  
ClubFloyd Transcript:
The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each
week at a pre-arranged time, a group of
people meet online to cooperatively play
a game of interactive fiction.
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ClubFloyd Transcript:
The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each
week at a pre-arranged time, a group of
people meet online to cooperatively play
a game of interactive fiction.
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ToyShop & Floyditorium
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#ClubFloyd Discussion
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| Jacqueline says, "So, today is our last day to play Floydable IntroComp games." | ||
| Jacqueline exclaims, "Please remember to play all of the games and vote!" | ||
| Jacqueline | introcomp.org | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask ic17sherlock" | ||
Floyd ] Conscious Mind Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Sherlock Indomitable Floyd | A glimpse into the detective's mind by Brian Rushton Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 170731 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib Floyd | 6/12N) Floyd | Floyd | Conscious Mind Floyd | Time stands still in here. You are in a wide, elevated room filled Floyd | with sunlight. You can go north to the Lesser Sciences, Floyd | south to the Physical Sciences, or east to the Human Floyd | Sciences. Floyd | Floyd | A large display case is in the middle of the room, titled "Clues". It Floyd | is empty; it's been a long time since you've had a case. Floyd | Floyd | A massive banner says "This area is under construction; the part Floyd | I'm entering to the IntroComp is just one case, which is beginning in Floyd | four turns. That case is finished and (hopefully) polished. This Floyd | introduction, the framing story, the other cases and the epilogue are Floyd | not part of this intro comp entry. Floyd | Floyd | Nothing around here is implemented except for the placard in the Floyd | room to the north. Anything the rooms say you can do is not true. The Floyd | implemented portion will begin within four turns." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh this one I liked a lot." | |
| Genevieve says, "I'd love to join you, but my mum is coming in about half an hour, so I won't have time. Have fun everybody." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Safe travels, Genevieve" | ||
| Teaspoon exclaims, "be well!" | ||
| Genevieve says, "Thanks!" | ||
| Knight_Otu waves. | ||
| DavidW says (to Genevieve), "Have a very pleasant day." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Conscious Mind Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You are merely an expression of Holmes' thought. Floyd | Floyd | > | Genevieve says, "I will if my mother doesn't start kvetching about my weight. :-)" | |
| Jacqueline asks, "So, um, we go north toward the implemented placard?" | ||
| Teaspoon says, "sounds good" | ||
| DavidW says, "You only get four turns in this thought region." | ||
| DavidW says, "So I'm not typin' nuttin'." | ||
| BrianK arrives, ready to play with the toys. | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Lesser Sciences Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Lesser Sciences Floyd | This is a large room that is mostly bare. Each corner is labelled by Floyd | letters in worn gold foil. The areas titled LITERATURE, PHILOSOPHY, Floyd | and ASTRONOMY are bare. You can return to the south. Floyd | Floyd | There is a single bookshelf under POLITICS where you can LOOK UP clues Floyd | related to politics. Floyd | Floyd | There is a reminder placard here, in the only room with enough space. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x placard" | ||
Floyd ] Lesser Sciences Floyd | > Floyd | > X PLACARD Floyd | Floyd | It says: Floyd | Floyd | Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could Floyd | invent. We would not dare to conceive the things which are really mere Floyd | commonplaces of existence. If one could fly out of a window, hover Floyd | over this great city, gently remove the roofs, and peep in at the Floyd | queer things which are going on, the strange coincidences, the Floyd | plannings, the cross-purposes, the wonderful chains of events, working Floyd | through generations, and leading to the most outré results, it would Floyd | make all fiction with its conventionalities and foreseen conclusions Floyd | most stale and unprofitable. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "someone likes Doyle's Holmes! that's nice." | |
| DavidW says, "This game is an adaptation of one of his published stories." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I wonder if that's a quote or original." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm assuming a quote." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "It's a quote" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Lesser Sciences Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | nothing Floyd | Floyd | [You can see current clues by typing C or CLUES] Floyd | Floyd | You hear a strange thumping noise; it seems to be coming from Floyd | outside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Your Bedroom Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | **************************************************** Floyd | You find yourself returning to the outside world... Floyd | **************************************************** Floyd | Your Bedroom (on your bed) Floyd | Your bedroom seems cluttered to the untrained eye, but you know where Floyd | every item can be found. A large tin is in the corner, a violin is Floyd | leaned against the wall. A wardrobe contains your various costumes. Floyd | Your bed is sloppily made. The parlor is to the east. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a thudding sound coming from the front room. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "The opening of "A Case of Identity"." | |
| Jacqueline says, "So, I'm not necessarily wedded to driving." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "If no one else wants to drive, I'll go answer the door." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "I'm out of practice, but I'll have a go if no one else wants to." | ||
| DavidW says, "I've played this game completely, so I should not drive at all." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "You just type F COMMAND" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x violin" | ||
Floyd ] Your Bedroom Floyd | > Floyd | > X VIOLIN Floyd | Floyd | Your violin is well-tuned. Floyd | Floyd | Someone is knocking on your front door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "play violin" | ||
Floyd ] Your Bedroom Floyd | > Floyd | > PLAY VIOLIN Floyd | Floyd | [Your first word had a typo or was a word not anticipated by the Floyd | author.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "aw" | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||
Floyd ] Your Bedroom Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | [I didn't understand the object in that command, but I understood the Floyd | first part.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | (first getting off your bed) Floyd | Floyd | 221B Baker Street Floyd | You are in a large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and Floyd | illuminated by two broad windows. Your bedroom is to the west, Floyd | and Watson's bedroom is to the south. The front door is to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | The fireplace is unlit, the sideboard is supplied with food, and the Floyd | various objects you have acquired throughout your career are scattered Floyd | about. Floyd | Floyd | Someone is knocking on your front door, here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I think we have to go to the door. But maybe >ANSWER DOOR? (Doubt it, though)" | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN Floyd | Floyd | (the front door) Floyd | You open the front door. Floyd | Floyd | You see Mrs. Hudson here. She says, "There's a lady come here to see Floyd | you, sir. Shall I send her up?" Floyd | Floyd | [When you don't have an active case, you can TALK TO characters to Floyd | speak with them.] Floyd | Floyd | Mrs. Hudson is waiting patiently for her orders. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to mrs. hudson" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO MRS. HUDSON Floyd | Floyd | You say, "Let me fetch Watson. Show her into the parlor in the Floyd | meanwhile." Floyd | Floyd | Mrs. Hudson steps outside, where she is waiting for you to return with Floyd | Watson. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon asks, "I guess we go get Watson?" | |
| DavidW says, "mmhm. His bedroom is south." | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x food" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > X FOOD Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the roast beef or the bread? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x beef" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > X BEEF Floyd | Floyd | You scan the roast beef for clues, but find none of importance. Floyd | Floyd | Mrs. Hudson is waiting for you to return with Watson. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon asks, "that's fun. I wonder if the complete game will have sandwich implementation?" | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Watson's Bedroom Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Watson's Bedroom Floyd | Watson's bedroom has always been singularly uninteresting to you. Floyd | Watson's bed is here. The parlor is to the north. Floyd | Floyd | Watson is asleep on his bed. Floyd | Floyd | You knock as you enter. Watson wakes to find you standing, fully Floyd | dressed, by the side of his bed. Floyd | Floyd | As the time is only a quarter-past seven, he blinks up at you in some Floyd | surprise, and perhaps just a little resentment. He looks to you for an Floyd | explanation. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "explain" | ||
Floyd ] Watson's Bedroom Floyd | > Floyd | > EXPLAIN Floyd | Floyd | (to yourself) Floyd | [Use TALK TO to talk someone, or SAY a clue to someone.] Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to watson" | ||
Floyd ] Watson's Bedroom Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO WATSON Floyd | Floyd | "Very sorry to knock you up, Watson," you say, "but it's the common Floyd | lot this morning. Mrs. Hudson has been knocked up, she retorted upon Floyd | me, and I on you." Floyd | Floyd | "What is it, then-a fire?" Floyd | Floyd | "No; a client. It seems that a young lady has arrived in a Floyd | considerable state of excitement, who insists upon seeing me. She is Floyd | waiting now in the sitting-room. Should it prove to be an interesting Floyd | case, you would, I am sure, wish to follow it from the outset. I Floyd | thought, at any rate, that I should call you and give you the chance." Floyd | Floyd | "My dear fellow, I would not miss it for anything." He gets up. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "in his nightshirt, presumably." | |
| DavidW says, "I wouldn't presume to know how Watson is dressed or undressed." | ||
| Jacqueline | Watson wakes to find you standing, fully dressed, by the side of his bed. He is creeped out. | ||
| Teaspoon says, "heh" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x watson" | ||
Floyd ] Watson's Bedroom Floyd | > Floyd | > X WATSON Floyd | Floyd | Watson is a gentleman of a medical type, but with the air of a Floyd | military man. His left arm has been injured; he holds it in a stiff Floyd | and unnatural manner. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "very big Doyle fan, this author." | |
| Teaspoon exclaims, "back to Mrs Watson then!" | ||
| DavidW says, "Mrs Hudson" | ||
| Teaspoon says, "oh yes, sorry" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | (first opening Watson's door) Floyd | Floyd | 221B Baker Street Floyd | You are in a large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and Floyd | illuminated by two broad windows. Your bedroom is to the west, Floyd | and Watson's bedroom is to the south. The front door is to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | The fireplace is unlit, the sideboard is supplied with food, and the Floyd | various objects you have acquired throughout your career are scattered Floyd | about. Floyd | Floyd | A lady dressed in black and heavily veiled, who has been sitting in Floyd | the window, rises as you enter. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see Mrs. Hudson here. Floyd | Floyd | Mrs. Hudson leaves and closes the door. Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | [New clue - Greeting] Floyd | Floyd | [Holmes is much more interested in cases than in regular conversation. Floyd | During a case, you can see current thoughts with CLUES (or just C), Floyd | and you can SAY a clue TO someone nearby.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "c" | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "c" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > C Floyd | Floyd | Clues and thoughts: Floyd | Greeting - "Good morning; my name is Sherlock Holmes." Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon asks, "that's a clue?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "It's how he shall work the case that is afoot." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Apparently." | ||
| DavidW says, "uh, it's a thought. Clues and thoughts." | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "make sandwich" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > MAKE SANDWICH Floyd | Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT Floyd | Floyd | You pause. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say c to lady" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY C TO LADY Floyd | | ||
| Floyd [In this game, speech is handled by using SAY [a clue] TO [someone], | ||
Floyd | where clues you know can be found by typing CLUES. In situations of
Floyd | boredom or extreme excitement, Sherlock can only TALK TO individuals.]
