Key & Compass presents:
Not Much Time
by Tyson Ibele

• Map
• Walkthrough
• Extras
  • Amusing, Characters, Endings, Inventory, Score
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Map

Note that the "Outside the Garden Shed" location is replaced by "Inside the Garden Shed" on the map when you enter the shed by going north from the outside location.

Walkthrough

Auntie's Bedroom

> verbose. x me. i. (empty-handed)

> x knick-knacks. x bed. x pillow.

Note that "search pillow" or "look in pillow" doesn't help you.

> lie on pillow. look in case. (You take a diary.)

> x diary. read it. open diary.

> x red key. take it. read diary. read entry. drop diary.

> x dresser. open drawer. x penny. take it. x table.

Um, I'm going to ask that you skip exploring the closet for now, for, er, narrative reasons.

> n.

Your Auntie's Bathroom

You need the flashlight. You don't need the pill.

> x wallpaper. x toilet. x mirror.

> x shower. x shower knob. x sink. x sink knob.

> x cupboard. open it. x pill. x flashlight. take it.

> s. e. n.

Laundry Room

> open hamper. take journal. x it. read it. drop it.

Believe it or not, you have no use for this knife.

> open washer. x knife.

> s. d.

Living Room

> x carpet. x wallpaper. x painting. x couch. x pillows.

> x tv. x table. x note. read it.

> x magazine. read it.

> e.

Front Foyer

> x rack. x door. open door. e.

Front Porch

> x mat. look under mat. x strange key.

> x chair. sit in chair. stand.

> s.

Front Yard

> x grass. x doors. (only open from inside)

> s.

Front Gate

> x mailbox. open it. x flyer. read it.

> x package. take it. open it.

> x pick. x paper. read it. (The pick only unlocks Ridley locks.)

> x letter. read it.

The letter explains that if you accidentally turned yourself into a cat, you need to eat a rat's tail, crow's wing, and a newt to restore yourself. Now you have a narrative reason to get these icky things.

> take pick. drop package.

> w.

The Well

> x well. x sign. read sign. toss penny.

> x bucket. d. (You'll need another way down there.)

> e. n. n. n.

Your Auntie's Garden

> x spade. x can.

You don't need the flower bulb, but I want you to know it's there.

> take spade. dig dirt. x bulb. drop spade.

> e.

The Barn

> x dog. x ladder. (loose nail, unsafe to climb)

> w. n.

Outside the Garden Shed

> x door. open door. (locked)

> unlock door with pick. open door. n.

Inside the Garden Shed

Note that this location replaces the "Outside the Garden Shed" on the map. That location is completely gone now.

> x broom. take it.

> x hoe. x bench. x mower.

> w.

Chicken Coop

You can try asking the chicken about stuff, but it's more amusing than helpful.

> x chicken. x dish. (empty)

> s.

The Henhouse

> x nests. e. s. w. w. u. w.

Auntie's Bedroom

> x closet. open closet. w.

Inside Closet

> x clothes. x shelf.

> x book. take it. read it. drop book.

> x ceiling. x hatch. open hatch. u.

Tiny Attic

> x window. x keyhole. read writing.

> put red key in keyhole. drop red key. u.

On the Roof

> x brick. x shingles. x chimney.

> look in chimney. x nest. x egg.

> take egg. (A crow starts attacking you!)

> take brick. throw brick at crow.

> look. x dead crow. x wing. take wing.

> drop egg.

> d. d. e. e. d. w.

The Kitchen

You don't need the ladel, bowl, carrot, or tomato.

> x ladel. x bowl. x table. x chairs.

> x fridge. open it. x carrot. x tomato. close fridge.

> x clock. open door. (locked)

> unlock door with strange key. open door.

> drop strange key. x mechanism.

> w.

Room Behind the Clock

> x cobwebs. x spiders.

> w. d. s.

The Bottom of the Well

> x newt. take it.

> n. u. e. e. d.

Pantry

You don't need the apple.

> x barrel. look in it. x apple.

> x pile. sweep dirt with broom. (Trapdoor revealed.)

> drop broom. x trapdoor. open it. d.

Storm Cellar

We only need the hammer from this location.

> x doors. open doors.

> x bed. x icebox. open it. x gnat.

> x shelves. x supplies. x tool box. open it.

> x hammer. take it. x crowbar.

> x bandaids. x bottles. x goods. x generator.

> x hole. turn on flashlight. s.

Dug Out

> x tail. take it. x dead rat.

> n.

Storm Cellar

> turn off flashlight.

> e. n. n. e.

The Barn

> hit nail with hammer. (+5)

> u.

The Loft

> x bin. open bin. look. x cat. (+5)

There is a long textdump conversation with you and the cat, who explains that she's your Auntie and a witch and that she needs to eat three things: a rat's tail, a crow's wing, and a newt.

Unfortunately, your Auntie is uninterested in answering any of your questions and just wants what she asked for.

> give tail to cat. (+10)

> give wing to cat. (+10)

> give newt to cat. (+10)

You Auntie, restored, grants you your reward: to be back home in bed, asleep. Was it all just a dream?

