  
ClubFloyd Transcript:
The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each
week at a pre-arranged time, a group of
people meet online to cooperatively play
a game of interactive fiction.
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ClubFloyd Transcript:
The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each
week at a pre-arranged time, a group of
people meet online to cooperatively play
a game of interactive fiction.
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ToyShop & Floyditorium
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#ClubFloyd Discussion
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| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "load sleepmask interview" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 0/1 | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | The only things standing between you and your dream job are the fat | ||
| CF | man who would be your boss, the sarcastic little bastard who runs HR, | ||
| CF | and this surprise interview exam. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | The Interview | ||
| CF | A story of frustration and sarcasm by Mark Walsh | ||
| CF | Release 1 / Serial number 200706 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib | ||
| CF | 6/12N) | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | "You got all that?" | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | Iggy, the head of HR, is waiting for your response. You've spent weeks | ||
| CF | planning and practicing for this interview, and you may have blown it | ||
| CF | already. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | He was explaining some kind of exam and what you'd need to pass. But | ||
| CF | you were so nervous about meeting the big boss and screwing up the | ||
| CF | interview that his mention of an exam drove you into a complete panic. | ||
| CF | You didn't hear a single word. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | "Of course you've got it! You're a smart little fella." Iggy smirks as | ||
| CF | he stands up and leads you to the exam room. The door slams. (Bang!) | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | Iggy is gone. Your chest starts to tighten��� | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | Exam Room | ||
| CF | A small room without flair. The large door you entered is behind you. | ||
| CF | On the opposite wall is a shelf running the length of the entire wall. | ||
| CF | The shelf supports a number of storage bins. A digital display hangs | ||
| CF | close to the ceiling above the shelf. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | A table is located in the center of the room. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | On the shelf is a box. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | DavidW says, "Are we all here? I didn't check." | |
| DavidW says, "I don't see Roger" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Roger may be done for the night as well?" | ||
| DavidW says, "oh, ok" | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x box" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 0/2 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X BOX | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | A colorfully painted box big enough to fit a couple of items. The | ||
| CF | exterior of the box is decorated with colorful abstract patterns. The | ||
| CF | box has a simple lid. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "open box" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 0/3 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > OPEN BOX | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You open the box and see that the box is empty. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x bins" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 0/4 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X BINS | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | A number of storage bins are neatly arranged on the shelf. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | In the bins are a clown head, a crooked bar, a dowel, a spring, a | ||
| CF | yellow block, a black fuzzy ball, a red block, a set of wheels, a blue | ||
| CF | block, and a robot head. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well that's a weird assortment." | |
| DavidW asks, "Are we to construct a toy?" | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x display" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 0/5 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X DISPLAY | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | The digital display reads, "9:03 am - 0". | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | Knight_Otu says, "Possibly." | |
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "i" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 0/6 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > I | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You are carrying nothing. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x patterns" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 0/7 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X PATTERNS | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | The exterior of the box is decorated with colorful abstract patterns. | ||
| CF | There is a small hole on one side of the box among the abstract | ||
| CF | patterns. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x robot head" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 0/8 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X ROBOT HEAD | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | Its expression is so serious. Robots are like that sometimes. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x spring" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 0/9 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X SPRING | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | A metal spring. You resist being distracted by its technical | ||
| CF | specifications. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x wheels" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 0/10 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X WHEELS | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | A small wooden block with four wheels attached. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x dowel" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 0/11 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X DOWEL | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | A short wooden dowel. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put dowel in hole" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 0/12 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > PUT DOWEL IN HOLE | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | (first taking the dowel) | ||
| CF | The dowel doesn't fit in the small hole. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | DavidW says, "oh. A jack in the box." | |
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x bar" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 0/13 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X BAR | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | A crooked bar. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | DavidW says, "That's the crank." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Oh. Yeah." | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x clown head" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 0/14 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X CLOWN HEAD | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | It seems to be grinning at you. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x fuzzy" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 0/15 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X FUZZY | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | A black, squishy ball with fuzz. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put box on table" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 0/16 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > PUT BOX ON TABLE | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | (first taking the box) | ||
| CF | You put the box on the table. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put bar in hole" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 0/17 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > PUT BAR IN HOLE | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | (first taking the crooked bar) | ||
