A Beauty Cold and Austere (2017)
> x small mailbox (@ West of House)
The mailbox is [if closed]closed[else]open[end if]. [if crank missing]It has a small hole in it.[else]It has a small crank attached to it.[end if]
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Mailboxes in Interactive Fiction 
Let's look at mailboxes! The most famous mailbox in interactive fiction is probably the one at West of House in Zork I. But although it was wildly imitated, it was coded as a default container at "West of House" containing a leaflet. It didn't have any description of its own.
"mailbox" icon by St Musdalifah from Noun Project (CCBY3.0)
A Beauty Cold and Austere (2017)
> x small mailbox (@ West of House)
The mailbox is [if closed]closed[else]open[end if]. [if crank missing]It has a small hole in it.[else]It has a small crank attached to it.[end if]
Bullhockey 2: The Return of The Leather Whip (2019)
> x mailboxes (@ Mailbox Room)
There are at least a hundred little mailboxes here--including yours, #9. They are all square little doors with keyholes in the center, and marked with their respective numerals. There is a large slot for sending mail.
> x mailbox 9 (@ Mailbox Room)
This is your mailbox, marked with a #9 and a keyhole in the middle of it.
> x large boxes (@ Mailbox Room)
They are used for receiving larger pieces of mail or packages, if they don't fit in the mailboxes. There are three--numbered #1, #2, and #3.
> x large box #1 (@ Mailbox Room)
This large box is marked with a #1.
> x elaborate mailbox (@ Mansion at Gate)
It's covered with a pretentious design that spells out--
102 Lookout
But black duct tape covers the name. A vine winds around the post, and over the top of it.
> x doggified mailbox (@ Lockridge House)
The Lockridges must have just installed this new-looking box--you don't recall ever seeing it on your walks. The post looks like a totem-pole of doggie-faces--indeed the box itself is in the shape of a bulldog's head, with the door on front being the dog's mouth. You figure they must love dogs. Under the box on the post, two of the doggie faces each have bones labelled, respectively, with the name "Lockridge" and the address "206 Lookout".
One of the little ears is sticking up--must mean that there is mail inside...
Bullhockey! (2018)
> x mailboxes (@ Mailbox Room)
The only one that you are interested in is your own--mailbox #9.
> x mailbox #9 (@ Mailbox Room)
This is your mailbox, if only for the fact that the number on it matches your apartment number--#9. It has a keyhole in the middle, under the number, and a small square door.
> x mailboxes (@ Funeral Home Entry)
It is just a number of mailboxes for the occupants and employees in the building to the south.
> x mailbox (@ Raditch House)
It is covered in a pretentious design that spells out--
800
Raditch
Hmm...John's mailbox. You have often wondered what would happen if you spread jam around inside of it.
> x mailbox (@ Colfax House)
It is covered in a pretentious design that spells out--
704 Lookout
Colfax
> x mailbox (@ Blaine House)
It is covered in a pretentious design that spells out--
602 Lookout
Blaine
> x mailbox (@ Munsen House)
It is covered in a pretentious design that spells out--
508 Lookout
Munsen
> x mailbox (@ Simmons House)
It is covered in a pretentious design that spells out--
410 Lookout
Simmons
> x mailbox (@ Burford House)
It is covered in a pretentious design that spells out--
304 Lookout
Burford
> x mailbox (@ Lockridge House)
It is covered in a pretentious design that spells out--
206 Lookout
Lockridge
> x mailbox (@ Mabel's House)
It is covered in a pretentious design that spells out--
102 Lookout
Maybre.
Your landlady's mailbox. You often call her Mabel Maybe, given the repairs the apartment needs....
The Cabal (2004)
> x mailbox (@ Ruby Ridge, Idaho)
It's one of those traditional wooden mailboxes, like the ones you used to use as target practice as a kid.
Cacophony (2009)
> x mailboxes (@ Entrance Room)
The keys are long lost, and the boxes hang open. There are still a few bits and pieces inside them.
Clusterflux (2019)
> x small mailbox (@ West of House)
It's a small, yet communal mailbox for the whole house. There is an assortment of reflective, adhesive letters on the outside of the mailbox. The mailbox is [closed or open].