Floyd |
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| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say greeting to lady" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY GREETING TO LADY Floyd | Floyd | "Good-morning, madam," you say cheerily. "My name is Sherlock Holmes. Floyd | This is my associate, Dr. Watson, before whom you can speak as freely Floyd | as before myself. I shall order you a cup of hot coffee, for I observe Floyd | that you are shivering." Floyd | Floyd | "It is not cold which makes me shiver," says the woman as she sits. Floyd | Floyd | "What, then?" Floyd | Floyd | "It is fear, Mr. Holmes. It is terror." She raises her veil, and you Floyd | can see her face. Floyd | Floyd | [Like most of your clients, she'll need a demonstration of your powers Floyd | of observation.] Floyd | Floyd | [Finished with clue - Greeting] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > C Floyd | Floyd | Clues and thoughts: Floyd | You have no pertinent clues. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x her" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > X HER Floyd | Floyd | You run her over with one of your quick, all-comprehensive glances. Floyd | She is a lady, dressed in black clothing with an unusual pattern of Floyd | mud splatters. A certain something is stuck in one of her gloves. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x lady" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > X LADY Floyd | Floyd | You run her over with one of your quick, all-comprehensive glances. Floyd | She is a lady, dressed in black clothing with an unusual pattern of Floyd | mud splatters. A certain something is stuck in one of her gloves. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x gloves" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > X GLOVES Floyd | Floyd | You see half of a return ticket in her glove. Floyd | Floyd | [New clue - Train] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x clothing" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > X CLOTHING Floyd | Floyd | Miss Stoner's clothing is splashed with mud, exactly as if she had Floyd | driven in a dogcart. Floyd | Floyd | [New clue - Dogcart] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x clue" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > X CLUE Floyd | Floyd | [I didn't understand the object in that command, but I understood the Floyd | first part.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x mud" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > X MUD Floyd | Floyd | Miss Stoner's clothing is splashed with mud, exactly as if she had Floyd | driven in a dogcart. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x dogcart" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOGCART Floyd | Floyd | Dogcart - "Miss Stoner drove in a dogcart, along heavy roads." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "c or clues lists the clues" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say dogcart to stoner" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY DOGCART TO STONER Floyd | Floyd | You say, "You had a good drive in a dog-cart, along heavy roads, Floyd | before you reached the station." Floyd | Floyd | The lady gives a violent start and stares in bewilderment at you. Floyd | Floyd | "There is no mystery, my dear madam," you say, smiling. "The left arm Floyd | of your jacket is spattered with mud in no less than seven places. The Floyd | marks are perfectly fresh. There is no vehicle save a dog-cart which Floyd | throws up mud in that way, and then only when you sit on the left-hand Floyd | side of the driver." Floyd | Floyd | She is beginning to believe in your mental acuity. Floyd | Floyd | [Finished with clue - Dogcart] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "c" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > C Floyd | Floyd | Clues and thoughts: Floyd | Train - "Thus Miss Stoner travelled by train early this morning." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say train to lady" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY TRAIN TO LADY Floyd | Floyd | (Train to the lady in black) Floyd | You say, "You have come in by train this morning, I see." Floyd | Floyd | "You know me, then?" Floyd | Floyd | "No, but I observe the second half of a return ticket in the palm of Floyd | your left glove. You must have started early." Floyd | Floyd | She now seems fully convinced of your powers. You can ask her about Floyd | her story, now. Floyd | Floyd | [New clue - Testimony] Floyd | Floyd | [Finished with clue - Train] Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Interesting technique. I like it." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say testimony to stoner" | ||
Floyd ] Stoke Moran Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY TESTIMONY TO STONER Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [Finished with clue - Testimony] Floyd | Floyd | You say, "And now I beg that you will lay before us everything that Floyd | may help us in forming an opinion upon the matter." Floyd | Floyd | "Alas!" replies your visitor, "the very horror of my situation lies in Floyd | the fact that my fears are so vague, and my suspicions depend so Floyd | entirely upon small points that even my future husband looks upon all Floyd | that I tell him about it as the fancies of a nervous woman. But I Floyd | have heard, Mr. Holmes, that you can see deeply into the manifold Floyd | wickedness of the human heart. You may advise me how to walk amid the Floyd | dangers which encompass me." Floyd | Floyd | "I am all attention, madam." Floyd | Floyd | "My name is Helen Stoner, and I am living with my stepfather, who is Floyd | the last survivor of one of the oldest Saxon families in England, the Floyd | Roylotts of Stoke Moran, on the western border of Surrey. It was two Floyd | years ago..." Floyd | Floyd | **************************************************** Floyd | You listen intently to her story... Floyd | **************************************************** Floyd | Floyd | Stoke Moran Floyd | I was on the grounds of Stoke Moran, a very old manor house, and the Floyd | ancestral house of the Roylott family, to which my stepfather Floyd | belonged. The windows of my family's rooms all opened out onto the Floyd | lawn. Floyd | Floyd | [New clue - Shutters] Floyd | Floyd | The grounds extended all around me, but they held nothing except for Floyd | brambles and the scattered tents of the gypsies, who were friends of Floyd | my stepfather. Beyond the grounds was a stream, crossed by a small Floyd | bridge. Floyd | Floyd | [New clue - Gypsy] Floyd | Floyd | From somewhere nearby, I heard the inhuman screeching of my Floyd | stepfather's baboon, and shivered. I could only go north, into Floyd | the manor. These grounds held terrible memories for me. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I do too, but it does take a bit to get used to." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Yes" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "c" | ||
Floyd ] Stoke Moran Floyd | > Floyd | > C Floyd | Floyd | Clues and thoughts (in Sherlock's mind): Floyd | Gypsy - "A band of gypsies was camped on Stoke Moran." Floyd | Shutters - "The various windows may have been a means of entrance." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Stoke Moran Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | The baboon is silent, now. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon exclaims, "oh!" | |
| Teaspoon says, "flashback, nice." | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Stoke Moran Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You are Helen Stoner, daughter of the deceased Major-General Stoner of Floyd | the Bengal Artillery. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We're the lady now." | |
| Knight_Otu flashbacks to last week. | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x n" | ||
Floyd ] Stoke Moran Floyd | > Floyd | > X N Floyd | Floyd | I saw nothing unexpected in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Entrance Hall Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Entrance Hall Floyd | The manor-house, Mr. Holmes, is very old, and only the east wing is Floyd | now inhabited. No servant would stay with us, and for a long time we Floyd | did all the work of the house. The corridor to the east wing, Floyd | and our rooms, was open. Floyd | Floyd | I could return to the grounds to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Before Dr. Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Before Dr. Roylott's room Floyd | The bedrooms in this wing all opened out into the same corridor. Floyd | Floyd | [New clue - Hallway] Floyd | Floyd | The corridor was lit by corridor-lamps. I stood in front of Dr. Floyd | Roylott's room, to the south. My sister's room and my own were Floyd | to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Before Dr. Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Dr. Roylott had gone to his room early. Floyd | Floyd | > | * Kutan has joined the channel. | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Before Julia's door Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Before Julia's door Floyd | I was in the main corridor; the door to my room was to the east Floyd | , and my stepfather's door was to the west. I stood before my Floyd | sister's door, to the south. Floyd | Floyd | Her situation had changed, recently. I have an aunt who lives near Floyd | Harrow, and we were occasionally allowed to pay short visits at this Floyd | lady's house. Julia had been there at Christmas, and met there a Floyd | half-pay major of marines, to whom she became engaged. Floyd | Floyd | My stepfather had learned of the engagement fourteen days ago, and Floyd | offered no objection to the marriage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Before my door Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Before my door Floyd | I stood before my door, to the south. The rest of the corridor Floyd | was to the west. An old service door leads outside, but it is Floyd | unused. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Helen's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | (first opening my door) Floyd | Floyd | Helen's Room Floyd | I had a homely little room, with a low ceiling. My window faced the Floyd | lawn to the south, but it was now closed and bolted. my bed was plain Floyd | but comfortable. The air was fresh in my room. My door was to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | [New clue - Fresh] Floyd | Floyd | After a moment, my sister followed me into the room. Floyd | Floyd | [To speak during flashbacks, you TALK TO the character you wish to Floyd | speak to.] Floyd | Floyd | Julia was here, deep in thought. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to julia" | ||
Floyd ] Helen's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO JULIA Floyd | Floyd | Julia sat with me, and we chatted about her wedding until the clock Floyd | struck eleven. Julia preferred to spend time in my room, due to the Floyd | rank smell of my stepfather's cigars that wafted from his room to Floyd | hers. Floyd | Floyd | [New clue - Cigars] Floyd | Floyd | She rose and stood by the door, saying "Tell me, Helen, have you ever Floyd | heard anyone whistle in the dead of the night?" Floyd | Floyd | "Never," said I. Floyd | Floyd | "I suppose that you could not possibly whistle, yourself, in your Floyd | sleep?" Floyd | Floyd | "Certainly not. But why?" Floyd | Floyd | "Because during the last few nights I have always, about three in the Floyd | morning, heard a low, clear whistle. I am a light sleeper, and it has Floyd | awakened me. I cannot tell where it came from-perhaps from the next Floyd | room, perhaps from the lawn. I thought that I would just ask you Floyd | whether you had heard it. Have you heard it?" Floyd | Floyd | [New clue - Whistle] Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to Kutan), "If you're interested in #ClubFloyd, please read this:" | |
| Jacqueline | [LINK] | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to julia" | ||
Floyd ] Helen's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO JULIA Floyd | Floyd | "No, I have not," I said. "It must be the band of gypsies in the Floyd | plantation." Floyd | Floyd | "Very likely," said she, "and yet if it were on the lawn, I wonder Floyd | that you did not hear it also." Floyd | Floyd | "Ah, but I sleep more heavily than you." Floyd | Floyd | "Well, it is of no great consequence, at any rate." She smiled back at Floyd | me, closed my door, and a few moments later I heard her key turn in Floyd | the lock. Floyd | Floyd | For you see, Mr. Holmes, we had no feeling of security unless our Floyd | doors were locked. Floyd | Floyd | [New clue - Safety] Floyd | Floyd | The clock struck eleven. I stifled a yawn. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "sleep" | ||
