In this game, you again play as a homeowner on Christmas Eve. Although you have no money, you need to find the seven items on your shopping list and bring them home to have a Merry Christmas. Featuring Santa, Jon Pigeon, Gabriel, and the Three Wise Mice.
> x advent. open it. take chocolate. x it. eat it.
> x armchair. x fireplace. x TV. turn on TV. x boxes.
> n.
Your Garden
> x shed. open it.
> x spade. take it. x broom. take it.
> x tree.
> dig. x hole. take potato. x it.
> s. out.
Chester Street
I'm going to ignore the star for now.
> x star. listen. e.
Town Square
> x master. talk to master.(needs trumpeter)
> x band.
> e.
The Cross Keys Inn
> x James. talk to James.
> give stick to James.(He gives you the Bumper Special.)
> x Bumper.
> talk to landlady. x jukebox. x football.(broken spindle)
> unscrew broom. x head. x handle.
> use handle on table.(She puts a pint on the bar and gives a corkscrew.)
> take pint. x pint. drink pint. x corkscrew.
> x machine. play machine.(Santa's middle name?)
> 1.(wrong!)
> w. n.
Santa's Workshop
> x Santa. x printer. x Xbox. x bear.
> talk to Santa. ask Santa about printer. ask Santa about elves.
> ask Santa about xbox. ask Santa about teddy bear.
> ask Santa about middle name.("Constantine")
> turn on printer.(Santa stops you.)
> s. e.
The Cross Keys Inn
> play machine.
> 3.("Constantine")
What bird is on Wenceslas' kaftan?
> 1.(wrong!)
> w. se.
K. Wenceslas & Son: Winter Fuel Supplies
> x Wenceslas. x kaftan.(has eagle)
> x logs.
> talk to Wenceslas. yes. December.(He gives the logs to you.)
> nw. e.
The Cross Keys Inn
> play machine.
> 3.("Constantine")
> 2.("Eagle")
"Which of the Magi gave the gift of Gold?" You might know this already.
> 2.("Gaspar". You win a pound coin.)
> x coin.
> use coin on jukebox.(An elf enters the inn.)
> x elf. talk to elf. ask elf about automation.
> tell elf about printer.(He leaves to help Santa.)
> w. n.
Santa's Workship
Elves and Chief Elf are now here. The printer and wonky toys are gone.
> talk to Santa.
> sit on Santa.(He gives a bag of chestnuts.)
> x chestnuts.
> x list.(You peek at Santa's list.)
> s. ne.
Tib Street
> x bench. x Kevin. talk to Kevin.
> ask Kevin about dodgy guys.
> sw. w.
Chester Street
> x van. x pipe. put potato in pipe.
The dodgy men try to drive away, but the back of the van explodes. They flee.
> look.
> x van. x potato. x Jon. x tooth. take tooth.
> talk to Jon. ask Jon about potato. take potato.
> ask Jon about Santa.
> ask Jon about James. ask Jon about landlady.
> in. n.
Your Garden
I honestly don't know how I thought of doing this.
> use corkscrew on tree. x myrrh.
> s. out. e. ne.
Tib Street
> talk to Kevin.(He gives the Sniper game and goes.)
> sw. w. w.
Glad Tidings Gift Shop
> x Gabriel. x paper. talk to Gabriel.
> ask Gabriel about paper. ask Gabriel about shepherds.
> listen. x system.
> smell. x frankincense. take it.
> ask Gabriel about frankincense.
> ask Gabriel about heaven.
> ask Gabriel about Christmas —or— ask Gabriel about Jesus.
> tell Gabriel about band.(He grabs his trumpet, gives you the paper, and goes.)
Time to follow that star.
> w. w. w.
The West
> x Gaspar. x Melchior. x Balthasar. x stable. open door.
> give gold to Gaspar.
> give frankincense to Melchior.
> give myrrh to Balthasar.
Now that all three mice have gifts, Gaspar gives you a paper as a reward and they enter the stable.
> i. x note.
> e. e. e. e. e.
Town Square
Choir Master gives you a bottle of port when you arrive.
> x bottle.
> s.
The Cheese Hamlet
> x hamper. x cheesemonger.(It's Robin, formerly the butcher.)
> talk to Robin. ask Robin about hamper.
> ask Robin about butchers shop.
> ask Robin about cheese.
> give note to Robin.(He gives the hamper and goes.)
> n. w.
Chester Street
> ask Jon about Gabriel.
> in.
Your Home
You settle in for a pleasant night. On Christmas Day, Santa arrives with his sleigh and offers you a ride.
Congratulations you have completed the game!
Extras
Characters
Gabriel is the angelic proprietor of the Glad Tidings Gift Shop.
Gaspar Mouse, Melchior Mouse, and Balthasar Mouse (collectively, the Three Wise Mice) want to visit the newborn baby cheesus, but they need suitable gifts.
The choir master, a choir, and a brass band are having trouble working together in Town Square.
The cheesemonger, Robin U'blind, is the operator of the Cheese Hamlet and the former butcher.
K. Wenceslas is the co-owner of a winter fuel supply store and could use your help solving a cryptic crossword puzzle.
The landlady of the Cross Keys Inn has conquered her gin habit but is still willing to trade a pint for a favour.
