Ribbons
By J D Berry
For Z-code interpreters
Solution by Garry Francis
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There are no puzzles in this game, hence there is no "solution". The objective is merely
to experience as much of the displays as possible. Type EXIT when you get bored. (The first time I
played, I was bored within a few minutes.)
Your progress is shown as a percentage of how much you've experienced, but it's possible
to exceed 100%. Because of this, I don't know what the maximum score is. I was able to achieve
134%, but there may be things that I missed. If you find any, please let me know and I'll
update the solution.
You start the game with 1%. As a general rule, it appears that you receive 2% for visiting a new
display, 2% for examining something scoreworthy and 1% for anything else. I only found 3 actions in
the latter category. All the actions can be done in any order.
The author implies that LISTEN, TOUCH and SMELL are useful, but on the few occasions that they
evoked a response, they did not increase the score. Scores are given as A/B, where A is % earned, B
is cumulative % earned.
(You start with 1%)
[General - can be done anywhere]
X TABLE (2/3)
X CORDS (2/5)
X TAPE (2/7)
X LIGHTING (2/9)
[Train]
X DISPLAY (2/11)
X TRAIN ITSELF (2/13)
X ENGINE (2/15)
X BOXCAR (2/17)
X OIL CAR (2/19)
X CABOOSE (2/21)
X TRACKS (2/23)
X GATE (2/25)
RAISE GATE (1/26)
X CITY (2/28)
X TERMINAL (2/30)
X GRANARY (2/32)
X BALL (2/34)
X RIBBON (2/36)
X A (2/38)
X B (2/40)
X C (2/42)
X D (2/44)
RIGHT (2/46)
[Abstract]
X PINO (2/48)
X FELT (2/50)
X BALL (2/52)
X RIBBON (2/54)
X A (2/56)
X B (2/58)
X C (2/60)
X D (2/62)
RIGHT (2/64)
[Quilt]
X DISPLAY (2/66)
X WHITE SQUARES (2/68)
X GRAY SQUARES (2/70)
X FLOUR (2/72)
X SOUP (2/74)
X OIL (2/76)
X VINE (2/78)
X TEAR (2/80)
X BALL (2/82)
X RIBBON (2/84)
X A (2/86)
X B (2/88)
X C (2/90)
X D (2/92)
RIGHT (2/94)
[Portrait]
X DISPLAY (2/96)
X SOLDIER (2/98)
X JACKET (2/100)
X MEDALS (2/102)
X SILVER MEDAL (2/104)
TURN SILVER MEDAL (1/105)
X INSIGNIA (2/107)
PRESS BUTTON (1/108)
X EPAULETS (2/110)
X HAT (2/112)
X ONID (2/114)
X MOUSTACHE (2/116)
X EYES (2/118)
X CHIN (2/120)
X SERVICE RIBBONS (2/122)
X BALL (2/124)
X BLUE RIBBON AWARD (2/126)
X A (2/128)
X B (2/130)
X C (2/132)
X D (2/134)
EXIT
***THE END***
