Whistles in Interactive Fiction

• Aayela (1996)

  > x penny whistle (@ Side Tunnel)

  A metal pipe, about a centimetre in diameter, with some drilled holes along the side, and a wooden mouthpiece at one end - some kind of flute, or perhaps a penny whistle.

• Dr Who and the Ribos Operation (2017)

  > x dog whistle (@ The TARDIS Control Room)

  A whistle that makes a tone that attracts K-9, and possible animals in the area.

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  Grooverland (2021)

  > x whistle (@ Welcome Booth)

  You were told that, no matter where you are, you could blow this whistle and Toby the dog would lead you out of the park.

• Rings for Bony Fingers (1992)

  > x whistle (@ NE Corner of Graveyard)

  Although battered up somewhat, it looks like it should still work.

• Tryst of Fate (1995)

  > x whistle (@ Mark's Room)

  The toy silver whistle has been lost for a week.

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  Untold Riches (2015)

  > x silver whistle (@ Beach)

  The silver emergency whistle hangs from a nylon lanyard that you are wearing around your neck.

  [if first time, add:] The whistle was one piece of emergency equipment that the professor put you in charge of (the other was the emergency beacon, which seems to be missing).

• The Untold Story (2019)

  > x birdcall (@ Cabin)

  The birdcall is a complex tool. It is crafted into a cylinder shape with an attached mouthpiece that can be blown into to produce bird songs. You can use the birdcall at any time.

• Default response instances

  • Bloodless on the Orient Express (2011): whistle @ Locomotive.

• Synonyms of other things instances

  • Ghost Train (2003): whistle ≡ chain @ Train's Cab.