The House
By Ray Siu-Man Yu
For TADS 2 interpreters
Solution by Garry Francis
----------------------------------------
This is a minimal solution. You'll need to EXAMINE lots of things for this solution to make
sense.
(I) (you're carrying a front door key)
OPEN GATE
E
(X FOUNTAIN) (you have the urge to throw a coin in)
SEARCH FOUNTAIN (you acquire a coin)
E
(X DEVIL STATUE) (it has a pouch, but you need to refer to it as a bag)
(X ANGEL STATUE) (it has a sword, sheath indicates that statue is hollow)
(X PLAQUE) ("Even the angel needs to bribe the demon sometimes.")
PUT COIN IN ANGEL STATUE (it rolls down sheath into statue, you hear a click)
UNLOCK DOOR (with front door key, you hear jingling of coin from your left)
OPEN IT
(GET COIN) (from devil's bag)
E
E (you hear little girl's voice, feel excruciating pain & wake up in a bedroom)
(LOOK UNDER BED) (it's too dark to see)
(X NIGHTSTAND) (you find a candle)
(GET CANDLE) (it's stuck to the nightstand by melted wax)
(E) (it's blocked by a closet door)
OPEN CLOSET DOOR
E (you find a suede coat & lighter)
GET LIGHTER
W
LIGHT CANDLE WITH LIGHTER
LOOK UNDER BED (you find a coffer)
SEARCH COFFER (you find a screwdriver & small plastic bear)
GET SCREWDRIVER
UNSCREW DOOR
***THE END***