| CF | You put the crooked bar into the small hole on the side of the box. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x red block" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 0/18 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X RED BLOCK | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | A wooden block with the sides painted different shades of red and | ||
| CF | pink. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "connect spring to bar" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 0/18 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > CONNECT SPRING TO BAR | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | That's not a verb I recognize. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "attach spring to bar" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 0/19 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > ATTACH SPRING TO BAR | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You cannot attach anything to the crooked bar. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x lid" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 0/20 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X LID | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | The lid is adorned with a simplistic painting of the face of a clown. | ||
| CF | It is connected to the box by a brass hinge. The lid is open. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x blue block" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 0/21 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X BLUE BLOCK | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | A wooden block with the sides painted different shades of blue and | ||
| CF | purple. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Just put spring into box?" | |
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put spring in box" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 0/22 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > PUT SPRING IN BOX | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | (first taking the spring) | ||
| CF | You put the spring into the box. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | DavidW says, "I think it just sits there that way and isn't helpful" | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Possibly, but if we can't attach it to anything useful?" | ||
| DavidW says, "well maybe it attachs to other things." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I'd guess at least the clown head." | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "attach spring to clown head" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/23 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > ATTACH SPRING TO CLOWN HEAD | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | (attached) | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You just attached two parts! Maybe you're getting the hang of this. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | Iggy's voice comes over the loudspeaker, "Keep up the good work!" | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | [Your score has just gone up by one point.] | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | DavidW says, "Red block next? I don't know what the body is made of." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Neither do I." | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "attach spring to red block" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/24 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > ATTACH SPRING TO RED BLOCK | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | (attached) | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "i" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/25 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > I | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You are carrying: | ||
| CF | a dowel | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put red block in box" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/26 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > PUT RED BLOCK IN BOX | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | (first taking the red block) | ||
| CF | The red block with its attached parts is too large to fit in the box. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "remove red block" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/27 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > REMOVE RED BLOCK | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You aren't wearing the red block. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "detach red block" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/28 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > DETACH RED BLOCK | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | (detached) | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "attach spring to crank" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/28 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > ATTACH SPRING TO CRANK | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You can't see any such thing. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "attach spring to bar" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/29 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > ATTACH SPRING TO BAR | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You cannot attach anything to the crooked bar. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "attach spring to box" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/30 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > ATTACH SPRING TO BOX | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You cannot attach anything to the exterior of the box. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look in box" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/31 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > LOOK IN BOX | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | The interior of the box is plain compared with the exterior. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | The box is empty. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "attach spring to blue block" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/32 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > ATTACH SPRING TO BLUE BLOCK | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | (attached) | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put blue block in box" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/33 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > PUT BLUE BLOCK IN BOX | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | (first taking the blue block) | ||
| CF | The blue block with its attached parts is too large to fit in the box. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "detach blue block" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/34 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > DETACH BLUE BLOCK | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | (detached) | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | Knight_Otu says, "Hm." | |
| DavidW says, "I've never owned a jack-in-the-box." | ||
| DavidW asks, "do we need to put the block into the box first then attach the spring?" | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put red block in box" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/35 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > PUT RED BLOCK IN BOX | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You put the red block into the box. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | Knight_Otu says, "My knowledge of those things ends at box, spring, head." | |
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "attach spring to red block" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/36 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > ATTACH SPRING TO RED BLOCK | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | (attached) | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x box" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/37 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X BOX | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | A colorfully painted box big enough to fit a couple of items. The | ||
| CF | exterior of the box is decorated with colorful abstract patterns. The | ||
| CF | box has a simple lid. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | In the box is a red block (with the spring and the clown head | ||