Floyd ] Helen's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > SLEEP Floyd | Floyd | Helen's Room (on my bed) Floyd | I had a homely little room, with a low ceiling. My window faced the Floyd | lawn to the south, but it was now closed and bolted. my bed was plain Floyd | but comfortable. The air was fresh in my room. My door was to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | I could not sleep that night. A vague feeling of impending misfortune Floyd | impressed me. The wind was howling outside, and the rain was beating Floyd | and splashing against the windows. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly, amid all the hubbub of the gale, there burst forth the wild Floyd | scream of a terrified woman. I knew that it was my sister's voice. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline exclaims, "!" | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Before my door Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | (first getting off my bed) Floyd | I sprang from my bed and wrapped a shawl round me. Floyd | Floyd | As I opened my door I seemed to hear a low whistle, such as my sister Floyd | described, and a few moments later a clanging sound, as if a mass of Floyd | metal had fallen. Floyd | Floyd | [New clue - Clang] Floyd | Floyd | Before my door Floyd | I stood before my door, to the south. The rest of the corridor Floyd | was to the west. An old service door leads outside, but it is Floyd | unused. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Before Julia's door Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Before Julia's door Floyd | I was in the main corridor; the door to my room was to the east Floyd | , and my stepfather's door was to the west. I stood before my Floyd | sister's door, to the south. Floyd | Floyd | My sister's door to the south was unlocked, and revolved slowly Floyd | upon its hinges. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Kutan arrives, full of fun and funk. | Teaspoon asks, "the door did what?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "It's swinging back and forth" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Julia's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Julia's Room Floyd | Julia's room was dimly lit. Floyd | Floyd | By the light of the corridor-lamp I saw my sister appear at the Floyd | opening, her face blanched with terror, her hands groping for help, Floyd | her whole figure swaying to and fro like that of a drunkard. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to julia" | ||
Floyd ] Julia's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO JULIA Floyd | Floyd | I could do nothing; I had to run to my sister, but at that moment her Floyd | knees seemed to give way and she fell to the ground. She writhed as Floyd | one who is in terrible pain, and her limbs were dreadfully convulsed. Floyd | Floyd | At first I thought that she had not recognised me, but as I bent over Floyd | her she suddenly shrieked out in a voice which I shall never forget, Floyd | "Oh, my God! Helen! It was the band! The speckled band!" Floyd | Floyd | [New clue - Speckled] Floyd | Floyd | There was something else which she would have said, and she stabbed Floyd | with her finger into the air in the direction of the doctor's room, Floyd | but a fresh convulsion seized her and choked her words. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "again" | ||
Floyd ] Julia's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > AGAIN Floyd | Floyd | I had to see the doctor! The door was to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | **************************************************** Floyd | You finish listening to Miss Stoner's story... Floyd | **************************************************** Floyd | Floyd | 221B Baker Street Floyd | You are in a large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and Floyd | illuminated by two broad windows. Your bedroom is to the west, Floyd | and Watson's bedroom is to the south. The front door is to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | The fireplace is unlit, the sideboard is supplied with food, and the Floyd | various objects you have acquired throughout your career are scattered Floyd | about. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Helen Stoner is waiting patiently. Floyd | Floyd | Watson is paying close attention to Miss Helen Stoner. Floyd | Floyd | "I rushed out, calling loudly for my stepfather, and I met him Floyd | hastening from his room in his dressing-gown. When he reached my Floyd | sister's side she was unconscious, and though he poured brandy down Floyd | her throat and sent for medical aid from the village, all efforts were Floyd | in vain, for she slowly sank and died without having recovered her Floyd | consciousness. Such was the dreadful end of my beloved sister." Floyd | Floyd | Thus Miss Stoner ends her tale. You prepare your questions in your Floyd | mind. Floyd | Floyd | [Now, and in the future, you can combine clues by LINKing a clue TO Floyd | another clue. This will be most important once you have concluded your Floyd | investigation at Stoke Manor.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "oooh, nice." | |
| Teaspoon says, "I like this dynamic" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Pouring brandy down the throat of an unconscious person?" | ||
| DavidW says, "So we may find clues, we may say a clue to someone, or link one clue to another clue." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "c" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > C Floyd | Floyd | Clues and thoughts: Floyd | Speckled - "Julia's last words mentioned a speckled band." Floyd | Clang - "Helen heard a whistle and a clang after her sister Floyd | screamed." Floyd | Safety - "The sisters locked their doors for safety at night." Floyd | Whistle - "Julia heard a whistle the night before she died." Floyd | Cigars - "Julia's room smelled of strong Indian cigars" Floyd | Fresh - "Helen's room did not smell of cigars." Floyd | Hallway - "The door may have been a means of entrance." Floyd | Gypsy - "A band of gypsies was camped on Stoke Moran." Floyd | Shutters - "The various windows may have been a means of entrance." Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I'm hardly a doctor, but that seems ill-advised." | |
| Teaspoon says, "f link fresh to cigars" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "link fresh to cigars" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > LINK FRESH TO CIGARS Floyd | Floyd | (Cigars) Floyd | There must be some sort of small connection, like a ventilator, Floyd | between Julia's room and Dr Roylott's. Floyd | [New clue - Connected] Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Yeah, that's what I was about to type." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Nice" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "c" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > C Floyd | Floyd | Clues and thoughts: Floyd | Connected - "Why did Roylott connect the two rooms with a Floyd | ventilator?" Floyd | Speckled - "Julia's last words mentioned a speckled band." Floyd | Clang - "Helen heard a whistle and a clang after her sister Floyd | screamed." Floyd | Safety - "The sisters locked their doors for safety at night." Floyd | Whistle - "Julia heard a whistle the night before she died." Floyd | Cigars - "Julia's room smelled of strong Indian cigars" Floyd | Fresh - "Helen's room did not smell of cigars." Floyd | Hallway - "The door may have been a means of entrance." Floyd | Gypsy - "A band of gypsies was camped on Stoke Moran." Floyd | Shutters - "The various windows may have been a means of entrance." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "link clang to whistle" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > LINK CLANG TO WHISTLE Floyd | Floyd | Yes, both sisters heard whistles, but only Helen heard a clang, which Floyd | came after the whistle. Floyd | [New clue - Whistles] Floyd | Floyd | [Finished with clue - Clang] Floyd | Floyd | [Finished with clue - Whistle] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "c" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > C Floyd | Floyd | Clues and thoughts: Floyd | Whistles - "Both sisters heard a strange whistle, and Helen heard a Floyd | clang." Floyd | Connected - "Why did Roylott connect the two rooms with a Floyd | ventilator?" Floyd | Speckled - "Julia's last words mentioned a speckled band." Floyd | Safety - "The sisters locked their doors for safety at night." Floyd | Cigars - "Julia's room smelled of strong Indian cigars" Floyd | Fresh - "Helen's room did not smell of cigars." Floyd | Hallway - "The door may have been a means of entrance." Floyd | Gypsy - "A band of gypsies was camped on Stoke Moran." Floyd | Shutters - "The various windows may have been a means of entrance." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Don't forget that you can say clues to either Helen or Watson." | |
| Kutan says, "I'm just gonna lurk this game" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Kutan), "Okay" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say connected to watson" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY CONNECTED TO WATSON Floyd | Floyd | "You saw the ventilator, too?" Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, but I do not think that it is such a very unusual thing to have Floyd | a small opening between two rooms. It was so small that a rat could Floyd | hardly pass through." Floyd | Floyd | "I knew that we should find a ventilator before ever we came to Stoke Floyd | Moran." Floyd | Floyd | "My dear Holmes!" Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, yes, I did. You remember in her statement she said that her Floyd | sister could smell Dr. Roylott's cigar. Now, of course that suggested Floyd | at once that there must be a communication between the two rooms. It Floyd | could only be a small one, or it would have been remarked upon at the Floyd | coroner's inquiry. I deduced a ventilator." Floyd | Floyd | Watson's esteem for you has increased. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon exclaims, "!" | |
| Teaspoon says, "Does this game have a Watson esteem tracker? Because I am all over that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Oops." | ||
| DavidW says, "An unfortunate coding error there." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I did not know that was possible, for his esteem for Holmes in be any greater." | ||
| DavidW says, "We haven't been to the manor yet." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "What's the coding error?" | ||
| Teaspoon says, "this chunk of text is from the post-case wrapup." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I see." | ||
| DavidW says, "The response to SAY CONNECTED TO WATSON acts as if they've seen the vent." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| Teaspoon says, "clearly the author didn't expect us to do it in this order" | ||
| Teaspoon asks, "how shall we proceed, then?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Probably telling clues to the lady." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Sure" | ||
| Teaspoon says, "(I do know this story back to front, even if I haven't played the game)" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Huh. Cool." | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK Floyd | Floyd | 221B Baker Street Floyd | You are in a large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and Floyd | illuminated by two broad windows. Your bedroom is to the west, Floyd | and Watson's bedroom is to the south. The front door is to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | The fireplace is unlit, the sideboard is supplied with food, and the Floyd | various objects you have acquired throughout your career are scattered Floyd | about. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Helen Stoner is waiting patiently. Floyd | Floyd | Watson is paying close attention to Miss Helen Stoner. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x watson" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > X WATSON Floyd | Floyd | Watson is a gentleman of a medical type, but with the air of a Floyd | military man. His left arm has been injured; he holds it in a stiff Floyd | and unnatural manner. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I didn't know the story until after I finished the game, then I did my own little research." | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to watson" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO WATSON Floyd | Floyd | You can only communicate with Watson about clues, at this time. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to julia about cigars" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO JULIA ABOUT CIGARS Floyd | Floyd | [I didn't understand the object in that command, but I understood the Floyd | first part.] Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "say clue to person" | |
| Teaspoon says, "right" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say connected to julia" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY CONNECTED TO JULIA Floyd | Floyd | [I didn't understand the object in that command, but I understood the Floyd | first part.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say cigars to julia" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY CIGARS TO JULIA Floyd | Floyd | [I didn't understand the object in that command, but I understood the Floyd | first part.] Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Helen. Julia is the dead sister." | |
