According to Cain (2022)
> x torch (@ In the dark / Trapped)
[either] The spent wood torch, blackened from much prior use, lies on the floor near you. [or] The torch burns white-hot. [as appropriate]
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Torches in Interactive Fiction 
Let's look at torches! Firebrands, not flashlights.
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According to Cain (2022)
> x torch (@ In the dark / Trapped)
[either] The spent wood torch, blackened from much prior use, lies on the floor near you. [or] The torch burns white-hot. [as appropriate]
The Apprentice (2006)
> x torches (@ Cathedral entrance)
The torches are attached to the rock wall with a metal chain. They burn calmly, providing pleasant light in the room.
Art D's Next Batch Adventure (1997)
> examine torch (@ Atop a tall hill)
A message has been carved in tiny letters around the torch's rim: 'Take me to the beach and tell me the King's word.'
Bugged (2001)
> x torches (@ Second Room)
That's just scenery.
Bullhockey 2: The Return of The Leather Whip (2019)
> x torch (@ Mountain Cave)
This is the torch that lit the cave while Natalie was here. It rests peacefully in its niche.
> x burnt stick (@ Gymnasium)
It's your basic stick, but black on the business end. You have no idea what sport it was for, and why someone burnt it. For a pep rally? End-of-game victory celebration??
Bullhockey! (2018)
> x torches (@ Dungeon Corner)
They are firmly set into niches lining the wall. I doubt you can take one.
The Cabal (2004)
> x torches (@ GMD Archive: Great Hall)
The walls are lined with genuine, burning, flickering, crackling torches, just like in a real fantasy castle adventure!
Captivity (2020)
> x torch (@ At the Bottom of the Tower Stairs)
It’s a carving of a flaming torch.
Conan Kill Everything (2005)
> x torch (@ Dungeon)
It is high up on the wall, burning with an unsteady light.
Crocodracula: The Beginning (2020)
> x torches (@ Crypt)
You've seen green fire in Mister Sarducci's class, but this doesn't look quite the same.
Darkiss Chapter 1: the Awakening (2015)
> x torch (@ Bats Room)
Your rudimentary torch is made with some cloth stripes tied and rolled around the extremity of a bone.
Dawn of the Demon (2005)
> x torches (@ Rotting Tunnel)
The torches are securly mounted to the wall and burn with a flickering orange flame.
Down, the Serpent and the Sun (2015)
> x femur (@ Large Intestine)
Covered in a syrupy lacing.
Dr Ego and the egg of Man-Toomba (2020)
> x torch (@ Temple)
It is a part of a human leg, a femur bone.
A crude wick is tied to the one end.
The Dragon Diamond (2017)
> x torches (@ Small Cave)
A few torches light up the cave in a cosy manner.
The Enchanted Castle (2019)
> x torches (@ North/South Hallway)
The light from the torches dances wildly lighting this otherwise dark room.
Find the Bed (2010)
> x torches (@ Mega-Hallway)
A tag on the side says to not stick your hand in the flame.
The First Snows of Winter (2013)
> x torch (@ East Road)
The torch is little more than a carved branch. [if unlit] It's upper end is charred from previous use. [else] It is burning with a ghastly blue flame
Goldilocks is a FOX! (2002)
> x torches (@ In a dungeon)
On closer inspection the torches appear to be electric, powered by those flickery lightbulbs. They seem to be there purely for effect as they give out very little light.
Gourmet Gaffe (2011)
> x torch (@ The Queen's Dungeon)
An average torch with a flame burning atop it.
Hidden Verbiage (2018)
> x torch (@ Stage)
It burns brightly. It's not a flashlight because we're not in Britain. You could use it to BURN stuff.
Lovely Assistant: Magical Girl (2020)
> x torches (@ basement)
They provide the only light in this room.
Muggle Studies (2012)
> x torches (@ Entrance Hall)
Torches floating high in the air, casting a warm glow on the proceedings.
MythTale (2002)
> x torch (@ Tomb)
It hangs far up on the wall, out of reach. You are grateful for the slight easing of darkness it provides.
The Obscene Quest of Dr. Aardvarkbarf (1997)
> x torch (@ The Fountain)
It's an immense torch, burning brightly.
The Prize (2012)
> x torches (@ Corridor)
The torches don't seem to contain any fuel, and it's a reasonable guess that they have been burning ceaselessly since the tomb was built. The flames are purple and flickering.
The Quest of the Golden Banana (2004)
> x torch (@ Large Cave)
The torch, which is fixed firmly to wall by a steel bracket, is blazing merrily, its flames casting a bright but flickering light over the cave.
Rings for Bony Fingers (1992)
> x torch (@ Low room)
It's a thick wooden torch, burning with a bright, nearly smokeless flame.
Seeker of Magic (2019)
> x torch (@ Outside Cave)
It's burning with a bright flame.
Shades of Gray: An Adventure in Black and White (1992)
> x torch (@ Tent)
You see a torch made from a plank of wood and some fabric.
It is currently [smoldering or lit].
> x torch (@ Guardhouse)
This kind of torch produces a lot of smoke along with its light.
Thorfinn's Realm (1999)
> x torches (@ Narrow Hall)
The torches here are not special, and certainly of no use.
Underground (2019)
> x red torch (@ Concrete room)
A fire torch sits attached to the wall, lighting the entire room. The bright glow bounces off the concrete walls. making some interesting shadows on the walls.
The Wizard's Apprentice (2013)
> x torches (@ The Laboratory)
They're attached near the top of the walls. They illuminate the room and make the large shelves cast an eerie shadow against the stone steps to the west. They are also made of wood.
YAGWAD (2000)
> x torches (@ Treasure Cave)
You look best with the torches just as they are.
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