Zork I: The Great Underground Empire

[Charles510]

Many strange tales have been told of the fabulous treasure, exotic creatures, and diabolical puzzles in the Great Underground Empire. As an aspiring adventurer, you will undoubtedly want to locate these treasures and deposit them in your trophy case.

This is the original text adventure published by Infocom in 1980. I'm going to copy paste your posts into the game and then post the result.

Here is a ton of documentation, maps, clues, etc:
http://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=0dbnusxunq7fw5ro
http://infodoc.plover.net/manuals/zork1.pdf
http://infodoc.plover.net/maps/zork1.pdf


#If you would like to post comments that do not go into the game just use a hashmark like this.

[Charles510]

ZORK I: The Great Underground Empire
Copyright (c) 1981, 1982, 1983 Infocom, Inc. All rights reserved.
ZORK is a registered trademark of Infocom, Inc.
Revision 88 / Serial number 840726

West of House
You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door.
There is a small mailbox here.

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[Charles510]

I can't see how to get in from here.

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[Charles510]

Opening the small mailbox reveals a leaflet.

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[Charles510]

(Taken)
"WELCOME TO ZORK!

ZORK is a game of adventure, danger, and low cunning. In it you will explore some of the most amazing territory ever seen by mortals. No computer should be without one!"


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[Charles510]

I don't know the word "have".

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[Charles510]

I don't think that the small mailbox would agree with you.

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[Charles510]

I don't know the word "die".

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[Charles510]

The door cannot be opened.

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[Charles510]

North of House
You are facing the north side of a white house. There is no door here, and all the windows are boarded up. To the north a narrow path winds through the trees.

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[Charles510]

You must specify a direction to go.

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[Charles510]

#REMEMBER THIS IS 1980, ZORK ONLY UNDERSTANDS SIMPLE COMMANDS

North

[Charles510]

Forest Path
This is a path winding through a dimly lit forest. The path heads north-south here. One particularly large tree with some low branches stands at the edge of the path.

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[Charles510]

Up a Tree
You are about 10 feet above the ground nestled among some large branches. The nearest branch above you is above your reach.
Beside you on the branch is a small bird's nest.
In the bird's nest is a large egg encrusted with precious jewels, apparently scavenged by a childless songbird. The egg is covered with fine gold inlay, and ornamented in lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl. Unlike most eggs, this one is hinged and closed with a delicate looking clasp. The egg appears extremely fragile.
You hear in the distance the chirping of a song bird.

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[Charles510]

Taken.

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#YOU NOTICE YOUR SCORE JUST WENT UP, NOW SCORE IS 5 IN 10 MOVES

[Charles510]

I don't know the word "lookaround".

>look
Up a Tree
You are about 10 feet above the ground nestled among some large branches. The nearest branch above you is above your reach.
Beside you on the branch is a small bird's nest.
You hear in the distance the chirping of a song bird.

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[Charles510]

I don't know the word "view".

>inventory
You are carrying:
A jewel-encrusted egg
A leaflet

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[Charles510]

Forest Path
This is a path winding through a dimly lit forest. The path heads north-south here. One particularly large tree with some low branches stands at the edge of the path.

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[Charles510]

You have neither the tools nor the expertise.
You hear in the distance the chirping of a song bird.

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[Charles510]

North of House
You are facing the north side of a white house. There is no door here, and all the windows are boarded up. To the north a narrow path winds through the trees.

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[Charles510]

>destroy boards
What do you want to destroy the boards with?

>inspect house
I don't know the word "inspect".

>examine house
The house is a beautiful colonial house which is painted white. It is clear that the owners must have been extremely wealthy.

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[Charles510]

West of House
You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door.
There is a small mailbox here.

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[Charles510]

>North. East
North of House
You are facing the north side of a white house. There is no door here, and all the windows are boarded up. To the north a narrow path winds through the trees.

Behind House
You are behind the white house. A path leads into the forest to the east. In one corner of the house there is a small window which is slightly ajar.

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[Charles510]

The kitchen window is closed.

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[Charles510]

>Open Window. Climb in window
With great effort, you open the window far enough to allow entry.

You have a theory on how to board a kitchen window, perhaps?

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Kitchen
You are in the kitchen of the white house. A table seems to have been used recently for the preparation of food. A passage leads to the west and a dark staircase can be seen leading upward. A dark chimney leads down and to the east is a small window which is open.
On the table is an elongated brown sack, smelling of hot peppers.
A bottle is sitting on the table.
The glass bottle contains:
A quantity of water

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[Charles510]

## Your score is now 15 in 23 moves

[Charles510]

Opening the brown sack reveals a lunch, and a clove of garlic.

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[Charles510]

brown sack: Taken.
glass bottle: Taken.

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[Charles510]

>Look. Inventory
Kitchen
You are in the kitchen of the white house. A table seems to have been used recently for the preparation of food. A passage leads to the west and a dark staircase can be seen leading upward. A dark chimney leads down and to the east is a small window which is open.

You are carrying:
A glass bottle
The glass bottle contains:
A quantity of water
A brown sack
The brown sack contains:
A lunch
A clove of garlic
A jewel-encrusted egg
A leaflet

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[Charles510]

Living Room
You are in the living room. There is a doorway to the east, a wooden door with strange gothic lettering to the west, which appears to be nailed shut, a trophy case, and a large oriental rug in the center of the room.
Above the trophy case hangs an elvish sword of great antiquity.
A battery-powered brass lantern is on the trophy case.

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[Charles510]

Taken.

Taken.

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[Charles510]

The trophy case is empty.

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[Charles510]

There's nothing special about the carpet.

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[Charles510]

The rug is extremely heavy and cannot be carried.

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[Charles510]

>move rug
With a great effort, the rug is moved to one side of the room, revealing the dusty cover of a closed trap door.

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[Charles510]

>open the door
Which door do you mean, the wooden door or the trap door?

>trap door
The door reluctantly opens to reveal a rickety staircase descending into darkness.

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[Charles510]

>Descend
I don't know the word "descend".

>down
You have moved into a dark place.
The trap door crashes shut, and you hear someone barring it.

It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Your sword is glowing with a faint blue glow.

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[Charles510]

>kill Grue
(with the sword)
I've known strange people, but fighting a lurking grue?

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[Charles510]

>eat lunch
Thank you very much. It really hit the spot.

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[Charles510]

>light lantern
The brass lantern is now on.

Cellar
You are in a dark and damp cellar with a narrow passageway leading north, and a crawlway to the south. On the west is the bottom of a steep metal ramp which is unclimbable.

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[Charles510]

The Troll Room
This is a small room with passages to the east and south and a forbidding hole leading west. Bloodstains and deep scratches (perhaps made by an axe) mar the walls.
A nasty-looking troll, brandishing a bloody axe, blocks all passages out of the room.
Your sword has begun to glow very brightly.

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[Charles510]

>Attack Troll
(with the sword)
Clang! Crash! The troll parries.
The axe sweeps past as you jump aside.

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[Charles510]

>again
Clang! Crash! The troll parries.
The axe gets you right in the side. Ouch!

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