Key & Compass presents:
Getting to Know the General
by Jake Wildstrom

In this game, you play as a man who looks rather like author Neil Gaiman, and you're in yet another mess. You were trying to save money by flying to Atlanta inside a large suitcase, but instead, you've ended up in Alexander the Great's room at the Hilton Buenos Aires and the Macedonian general is rather upset to find you inside what he thinks is his suitcase.

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

Walkthrough
Extras
- Characters, Endings, Inventory
Thank You to my Patreon supporters
External links:
- This game at IFDB, IFWiki, and ifwizz.
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Walkthrough

Try not to let Alexander kill you. Impersonate Neil Gaiman. Twice!

Inside a Remington suitcase

> z.z.z. z.z.z. z.z.z. z. (suitcase opens; opening credits)

Alexander's Hotel Room

CAUTION: Don't stay in this room too long.

> out. x bellboy. x alexander. take suitcase. w.

A drab corridor

> x suitcase. x me. n.

Hilton Buenos Aires

> x list. sw. w.

Casa Oro

> x family. x father. x mother. x son.

> son, hi.

> take towel. x towel.

> e. sw. sw.

*** You have perpetrated a deception and gotten away with it ***

Extras

Characters

Alexander the Great, the Macedonian general, takes an instant dislike to you.
The bellboy in the general's hotel room doesn't think much of you either.
An American tourist family (father, mother, son) are in the Casa Oro restaurant.
A waiter waits on the family in the restaurant.
A desk clerk prevents you from entering the pool area without proper attire.
A moderator and an audience await you in the winning ending.

Mentioned:

Cat is your friend or spouse who helped you get into the suitcase in the first place.
Neil Gaiman, the notable author, is supposed to make a literary presentation in the women's shower room. By coincidence, you look quite like him.

Endings

You have died

if you out-stay your welcome in Alexander's Hotel Room,
or if you enter the men's locker room.

You have perpetrated a deception and gotten away with it if you enter the women's locker room.

Inventory

a Remington suitcase. You start the game inside the suitcase. After ten turns, the suitcase will be opened and you can get out of it.
a towel. The son drops it in Casa Oro if you talk to him. You need to be carrying the towel in order to enter the swimming pool area.

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!

I'm still creating new walkthroughs! Larger ones too! Please visit my Patreon account if you're interested in helping me create more interactive fiction walkthroughs. I appreciate all the help I can get! Thanks again.