| CF | attached). | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | The crooked bar is in the hole. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "turn bar" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/38 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > TURN BAR | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You can't get a good enough grip on the crooked bar. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "push bar" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/39 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > PUSH BAR | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | Nothing obvious happens. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "close box" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/40 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > CLOSE BOX | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You cannot close the box. There are too many items attached and | ||
| CF | sticking out from the box. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put bar in spring" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/41 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > PUT BAR IN SPRING | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | (first taking the crooked bar) | ||
| CF | That can't contain things. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "close box" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/42 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > CLOSE BOX | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You cannot close the box. There are too many items attached and | ||
| CF | sticking out from the box. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | The door opens and Iggy walks in. "Looks like you are having trouble. | ||
| CF | If you need some help, you can press this button." Iggy points to a | ||
| CF | button next to the door. Funny, you didn't notice that button before. | ||
| CF | "I'll nudge you in the right direction, but I am not going to take the | ||
| CF | exam for you. Is that clear?" He doesn't wait for an answer. The door | ||
| CF | slams behind him. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "take red block" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/43 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > TAKE RED BLOCK | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | Taken. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "detach it" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/44 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > DETACH IT | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | (detached) | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "attach spring to fuzzy" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/45 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > ATTACH SPRING TO FUZZY | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | (attached) | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put fuzzy in box" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/46 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > PUT FUZZY IN BOX | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | (first taking the black fuzzy ball) | ||
| CF | The black fuzzy ball with its attached parts is too large to fit in | ||
| CF | the box. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "detach fuzzy" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/47 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > DETACH FUZZY | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | (detached) | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "squeeze fuzzy" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/48 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > SQUEEZE FUZZY | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You squeeze the black fuzzy ball and feel the stress melt away. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "squeeze spring" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/49 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > SQUEEZE SPRING | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You achieve nothing by this. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | DavidW says, "seems like there should be a gear, maybe." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Yeah. Did we miss some items?" | ||
| DavidW says, "feel free to look more." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "l" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/50 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > L | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | Exam Room | ||
| CF | A small room without flair. The large door you entered is behind you. | ||
| CF | There is a button next to the door. On the opposite wall is a shelf | ||
| CF | running the length of the entire wall. The shelf supports a number of | ||
| CF | storage bins. A digital display hangs close to the ceiling above the | ||
| CF | shelf. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | A table is located in the center of the room. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | On the table is a box. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x table" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/51 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X TABLE | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | A solid wood table built at the perfect height for getting the job | ||
| CF | done. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | On the table is a box. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | DavidW says, "Maybe we use the wheels thing" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "look under table" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/52 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > LOOK UNDER TABLE | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You find nothing of interest. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x wheels" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/53 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X WHEELS | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | A small wooden block with four wheels attached. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | Knight_Otu says, "Doesn't feel quite right." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "attach spring to wheels" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/54 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > ATTACH SPRING TO WHEELS | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | (attached) | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "detach wheels" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/55 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > DETACH WHEELS | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | (detached) | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x me" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/56 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X ME | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You'd rather not and are grateful there is no mirror in the Exam Room. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x shelf" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/57 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X SHELF | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | Nothing fancy, a simple wooden shelf. A number of storage bins are | ||