| Teaspoon says, "cigars to helen" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say cigars to helen" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY CIGARS TO HELEN Floyd | Floyd | (Cigars to Miss Helen Stoner) Floyd | You say, "If I recall, you said that Julia's room smelled of smoke?" Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, frequently so. Poor Julia could hardly bear it." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say connected to helen" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY CONNECTED TO HELEN Floyd | Floyd | You say, "There are one or two very singular points about this room. Floyd | For example, what a fool a builder must be to open a ventilator into Floyd | another room, when, with the same trouble, he might have communicated Floyd | with the outside air!" Floyd | Floyd | "That is also quite modern," says the lady. Floyd | Floyd | "Done about the same time as the bell-rope?" you remark. Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, there were several little changes carried out about that time." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say speckled to helen" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY SPECKLED TO HELEN Floyd | Floyd | You say, "What did you gather from this allusion to a band-a speckled Floyd | band?" Floyd | Floyd | "Sometimes I have thought that it was merely the wild talk of Floyd | delirium, sometimes that it may have referred to some band of people, Floyd | perhaps to these very gipsies in the plantation. I do not know whether Floyd | the spotted handkerchiefs which so many of them wear over their heads Floyd | might have suggested the strange adjective which she used." Floyd | Floyd | You have a better idea of the situation now. You can propose a visit. Floyd | Floyd | [New clue - Visit] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say visit to watson" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY VISIT TO WATSON Floyd | Floyd | You say, "Watson, would you be willing to accompany me to Stoke Floyd | Moran?" Floyd | Floyd | "Of course." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say visit to helen" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY VISIT TO HELEN Floyd | Floyd | "This is a very deep business," you say. "There are a thousand details Floyd | which I should desire to know before I decide upon our course of Floyd | action. Yet we have not a moment to lose. If we were to come to Stoke Floyd | Moran today, would it be possible for us to see over these rooms Floyd | without the knowledge of your stepfather?" Floyd | Floyd | She says, "As it happens, he spoke of coming into town to-day upon Floyd | some most important business. It is probable that he will be away all Floyd | day, and that there would be nothing to disturb you. We have a Floyd | housekeeper now, but she is old and foolish, and I could easily get Floyd | her out of the way." Floyd | Floyd | [Finished with clue - Visit] Floyd | [New clue - Farewell] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say farewell to watson" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY FAREWELL TO WATSON Floyd | Floyd | You don't intend to say farewell to Watson! Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "ah" | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say farewell to helen" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY FAREWELL TO HELEN Floyd | Floyd | You say, "You may expect us early in the afternoon. I have myself some Floyd | small business matters to attend to. Will you not wait and breakfast?" Floyd | Floyd | She say, "No, I must go. My heart is lightened already since I have Floyd | confided my trouble to you. I shall look forward to seeing you again Floyd | this afternoon." She drops her thick black veil over her face and Floyd | glides from the room. Floyd | Floyd | [Finished with clue - Farewell] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bread" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > X BREAD Floyd | Floyd | You scan the bread for clues, but find none of importance. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take bread" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE BREAD Floyd | Floyd | You cut a slice of beef from the joint upon the sideboard, sandwich it Floyd | between two rounds of bread, and eat the rude meal. Floyd | Floyd | You exclaim, "What in the name of the devil!" Floyd | Floyd | Your door has been suddenly dashed open, and a huge man has framed Floyd | himself in the aperture. So tall is he that his hat actually brushes Floyd | the cross bar of the doorway, and his breadth seems to span it across Floyd | from side to side. Floyd | Floyd | A large face, seared with a thousand wrinkles, burned yellow with the Floyd | sun, and marked with every evil passion, turns from one to the other Floyd | of you. Floyd | Floyd | "Which of you is Holmes?" asked this apparition. Floyd | Floyd | [Dr. Roylott's arrival has put the details of the case out of Floyd | Sherlock's mind. You can only PROVOKE Dr. Roylott, or DISMISS him.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "provoke" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > PROVOKE Floyd | Floyd | (Dr Roylott) Floyd | "My name, sir; but you have the advantage of me," you say. Floyd | Floyd | "I am Dr. Grimesby Roylott, of Stoke Moran." Floyd | Floyd | "Indeed, Doctor," you say blandly. "Pray take a seat." Floyd | Floyd | "I will do nothing of the kind. My stepdaughter has been here. I have Floyd | traced her. What has she been saying to you?" Floyd | Floyd | [You can PROVOKE Dr. Roylott or DISMISS him.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "I'm just gonna keep provoking him" | |
| Teaspoon says, "(What a delightful command, provoke)" | ||
| Roger arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. | DavidW says, "It's like poke but with more rov." | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "again" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > AGAIN Floyd | Floyd | (Dr Roylott) Floyd | "It is a little cold for the time of the year," you say. Floyd | Floyd | "What has she been saying to you?" screams the old man furiously. Floyd | Floyd | [You can PROVOKE Dr. Roylott or DISMISS him.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "again" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > AGAIN Floyd | Floyd | (Dr Roylott) Floyd | "But I have heard that the crocuses promise well," you continue Floyd | imperturbably. Floyd | Floyd | "Ha! You put me off, do you?" says your new visitor, taking a step Floyd | forward and shaking his hunting-crop. "I know you, you scoundrel! I Floyd | have heard of you before. You are Holmes, the meddler." Floyd | Floyd | [You can PROVOKE Dr. Roylott or DISMISS him.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "again" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > AGAIN Floyd | Floyd | (Dr Roylott) Floyd | You smile. Floyd | Floyd | He says, "Holmes, the busybody!" Floyd | Floyd | [You can PROVOKE Dr. Roylott or DISMISS him.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "My" | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Holmes Stormcrow?" | ||
| Teaspoon says, "Original Holmes is fun." | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "again" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > AGAIN Floyd | Floyd | (Dr Roylott) Floyd | Your smile broadens. Floyd | Floyd | He says, "Holmes, the Scotland Yard Jack-in-office!" Floyd | Floyd | [You can PROVOKE Dr. Roylott or DISMISS him.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | (Dr Roylott) Floyd | You chuckle heartily. "Your conversation is most entertaining," you Floyd | say. "When you go out close the door, for there is a decided draught." Floyd | Floyd | "I will go when I have said my say. Don't you dare to meddle with my Floyd | affairs. I know that Miss Stoner has been here. I traced her! I am a Floyd | dangerous man to fall foul of! See here." He steps swiftly forward, Floyd | seizes the poker, and bends it into a curve with his huge brown hands. Floyd | Floyd | "See that you keep yourself out of my grip," he snarls, and hurling Floyd | the twisted poker into the fireplace he strides out of the room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You can only do that to something animate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK Floyd | Floyd | 221B Baker Street Floyd | You are in a large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and Floyd | illuminated by two broad windows. Your bedroom is to the west, Floyd | and Watson's bedroom is to the south. The front door is to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | The fireplace is unlit, the sideboard is supplied with food, and the Floyd | various objects you have acquired throughout your career are scattered Floyd | about. Floyd | Floyd | Watson is here, lost in thought. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a twisted poker here. Floyd | Floyd | It is time to take action. To the streets of London! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take poker" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE POKER Floyd | Floyd | "He seems a very amiable person," you say, laughing. "I am not quite Floyd | so bulky, but if he had remained I might have shown him that my grip Floyd | was not much more feeble than his own." As you speak you pick up the Floyd | steel poker and, with a sudden effort, straighten it out again, and Floyd | set it down. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" | ||
Floyd ] 221B Baker Street Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK Floyd | Floyd | 221B Baker Street Floyd | You are in a large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and Floyd | illuminated by two broad windows. Your bedroom is to the west, Floyd | and Watson's bedroom is to the south. The front door is to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | The fireplace is unlit, the sideboard is supplied with food, and the Floyd | various objects you have acquired throughout your career are scattered Floyd | about. Floyd | Floyd | Watson is here, lost in thought. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon asks, "so, north?" | |
| DavidW says, "yes" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Landing Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Landing Floyd | Your landing is a convenient place for clients to wait before Floyd | summoning the courage to enter. Your lodgings are to the south, Floyd | and the streets await to the east. Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] London Streets Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | London Streets Floyd | It is a blazing hot day in August. Baker Street is like an oven, and Floyd | the glare of the sunlight upon the brickwork of the houses along the Floyd | road is painful to the eye. You can take a cab south to Floyd | Waterloo Station. Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "aw, no mention of the 17 steps" | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Waterloo Station Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You enter a cab with Watson and make your way to Waterloo Station. The Floyd | cab rattles through the streets of London. Floyd | Floyd | Waterloo Station Floyd | You arrive just in time! The train to Leatherhead is departing in a Floyd | few moments to the east. Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Trap Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | You are fortunate in catching a train for Leatherhead, where you hire Floyd | a trap at the station inn and drive for four or five miles through the Floyd | lovely Surrey lanes. Floyd | Floyd | Trap Floyd | It is a perfect day, with a bright sun and a few fleecy clouds in the Floyd | heavens. The trees and wayside hedges are just throwing out their Floyd | first green shoots, and the air is full of the pleasant smell of the Floyd | moist earth. Floyd | Floyd | You are in deep meditation. Floyd | Floyd | The cabman drives down the road. Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x cabman" | ||
Floyd ] Trap Floyd | > Floyd | > X CABMAN Floyd | Floyd | The cabman was lazily surveying the countryside. Floyd | Floyd | The cabman drives down the road. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Trap Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You review yourself; you are over six feet in height, and excessively Floyd | lean. Your eyes are sharp and deep-set, your nose is thin and Floyd | hawk-like. Your hands are blotted with ink and stained with chemicals. Floyd | Floyd | The cabman drives down the road. Floyd | Floyd | Just then, you see it. A heavily timbered park stretches up in a Floyd | gentle slope, thickening into a grove at the highest point. From amid Floyd | the branches there jut out the grey gables and high roof-tree of a Floyd | very old mansion. Floyd | Floyd | It must be Stoke Moran. The cabman slows down to look; he seems to Floyd | have something to say. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to cabman" | ||
Floyd ] Trap Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO CABMAN Floyd | Floyd | "Look there!" you say. "Stoke Moran?" Floyd | Floyd | The cabman says, "Yes, sir, that be the house of Dr. Grimesby Floyd | Roylott." Floyd | Floyd | "There is some building going on there," you say; "That is where we Floyd | are going." Floyd | Floyd | "There's the village," says the driver, pointing to a cluster of roofs Floyd | some distance to the left; "But if you want to get to the house, Floyd | you'll find it shorter to get over this stile, and so by the foot-path Floyd | over the fields. There it is, where the lady is walking." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "leave" | ||
Floyd ] Trap Floyd | > Floyd | > LEAVE Floyd | Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exit" | ||
Floyd ] Trap Floyd | > Floyd | > EXIT Floyd | Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to lady" | ||
Floyd ] Trap Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO LADY Floyd | Floyd | [When Sherlock is interested in a case, he prefers to discuss clues, Floyd | found by typing CLUES] Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" | ||
Floyd ] Trap Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT Floyd | Floyd | You pause. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" | ||
Floyd ] Trap Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK Floyd | Floyd | Trap Floyd | It is a perfect day, with a bright sun and a few fleecy clouds in the Floyd | heavens. The trees and wayside hedges are just throwing out their Floyd | first green shoots, and the air is full of the pleasant smell of the Floyd | moist earth. Floyd | Floyd | Watson is paying close attention to the lady. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x lady" | ||
