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.
 
Tie the rope to a 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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