*** You have won! ***

> A (for Amusing things to try)

Extras

Amusing

Have you tried doing any of the following?:

• ...breaking the skylight window
• ...eating the crow's egg
• ...breaking the crow's egg
• ...eating the flower bulb
• ...tossing things in the well
• ...eating the cat before discovering it is your Auntie
• ...eating the cat after discovering it is your Auntie
• ...eating the gnat
• ...eating the dead rat
• ...asking the chicken about anything (multiple times)
• ...typing 'amen' multiple times
• ...kicking the dog

Characters

• A chicken is in the chicken coop, looking frightened.
• A german shepherd is in the barn. barking up at the loft.
• A black cat is in the loft's bin, and is also your Auntie, accidentally transformed.
• A slimy newt is at the bottom of the well.
• A mother crow attacks you on the roof when you take her egg.
• Some birds and bees are in Auntie's garden. Birds also attack you in the "break skylight window" ending.
• Some spiders are in the room behind the clock.
• Your cat is in the epilogue.

Mentioned:

• Rats were in the dug out; you find a dead rat.
• Your mother knew your Auntie was a witch but never told you.
• Your Uncle Norman is a toupe model.

Endings

• You are dead
• if you eat the egg,
• if you eat the flower bulb,
• if you kick the dog,
• if you break the skylight window,
• if you break the egg anywhere while the mother crow is still alive.
• You have won!
• if you restore your Auntie to human form.

Inventory

Note that you have a carrying capacity of only 10 items. I suggest using the living room as a central location to drop things that you're not using.

Readables:

• a diary. It's in the pillow case in Auntie's bedroom. Open it and take the red key. Read the diary.
• a blue book. It's on the shelf in Auntie's bedroom closet. Read it.
• a journal. It's in the laundry room's hamper. Read it.
• a magazine. It's on the coffee table in the living room. Read it.
• a note. It's on the coffee table in the living room. Read it.
• a flyer. It's in the mailbox at the front gate. Read it.
• a letter. It's in the mailbox at the front gate. Read it. It explains why you need the animal parts.
• a white paper. It's in the package you found in the mailbox. Read it. It explains that the lock pick only unlocks Ridley locks.

Edibles and Organics:

• a pill. It's in Auntie's bathroom cupboard; it's a strong aspirin. Ignore it or eat it.
• a carrot. It's in the kitchen fridge. Ignore it or eat it.
• a tomato. It's in the kitchen fridge. Ignore it or eat it.
• a red apple. It's in the pantry barrel. Ignore it or eat it.
• a gnat. It's inside the icebox in the storm cellar. Ignore it or eat it. No, really, you may eat the gnat.
• a rat's tail. It's in the dug out south of the storm cellar. Give it to the cat, who is also your Auntie.
• a slimy newt. It's at the bottom of the well. Give it it to the cat, who is also your Auntie.
• a flower bulb. Find it by digging the dirt in the garden with the spade. Don't eat it!
• a egg. It's in the nest in the chimney on the roof. Take it to summon the mother crow, who will now start attacking you. Don't eat it!
• a crow's wing. It's on the roof after you kill the crow by throwing the brick at it. Give it to the cat, who is also your Auntie.

Keys:

• a red key. It's inside the diary. It unlocks the attic window; just put key in keyhole to do that.
• a strange key. It's under the mat on the front porch. It's unlocks the grandfather clock's door in the kitchen.
• a lock pick. It's in the package you found in the mailbox. It unlocks the door to the garden shed.

Other Tools:

• a penny. It's in the dresser drawer in Auntie's bedroom. You can ignore it, but you may optionally toss it in the well to make a wish.
• a flashlight. It's in Auntie's bathroom cupboard. Turn it on to see in the dark dug out south of the storm cellar.
• a shiny pocket knife. It's in the laundry room's washer-dryer. Ignore it.
• a soup ladel. It's in the kitchen. Ignore it.
• a large bowl. It's in the kitchen. Ignore it.
• a spade. It's in your Auntie's garden. You can ignore it, but if you dig dirt in the garden with it, you'll find a flower bulb.
• a package. It's in the mailbox at the front gate. Open it; it contains a lock pick and a white paper.
• a wooden bucket. It's beside the well west of the front gate. Ignore it.
• a broom. It's inside the garden shed. Sweep the dirt pile in the pantry with the broom to reveal a trapdoor.
• a garden hoe. It's inside the garden shed. You can ignore it, but you can till the garden's dirt with it.
• a hammer. It's in the tool box amongst the supplies in the storm cellar. In the barn, hit the nail with the hammer to fix the ladder.
• a brick. It's on the roof. Throw it at the mother crow to kill her. (No, you can't use the brick as a substitute hammer for fixing the barn ladder.)

Note that you cannot take:

• the watering can in the garden;
• the feeding dish in the chicken coop;
• the bandaids, water bottles, goods, generator, tool box, or crowbar in the storm cellar.

Score

In a total of several turns, you have achieved a score of your-score points out of a possible 40, and visited visit-total locations out of 27.

(There are actually 28 locations in the game.)

• 5 points for repairing the ladder in the barn with a hammer.
• 5 points for finding your Auntie, who is now a cat.
• 10 points for giving the rat's tail to your Auntie.
• 10 points for giving the crow's wing to your Auntie.
• 10 points for giving the newt to your Auntie.

Thank You to my Patreon supporters

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