Floyd ] Near Stile Floyd | > Floyd | > X LADY Floyd | Floyd | You shade your eyes; as you suspected, it is Miss Helen Stoner. Floyd | Floyd | You call to the cabman to stop, and pay him before he leaves. Floyd | Floyd | Near Stile Floyd | You are near a fenced road, with a stile leading over the fence to the Floyd | north, toward the unseen estate. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Helen Stoner is waiting patiently. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Helen Stoner hurries forward to meet you with a face which speaks Floyd | her joy. "I have been waiting so eagerly for you," she cries, shaking Floyd | hands with you warmly. "All has turned out splendidly. Dr. Roylott has Floyd | gone to town, and it is unlikely that he will be back before evening." Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to helen" | ||
Floyd ] Near Stile Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO HELEN Floyd | Floyd | [When Sherlock is interested in a case, he prefers to discuss clues, Floyd | found by typing CLUES] Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Stoke Moran Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Stoke Moran Floyd | You are standing before a grey building with a high central portion Floyd | and two curving wings, like the claws of a crab, thrown out on each Floyd | side. Floyd | Floyd | The central portion is in poor repair, but the right-hand block is Floyd | comparatively modern, and the blinds in the windows, with the blue Floyd | smoke curling up from the chimneys, show that this is where the family Floyd | resides. Some scaffolding has been erected against the end wall, and Floyd | the stone-work has been chipped into, but there are no signs of any Floyd | workmen at the moment of our visit. Floyd | Floyd | You can reach the east wing to the east, or travel to the Floyd | village to the south. Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Helen Stoner walks quietly behind you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Before the East Wing Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Before the East Wing Floyd | The right-hand block is comparatively modern, and the blinds in the Floyd | windows show that this is where the family resides. These draw your Floyd | interest. Floyd | Floyd | Some scaffolding has been erected against the end wall, and the Floyd | stone-work had been broken into, but there are no signs of any Floyd | workmen. There is something clearly wrong with the scaffolding. Floyd | Floyd | There is a small side door to the northeast. You can return to Floyd | the central portion to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Helen Stoner walks quietly behind you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x windows" | ||
Floyd ] Before the East Wing Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINDOWS Floyd | Floyd | You walk slowly up and down the lawns, examining the outsides of the Floyd | windows with deep attention. You, after a careful examination through Floyd | the open window, endeavour in every way to force the shutter open, but Floyd | without success. There is no slit through which a knife could be Floyd | passed to raise the bar. Then you examine the hinges, but they are of Floyd | solid iron, built firmly into the massive masonry. Floyd | [New clue - Bolted] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "c" | ||
Floyd ] Before the East Wing Floyd | > Floyd | > C Floyd | Floyd | Clues and thoughts: Floyd | Bolted - "The windows were securely bolted." Floyd | Whistles - "Both sisters heard a strange whistle, and Helen heard a Floyd | clang." Floyd | Connected - "Why did Roylott connect the two rooms with a Floyd | ventilator?" Floyd | Speckled - "Julia's last words mentioned a speckled band." Floyd | Safety - "The sisters locked their doors for safety at night." Floyd | Cigars - "Julia's room smelled of strong Indian cigars" Floyd | Fresh - "Helen's room did not smell of cigars." Floyd | Hallway - "The door may have been a means of entrance." Floyd | Gypsy - "A band of gypsies was camped on Stoke Moran." Floyd | Shutters - "The various windows may have been a means of entrance." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "link bolted to shutters" | ||
Floyd ] Before the East Wing Floyd | > Floyd | > LINK BOLTED TO SHUTTERS Floyd | Floyd | (Shutters) Floyd | Yes, it seems unlikely that anything could have gotten through those Floyd | shutters. Floyd | Floyd | [Finished with clue - Shutters] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "link hallway to bolted" | ||
Floyd ] Before the East Wing Floyd | > Floyd | > LINK HALLWAY TO BOLTED Floyd | Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those clues. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" | ||
Floyd ] Before the East Wing Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK Floyd | Floyd | Before the East Wing Floyd | The right-hand block is comparatively modern, and the blinds in the Floyd | windows show that this is where the family resides. These draw your Floyd | interest. Floyd | Floyd | Some scaffolding has been erected against the end wall, and the Floyd | stone-work had been broken into, but there are no signs of any Floyd | workmen. There is something clearly wrong with the scaffolding. Floyd | Floyd | There is a small side door to the northeast. You can return to Floyd | the central portion to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Helen Stoner is waiting patiently. Floyd | Floyd | Watson is paying close attention to Miss Helen Stoner. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "This is seriously a cool dynamic. Love it." | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "examine scaffolding" | ||
Floyd ] Before the East Wing Floyd | > Floyd | > EXAMINE SCAFFOLDING Floyd | Floyd | The end wall does not seem to need repairs. Floyd | Floyd | [New clue - Needless] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "link needless to connected" | ||
Floyd ] Before the East Wing Floyd | > Floyd | > LINK NEEDLESS TO CONNECTED Floyd | Floyd | It seems like the needless repair work was intended to place Miss Floyd | Stoner in this room, rather than her own. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" | ||
Floyd ] Before the East Wing Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK Floyd | Floyd | Before the East Wing Floyd | The right-hand block is comparatively modern, and the blinds in the Floyd | windows show that this is where the family resides. These draw your Floyd | interest. Floyd | Floyd | Some scaffolding has been erected against the end wall, and the Floyd | stone-work had been broken into, but there are no signs of any Floyd | workmen. There is something clearly wrong with the scaffolding. Floyd | Floyd | There is a small side door to the northeast. You can return to Floyd | the central portion to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Helen Stoner is waiting patiently. Floyd | Floyd | Watson is paying close attention to Miss Helen Stoner. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Before the Empty Room Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the small side door) Floyd | Floyd | Before the Empty Room Floyd | This whitewashed corridor leads further to the west, or you can Floyd | return outside to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | The third chamber's door is here, but it is clearly unimportant. Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Helen Stoner walks quietly behind you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Before Miss Stoner's Door Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Before Miss Stoner's Door Floyd | This corridor leads west to Dr. Roylott's door, or back Floyd | east to the empty room's door. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Stoner's room is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Helen Stoner walks quietly behind you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Before Roylott's Door Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Before Roylott's Door Floyd | This corridor leads west to the hall or back east to Miss Floyd | Stoner's room. You do not wish to see the entrance hall. Floyd | Floyd | There is a door that leads south to Roylott's room. Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Helen Stoner walks quietly behind you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | (first opening Dr. Roylott's door) Floyd | Dr Roylott's room Floyd | Dr. Grimesby Roylott's chamber is larger than that of his Floyd | step-daughter, but it is as plainly furnished. Floyd | Floyd | A camp-bed and a small wooden shelf full of books, mostly of a Floyd | technical character, are the principal things which meet your eye. Floyd | Floyd | There is also a large iron safe here. Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Helen Stoner walks quietly behind you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open safe" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN SAFE Floyd | Floyd | It seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The game obviously expected you to examine the middle room first." | |
| Teaspoon asks, "hmm, do you think we should go back then?" | ||
| DavidW says, "no, you need clues from both rooms." | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x safe" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > X SAFE Floyd | Floyd | It is a large iron safe with a saucer of milk on top. Floyd | Floyd | [New clue - Secured] Floyd | [New clue - Creature] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x milk" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > X MILK Floyd | Floyd | It is a large iron safe with a saucer of milk on top. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x saucer" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > X SAUCER Floyd | Floyd | It is a large iron safe with a saucer of milk on top. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x books" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOKS Floyd | Floyd | The books are primarily medical treatises. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bed" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > X BED Floyd | Floyd | You examine the bed with your magnifying glass, and find nothing. Next Floyd | to it, though, is a small dog lash. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x leash" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > X LEASH Floyd | Floyd | A small dog lash hangs on one corner of the bed. The lash, however, is Floyd | curled upon itself and tied so as to make a loop of whipcord. Floyd | Floyd | [New clue - Dangerous] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "link dangerous to creature" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > LINK DANGEROUS TO CREATURE Floyd | Floyd | Yes, it must have been a dangerous creature indeed. Floyd | [New clue - Predator] Floyd | Floyd | [Finished with clue - Creature] Floyd | Floyd | [Finished with clue - Dangerous] Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "Taste the tasty milk" | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "c" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > C Floyd | Floyd | Clues and thoughts: Floyd | Predator - "Some sort of dangerous creature lives in Roylott's Floyd | room." Floyd | Secured - "Something important is kept in the safe." Floyd | Needless - "The stonework seems unnecessary." Floyd | Bolted - "The windows were securely bolted." Floyd | Whistles - "Both sisters heard a strange whistle, and Helen heard a Floyd | clang." Floyd | Connected - "Why did Roylott connect the two rooms with a Floyd | ventilator?" Floyd | Speckled - "Julia's last words mentioned a speckled band." Floyd | Safety - "The sisters locked their doors for safety at night." Floyd | Cigars - "Julia's room smelled of strong Indian cigars" Floyd | Fresh - "Helen's room did not smell of cigars." Floyd | Hallway - "The door may have been a means of entrance." Floyd | Gypsy - "A band of gypsies was camped on Stoke Moran." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "drink milk" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > DRINK MILK Floyd | Floyd | You are not thirsty at all. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "so much for that." | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "link secured to predator" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > LINK SECURED TO PREDATOR Floyd | Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those clues. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Roger says (to f), "watson, drink milk" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "link speckled to predator" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > LINK SPECKLED TO PREDATOR Floyd | Floyd | Yes, perhaps the dangerous creature was the speckled band; you are Floyd | mildly certain that the creature was a snake, but you need more Floyd | evidence. Floyd | [New clue - Snake] Floyd | Floyd | [Finished with clue - Creature] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "c" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > C Floyd | Floyd | Clues and thoughts: Floyd | Snake - "You are mildly certain that the speckled band is a Floyd | venomous snake." Floyd | Predator - "Some sort of dangerous creature lives in Roylott's Floyd | room." Floyd | Secured - "Something important is kept in the safe." Floyd | Needless - "The stonework seems unnecessary." Floyd | Bolted - "The windows were securely bolted." Floyd | Whistles - "Both sisters heard a strange whistle, and Helen heard a Floyd | clang." Floyd | Connected - "Why did Roylott connect the two rooms with a Floyd | ventilator?" Floyd | Speckled - "Julia's last words mentioned a speckled band." Floyd | Safety - "The sisters locked their doors for safety at night." Floyd | Cigars - "Julia's room smelled of strong Indian cigars" Floyd | Fresh - "Helen's room did not smell of cigars." Floyd | Hallway - "The door may have been a means of entrance." Floyd | Gypsy - "A band of gypsies was camped on Stoke Moran." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Roger says (to floyd), "watson, drink milk" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WATSON, DRINK MILK
