Key & Compass presents:
The Devil Made Me Do It
by David A. Cornelson

In this small game, you play as the Devil himself, watching a pair of children playing in their yard. It would be so satisfying to corrupt their innocent souls by tempting them to sin.

This solution is by David Welbourn, and is based on Release 1 of the game.

Walkthrough
Extras
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Walkthrough

On the Fence

Some clever stuff here, but spoiled somewhat by bugs and read-author's-mind. Some initial confusion since the yo-yo can't be called "yoyo", the iguana is named "igauna", the gnome statue can't be called "statue", and the Pez dispenser can't be called "dispenser".

> i. x kit. open it. x yo-yo. x gnome. x iguana.

> x corn. x duck. x pez. x candy.

> take all from kit. eat candy.

> x kids. x boy. x girl.

> x yard. x Harkin's yard. x children's yard. x house.

> drop pez. d.

Children's Yard

> x porch. xyzzy. z. (If necessary, wait again until Mom appears, and warns the kids away from Harkin's yard.)

At this point, the kids' actions run in a seven-turn cycle. You want to tempt the girl when she checks the house to see if her mother's watching, and tempt the boy when he looks at the forbidden fence.

> put gnome on porch. (A trap for mom, at end of game.)

> z. z. z. (The girl should now be checking the house.)

> drop yo-yo. (+1)

> z. z. (The boy should now be checking the fence.)

> drop iguana. (+2)

> z. x boy. (+1. This step is necessary. Now it's just a matter of waiting.)

> z. z. z. z. (+2) z. z. z.

The children successfully sneak into Mr. Harkin's yard.

*** You have won ***

Extras

Characters

A little boy, about 4 years old, is in the yard.
A girl, about 6 years old, is in the yard.
The children's mother appears briefly at various times after you enter the children's yard.

Mentioned:

Old Mr. Harkin is described as odd. His backyard is on the other side of the fence and is filled with dangerous things that a child could easily get into trouble with.

Inventory

the Devils Toolkit. It's in your initial inventory. Open it; it contains several items.
a green yo-yo. It's in your toolkit. Refer to it as "yo-yo", not "yoyo". Drop it in the yard when the girl is checking the house; that's when she's vulnerable to temptation.
a small gnome statue. It's in your toolkit. Refer to it as "gnome", not "statue". Put it on the porch to distract the mother at the end of the game.
an igauna. It's in your toolkit. Refer to it as "iguana", not "igauna". Drop it in the yard when the boy is checking the fence; that's when he's vulnerable to temptation.
an ear of corn. It's in your toolkit. You don't need to use it.
a toy duck. It's in your toolkit. You don't need to use it.
a Devil Pez dispenser. It's in your toolkit. Refer to it as "pez", not "dispenser". While still on the fence, drop the pez dispenser. It will fall into Mr. Harkin's yard.

Temptations

Instead of a score, you collect temptations:

1 temptation for Avarice, by dropping the yo-yo when the girl is vulnerable.
1 temptation for Envy, by dropping the iguana when the boy is vulnerable.
1 temptation for Greed, by dropping the pez dispenser where the boy can find it on the other side of the fence.
1 temptation for Gluttony, by examining the boy when he has the dispenser.
2 temptations for Wrath, as the children fight over the pez dispenser.

Thank You to my Patreon supporters

This walkthrough is provided free of charge since I wrote this walkthrough prior to January 2015 when I began my Patreon account, and also because the work it's based on has less than fifteen locations (so I wouldn't have charged for it anyway). I've since reformatted this walkthrough to use my currently preferred style. I hope you enjoy it!

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