-> version
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-There is a puff of orange smoke; within it, fiery runes spell out:
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- Open Adventure 1.2 - http://www.catb.org/esr/open-adventure/
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-> help
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-I know of places, actions, and things. Most of my vocabulary
-describes places and is used to move you there. To move, try words
-like forest, building, downstream, enter, east, west, north, south,
-up, or down. I know about a few special objects, like a black rod
-hidden in the cave. These objects can be manipulated using some of
-the action words that I know. Usually you will need to give both the
-object and action words (in either order), but sometimes I can infer
-the object from the verb alone. Some objects also imply verbs; in
-particular, "inventory" implies "take inventory", which causes me to
-give you a list of what you're carrying. Some objects have unexpected
-effects; the effects are not always desirable! Usually people having
-trouble moving just need to try a few more words. Usually people
-trying unsuccessfully to manipulate an object are attempting something
-beyond their (or my!) capabilities and should try a completely
-different tack. One point often confusing to beginners is that, when
-there are several ways to go in a certain direction (e.g., if there
-are several holes in a wall), choosing that direction in effect
-chooses one of the ways at random; often, though, by specifying the
-place you want to reach you can guarantee choosing the right path.
-Also, to speed the game you can sometimes move long distances with a
-single word. For example, "building" usually gets you to the building
-from anywhere above ground except when lost in the forest. Also, note
-that cave passages and forest paths turn a lot, so leaving one place
-heading north doesn't guarantee entering the next from the south.
-However (another important point), except when you've used a "long
-distance" word such as "building", there is always a way to go back
-where you just came from unless I warn you to the contrary, even
-though the direction that takes you back might not be the reverse of
-what got you here. Good luck, and have fun!
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-> info
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-For a summary of the most recent changes to the game, say "news".
-If you want to end your adventure early, say "quit". To suspend your
-adventure such that you can continue later, say "suspend" (or "pause"
-or "save"). To see how well you're doing, say "score". To get full
-credit for a treasure, you must have left it safely in the building,
-though you get partial credit just for locating it. You lose points
-for getting killed, or for quitting, though the former costs you more.
-There are also points based on how much (if any) of the cave you've
-managed to explore; in particular, there is a large bonus just for
-getting in (to distinguish the beginners from the rest of the pack),
-and there are other ways to determine whether you've been through some
-of the more harrowing sections. If you think you've found all the
-treasures, just keep exploring for a while. If nothing interesting
-happens, you haven't found them all yet. If something interesting
-*DOES* happen (incidentally, there *ARE* ways to hasten things along),
-it means you're getting a bonus and have an opportunity to garner many
-more points in the Master's section. I may occasionally offer hints
-if you seem to be having trouble. If I do, I'll warn you in advance
-how much it will affect your score to accept the hints. Finally, to
-save time, you may specify "brief", which tells me never to repeat the
-full description of a place unless you explicitly ask me to.
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