Floyd |
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| Floyd [In this game, speech is handled by using SAY [a clue] TO [someone], | ||
Floyd | where clues you know can be found by typing CLUES. In situations of
Floyd | boredom or extreme excitement, Sherlock can only TALK TO individuals.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Roger says, "boooo-urns" | |
| Roger says, "What sort of detectiving is this" | ||
| Teaspoon exclaims, "it's linking up clues and clues!" | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Don't drink the evidence!" | ||
| Teaspoon says, "it's easier if you already know the answers, mind" | ||
| Roger says, "needless stonework implies a secret room perhaps" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK Floyd | Floyd | Dr Roylott's room Floyd | Dr. Grimesby Roylott's chamber is larger than that of his Floyd | step-daughter, but it is as plainly furnished. Floyd | Floyd | A camp-bed and a small wooden shelf full of books, mostly of a Floyd | technical character, are the principal things which meet your eye. Floyd | Floyd | There is also a large iron safe here. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Helen Stoner is waiting patiently. Floyd | Floyd | Watson is paying close attention to Miss Helen Stoner. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a small dog lash here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "leave" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > LEAVE Floyd | Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Before Roylott's Door Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Before Roylott's Door Floyd | This corridor leads west to the hall or back east to Miss Floyd | Stoner's room. You do not wish to see the entrance hall. Floyd | Floyd | There is a door that leads south to Roylott's room. Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Helen Stoner walks quietly behind you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Before Miss Stoner's Door Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Before Miss Stoner's Door Floyd | This corridor leads west to Dr. Roylott's door, or back Floyd | east to the empty room's door. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Stoner's room is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Helen Stoner walks quietly behind you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | (first opening Miss Stoner's door) Floyd | Floyd | Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | You enter into the second room, in which Miss Stoner's sister met her Floyd | fate. Floyd | Floyd | It is a homely little room, with a low ceiling. A brown chest of Floyd | drawers stands in one corner, a narrow white-counterpaned bed in Floyd | another, and a dressing-table on the left-hand side of the window. The Floyd | corridor was to the north. Floyd | Floyd | There were several features of the room that stood out to me as most Floyd | unusual. Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Helen Stoner walks quietly behind you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bed" | ||
Floyd ] Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > X BED Floyd | Floyd | The bed is quite ordinary, but an odd bell-pull hangs above it, near a Floyd | ventilator. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bell-pull" | ||
Floyd ] Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > X BELL-PULL Floyd | Floyd | The bell-pull was a thick rope, the tassel actually lying upon the Floyd | bed. Floyd | Floyd | [New clue - Communication] Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "Also it'd be more realistic to finger the gypsies and then head down for a pint" | |
| Roger says, "replacing the bellpull with a venomous snake is just not nice" | ||
| Teaspoon says, "did anyone tell you that Holmes is realistic? cos he's not" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "c" | ||
Floyd ] Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > C Floyd | Floyd | Clues and thoughts: Floyd | Communication - "Where does the bell communicate with?" Floyd | Snake - "You are mildly certain that the speckled band is a Floyd | venomous snake." Floyd | Predator - "Some sort of dangerous creature lives in Roylott's Floyd | room." Floyd | Secured - "Something important is kept in the safe." Floyd | Needless - "The stonework seems unnecessary." Floyd | Bolted - "The windows were securely bolted." Floyd | Whistles - "Both sisters heard a strange whistle, and Helen heard a Floyd | clang." Floyd | Connected - "Why did Roylott connect the two rooms with a Floyd | ventilator?" Floyd | Speckled - "Julia's last words mentioned a speckled band." Floyd | Safety - "The sisters locked their doors for safety at night." Floyd | Cigars - "Julia's room smelled of strong Indian cigars" Floyd | Fresh - "Helen's room did not smell of cigars." Floyd | Hallway - "The door may have been a means of entrance." Floyd | Gypsy - "A band of gypsies was camped on Stoke Moran." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "link communication to needless" | ||
Floyd ] Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > LINK COMMUNICATION TO NEEDLESS Floyd | Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those clues. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "Can we ring the bell or pull the pull" | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "link communication to snake" | ||
Floyd ] Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > LINK COMMUNICATION TO SNAKE Floyd | Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those clues. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" | ||
Floyd ] Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK Floyd | Floyd | Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | You enter into the second room, in which Miss Stoner's sister met her Floyd | fate. Floyd | Floyd | It is a homely little room, with a low ceiling. A brown chest of Floyd | drawers stands in one corner, a narrow white-counterpaned bed in Floyd | another, and a dressing-table on the left-hand side of the window. The Floyd | corridor was to the north. Floyd | Floyd | There were several features of the room that stood out to me as most Floyd | unusual. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Helen Stoner is waiting patiently. Floyd | Floyd | Watson is paying close attention to Miss Helen Stoner. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x dressing-table" | ||
Floyd ] Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > X DRESSING-TABLE Floyd | Floyd | You see immediately that the dressing-table is unimportant. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon exclaims, "hah!" | |
| DavidW says (to Roger), "Yes, you can pull the rope." | ||
| DavidW says, "Hope someone does." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "what a great way of describing an unimplemented object" | ||
| Teaspoon says, "f x drawers" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x drawers" | ||
Floyd ] Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > X DRAWERS Floyd | Floyd | A quick glance assures you that the brown chest of drawers is Floyd | unimportant. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "pull bell" | ||
Floyd ] Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL BELL Floyd | Floyd | You give the bell-pull a brisk tug. Nothing happens. Floyd | Floyd | You see that the rope is not a bell-pull at all; it is fastened to a Floyd | hook just above where the little opening for the ventilator is. Floyd | Floyd | [New clue - Fake] Floyd | Floyd | [Finished with clue - Communication] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x ventilator" | ||
Floyd ] Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > X VENTILATOR Floyd | Floyd | The ventilator communicates between Miss Stoner's rom and Dr. Floyd | Roylott's room. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [Finished with clue - Fresh] Floyd | Floyd | [Finished with clue - Cigars] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "c" | ||
Floyd ] Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > C Floyd | Floyd | Clues and thoughts: Floyd | Fake - "The bell-pull is fake." Floyd | Snake - "You are mildly certain that the speckled band is a Floyd | venomous snake." Floyd | Predator - "Some sort of dangerous creature lives in Roylott's Floyd | room." Floyd | Secured - "Something important is kept in the safe." Floyd | Needless - "The stonework seems unnecessary." Floyd | Bolted - "The windows were securely bolted." Floyd | Whistles - "Both sisters heard a strange whistle, and Helen heard a Floyd | clang." Floyd | Connected - "Why did Roylott connect the two rooms with a Floyd | ventilator?" Floyd | Speckled - "Julia's last words mentioned a speckled band." Floyd | Safety - "The sisters locked their doors for safety at night." Floyd | Hallway - "The door may have been a means of entrance." Floyd | Gypsy - "A band of gypsies was camped on Stoke Moran." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "misspelled room as rom" | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "link fake to snake" | ||
Floyd ] Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > LINK FAKE TO SNAKE Floyd | Floyd | Yes, the bell pull would be a perfect bridge for a snake to crawl down Floyd | from the ventilator. You are almost convinced that the speckled band Floyd | was a snake. Floyd | Floyd | [Finished with clue - Fake] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "link whistles to snake" | ||
Floyd ] Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > LINK WHISTLES TO SNAKE Floyd | Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those clues. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "c" | ||
Floyd ] Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > C Floyd | Floyd | Clues and thoughts: Floyd | Snake - "You are almost convinced that the speckled band is a Floyd | venomous snake." Floyd | Predator - "Some sort of dangerous creature lives in Roylott's Floyd | room." Floyd | Secured - "Something important is kept in the safe." Floyd | Needless - "The stonework seems unnecessary." Floyd | Bolted - "The windows were securely bolted." Floyd | Whistles - "Both sisters heard a strange whistle, and Helen heard a Floyd | clang." Floyd | Connected - "Why did Roylott connect the two rooms with a Floyd | ventilator?" Floyd | Speckled - "Julia's last words mentioned a speckled band." Floyd | Safety - "The sisters locked their doors for safety at night." Floyd | Hallway - "The door may have been a means of entrance." Floyd | Gypsy - "A band of gypsies was camped on Stoke Moran." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "link connected to snake" | ||
Floyd ] Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > LINK CONNECTED TO SNAKE Floyd | Floyd | Yes, a snake could fit through; you are certain that the speckled band Floyd | is a snake. Floyd | Floyd | [Finished with clue - Connected] Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [Finished with clue - Hallway] Floyd | Floyd | [Finished with clue - Shutters] Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | This is very serious. You must catch the doctor in the act, but there Floyd | will be great danger. You should reveal your plan to Miss Helen Floyd | Stoner. Floyd | Floyd | [New clue - Plan] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say plan to helen" | ||
Floyd ] Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY PLAN TO HELEN Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [Finished with clue - Plan] Floyd | Floyd | It's time for you to reveal your plan to Miss Stoner, and to Watson. Floyd | Floyd | [You can IMPRESS her with the seriousness, or you can ABRIDGE your Floyd | plan.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon asks, "why would we abridge?" | |
| DavidW says, "I didn't." | ||
| DavidW says, "I went for solid impress." | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "impress" | ||
