(untitled: speed.gam) (1999)
> x knife (@ Base of Tower)
The knife is sharp.
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Knives in Interactive Fiction 
Let's look at knives! This is a general knives category that includes butter knives, bowie knives, switchblades, and meat cleavers!
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(untitled: speed.gam) (1999)
> x knife (@ Base of Tower)
The knife is sharp.
2604 (2001)
> x cheese knife (@ Living Room, North)
It has a long and very narrow blade, most suited for slicing soft food. However, it looks strong enough that it might be good for other things too.
According to Cain (2022)
> x knife (@ Slaughterhouse)
This short knife is little more than a strip of iron beaten down to a blade and a rough handle. The blade is a little longer than your smallest finger and [either] pocked with rust [or] shiny and quite sharp [as appropriate]. You imagine it has been used to slaughter many animals.
And the Waves Choke the Wind (2000)
> x knife (@ Lifeboat)
Your trusty knife, that has aided you in many a fight, against humans as well as certain inhabitants of the oceans. Davids once gave it to you as a gift; everyone was amused at your astonishment when you found out it could float on water.
Another Goddamn Escape the Locked Room Game (2006)
> x blades (@ East Wall)
The fan blades look incredibly sharp. Maybe you shouldn't mess with them.
Art D's First Batch Adventure (1997)
> examine knife (@ End of path)
The knife is very sharp.
Baggage (2021)
> x machete (@ Road)
A long, broad, sharp blade, the kind an explorer might use to cut away undergrowth in the jungle.
Because you're mine (2016)
> x knife (@ shore)
A small knife for cutting plants. Its handle fits neatly between your toes.
Bellclap (2004)
> x eaves knife (@ Temple)
Bellclap says it's for trimming a roof's ridge.
The Bible Retold: The Bread and the Fishes (2006)
> x knife (@ Yonah's Front Room)
It's a simple, utilitarian blade.
Bio (2003)
> x filet knife (@ Kitchen)
It's a filet knife with a black handle.
Birmingham IV (2018)
> x knife (@ In the Rose Garden)
A short, dull-bladed knife of steel, with a wooden handle.
Biscuit (2001)
> x knife (@ kitchen)
A small knife.
Brain Guzzlers from Beyond! (2015)
> x switchblade (@ Mercury Meteor)
It's a knife. Just in case! These are illegal, so you'd better keep it hidden.
Bullhockey 2: The Return of The Leather Whip (2019)
> x left shear (@ Back Steps)
It is the left-hand half of the old shears you had.
Bullhockey! (2018)
> x strange metallic object (@ Back to Small House)
It's black, with shiny metal on the ends, and a tiny disc near one end. It's topped by a small crossbar. It looks like a knife handle, but the blade seems to be missing.
> x switchblade (@ Back to Small House)
It looks like a glorified pocket knife, with a tiny button near the end of the handle, and a slip-guard near the base of the blade. [if open] The blade is out--it's very sharp. [else:] You have pushed the blade back in.
Cacophony (2009)
> x knife (@ Kitchen)
Blunt, and dull.
Candy (1997)
> x knife (@ Sparse Kitchen)
The knife looks pretty sharp. You feel like running with it while holding it upward.
Captain Cutter's Treasure (2021)
> x knife (@ Broom Closet)
It's a bone-handled knife with a tarnished steel blade. [if note pinned, add:] It pins a note to the wall.
Capture Santa! (2007)
> x knife (@ Kitchen)
A big butchers knife. It makes you think of the things you wish you could do to the fat man. You could probably attack people with it.
Carpathian Vampire (2022)
> x knife (@ Kitchen)
It's a simple kitchen knife, but very [blunt or sharp].
Catch That Haggis!, Or, Working Around the Restrictions (2001)
> x knife (@ Blasted heath)
The blade is about ten inches long and crackles with blue light when you wave it around, while the handle has a neat green-and-purple colour scheme and looks all alien-technology and stuff. All in all, it's pretty cool.
Causality (2003)
> x knife (@ The Mars 24)
a knife. it will cut the wires if you wish it to.
Cheesed Off! (2016)
> x red cheese knife (@ Garden of Cheeseden)
The name says it all, really!
Cold Iron (2011)
> x knife (@ Clearing)
It looks as sharp as sharp can be.
[if in stump, add:] The shadow of the knife... yes, it lies across the stump, pointing southwest. Which has nothing to do with the position of the sun, and wouldn't the Reverd be furious to see it.
Cough Cough (2003)
> x bloody knife (@ Alley behind Casino)
A blood-encrusted knife.
Cragne Manor (2018)
> x machete (@ Greenhouse)
[before sharpening:] The blade is long and rusty. The dirty wooden handle is still covered in a mesh of rootlets, providing a nice grip.
You wish you had something to sharpen it with.
> x cleaver (@ Rec Room)
This meat cleaver is rusty and filled with old blood stains.
The Day I stabbed Stalin (2010)
> x knife (@ Kitchen)
It's a normal kitchen knife.
Dial C for Cupcakes (2014)
> x fruit knife (@ Kitchen)
A tiny little knife, such as would be used in a knife fight between toddlers.