| CF | neatly arranged on the shelf. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x bins" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/58 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X BINS | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | A number of storage bins are neatly arranged on the shelf. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | In the bins are a yellow block, a set of wheels, and a robot head. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | DavidW asks, "Do we now have a block with holes in it?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "search bins" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/59 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > SEARCH BINS | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | In the bins are a yellow block, a set of wheels, and a robot head. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | Knight_Otu asks, "We shouldn't?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x wheels" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/60 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X WHEELS | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | A small wooden block with four wheels attached. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "detach wheels" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/61 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > DETACH WHEELS | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | The set of wheels is not attached to anything. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "attach yellow block to wheels" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/62 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > ATTACH YELLOW BLOCK TO WHEELS | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | (attached) | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "detach yellow" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/63 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > DETACH YELLOW | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | (detached) | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | From the corner of your vision, you notice the door is open and Iggy | ||
| CF | is watching you. "I'm not trying to rush you... But it looks like you | ||
| CF | are having some... uh, challenges, and you didn't bother to push this | ||
| CF | button." Iggy points to the button. "We do have other applicants | ||
| CF | waiting to take the exam. Maybe you should push the button for some | ||
| CF | help." Iggy slowly backs out of the room, shifting his eyes back and | ||
| CF | forth from you to the button until the door is closed. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | Knight_Otu says, "Pushy, pushy" | |
| DavidW says, "oh, I guess the yellow block is what the wheels were attached to." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "No, I had attached the wheels to the spring before detaching them." | ||
| DavidW says, "oh" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Shall we indulge Iggy?" | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "attach spring to dowl" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/63 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > ATTACH SPRING TO DOWL | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You can't see any such thing. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "attach spring to dowel" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/64 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > ATTACH SPRING TO DOWEL | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You cannot attach anything to the dowel. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | DavidW says, "fine, push the darn button" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "push button" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/65 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > PUSH BUTTON | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | A chime plays. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | "I could have sworn you would be on top of that button as soon as I | ||
| CF | placed it, like ants on a candy cane. But you waited and tried to go | ||
| CF | it on your own for a bit. I admire that." He takes the dowel and asks, | ||
| CF | "Have you had a good look at this? I mean, it's very interesting. It | ||
| CF | must be important." He hands you the dowel before turning and heading | ||
| CF | out the door. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x dowel" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/66 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X DOWEL | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You don't really notice anything special about the short wooden dowel. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | DavidW asks, "Didn't it merely say it was short?" | |
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x dowel" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 1/67 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X DOWEL | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You're not really good with details, but you force yourself to examine | ||
| CF | the dowel more carefully because it might be important and you really | ||
| CF | want to ace this exam. The dowel is short and stubby. One end is | ||
| CF | sanded down to a rounded finish. It has been stained and shellacked. | ||
| CF | There is an opening in the opposite unfinished end. Now that you think | ||
| CF | about it, it kind of looks like a handle. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "put handle on bar" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 2/68 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > PUT HANDLE ON BAR | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You insert the crooked bar into the opening in end of the handle and | ||
| CF | push the handle until it clicks into place. The handle helps get a | ||
| CF | better grip on the crooked bar. Wait, what? This is a crank! You are | ||
| CF | so excited. Maybe you can pass this exam after all. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | Iggy's voice comes over the loudspeaker, "Not bad. You're on the right | ||
| CF | track!" | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | [Your score has just gone up by one point.] | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "turn handle" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 2/69 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > TURN HANDLE | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | (turning the crank) | ||
| CF | Nothing obvious happens. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "put spring in box" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 2/70 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > PUT SPRING IN BOX | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You put the spring into the box. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put crank in hole" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 2/71 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > PUT CRANK IN HOLE | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You put the crank into the small hole. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "attach spring to crank" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 2/72 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > ATTACH SPRING TO CRANK | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You cannot attach anything to the crank. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "attach spring to opening" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 2/72 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > ATTACH SPRING TO OPENING | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You can't see any such thing. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "attach spring to dowel" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 2/73 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > ATTACH SPRING TO DOWEL | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You cannot attach anything to the handle. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | DavidW asks, "okay, now what? X things again for details we weren't told earlier?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Maybe..." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x spring" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 2/74 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X SPRING | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | It's tempting, but you resist being distracted by its technical | ||
| CF | specifications. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | Attached to the spring is the clown head. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "g" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 2/75 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > G | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You give into temptation. You wonder about the technical | ||
| CF | specifications of the spring such as its material, wire diameter to | ||
| CF | coil count ratio, and whether the end configurations are square or | ||
| CF | grounded. A few moments go by and you realize that these details are | ||
| CF | just distracting you from the exam. You promise to stay focused and | ||
