Key & Compass presents:
The robocop_is_bleeding scenario
by Deathalicious

The robocop_is_bleeding scenario is a Z-machine interactive fiction game written with Inform 7 and is © 2009 by Deathalicious. I believe it was an example game written for, but not an entry for, the 1st Annual MetaFilter Interactive Fiction Contest, aka MetaFilter Comp 2009.

In this tiny surreal game that was written as a sample game, you play as someone in a scary room with a golden idol, a pedestal, a ruby, a cow, and a chicken. Let's assume you want to leave the scary room.

This solution is by David Welbourn, and is based on Release 7 of the game.

Walkthrough
Extras
- Characters, Inventory, Score
Thank You to my Patreon supporters
External links:
- MetaFilter Comp 2009 at IFWiki, MetaFilter metatalk, MetaFilter projects, and formerly at ~~brandonblatcher~~.
- Unfortunately, I can't find a copy of the game itself anywhere online in 2018.
- Tweet about this walkthrough on Twitter.

Walkthrough

Scary Room

> x me. i. (nothing)

> x idol. x pedestal. x ruby. x cow. x chicken.

> take ruby. take idol.

> turn idol. turn idol. turn idol. (+5)

> put ruby on pedestal. (+10; the ruby starts glowing.)

> take chicken. (+7)

> kill cow. (It's now green.)

> kill chicken. (−8; the cow is now red.)

> kill cow. (It's now blue.)

> kill cow. (It's now brown.)

> i. x carcass.

> give carcass to idol. (+9)

You're now at...

Winning Meadow

You can't seem to do much with the items inside the pole.

> x sign. x pole.

> x giraffe. x baby. x cat.

> x macbook. take it. x soup. take it.

> x boyfriend. x career.

> read sign. (−283)

*** You have won ***

Extras

Characters

A golden idol is in the Scary Room. Its eyes can glow, and at one point, it will talk to you.
A cow is in the Scary Room. It's purple, initially at least, but it can also be green, red, blue, or brown later on.
A chicken is in the Scary Room. It's brown.
A giraffe is in the pole in the Winning Meadow. It's brown.
A circumcised baby is in the pole in the Winning Meadow.
A declawed cat is in the pole in the Winning Meadow. It's brown.
A dumpable boyfriend is in the pole in the Winning Meadow.

Inventory

a ruby. It's in the Scary Room. First turn the idol three times, then put the ruby on the pedestal.
a chicken. It's in the Scary Room. When the ruby is glowing, take the chicken and kill it.
a carcass. You're carrying it after you kill the chicken. Give the carcass to the idol.
a MacBook. It's in the pole in the Winning Meadow. It's switched on. You can turn it off if you want to.
a bowl of soup that was left out overnight. It's in the pole in the Winning Meadow. You can eat it if you want to.

Score

You have so far scored your-score out of a possible 0, in some turns.

5 points for turning the golden idol three times.
10 points for successfully putting the ruby onto the pedestal.

Bug: You can get this 10 points repeatedly.

7 points for successfully taking the chicken.

Bug: You can get this 7 points repeatedly.

−8 points for killing the chicken.
9 points for giving the carcass to the idol.
−283 points for winning the game.

The scoring seems to be a bit of joke and meaningless in this game, in my opinion.

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