Key & Compass presents:
The Lobster
by Caleb Wilson

In this small game, you play as a lobster, captured in an act of war and boiled purple by your enemy. You will escape this indignity, take your revenge, and return to your people in the sea.

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

A Pot

> about. x me. i. x claws. x shell. x water. x pot.

> out. push pot.

On the Counter

> x board. x knife. x hat. take all. d. e.

The Lounge

> x chef. x foot. x paper.

> wear hat. pinch foot. kill chef with knife.

> x chef. n. d.

*** You have won ***

Extras

Characters

The player-character is a lobster. He is refered to as "The Plague of the Sea" in the telegram and welcomed as the "mighty lobster king" in the epilogue.
The Chef, your enemy, is typing at a computing machine in the lounge. The telegram identifies him as Agent Walker.
Your minions and underlings sing your praises and celebrate your return in the epilogue.

Endings

You have died if you pinch the chef's foot when not wearing the hat.
You have won if you escape and return to your people in the sea.

Inventory

your claws. You're wielding them. Pinch the chef's foot with them.
a shell. You're wearing it. Keep it on.
a cutting board. It's on the counter. I don't think you can do much with it.
a knife. It's on the counter. Kill the chef with it. Do this after wearing the chef hat and pinching his foot.
a chef hat. It's on the counter. Wear it to disguise yourself; this is essential.
a sheet of paper. It falls to the floor of the lounge shortly after you enter there. Read it; it's a telegram.

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.