Key & Compass presents:
Orpington
by William J. "City Boy" Shlaer

• Walkthrough
• Extras
  • Characters, Endings, Inventory, Locomotion, Score
• Thank You to my Patreon supporters
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Walkthrough

Sex? sure

Please answer yes or no.> yes —or— no

Are you female? yes —or— no

Farmyard

> back right. (Facing NE, but legs are askew)

> up right. down right. (This gets your legs back together)

> b r. u r. d r. (Facing N, standing normally.)

> b r. u r. d r. (Facing NW, standing normally.)

When walking in a cardinal direction, you'll move 10 units at a time.

When walking in a diagonal direction, you'll move 7 units per cardinal direction.

To move forward (you start making progress on the second action):

> u r. b l. d r. u l. b r. d l. (35N, 35W)

> u r. b l. d r. u l. b r. d l. (77N, 77W)

> u r. b l. d r. u l. b r. d l. (119N, 119W)

> u r. b l. d r. u l. b r. d l. (161N, 161W)

> u r. b l.

Gate

Keep going northwest past the gate.

> d r. u l. b r. d l.

The Road

You're now at (203 N, 203 W). Getting hit by a truck is random; if you get hit, just undo and try again.

> save.

> d l.

> b r. u r. d r. (Facing west.)

> u r. b l. d r. u l. b r. d l.

> u r.

The Other Side of the Road

You should now be at (203 N, 263 W).

> d r. (You stop.)

> b r. u r. d r. (facing SW)

> b r. u r. d r. (facing S)

Head south until you reach the nest. If the hawk catches you, undo and try again:

> u r. b l. d r. u l. b r. d l. (153 N, 263 W)

> u r. b l. d r. u l. b r. d l. (93 N, 263 W)

> u r. b l. d r. u l.

The Nest

Final coordinates are (53 N, 263 W).

*** You have won ***

Extras

Characters

Note that you can't even examine any of the game characters. They are only mentioned in room descriptions or in timed events.

• Farmer Bill is at Near the Farmhouse. He's hungry.
• A toad is at the Gate.
• A hawk seen overhead at Moves 59.
• A golden-plumed chicken is in The Nest.
• Barbara is mentioned in the introduction.

Endings

• You have died
• if you are run over on the road,
• or if you are killed by Farmer Bill,
• or if you are killed by the hawk.
• You have won if you reach the nest.

Inventory

• a left and a right. These are your legs. I suggest you do NOT drop them; the game won't let you pick them up again.

Locomotion

Going from one place to another is quite awkward in this game. You'll want to learn how to do various types of maneuvers.

1. If you run into something (like a fence) or otherwise fall down, FLAP to get back onto your feet. Moving both feet up will make you fall down.
2. To turn 45 degrees, you'll need to move one of your legs back then up then down. Use your right leg to turn counter-clockwise or your left leg to turn clockwise.
3. To run forward, use an up-back-down sequence with alternating feet.
4. To fly forward, you'll need to start running forward to get momentum, then flap your wings continually until you land or hit something. This is tricky to get right, and you won't fly far (chickens aren't that good at flying), but you will move twice as fast as running.

Score

Points are only awarded at game's end:

• 1 point for being run over by a truck.
• 2 points for being killed by the hawk.
• 3 points for being killed by Farmer Bill.
• 549 points for reaching the nest.

Rankings:

• toad. Do you wish to reincarnate now, or are you going to cut your losses and stay a chicken? (0 points)
• roadkill. (1 point)
• bait. (2 points)
• roast. (3 points)
• breeder. (549 points)

Yes, I did not get full score for this game. Perhaps you need to reach the nest more quickly than I did?

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