> x paring knife (@ Kitchen)
A stereotypical kitchen knife.
> x bread knife (@ Kitchen)
A long, serrated knife, for slicing bread.
> x chef's knife (@ Kitchen)
A big, mean-looking knife.
> x cleaver (@ Kitchen)
A big knife composed of utilitarian right angles. It even has the little circular hole in the end.
Djinn on the Rocks (2021)
> x knife (@ Broom Closet)
Dr Horror's House of Terror (2021)
> x knife (@ Above the Temple)
Arnie holds the knife contemptuously. Its blade gleams unpleasantly in the green light.
Dr. Death's House of Horrors (1992)
> x knife (@ Undersea Tableau)
It has a short but sharp blade, and a rubber handle that just fits your hand.
Dream Pieces (2013)
> x blade (@ Bedroom)
It's made of wood from the desk, the bed, and a piece of lamp very sharp.
Dutch Dapper IV: The Final Voyage (2002)
> x knife (@ Kitchen)
One of those common, dull knives that are completely useless and wouldn't cut through butter if your life depended on it.
Dynamite Powers vs. the Ray of Night! (2018)
> x Boy Scout knife (@ Cavern)
It's your official Boy Scout knife. It's ebony and has two blades. There's a tiny plaque on the side. It's [closed or open].
Eruption (2009)
> x pocket knife (@ Small Cave)
It's your trusty pocket-knife, which you keep sharp as a razor.
Escape from Dinosaur Island (2018)
> x knife (@ Clearing)
It's a standard issue US Navy Mark 2 knife. you can tell that it is a quality item due to it still being as razor sharp as the day it was made.
Eye of the Inca (1992)
> examine knife (@ Temple Kitchen)
It's the size of a small pen knife. The blade is quite dull.
FORK: The Great Underground Dining Room (2007)
> x knife (@ Walk-In Closet)
It's a steak knife.
Frankenstein Adventure (2004)
> x scalpel (@ Dusty laboratory)
You see a sharp, surgical steel scalpel.
Friar Bacon's Secret (2000)
> x knife (@ The Scholars' Garden)
Your trusty blade, the only tool you carry with you always. It's dulled a bit from daily use, but still sharp enough for you to give bandits a nasty surprise or two, if there were any bandits hereabouts.
The Ghost Ship (2015)
> x knife (@ Galley)
It is an old, rusted carver that has dried blood on it. It does not look very sharp.
Grayscale (2001)
> x knife (@ Kitchen)
It looks like a butter knife.
Halothane (1999)
> x knife (@ Empty Room)
A nasty enough knife or dagger, with a jagged blade, which is encrusted with blood.
Hercules! (2021)
> x knife (@ Nemea)
Plastic. Great.
The House (by Remington) (2007)
> x bloody knife (@ Living Room)
A kitchen knife covered in blood.
> x knives (@ Kitchen)
They appear to be rusted and useless.
The House of Mystery (2018)
> x butcher's knife (@ Kitchen)
It'd be careful when handling that thing if I were you.
Ice House of Horrors (2013)
> x shiny object (@ Someplace Flat)
Something shinier even than the brightest minnow you've ever seen. It's shaped roughly like a minnow, too.
Interface (2009)
> x steak knife (@ Neglected Kitchen)
The knife has a single sharp blade with a wooden handle. It appears to have slain many apples in its lifetime.
Jacks or Better to Murder, Aces to Win (1999)
> x knife (@ Courtyard)
No utility knife, this narrow blade was made specifically for killing. Its sharpness is such that just carrying it is a skill by itself. (Luckily, you have a good storage place for it through your belt. It will be kept fairly hidden and yet available for quick access.) Its perfect balance indicates it could be thrown, too. Obviously, be careful with this thing.
The King's Ball (2023)
> x knife (@ Farrier's Stable)
It's a farrier's knife. It's used to cut excess sole and frog in the feet of the horse so that healthy tissue can breathe. The curve of the knife follows the curve of the sole.
Last Day of Summer (2011)
> x rusty knife (@ Scrub)
Rust covers the blade of the knife, which ends in a tattered leather hilt.
Leatherworld (2001)
> x leather knife (@ Third Floor)
This is a very sharp knife, used for cutting leather. It's not a knife made out of leather, of course. That would just be silly.
The Legend of the Missing Hat (2012)
> x kama (@ Outside the Wardrobe)
It's a tiny curved blade with a wooden handle.
The Lobster (2001)
> x knife (@ On the Counter)
It's metal, and quite sharp.
Lovely Assistant: Magical Girl (2020)
> x knife (@ kitchen)
Boffo is using it to cut the chicken.
Mingsheng (2004)
> x jade knife (@ 竹林 (zhu2 lin2) Bamboo forest)
The knife, a simple instrument, is carved from a solid piece of translucent green jade. The blade looks moderately sharp, designed mainly for skinning animals. It looks as though anything too hard might break the edge.
The Mouse Who Woke Up For Christmas (2018)
> x machete (@ Under the Tree)
A long and lethal looking machete.