Floyd ] Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > IMPRESS Floyd | Floyd | (Miss Helen Stoner) Floyd | "It is very essential, Miss Stoner," you say, "that you should Floyd | absolutely follow my advice in every respect." Floyd | Floyd | "I shall most certainly do so." Floyd | Floyd | [You can IMPRESS her with the seriousness, or you can ABRIDGE your Floyd | plan.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | (Miss Helen Stoner) Floyd | You say, "The matter is too serious for any hesitation. Your life may Floyd | depend upon your compliance." Floyd | Floyd | "I assure you that I am in your hands." Floyd | Floyd | [You can IMPRESS her with the seriousness, or you can ABRIDGE your Floyd | plan.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | (Miss Helen Stoner) Floyd | You say, "In the first place, both my friend and I must spend the Floyd | night in your room." Floyd | Floyd | Both Miss Stoner and Watson gaze at you in astonishment. Floyd | Floyd | [You can IMPRESS her with the seriousness, or you can ABRIDGE your Floyd | plan.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "Oh, Watson." | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | (Miss Helen Stoner) Floyd | You say, "Yes, it must be so. Let me explain. I believe that that is Floyd | the village inn over there?" Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, that is the Crown." Floyd | Floyd | "Very good. Your windows would be visible from there?" Floyd | Floyd | "Certainly." Floyd | Floyd | "You must confine yourself to your room, on pretence of a headache, Floyd | when your stepfather comes back. Then when you hear him retire for the Floyd | night, you must open the shutters of your window, undo the hasp, put Floyd | your lamp there as a signal to us, and then withdraw quietly with Floyd | everything which you are likely to want into the room which you used Floyd | to occupy. I have no doubt that, in spite of the repairs, you could Floyd | manage there for one night." Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, yes, easily." Floyd | Floyd | [You can IMPRESS her with the seriousness, or you can ABRIDGE your Floyd | plan.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | (Miss Helen Stoner) Floyd | You say, "The rest you will leave in our hands." Floyd | Floyd | "But what will you do?" Floyd | Floyd | "We shall spend the night in your room, and we shall investigate the Floyd | cause of this noise which has disturbed you." Floyd | Floyd | "I believe, Mr. Holmes, that you have already made up your mind," says Floyd | Miss Stoner, laying her hand upon your sleeve. Floyd | Floyd | "Perhaps I have. Floyd | Floyd | It is time to go, now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "go" | ||
Floyd ] Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > GO Floyd | Floyd | You need a direction to travel in. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Before Miss Stoner's Door Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Before Miss Stoner's Door Floyd | This corridor leads west to Dr. Roylott's door, or back Floyd | east to the empty room's door. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Stoner's room is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Helen Stoner walks quietly behind you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Before the Empty Room Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Before the Empty Room Floyd | This whitewashed corridor leads further to the west, or you can Floyd | return outside to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | The third chamber's door is here, but it is clearly unimportant. Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Helen Stoner walks quietly behind you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Before the East Wing Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Before the East Wing Floyd | The right-hand block is comparatively modern, and the blinds in the Floyd | windows show that this is where the family resides. These draw your Floyd | interest. Floyd | Floyd | Some scaffolding has been erected against the end wall, and the Floyd | stone-work had been broken into, but there are no signs of any Floyd | workmen. There is something clearly wrong with the scaffolding. Floyd | Floyd | There is a small side door to the northeast. You can return to Floyd | the central portion to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Helen Stoner walks quietly behind you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Before the Empty Room Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Before the Empty Room Floyd | This whitewashed corridor leads further to the west, or you can Floyd | return outside to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | The third chamber's door is here, but it is clearly unimportant. Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Helen Stoner walks quietly behind you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Before the East Wing Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Before the East Wing Floyd | The right-hand block is comparatively modern, and the blinds in the Floyd | windows show that this is where the family resides. These draw your Floyd | interest. Floyd | Floyd | Some scaffolding has been erected against the end wall, and the Floyd | stone-work had been broken into, but there are no signs of any Floyd | workmen. There is something clearly wrong with the scaffolding. Floyd | Floyd | There is a small side door to the northeast. You can return to Floyd | the central portion to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Helen Stoner walks quietly behind you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Stoke Moran Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Stoke Moran Floyd | You are standing before a grey building with a high central portion Floyd | and two curving wings, like the claws of a crab, thrown out on each Floyd | side. Floyd | Floyd | The central portion is in poor repair, but the right-hand block is Floyd | comparatively modern, and the blinds in the windows, with the blue Floyd | smoke curling up from the chimneys, show that this is where the family Floyd | resides. Some scaffolding has been erected against the end wall, and Floyd | the stone-work has been chipped into, but there are no signs of any Floyd | workmen at the moment of our visit. Floyd | Floyd | You can reach the east wing to the east, or travel to the Floyd | village to the south. Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Helen Stoner walks quietly behind you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Village Room Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You turn to Miss Stoner. You say, "And now, Miss Stoner, we must leave Floyd | you for if Dr. Roylott returned and saw us our journey would be in Floyd | vain. Good-bye, and be brave, for if you will do what I have told you, Floyd | you may rest assured that we shall soon drive away the dangers that Floyd | threaten you." Floyd | Floyd | Village Room Floyd | Watson and I had had no difficulty in engaging this room at the Crown Floyd | Inn. The room is on the upper floor, and from our window we command a Floyd | view of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House. The door was to Floyd | the north. Floyd | Floyd | There was a long night before us. Watson seemed eager to learn more of Floyd | the case. Floyd | Floyd | [You can SAY clues TO WATSON if you would like to keep him informed, Floyd | or WAIT for Dr. Roylott]. Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "oh, this is where we get to impress Watson" | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "c" | ||
Floyd ] Village Room Floyd | > Floyd | > C Floyd | Floyd | Clues and thoughts: Floyd | Snake - "You are certain that the speckled band is a venomous Floyd | snake." Floyd | Predator - "Some sort of dangerous creature lives in Roylott's Floyd | room." Floyd | Secured - "Something important is kept in the safe." Floyd | Needless - "The stonework seems unnecessary." Floyd | Bolted - "The windows were securely bolted." Floyd | Whistles - "Both sisters heard a strange whistle, and Helen heard a Floyd | clang." Floyd | Speckled - "Julia's last words mentioned a speckled band." Floyd | Safety - "The sisters locked their doors for safety at night." Floyd | Gypsy - "A band of gypsies was camped on Stoke Moran." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say snake to watson" | ||
Floyd ] Village Room Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY SNAKE TO WATSON Floyd | Floyd | You prefer to keep your private conjectures to yourself. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon asks, "...or not?" | |
| DavidW says, "You can say some clues to Watson, but not all." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I'm guessing it is." | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say predator to watson" | ||
Floyd ] Village Room Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY PREDATOR TO WATSON Floyd | Floyd | You prefer to keep your private conjectures to yourself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say gypsy to watson" | ||
Floyd ] Village Room Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY GYPSY TO WATSON Floyd | Floyd | You say, "Watson, what do you think of the gypsies as the perpetrators Floyd | of this crime?" Floyd | Floyd | "But what, then, did the gipsies do?" asks Watson. Floyd | Floyd | "I cannot imagine." Floyd | Floyd | "I see many objections to any such theory." Floyd | Floyd | "And so do I." Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "Oh. So the higher-level clues you won't talk about, but the lower level ones you can." | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say needless to watson" | ||
Floyd ] Village Room Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY NEEDLESS TO WATSON Floyd | Floyd | You say, "By the way, the stonework at the end of the wall seems Floyd | unnecessary." Floyd | Floyd | Watson nods. "I agree." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That seem more or less correct." | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say bolted to watson" | ||
Floyd ] Village Room Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY BOLTED TO WATSON Floyd | Floyd | You say, "What do you make of the fact that the windows were bolted?" Floyd | Floyd | Watson says "If the lady is correct in saying that the flooring and Floyd | walls are sound, and that the window is impassable, then something Floyd | came through the door, or her sister must have been undoubtedly alone Floyd | when she met her mysterious end. Floyd | Floyd | "Hum!" you say, scratching your chin in some perplexity, "my theory Floyd | certainly presents some difficulties. No one could pass these shutters Floyd | if they were bolted. Well, we shall see if the inside throws any light Floyd | upon the matter." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say secured to watson" | ||
Floyd ] Village Room Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY SECURED TO WATSON Floyd | Floyd | "Watson, what do you think is kept in the safe?" Floyd | Floyd | He answers, "Why, I would imagine it is simply his papers, deeds, and Floyd | other items." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say speckled to watson" | ||
Floyd ] Village Room Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY SPECKLED TO WATSON Floyd | Floyd | You say, "What do you make, Watson, concerning the very peculiar words Floyd | uttered by the dying woman concerning a speckled band?" Floyd | Floyd | "I cannot think." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say safety to watson" | ||
Floyd ] Village Room Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY SAFETY TO WATSON Floyd | Floyd | You say, "What do you make of the fact that the Stoners" doors were Floyd | locked?" Floyd | Floyd | Watson says, "Then, as I said, her sister must have been undoubtedly Floyd | alone when she met her mysterious end." Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "Ah, Watson. You see but do not observe" | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" | ||
Floyd ] Village Room Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT Floyd | Floyd | At dusk you see Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming Floyd | up beside the little figure of the lad who drives him. The boy has Floyd | some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and you hear Floyd | the hoarse roar of the doctor's voice and see the fury with which he Floyd | shakes his clinched fists at him. The trap drives on, and a few Floyd | minutes later you see a sudden light spring up among the trees as a Floyd | lamp is lit in one of the sitting-rooms. Floyd | Floyd | You still are waiting for a signal from Miss Stoner. Floyd | Floyd | There was a long night before us. Watson seemed eager to learn more of Floyd | the case. Floyd | Floyd | [You can SAY clues TO WATSON if you would like to keep him informed, Floyd | or WAIT for Dr. Roylott]. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" | ||
Floyd ] Village Room Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT Floyd | Floyd | About nine o'clock the light among the trees is extinguished, and all Floyd | is dark in the direction of the Manor House. Two hours pass slowly Floyd | away, and then, suddenly, just at the stroke of eleven, a single Floyd | bright light shines out right in front of you. Floyd | Floyd | "That is our signal," you say, springing to your feet; "it comes from Floyd | the middle window." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Before the East Wing Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | As you pass out you exchange a few words with the landlord, explaining Floyd | that you are going on a late visit to an acquaintance, and that it is Floyd | possible that you might spend the night there. A moment later you are Floyd | out on the dark road, a chill wind blowing in your faces, and one Floyd | yellow light twinkling in front of you through the gloom to guide you Floyd | on your sombre errand. Floyd | Floyd | Before the East Wing Floyd | You have entered the grounds through the unrepaired breaches that gape Floyd | in the old park wall to the south. Past the lawn is the open Floyd | window, to the north. Before it are some laurel bushes. Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Before the East Wing Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Out from the clump of laurel bushes darts what seems to be a hideous Floyd | and distorted child, who throws itself upon the grass with writhing Floyd | limbs and then runs swiftly across the lawn into the darkness. Floyd | Floyd | "My Goodness!" whispers Watson; "did you see it?" Floyd | Floyd | You are startled, then break into a low laugh, and whisper to Watson. Floyd | "It is a nice household," you murmur. "That is the baboon." Floyd | Floyd | Now you can enter the window to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "Where's my Passepartout fanfic" | |