| CF | not get distracted again. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | Attached to the spring is the clown head. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x wheels" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 2/76 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X WHEELS | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | A small wooden block with four wheels attached. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "g" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 2/77 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > G | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | A small wooden block with four wheels attached. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x box" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 2/78 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X BOX | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | A colorfully painted box big enough to fit a couple of items. The | ||
| CF | exterior of the box is decorated with colorful abstract patterns. The | ||
| CF | box has a simple lid. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | In the box is a spring (with the clown head attached). | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | The crank is in the hole. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "g" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 2/79 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > G | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | A colorfully painted box big enough to fit a couple of items. The | ||
| CF | exterior of the box is decorated with colorful abstract patterns. The | ||
| CF | box has a simple lid. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | In the box is a spring (with the clown head attached). | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | The crank is in the hole. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "close lid" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 2/80 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > CLOSE LID | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | Pressing the contents down, you force the lid of the box closed. | ||
| CF | (Click!) | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "turn crank" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 2/81 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > TURN CRANK | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | Gripping the handle, you turn the crank one full revolution. As you | ||
| CF | turn the crank, the box plays the well known children's tune which | ||
| CF | stops as soon as you stop turning. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "open box" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 2/82 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > OPEN BOX | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | It's stuck. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "turn crank" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 2/83 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > TURN CRANK | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You turn the crank again, another one full revolution. The children's | ||
| CF | tune continues until you stop turning. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "turn crank" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 2/84 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > TURN CRANK | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You turn the crank another full revolution. The children's tune | ||
| CF | continues and stops just before the climax of the tune when you stop | ||
| CF | turning. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "turn crank" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 2/85 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > TURN CRANK | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | (Boing!) The spring violently shoots out from the box almost hitting | ||
| CF | you in the face. You didn't see where it went. You smile as if you | ||
| CF | meant to do that just in case Iggy is watching. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "l" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 2/86 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > L | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | Exam Room | ||
| CF | A small room without flair. The large door you entered is behind you. | ||
| CF | There is a button next to the door. On the opposite wall is a shelf | ||
| CF | running the length of the entire wall. The shelf supports a number of | ||
| CF | storage bins. A digital display hangs close to the ceiling above the | ||
| CF | shelf. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | A table is located in the center of the room. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | On the table is a box. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x box" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 2/87 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X BOX | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | A colorfully painted box big enough to fit a couple of items. The | ||
| CF | exterior of the box is decorated with colorful abstract patterns. The | ||
| CF | box has a simple lid. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | The crank is in the hole. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "get spring" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 2/87 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > GET SPRING | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You can't see any such thing. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "look under table" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 2/88 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > LOOK UNDER TABLE | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You see the spring (with the clown head attached). | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Jacqueline has arrived. | DavidW asks, "ok... attach the spring to the bottom of the box?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "get spring" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 2/89 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > GET SPRING | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | Taken. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x bottom" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 2/89 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > X BOTTOM | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You can't see any such thing. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | Jacqueline asks, "My other thing ended up not happening. What's the haps?" | |
| DavidW asks, "inside of the box?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "attach spring to interior" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 3/90 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > ATTACH SPRING TO INTERIOR | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | (attached) | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | Iggy's voice comes over the loudspeaker, "Strong work! You got this!" | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | [Your score has just gone up by one point.] | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | DavidW says, "We're trying to build a jack-in-the-box." | |
| Jacqueline asks, "Is it fun?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We're building a jack.in-...right." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Is it interesting?" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Is it interactive fiction?" | ||
| DavidW asks, "uhh, it's more frustrating than it should be?" | ||
| Jacqueline nods. | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess it's interactive fiction. It might be more fun and interesting if we were actually told the important things." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "close lid" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 4/91 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > CLOSE LID | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | Pressing the contents down, you force the lid of the box closed. | ||
| CF | (Click!) | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | Iggy's voice comes over the loudspeaker, "Impressive!" | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | [Your score has just gone up by one point.] | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "turn crank" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 4/92 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > TURN CRANK | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | Gripping the handle, you turn the crank one full revolution. As you | ||