Mrs. Pepper's Nasty Secret (2008)
> x knife (@ Kitchen)
It’s a small knife, made of stainless steel. It looks as if it should cut through butter readily enough, but it probably wouldn’t make much of an impression on a rump steak.
My Evil Twin (2012)
> x bowie knife (@ Jekyll Park)
I'm not sure if it's technically a bowie knife. I've never really been all that interested in such things, and don't know the exact definition. But it's impressive, with notches and grooves and things, and a blade that looks like it's almost a foot long.
> x knife (@ Hyde Park)
It's a litle folding penknife with a red handle. Kind of like one of those Swiss Army knives, but with only one blade.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Presents "Detective" (1995)
> x knife (@ Bathroom)
You can't see any such thing.
Not Much Time (2002)
> x knife (@ Laundry Room)
On the Farm (1999)
> x knives (@ Kitchen)
Grandma's kitchen knives are very sharp. That is why she will not let you touch them.
Only After Dark (1999)
> x knife (@ Village Center)
Your trusty knife that has aided you in many a fight against humans as well as certain inhabitants of the oceans.
Open That Vein (2015)
> x scalpel (@ Open That Vein)
More than sharp enough for this ordeal.
Plane Walker (2021)
> x knives (@ Closet of Dangerous Things)
The pile of knives consists of swords, cleavers, daggers, and even butter knives. [if broadsword untaken, add:] One particularly gleaming blade grabs your interest.
> x cleavers (@ Closet of Dangerous Things)
You have no need for a meat cleaver, so you leave them where they are.
> x butter knives (@ Closet of Dangerous Things)
Perhaps if you found some toast and butter they would be helpful, but until then, you'll leave them where they are.
The Pumpkin Contest (2000)
> x knife (@ Near Table #35)
It's the same knife you used to carve your pumpkin in the first place, now doubling as a prop for your mismatched costume. It's customary to wear costumes to the pumpkin contest, but you couldn't decide whether to be a wizard, a vampire or a psycho killer, so you decided to mix all three.
Quest for the Magic Healing Plant (1995)
> x knife (@ Woodland)
It is a very sharp little knife. You usually use it for sharpening sticks but it could be a very effective weapon.
Return to the Stars (2021)
> x makeshift knife (@ Armory)
A piece of metal you pulled out of the shelves in the armory. It happens to have a rather sharp edge.
Seeker of Magic (2019)
> x knife (@ Shore of Lake)
It's an Elvish design with a sharp blade. You always keep it close at hand.
Several Other Tales from Castle Balderstone (2020)
> x carving knife (@ Hall of Feasting)
A rusty blade originally intended for dismembering roast turkeys, not one's enemies. Its attack power is 2.
> x blade (@ Ancient Tomb)
The material used in the blade's manufacture is beyond the reach of your geologic acumen. Its deadly sharpness appears to have been enhanced by some unrecognizably primitive magic. Its attack power is 7.
> x machete (@ Master Bedroom)
A long, chipped blade, utilitarian in design. Its attack power is 3.
Shades of Gray: An Adventure in Black and White (1992)
> x switchblade (@ Dark Alleyway)
The knife has only a short blade, but it looks very sharp.
The Silence of the Gods (2011)
> x knife (@ Smokey Garage)
Four-inch blade. It doesn't look like a toy. Or a nail cleaner.
So I Was Short Of Cash And Took On A Quest (2021)
> x knife (@ Kitchen)
It is long and sharp, suitable for example for cutting meat.
> x pen knife (@ Stationery Storage)
It is a tool for opening for example envelopes.
Tea and Toast (2014)
> x knife (@ Kitchen)
The bread knife has serrated edges like waves on the lake.
Tryst of Fate (1995)
> x knife (@ Storage Room)
The knife is about eight inches long with a steel blade and wooden handle. The knife is [either] almost too dull to cut water [or] quite sharp, so be careful.
Tuuli (2017)
> x knife (@ In Mákke's hut)
The knife of Mákke. Small, but sharp as a witch mind. It has a black stone blade, always cold to the touch. You have always been fascinated by the translucent quality of the stone, the pale gold reflections you can glimpse inside it.
Under, In Erebus (2010)
> x ulu (@ Heart of Darkness)
The Unicorn Pool (2010)
> x knife (@ Kitchen)
Vindaloo (1996)
> x sharp knife (@ Kitchen)
Looking at how sharp this knife is, you had better count your fingers after using it.
The Wand (2017)
> x knife (@ Kitchen)
It's a serrated kitchen knife made of an unfamiliar metal.
Where There's A Will (2005)
> x knife (@ Kitchen)
The steak knife is long and gleamingly sharp.
Whitefield Academy of Witchcraft (2014)
> x knife (@ Grislewood Kitchen)
It's large, sharp, and wicked-looking.
The Wizard's Apprentice (2013)
> x knife (@ The Kitchen)
The knife is an utterly indispensible item in the modern mediaeval home. It is useful for cutting up vegetables, tearing big pieces of tough meat, and defending oneself in an emergency. No home should be without one! This particular knife is long and serrated and has a wooden handle. It's probably best for cutting away at meat.
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