Key & Compass presents:
The Gallery of Henri Beauchamp
by Mike Vollmer

• Map
• Walkthrough
• Extras
  • Amusing, Characters, Credits, Endings, Inventory, Score
• Thank You to my Patreon supporters
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Map

Walkthrough

Dingy bar

> x me. i. (nothing)

> x bartender. x absinthe. x whiskey. x beer. x door.

> ask bartender for absinthe. (+1)

Although the game says the bartender gives you the glass and spoon, they're not in your inventory until you take them.

> take glass. take spoon.

CAUTION: Before drinking the absinthe, you must flip the spoon so the groove is face down, otherwise, drinking the absinthe will kill you.

> flip spoon. drink absinthe.

> x door.

> unlock door with spoon. (A green fairy inside the revealed elevator asks...)

"Going up?" > yes (+2)

Lift

> x fairy. ask fairy about elevator.

> ask fairy about Henri Beauchamp. (+3)

The elevator stops and the lift door opens.

> sw.

Parlor

Oddly, there's no way back to the lift from here.

> x poster. (+1)

> w.

Exhibit

> x paintings. SPACE

*** You have won ***

Extras

Amusing

This is the response to AMUSING after you've won the game:

Have you tried asking for whiskey or beer, or drinking the absinthe without flipping the spoon, or saying "NO" to the fairy?

Characters

• The narrator is someone telling you this entire story.
• A bartender is in the dingy bar. He's not the talkative type, but you can ask him for a drink.
• Other patrons are in the bar, but you don't even notice them until they vanish.
• A green fairy operates the lift. She's very beautiful.

Mentioned:

• Henri Beauchamp was a surrealist in the 1920s.
• Three young girls were murdered by Beauchamp. He used their blood and bile as paint.
• Several religious figures are represented in the paintings, including God, Jesus Christ, Satan, Judas, and the Antichrist.

Credits

From the Credits submenu accessed via the ABOUT command:

The cover art was created by Dave Kleinschmidt and was released under Creative Commons. The game itself was created with Inform 7, and uses extensions by Emily Short and Eric Eve.

Endings

• You have been cursed.
• if you ask the bartender for beer.
• You have died.
• if you ask the bartender for whiskey, or
• if you drink the absinthe without flipping the spoon first.
• You are dead.
• if you answer NO to the green fairy's question.
• You have won
• if you examine the paintings in the exhibit.

Inventory

• a glass and a spoon. They're in the dingy bar after you ask the bartender for absinthe. Take them.
• First, flip the spoon so the grooved side faces down. Now you can safely drink the absinthe.
• Second, unlock the green door in bar with the spoon, since it's also a key.

Score

The response to SCORE is:

You have so far scored your-score out of a possible 7, in several turns.

Points are awarded as follows:

• 1 point for asking the bartender for absinthe.
• 2 points for getting in the lift.
• 3 points for the green fairy's kiss. Ask her about Henri Beauchamp before the trip in the lift ends; you are kissed at the end of the trip.
• 1 point for examining the poster in the parlor.

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