| Teaspoon says, "why do you want that, he's annoying" | ||
| Kutan goes home. | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You noiselessly close the shutters, move the lamp, and cast your eyes Floyd | round the room. All is as you saw it in the daytime; the rest of the Floyd | house is to the north. The lamp should be turned off to avoid Floyd | detection. Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "I am now tempted to leave the lamp on and see if this is a losable game." | |
| Teaspoon says, "probably not though" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" | ||
Floyd ] Darkness Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP Floyd | Floyd | You turn off the lamp. It is time to wait. Floyd | Floyd | It is now pitch dark in here! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" | ||
Floyd ] Darkness Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT Floyd | Floyd | You wait for hours. From outside comes the occasional cry of a Floyd | night-bird, and once you hear a long drawn catlike whine, which tells Floyd | you that the cheetah is at liberty. Floyd | Floyd | Far away you hear the deep tones of the parish clock, which boom out Floyd | every quarter of an hour. Floyd | Floyd | Twelve strikes, and one and two and three. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly there is the momentary gleam of a light up in the direction Floyd | of the ventilator, which vanishes immediately, but is succeeded by a Floyd | strong smell of burning oil and heated metal. Someone in the next room Floyd | had lit a dark-lantern. You hear a gentle sound of movement, and then Floyd | all is silent once more, though the smell grows stronger. Floyd | Floyd | There is nothing to do but wait. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "wait" | ||
Floyd ] Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT Floyd | Floyd | You wait another half an hour with straining ears. Then suddenly Floyd | another sound becomes audible-a very gentle, soothing sound, like that Floyd | of a small jet of steam escaping continually from a kettle. Floyd | Floyd | Watson strikes a match. You ready your cane. It is here, the viper! Floyd | Floyd | Watson is bewildered; he holds the match and peers at the bell-pull. Floyd | Floyd | The speckled band writhes on the bell-pull. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "hit band" | ||
Floyd ] Miss Stoner's Room Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT BAND Floyd | Floyd | You beat at it with your cane until it retreats through the Floyd | ventilator. Its snakish temper is aroused! Floyd | Floyd | As you stand there panting, there breaks from the silence of the night Floyd | the most horrible cry to which you have ever listened. It swells up Floyd | louder and louder, a hoarse yell of pain and fear and anger all Floyd | mingled in the one dreadful shriek. It strikes cold to your heart, and Floyd | you stand gazing at Watson, and he at you, until the last echoes of it Floyd | die away into the silence from which it rose. Floyd | Floyd | It's time to see what's become of Dr. Roylott. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "so, we've kinda killed a guy now." | |
| DavidW says, "kinda yeah" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Before Miss Stoner's Door Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Before Miss Stoner's Door Floyd | This corridor leads west to Dr. Roylott's door, or back Floyd | east to the empty room's door. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Stoner's room is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | It's time to see what's become of Dr. Roylott. Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Before Roylott's Door Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Before Roylott's Door Floyd | This corridor leads west to the hall or back east to Miss Floyd | Stoner's room. You do not wish to see the entrance hall. Floyd | Floyd | There is a door that leads south to Roylott's room. Floyd | Floyd | It's time to see what's become of Dr. Roylott. Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | (first opening Dr. Roylott's door) Floyd | Twice you strike at the chamber door without any reply. Then you turn Floyd | the handle, and enter, Watson at your heels, with a cocked pistol in Floyd | his hand. Floyd | Floyd | Dr Roylott's room Floyd | A dark-lantern stands with the shutter half open, throwing a brilliant Floyd | beam of light upon the iron safe, the door of which is ajar. Floyd | Floyd | On a wooden chair sits Dr. Grimesby Roylott clad in a long grey Floyd | dressing-gown, his bare ankles protruding beneath, and his feet thrust Floyd | into red heelless Turkish slippers. Across his lap lays the short Floyd | stock with the long lash which we had noticed during the day, far from | DavidW says, "But he killed Julia the same way, remember." | |
Floyd | the serpent's reach but within your own.
Floyd |
Floyd | His chin was cocked upward and his eyes were fixed in a dreadful,
Floyd | rigid stare at the corner of the ceiling. Round his head was wrapped
Floyd | the swamp adder. He made neither sound nor motion.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Dr Roylott and a small dog lash here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The speckled band slowly writhes around the Doctor's head. You dare
Floyd | not come within its reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson accompanies you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
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| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "watson, shoot snake" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WATSON, SHOOT SNAKE
Floyd |
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| Floyd [In this game, speech is handled by using SAY [a clue] TO [someone], | ||
Floyd | where clues you know can be found by typing CLUES. In situations of
Floyd | boredom or extreme excitement, Sherlock can only TALK TO individuals.]
Floyd |
Floyd | The snake has noticed you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >
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| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to watson" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO WATSON Floyd | Floyd | You can only communicate with Watson about clues, at this time. Floyd | Floyd | The viper seems agitated. You must hurry! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "shoot snake" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOOT SNAKE Floyd | Floyd | [The first word you typed was not recognized.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "hit snake" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT SNAKE Floyd | Floyd | (the speckled band) Floyd | You need something...the dog lash is far from the adder. You could Floyd | take it. Floyd | Floyd | The adder is ready to strike! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take lash" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE LASH Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | The snake leaps forward! Watson tries to shoot it, but his shot goes Floyd | wild. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have been bitten. *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last Floyd | command? Floyd | > | Teaspoon exclaims, "geez!" | |
| DavidW says, "huh. You can lose the game." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Bit late, Watson." | ||
| Teaspoon exclaims, "I though Watson would shoot it!" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Dr Roylott's room Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "%undo" | ||
| Floyd says (to DavidW), "Floyd doesn't know that trick." | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Dr Roylott's room Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Dr Roylott's room Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Dr Roylott's room Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Dr Roylott's room Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Before Roylott's Door Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Before Roylott's Door Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "okay then." | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | (first opening Dr. Roylott's door) Floyd | Twice you strike at the chamber door without any reply. Then you turn Floyd | the handle, and enter, Watson at your heels, with a cocked pistol in Floyd | his hand. Floyd | Floyd | Dr Roylott's room Floyd | A dark-lantern stands with the shutter half open, throwing a brilliant Floyd | beam of light upon the iron safe, the door of which is ajar. Floyd | Floyd | On a wooden chair sits Dr. Grimesby Roylott clad in a long grey Floyd | dressing-gown, his bare ankles protruding beneath, and his feet thrust Floyd | into red heelless Turkish slippers. Across his lap lays the short Floyd | stock with the long lash which we had noticed during the day, far from Floyd | the serpent's reach but within your own. Floyd | Floyd | His chin was cocked upward and his eyes were fixed in a dreadful, Floyd | rigid stare at the corner of the ceiling. Round his head was wrapped Floyd | the swamp adder. He made neither sound nor motion. Floyd | Floyd | You can see Dr Roylott and a small dog lash here. Floyd | Floyd | The speckled band slowly writhes around the Doctor's head. You dare Floyd | not come within its reach. Floyd | Floyd | Watson accompanies you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get lash" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > GET LASH Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | The snake has noticed you! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "lasso snake" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > LASSO SNAKE Floyd | Floyd | [The first word you typed was not recognized.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get snake" | ||
Floyd ] Dr Roylott's room Floyd | > Floyd | > GET SNAKE Floyd | Floyd | (the speckled band) Floyd | The speckled band does not look like he would appreciate that. Floyd | Floyd | The viper seems agitated. You must hurry! Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "the verb you want is 'trap'." | |
| Teaspoon says, "thank you" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "trap snake" | ||
Floyd ] Train Car Floyd | > Floyd | > TRAP SNAKE Floyd | Floyd | (the speckled band) Floyd | Throwing the noose round the reptile's neck, you draw it from its Floyd | horrid perch and, carrying it at arm's length, throw it into the iron Floyd | safe, which you close upon it. Floyd | Floyd | Train Car Floyd | You are travelling home on the train. Floyd | Floyd | ********************************************** Floyd | Epilogue Floyd | ********************************************** Floyd | You say, "The sight of the safe, the saucer of milk, and the loop of Floyd | whipcord were enough to finally dispel any doubts which may have Floyd | remained. The metallic clang heard by Miss Stoner was obviously caused Floyd | by her stepfather hastily closing the door of his safe upon its Floyd | terrible occupant. Having once made up my mind, you know the steps Floyd | which I took in order to put the matter to the proof. I heard the Floyd | creature hiss as I have no doubt that you did also, and I instantly Floyd | lit the light and attacked it." Floyd | Floyd | "With the result of driving it through the ventilator." Floyd | Floyd | "And also with the result of causing it to turn upon its master at the Floyd | other side. Some of the blows of my cane came home and roused its Floyd | snakish temper, so that it flew upon the first person it saw. In this Floyd | way I am no doubt indirectly responsible for Dr. Grimesby Roylott's Floyd | death, and I cannot say that it is likely to weigh very heavily upon Floyd | my conscience." Floyd | Floyd | Thanks for playing this intro! If you have particular cases you Floyd | think you'd like to see, let me know. I'd like to do The Case of the Floyd | Six Napoleons, and if I end up making it much bigger, I might do Hound Floyd | of the Baskervilles. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have won. *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last Floyd | command? Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "that was not intuitive, about trapping the snake" | |
| Teaspoon says, "Still, it was good fun." | ||
| DavidW asks, "I forget how I learned the verb to use. Maybe examining the lash once you're holding it?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "This is definitely something I'd like to see more of." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "agreed" | ||
| DavidW says, "yes, me too." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "So, that concludes all the Floydable IntroComp games for this year, but there are more, so please take time to experience those as well, vote, and leave feedback." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Deadline is coming fast - end of the month." | ||
| DavidW says, "I have a sticky note on my monitor reminding me to vote. I keep not seeing it, somehow." | ||
| Jacqueline | [LINK] | ||
| DavidW says, "I'll try to vote later today or tomorrow at the latest." | ||
| Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Maybe go do it right now?" | ||
| DavidW says, "I tend to need a nap after any ClubFloyd session." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Just sayin'" | ||
| DavidW says, "mmhm" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Ah, there's an html-based one I forgot about." | ||
| DavidW says, "okay, I've made a handwritten list of the entries on the front page of my clipboard. That should help." | ||
