NEST is a Glulx interactive fiction game written with Inform 7 and is © 2023 by Ryan Veeder. This game was written for day two of #EnigMarch 2023. At the IF Short Games Showcase 2023, NEST took 1st place in the Best Puzzle-Focused Game category, and 29th place in the Best in Show category.
In this short game, you're on a quest. Travel to all four corners of the map and find the answer to this question: What is the opposite of east?
This solution is by David Welbourn, and is based on Release 1 of the game.
SPOILERS AHEAD. Reading a walkthrough prematurely can sometimes diminish one's enjoyment of an interactive fiction game. Please make an honest effort to play the game before reading this walkthrough.
Campsite
> x me. i. (nothing)
> x sun. x bag. x cookfire.
> s.
Abandoned Mine
> x shovel. take it.
> x valley.
> n. n.
Cave of Yesterdays
> x key. take it.
> x shadows. x mists.
> e.
Mountain Pass
> x sentinel. n. (denied)
> x mountains.
> s.
Mosaic
> x map. x rose. x T.
> T. (rude!)
> west. (no such thing)
> tsae. (no)
> tsew. (no)
> test. (no)
You'll figure it out later.
> s.
Colossal Gate
> x gate. x keyhole.
> unlock gate with key.
> s.
South Pole
> x pole. x nest. x bird.
She says: "The opposite of east comes from trees."
> n. e.
Hornet Kingdom
> x vizier. x hornets.
> n.
Prairie
> x grass.
> n.
Graveyard
> x large. x earth. listen.
> dig. (using the shovel; you acquire the king)
> x king.
> s. s.
Hornet Kingdom
You learn that screaming destroys robots.
> x king.
> n. e.
East Pole
> x bird.
She says: "The opposite of east is four letters long."
> restart
Campsite
> e. n.
Mountain Pass
> scream. x robot.
> n.
North Pole
> x bird.
She says: "The opposite of east ends in G."
> s. s.
Mosaic
All the clues together suggest "TWIG".
> twig. twig.
Twig Pole
> x bird.
*** GOOD JOB ***
Campsite
> w. (There's no "west".)
> go. (specify the direction)
> go direction. (The game helpfully lists every possible direction in its disambiguation response. Whoa.)
> go twig.
Twig Pole
> x bird.
*** GOOD JOB ***
This is the response to ABOUT or CREDITS:
(Thank you for for playing NEST. I wrote it in about seven hours for day two of #EnigMarch 2023. The prompt was "Nest." Learn more about EnigMarch at https://enigmarch.com/, and find my other EnigMarch puzzles at https://peoplemaking.games/@rcveeder.
This game was tested by NOBODY. I had to make it FAST.)
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