Speed-IF 2000

solutions

Diorama (Peter Berman; 1999; TADS 2).
The Great Ritual (Gunther Schmidl; 1999; Z-code 5).
The Lion in Winter (Iain Merrick; 1999; TADS 2).

The solutions below are by David Welbourn.

Date

December 12, 1999

Organizer

Gunther Schmidl

Premise

Since this is called speedIF2000, you have until 12/31/1999, midnight GMT to submit your game. However, you only have two hours to *write* it. Be fair.

The premise is as follows:

Setting: A Massai (or Maasai, or Masai) boma (village).
The PC can, but need not, be a Ma{a}s{s}ai him/her/itself.
Some cattle is gone. It must be brought. You have a spear.
Bonus points for including a lion (but no phone). No bonus points for including circumcision.

Hints:

http://www.maasai.com/maasai.htm
It's enough if you mention anything in the premise in passing
necessary research is not included in the two hours

See also

IFWiki: Speed-IF 2000

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			Closet

Diorama

by Peter Berman

Only the last action is necessary, but you're likely to try many of the previous steps first.

>i. x spear. x diorama. x tribesman. x hut. look in hut. x Carlton. x Brenda.

>ask Carlton about cow. ask Carlton about diorama. ask Carlton about Brenda.

>ask Brenda about cow. ask Brenda about diorama. ask Brenda about Carlton.

>se. x cd. take it. nw. kiss Brenda.

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(die)		Inside the Stable		(die)
	\	in↑↓out	/
		Stable (back entrance)	←w	Plains	←w	Plains

The Great Ritual

by Gunther Schmidl

>x me. i. x spear. w.

>x lioness. kill lioness with spear. x sandal. w. in.

>x Jackson. ungag Jackson. gag Jackson (with roll of duct tape). out.

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The Lion in Winter

by Iain Merrick

At the Dance	???	The Grass- lands	—	The Ravine	—	Amongst the Lions
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		The Cattle Enclosure

>x spear. take it. x cows. (lion steals a cow on the third turn!)

>x cow. n. take cow. n.

>x grass. x tree. x tracks. e.

>x bridge. x ravine. e. drop cow. w.

>drop cow. put cow in tree. e. e.

>x cow. x lions. kill lions.

>get on cow. hit cow. g.

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