sword of great antiquity.
A battery-powered brass lantern is on the trophy case.

>TAKE ALL
trophy case: The trophy case is securely fastened to the wall.
sword: Taken.
brass lantern: Taken.
carpet: The rug is extremely heavy and cannot be carried.

>OPEN EGG
You have neither the tools nor the expertise.

>EAST
Kitchen
You are in the kitchen of the white house. A table seems to have been used recently for the preparation of food. A passage leads to the west and a dark staircase can be seen leading upward. A dark chimney leads down and to the east is a small window which is open.

>UP
You have moved into a dark place.
It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.

>TURN ON LANTERN
The brass lantern is now on.

Attic
This is the attic. The only exit is a stairway leading down.
A large coil of rope is lying in the corner.
On the table is a nasty-looking knife.

>TAKE ALL
nasty knife: Taken.
rope: Taken.

>DOWN
Kitchen
You are in the kitchen of the white house. A table seems to have been used recently for the preparation of food. A passage leads to the west and a dark staircase can be seen leading upward. A dark chimney leads down and to the east is a small window which is open.

>TURN OFF LANTERN
The brass lantern is now off.

>WEST
Living Room
You are in the living room. There is a doorway to the east, a wooden door with strange gothic lettering to the west, which appears to be nailed shut, a trophy case, and a large oriental rug in the center of the room.

>MOVE RUG
With great effort, the rug is moved to one side of the room, revealing the dusty cover of a closed trap door.

>OPEN TRAP DOOR
The door reluctantly opens to reveal a rickety staircase descending into darkness.

>DOWN
You have moved into a dark place.
The trap door crashes shut, and you can hear someone barring it.

It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.

>TURN ON LANTERN
The brass lantern is now on.

Cellar
You are in a dark and damp cellar with a narrow passageway leading north, and a crawlway to the south. On the west is the bottom of a steep metal ramp which is unclimbable.

>DROP EGG
Dropped.

>NORTH
The Troll Room
This is a small room with passages to the east and south and a forbidding hole leading west. Bloodstains and deep scratches (perhaps made by an axe) mar the walls.
A nasty-looking troll, brandishing a bloody axe, blocks all passages out of the room.

>KILL TROLL WITH SWORD
A good stroke, but it's too slow; the troll dodges.

>KILL TROLL WITH SWORD
The quickness of your thrust knocks the troll back, stunned.

>KILL TROLL WITH SWORD
A good stroke, but it's too slow; the troll dodges.

>KILL TROLL WITH SWORD
Your sword crashes down, knocking the troll into dreamland.

>KILL TROLL WITH SWORD
The unarmed troll cannot defend himself: He dies.
Almost as soon as the troll breathes his last breath, a cloud of sinister black fog envelops him, and when the fog lifts, the carcass has disappeared.


This earned us 25 points! Total: 40.
 
>INVENTORY
You are carrying:
A rope
A nasty knife
A brass lantern (providing light)
A sword
A glass bottle
The glass bottle contains:
A quantity of water
A brown sack
The brown sack contains:
A clove of garlic
A lunch
 
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