| CF | turn the crank, the box plays the well known children's tune which | ||
| CF | stops as soon as you stop turning. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "g" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 4/93 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > G | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You turn the crank again, another one full revolution. The children's | ||
| CF | tune continues until you stop turning. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | DavidW says (to Knight), "It might actually work now." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "g" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 4/94 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > G | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | You turn the crank another full revolution. The children's tune | ||
| CF | continues and stops just before the climax of the tune when you stop | ||
| CF | turning. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "g" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 5/94 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > G | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | "(Boing!) "Pop goes the weasel!" the music concludes. You stare at | ||
| CF | your Jack-in-the-Box in awe! It is beautiful! Your first toy-building | ||
| CF | experience ever! You are interrupted by a loud buzz coming from the | ||
| CF | display. You look up. The display reads, "10:33 am - 1. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | [Your score has just gone up by one point.] | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | "Ho ho ho, HO HO HO!" You spin around. The big boss, Santa, is | ||
| CF | standing behind you. "Iggy tells me this would be your first job at | ||
| CF | the North Pole. Nicely done with the toy-building exam. I think you | ||
| CF | will prove most valuable on the lines this season." Iggy looks | ||
| CF | satisfied. Santa continues, "Iggy will get you a peppermint eggnog and | ||
| CF | introduce you to some of the other line elves in the East wing wood | ||
| CF | shop. Welcome to the team, kid." | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | Your rank is Toy Shop Line Elf. Congratulations! | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | *** The End *** | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | In that game you scored 5 out of a possible 5, in 94 turns. | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions | ||
| CF | for AMUSING things to do, QUIT, or UNDO the last command? | ||
| CF | > | DavidW asks, "gosh. We get to work for Santa?" | |
| DavidW asks, "AGAIN?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "So it seems." | ||
| DavidW says, "well, it was Mrs Claus before" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "At least he's alive here." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "Hahaha. Yes. Again." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to KO), "hee" | ||
| DavidW says, "I still shudder thinking about it" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "amusing" | ||
| CF ] Exam Room 5/94 | ||
| CF | > | ||
| CF | > AMUSING | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | Things to Try | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | Did you try? Sit on the shelf. | ||
| CF | Did you try? Attaching as many parts together as you can. | ||
| CF | Did you try? Creating a loop of parts by attaching the head to the | ||
| CF | tail. | ||
| CF | Did you try? Waiting over and over. | ||
| CF | Did you try? Wasting time by using the same command over and over. | ||
| CF | Did you try? Wearing heads, stacking blocks, playing with parts | ||
| CF | | ||
| CF | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions | ||
| CF | for AMUSING things to do, QUIT, or UNDO the last command? | ||
| CF | > | Jacqueline says, "Peppermint eggnog season will be here soon enough, I guess." | |
| DavidW says, "You can't skip pumpkin spice season. You know that." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, I would never." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Besides, pumpkin spice season, for me, is all year long." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Okay, well, I guess I'll go play this one offline alone, then enter all my votes like a good Citizen of IF." | ||
| DavidW says, "I don't know what I'll do about food today. I suppose I can make pasta again." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "This is another game where I'm not sure where it would go in the full version. If we work for Santa, it's no longer an interview, is it?" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "You get to figure out how to make more stuff, maybe?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That would fit with what we were doing, yes." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Ugh. So, I'm playing this offline, and the blurb is kinda horrible." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "HR and "fat boss"?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, ";:| The only things standing between you and your dream job are the fat man who would be your boss, the sarcastic little bastard who runs HR, and this surprise interview exam." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Like, that makes me not even want to play" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, it's also the first line of the game." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "meh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah. It really doesn't scream Christmas, or dream job even." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Very judgey." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Judgey and shamey and on the whole doesn't feel very mature." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I do think it would be better if the game was up-front about who we are, who we would be working for. That twist isn't going to work twice." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And it really shouldn't hide information behind double "X OBJECT"s." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I might be rambling." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "There's not much exposition here - it's just like, we've left you alone in a room with some stuff and if you want a job figure it out?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| Jacqueline departs dramatically, saying, "Since I'm probably marked for death anyway, I'm going to have an oreo cookie and then a nap. See you all later, possibly on the #obits bb." | Jacqueline says, "Hrm. I guess this is potentially an allegory for an interview at a tech firm." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Don't make it right, though." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "It feels a pretty mixed bag this year." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I got a lot of stuff in the 5-7 range." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "But a couple that are 8+" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Also, hrm. Do I deal with this unity game?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I just decided not to vote on it. Probably wouldn't run on my potato anyway." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Can't give a fair rating if I can't play it." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Right now I have a NR for it." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "KO, I don't know if I could deal with having a potato like that. I think I'd just break down and bake it or mash it at some point." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I admit I haven't tried, but the last few executables wouldn't run for me. Also doesn't help I'm on Linux I'm sure." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We eat enough potatoes that I'm not tempted to eat this one." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "You live a rich life." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I did not know that there was such a thing as enough potatoes." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Maybe there is, maybe there isn't." | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Either way,I really ought to log off for the day. Good night, and stay safe!" | ||