James is a friend of yours at the inn who's still obsessed with the weather.
Santa is in his workshop but he's very unhappy with himself and his 3-D printer.
The Chief Elf is now the one drinking gin, possibly because he's unemployed and unhappy.
The gang of Elves will all get rehired when the Chief Elf is rehired. They're incredibly fast workers.
Kevin is a mischievious boy who lives on your street, but you meet up with him on Tib Street.
Two dodgy guys (one named Marv) are stealing snowglobes from your neighbours on Chester Street. Can you find a sneaky way to stop them?
Jon Pigeon is a foul-mouthed fowl who appears when food gets discarded, and no, you can't have any.
Mentioned:
Wenceslas's son co-owns the winter fuel supply store, but we don't meet him.
Shepherds spook easily according to Gabriel.
Unnamed people, mostly shoppers, pass by in the Town Square.
Credits
Credits are displayed at game's end, after you've won:
Credits:
Written and coded by Luke A. Jones (email redacted), using the Quest text adventure engine (www.textadventures.co.uk).
Thank you to Alex Dimmer for creating the artwork and to Jennifer Thompson, and K.V. for alpa and beta testing, and for their excellent suggestions for improvements.
Thanks also to the excellent support from the Quest forum members.
The pigeon was inspired by the twitter account @pigeonjohn
Take all seven of these items home to win the game.
a Bumper Radio Times Christmas Special. In the inn, James gives this magazine to you when you give the memory stick to him.
a Sack of Logs. They're in the fuel supplies store. Talk to Wencesles, then answer yes when he asks for help with his crossword, and answer December when he reads out the clue. He'll give you the logs in thanks for your help.
a Luxury Cheese Hamper. It's in the Cheese Hamlet. Obtain it by giving the note from Gaspar to the cheesemonger.
a Sniper Elite 4 Computer Game. Obtaining it is a three step process.
On Tib Street, talk to Kevin to learn about the dodgy guys planning burglaries on your street. Now the dodgy van is on Chester Street.
On Chester Street, put the potato in the exhaust pipe of the dodgy van. This will make the van partly explode and the guys will flee.
On Tib Street, talk to Kevin again. He'll thank you for getting rid of the dodgy guys by giving you the Sniper Elite 4 Computer Game.
Wrapping Paper. It's in the Glad Tidings Gift Shop. You'll need to first talk to the choir master in Town Square and learn that he needs a trumpeter. Then, in the gift shop, tell Gabriel about the band. Gabriel will grab his trumpet, give you the wrapping paper, then leave the shop.
a Bottle of Port. In Town Square, the choir master gives the port to you after Gabriel's joined the band (see wrapping paper).
Chestnuts. You'll get them from Santa, but there's several steps involved.
In Santa's Workshop, talk to Santa and learn about his troubles with the printer and firing the elves.
In the inn, use the coin with the jukebox to get the Chief Elf to appear there.
Tell the Chief Elf about the printer. He'll immediately gather the other elves and rejoin Santa. Santa will now be happy again.
In Santa's Workshop, sit on Santa. He'll give you the chestnuts.
Useful items
a Shopping List. It's in your home.
Read it to remind yourself which items you're looking for.
a Potato. Find it by digging in your garden with the spade and looking in the hole.
After talking to Kevin on Tib Street, return to Chester Street and examine the dodgy van and its exhaust pipe. Put the potato in the pipe for explosive results.
a Broom Handle. Obtain it by unscrewing the broom.
In the inn, use the handle on the football table to fix it. The landlady will draw you a pint and give you a corkscrew in thanks.
a Corkscrew. The landlady of the inn gives it to you when you fix her football table (see broom handle).
In your garden, use the corkscrew on the tree to obtain myrrh.
a Pound Coin. Obtain it in the inn by playing the quiz machine and answering its three questions correctly.
Use the coin on the inn's jukebox, and the Chief Elf will arrive, somehow summoned in response to the music.
a Gold Tooth. It's on Chester Street after the dodgy van explodes (see potato).
In the West, give the gold tooth to Gaspar Mouse.
Frankincense. Find it by smelling in the Glad Tidings Gift Shop.
In the West, give the frankincense to Melchior Mouse.
Myrrh. Acquire it in your garden by using the corkscrew on the tree.
In the West, give the myrrh to Balthasar Mouse.
When you've gifted all three wise mice, Gaspar will give you a note in thanks.
a Note from Gaspar. In the West, Gaspar Mouse gives this note to you after you've given the gold tooth to him, the frankincense to Melchior, and the myrrh to Balthasar.
In the Cheese Hamlet, give the note to the cheesemonger, and he'll give you the Luxury Cheese Hamper.
Useless items
a Chocolate. It's inside the Advent calendar in your home. You may eat it, but it's stale.
a Broom Head. Obtain it by unscrewing the broom. You need the broom handle but not the broom head.
a Pint of London Porter. The landlady of the inn puts a pint on the bar for you after you fix her football table (see broom handle). You may drink the pint, and it's delicious, but it doesn't solve any puzzles.
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