Did you...
- Rescue the eagle?
- Rescue the schnitzel?
- Eat the schnitzel?
- Attack the Spanish as our Hero?
- Kiss your sword?
Did you try these in each role...
- Sing, Dance, Act, or Pray onstage?
- Kissing Gerard Depardieu?
- Kissing yourself?
- Examine the petticoat?
- Rescueing yourself?
- Kiss the demon?
- Smell yourself?
- Touch yourself?
Characters
- Captain Maurice Orignaux is the hero of the play.
- Elise is a beautiful garlic-farmer's daughter.
- Herr Dr. Lysander Herculaneum Prufrock Gramercy McFaud is a vile scholar and wizard who, after witnessing the purity and goodness of Elise and Maurice, is now determined to aid the heroes.
- Lord Bikhrir is a demon who lurks below the stage.
- The audience is watching the play, but the glare of the stage lights prevent you from seeing them.
- The chorus is also out of view, but their verses sometimes provide clues on what should happen next in the play.
Mentioned:
- Alphonse de l'Entaille is the playwright who wrote this play.
- John Actor is an actor who played Maurice.
- Eva Zaha is an actor who played Elise.
- Dustin Q. Celebrity is an actor who played McFaud.
- Charles the Affable had an rotten aubergine thrown at him by the real-life Elise.
- Carelio and Longuin are other characters in the play, most notable for an oyster-eating scene.
- A double-headed eagle is depicted on the German forest backdrop.
- Gerard Depardieu (as a cyclist) and the Spanish army are depicted on the Parisian backdrop.
Credits
To see the credits, select "Acknowledgements" from the ABOUT menu:
Acknowledgements
Gracious thanks goes to David Welbourn, sole beta tester (shame on the author for not having more time, but, well, it is a compressed time competition, after all). He suggested many wonderful things, all of which I have attempted to include. Any failings in that regard are my own, and not at all his. Many thanks indeed, Mr. Welbourn.
Thanks to Kevan Davis for creating the 24 Hours of Inform contest, which inspired this game. Additionally, I would be totally remiss were I to not mention Graham Nelson for Inform, and Irene Callaci for this hint menu, among other things.
Inventory
- a cloth. It's backstage.
- Wear the cloth by itself to play as Maurice.
- Wear both the cloth and the petticoat to play as McFaud.
- When dressed as Maurice or McFaud, the cloth is a cloak.
- Tie the cloth to the stick to make a flag on a pole.
- a petticoat. It's backstage.
- Wear the petticoat by itself to play as Elise.
- Wear both the petticoat and the cloth to play as McFaud.
- a stick. It's backstage.
- When you're "Maurice", the stick is a sword. Beneath the stage, cut the sandbag with the sword to free the demon.
- When you're "McFaud", the stick is a staff.
- Tie the cloth to the stick to make a flag on a pole.
- a board. It's backstage.
- When you're "Maurice", the board is a shield.
- When dropped on stage, the board becomes a trapdoor, which Maurice or McFaud can open.
- a pole (on which is a flag). Create it by tying the cloth to the stick.
- In Paris, as Elise, wave the flag to win the game.
Score
The response to SCORE is:
Rating: one-to-five-stars
Your-review
Points are awarded as follows:
- 1 point for finding all the costumes.
- 1 point for creating a magic trapdoor.
- 1 point for freeing the demon.
- 1 point for finding your way to Paris.
- 1 point for summoning the defenders.
The possible Reviews are:
- "A risible attempt... Total failure to comprehend Entaille's opus." - Holocaust-Denier Weekly (the 0-star review)
- "Tedious but competent." - International Dentist (the 1-star review)
- "Too ambitious for the frankly amateurish cast." - The Morning Pleb (the 2-star review)
- "Varies from superb to embarrassing." - New York Gazette & Star (the 3-star review)
- "No less than you'd expect from such an excellent company." - whinythesp.com (the 4-star review)
- "A tour de force; a definitive performance. Quite astounding." - Monmartre Prancy Elitist (the 5-star review)
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