Key & Compass presents:
Alma Mater
by Roger Carbol

In this tiny game, you play as a child on Mother's Day. You've bought Mother a nice card. Now all you have to do is give it to her.

This solution is by David Welbourn, and is based on Release 1023 of the game.

Walkthrough
Extras
- Characters, Inventory
Thank You to my Patreon supporters
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Walkthrough

Living Room

> x me. i. x card. read poem.

> x Stev. pet Stev. (He grabs the card!)

Stev now wanders randomly all over the map. For what it's worth, the Pantry, Lobby, Sunroom, and Garage are all empty and you can ignore all those locations.

> x couch. n.

Kitchen

> x Mother. x sandwiches. x fridge.

> open fridge. z. z. z.

While your mother closes the fridge, steal a sandwich:

> take sandwich. s.

Living Room

> drop sandwich.

If necessary, wait for Stev to wander back in. He will drop the card to eat the sandwich.

> take card. n.

Kitchen

> give card to mother.

*** *** YOU ARE A GOOD CHILD. *** ***

Extras

Characters

Mother is in the kitchen, preparing sandwiches.
Stev is your pet dog, a slobbery Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen.

Inventory

a card. It's in your initial inventory, but Stev grabs it from you when you pet him. (You can't avoid petting him; he won't let you leave the living room until you do.) To get the card back, drop the sandwich somewhere. Stev will drop the card when he eats the sandwich. Give the card to Mother.
a sandwich. It's in the kitchen. Open the fridge and wait three turns. When Mother is closing the fridge, take the sandwich. In the Living Room, drop the sandwich, then wait for Stev to eat it and drop the card.

CAUTION: Don't give the sandwich directly to Stev or Mother. This puts the game into an unwinnable state.

Thank You to my Patreon supporters

This walkthrough is provided free of charge since the work it's based on has less than fifteen locations. Please consider it a thank you for your support!