{"id":1137,"date":"2011-08-25T18:07:10","date_gmt":"2011-08-25T23:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rickandviv.net\/index.php\/"},"modified":"2012-01-28T22:30:28","modified_gmt":"2012-01-29T03:30:28","slug":"zork-i","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rickandviv.net\/index.php\/infocom\/zork-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Zork I"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nYou are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door.
\nThere is a small mailbox here.\n<\/p>\n

Ah Zork I… I did play it a bit as a teen, but for some reason I had Zork II before Zork I and spent most of my time playing that. But I look forward to delving into Zork I again.<\/p>\n

\nClearing
\nYou are in a clearing, with a forest surrounding you on all sides. A path leads south.
\nOn the ground is a pile of leaves.
\n
>count leaves
\nThere are 69,105 leaves here.\n<\/p>\n

Heh, I don’t know if I ever tried counting the leaves back in the day. But it’s neat to see those kinds of particulars implemented.<\/p>\n

\n>turn off lamp
\nThe brass lantern is now off.\n<\/p>\n

Resource puzzles – not my (or really anyone’s?) favorite. I’m betting I’ll end up restarting this game a couple of times before I figure out a reasonable sequence to do things. I’m only 89 moves in and already feeling nervous about the battery in my lamp.<\/p>\n

\nSomeone carrying a large bag is casually leaning against one of the walls here. He does not speak, but it is clear from his aspect that the bag will be taken only over his dead body.\n<\/p>\n

I remember trying hard to kill the thief and getting myself killed again and again. You have to have a different weapon to kill him as I remember.<\/p>\n

\n>read book
\nCommandment #12592
\n
Oh ye who go about saying unto each: “Hello sailor”:
\nDost thou know the magnitude of thy sin before the gods?
\nYea, verily, thou shalt be ground between two stones.
\nShall the angry gods cast thy body into the whirlpool?
\nSurely, thy eye shall be put out with a sharp stick!
\nEven unto the ends of the earth shalt thou wander and
\nUnto the land of the dead shalt thou be sent at last.
\nSurely thou shalt repent of thy cunning.\n<\/p>\n

I remember reading this as a teen and thinking it sounded funny. But I wasn’t very adept at looking for clues in this kind of thing. I know I totally missed the ODYSSEUS hint there. Heck, I didn’t know anything about the Odyssey then either, so I’m pretty sure I would have missed that as a clue anyway.<\/p>\n

\nCyclops Room
\n
>u
\nYou hear a scream of anguish as you violate the robber’s hideaway. Using passages unknown to you, he rushes to its defense.
\nThe thief gestures mysteriously, and the treasures in the room suddenly vanish.
\n
Treasure Room
\nThis is a large room, whose east wall is solid granite. A number of discarded bags, which crumble at your touch, are scattered about on the floor. There is an exit down a staircase.
\nThere is a suspicious-looking individual, holding a large bag, leaning against one wall. He is armed with a deadly stiletto.
\nThere is a silver chalice, intricately engraved, here.
\nYour sword has begun to glow very brightly.
\nA quick thrust pinks your left arm, and blood starts to trickle down.\n<\/p>\n

More memories. I still got a bit nervous when this scrolled onto the screen. Do I have the right weapon to kill the thief? I recall him being very hard to kill. I think the nasty knife was one that works – and it worked this time too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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