A Day at the Iachini House (2001)
> x small black mailbox (@ In the driveway)
The mailbox is a standard rural route mailbox. It is made of plastic, with a red flag on the side. The mailbox is mounted on a wooden post. The small, black mailbox is [if closed]closed[else]open[end if].
Deep Breathing (2006)
> x mailbox (@ West of House)
A cheap model. It doesn't even have a little flap to open or close. On the side of the box is printed the text "PIG, L. x 3".
Don't Push The Mailbox (2019)
> x mailbox (@ Neighborhood)
Yup, on closer inspection, it's definitely a mailbox. Like one of those british mailboxes. The red one, what are they called again? Doesn't matter. The mailbox has a opening which you assume is for mail, who ever uses them still and a handle for a door to get the mail out you guess.
Don't Push The Mailbox 2 and Aisle (2020)
> x mailbox (@ Town Square)
A nice and shiny mailbox that helps people with communications.
*** Yup, it's a one move game. ***
Eunice (2018)
> x mailbox (@ Front Porch)
The Fifth Continent (2019)
> x mailbox (@ The Romney Marsh)
It's just your average small mailbox that could contain leaflets, flyers, or a letter.
Gaucho (2012)
> x outgoing mailbox (@ Post Office)
This battered wooden box sits on the room's wall. A copper plate says "Outgoing". The top of the box is hinged to open upward, but the inside is bare.
Hangar 22 (2011)
> x mailbox (@ Front Porch)
The mailbox is small and rusty. Although all you get are bills and collection notices these days, this used to be where your Netflix movies arrived. Boy, you sure miss Netflix. With over 60,000 titles and 20 million members in the United States and Canada, Netflix is the world's leading Internet subscription service for enjoying movies and TV shows. For $7.99 a month, Netflix members can instantly watch unlimited movies and TV episodes streamed over the Internet to PCs, Macs and TVs. Among the large and expanding base of devices streaming from Netflix are Microsoft's Xbox 360, Nintendo's Wii and Sony's PS3 consoles; an array of Blu-ray disc players, Internet-connected TVs, home theater systems, digital video recorders and Internet video players; Apple's iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, as well as Apple TV and Google TV. In all, more than 200 devices that stream from Netflix are available in the U.S. and a growing number are available in Canada.
(This mailbox was sponsored by Netflix. To sponsor an object in one of my upcoming games, please contact me.)
Help! My Vacuum Cleaner Is Broken! (2001)
> x mailbox (@ Long Road)
It's west of a scarlet house. Not a white house. So there.
Hollywood Hijinx (1986)
> x mailbox (@ Front Porch)
The Buck Palace-endorsed, regulation mailbox is [closed or open].
Jon Doe - Wildcard Nucleus (2019)
> x mailbox (@ Front of Edulard's House)
The mailbox is purple, for whatever reason.
Mean Streets (2015)
> x mailbox (@ Mansion - front door (red))
It's a metal mailbox on a post. It's got the name Jones on it.
> x mailbox (@ Mansion - front door (green))
It's a metal mailbox on a post.
Not Much Time (2002)
> x mailbox (@ Front Gate)
This rusty old mailbox has stood for years. It's supported by a long wooden pole and it stands at your waist.
Nowheresville (2022)
> x mailboxes (@ Apartment Building)
You are instinctively drawn to the mailboxes on the first row labeled 101, 102, 103, and 104.
> x mailbox 101 (@ Apartment Building)
A mailbox labeled 101.
Offensive Probing (1999)
> x mailbox (@ Your apartment)
This is where letters sent from the receiver downstairs ends up - as long as they're yours. Then again, that hasn't always been a necessary factor.
Porter Cave Adventure (2019)
> x mailbox (@ OUTSIDE CAVE (start))
The mailbox is strangely out-of-place. Its wooden pole is seemingly thrust into the concrete by some otherworldly force. On its front, in place of an address, there is simply the word "Player."
> x mailbox (@ OUTSIDE CAVE (ending))
Upon further examination, this mailbox is exactly identical to the one in front of the cave. On its front, in place of an address, there is simply the word "Player."
A Quiet Evening at Home (2010)
> x mailbox (@ Stoop)
The Tiny House (2010)
> x mailbox (@ West of House)
Does this give you a strange sense of deja vu?
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