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Behind Closed Doors
by John Wilson
You are a balrog, locked inside the loo...
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This is a quick one-room escape game where you are a balrog (who seems to be a fun little fellow) locked inside the loo. It is a comedy with a few mandatory puzzles and a few optional puzzles. I managed to complete it almost without hints except for one guess-the-verb puzzle, so I consulted a walkthrough on CASA Solution Archive for that. Looking back, I should have been able to figure out the verb by paying attention to my inventory: (Spoiler - click to show)The verb "unfold"
There are many versions available, including the ADVENTURON version, which should be playable in most browsers (html-file). There might be a few differences between the versions. In old British games, typing R was the standard for redescribing the location description, not LOOK or L. Besides that, just keep in mind that it is a two-word parser, just as the popular Scott Adams games. And in some versions you might have to type EXAM or EXAMINE instead of just X.
It was a quick but fun little game, so I intend to try the sequel too.
The Retro Adventurers
"I was a little surprised that for being something clearly written with care and love, that certain things were unhinted... and you have to pull up your pants in order to satisfactorily win the game, so when I see that there's paper, I'm like, 'all right, perhaps to get out of this game successfully, I should WIPE BUM.' I figured that's a reasonable thing to do. And I got chided! I get, 'I knew somebody was bound to try it, the answer is NO!' And I'm like, 'This is a toilet simulator, pal!'"
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