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House of Horrors

Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 9:45 pm
by terri
This is a game (WOS) with a very limited parser. I have run out of verbs to try. It does not appear to be very long. I got the door open, but then don't know what to do at either the padlocked window, at the rat and the dagger (which I can't get), at the chef, at the telegraph pole, and at the cobweb. Can't get into the boat either.

Help would be appreciated.

Terri

Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 9:12 am
by Gunness
I had a few hours to spare, so I managed to solve it. It is indeed very short (around 30 locations) and no unnecessary items at all.

A few hints:
- You can't take the items near the rat and chef until these characters are gone.
- Get rid of the rat first, and several of your problems (chef, cobweb, window) will solve themselves.
- The telegraph pole is useless.
- The boat has a hole in it, so you'll need a special item to survive the trip!

I also have a map I can send if you need it.

Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 4:27 pm
by terri
So how do I get rid of the rat?

Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 6:58 pm
by Gunness
Simply by killing it (presumably with your bare hands).

Do bear in mind that the parser is stoopid. When you took the rusty key, you had to type TAKE RUSTY since TAKE KEY wasn't understood. So you need to KILL BLACK rather than KILL RAT.

Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 2:18 am
by terri
Yes, I got the adjective part.

I did try kill blac with hands. In one sentence anbd then in two. I will try with "bare" in mind.

Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 2:35 am
by terri
Every possible combination of "bare hands", one hand, hand, with "with"and without "with" I doesn't handle a full sentence.

I'm afraid you need to be more explicit.

One sentence or two + exact wording. This is beyond the pale.

Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 6:20 am
by Gunness
KILL BLACK (press RETURN)
(the game responds with "WITH WHAT?")

Simply press RETURN again (indicating that you won't use anything), and the rat is dead. As for later characters, you should use a single word (the intended weapon) when asked WITH WHAT.

I hope you can get it to work this time.

Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 3:32 am
by terri
Can't get out of the fireplace, right?

How to use the bath plug by the boat?

Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 6:02 am
by Gunness
No, you can't.

As for the boat, you just need to carry the plug, then ROW.

And you should be almost done!

h of h

Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 5:06 pm
by Doreen B
Looking at my solution to this game I note that KILL BLACK (RAT)
THEN PRESS ENTER KEY - BUG!!

Doreen

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 3:13 am
by terri
I have returned to this game, as I couldn't remember if I had finished it. I need to get a pearl corkscrew and meet a drunk, which I haven't done. Can anyone point me in the right direction as to where these things are?

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:23 am
by Gunness
The drunk is S and D from where you killed the rat. The corkscrew is in the same location.
Et voila! Two problems solved at once :)

Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 12:05 am
by terri
thanks