Key & Compass presents:
Gambler's Quest
by Chris

• Map
• Walkthrough
• Extras
  • Characters, Inventory, Score
• Thank You to my Patreon supporters
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• External links:
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Map

Walkthrough

Cottage

During this demo, you will have quests you need to perform. Use the QUESTS command to list your current quests. Your initial quests are really about getting ready for work, although you're never told what your "work" actually is.

There's no reason to rush, so take your time to look at everything, hoping to find anything the least bit interesting.

New quests: Dress for Work and Eat Breakfast.

> x me. i. x gown.

> x fireplace. x table. x chair. x bed.

> x nightstand. x lamp. x bread. x knife.

> x door. x dresser. open it. x clothes.

> take clothes. remove gown.

> wear clothes. (+1; "Dress for Work" quest completed)

> take loaf. take knife.

> cut bread with knife.

> x slice. eat it. (+1; "Eat Breakfast" quest completed)

New quest: Check the Mail.

> open door. s.

Scenic Clearing

> close door. open mailbox.

> take envelope. x it. open it.

> read letter. (+1; "Check the Mail" quest completed)

The king has outlawed gambling. You are outraged.

New quest: Kill the King.

> s.

New quest: Ready Food and Weapons.

Village Square

> x stones. x fountain.

> n.

Adventurer's Guild & Wax Museum

> x adventurers. x sword. take it.

> x dragon. x troll. x sock. take it. (+1)

> n.

Wax Museum Gift Shop

> x trinkets. x shelves.

> x worker. x clock.

> ask worker about clock. (+1)

> s. s. s.

Bakery

> x loaves. x shelves.

> open door. s.

Behind the Bakery

Fun fact: Dumpsters weren't invented until 1935.

> x dumpster. open it. x garbage.

> x bread. take it. (+1; "Ready Food and Weapons" quest completed)

> close dumpster. n.

Bakery

> close door. n.

Village Square

> e.

*** You have won ***

Extras

Characters

• The worker in the wax museum gift shop is watching the cuckoo clock, counting the seconds until they can leave.

Mentioned:

• Some birds wake you in the prologue with their chirping.
• The King sent you a letter, outlawing gambling.

Inventory

• a night gown. You're wearing it.
• Remove the gown and wear the clothes. You automatically store the gown away into the dresser.
• some clean clothes. They're in the dresser in your cottage.
• Remove the night gown and wear the clothes. This completes your "Dress for Work" quest.
• a loaf of bread. It's on the table in your cottage.
• Cut the loaf with the pocket knife to create a slice of bread. Note that when you eat the slice, you consume the rest of the loaf as well.
• a pocket knife. It's on the table in your cottage.
• Cut the loaf with the pocket knife to create a slice of bread.
• a slice of bread. Create it by cutting the loaf with the pocket knife.
• Eat the slice to complete the "Eat Breakfast" quest.
• a envelope. It's inside the mailbox in the scenic clearing.
• Open the envelope; it contains a letter.
• a letter. It's inside the envelope.
• Read the letter to complete the "Check the Mail" quest.
• a sock with a hole in it. It's in the museum.
• Take the sock to earn a point. Presumably, this sock gets used for something in the full game.
• a sword. One of the wax replicas of adventurers in the museum is holding it.
• Obtain both the sword and the moldy bread to complete the "Ready Food and Weapons" quest.
• moldy, half-eaten bread. It's in the dumpster behind the bakery.
• Obtain both the sword and the moldy bread to complete the "Ready Food and Weapons" quest.

Score

This is the response to SCORE:

You have so far scored N out of a possible 6, in T turns.

Points are awarded as follows:

• 1 point for completing the "Dress for Work" quest.
• 1 point for completing the "Eat Breakfast" quest.
• 1 point for completing the "Check the Mail" quest.
• 1 point for taking the sock.
• 1 point for asking the worker about the clock.
• 1 point for completing the "Ready Food and Weapons" quest.

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