Thanks!  I tried it and it worked.  I've so far been able to get through two 
games.

Ah!  It takes me back!

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Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 4:37 PM
Subject: Re: audyssey: Need help with winfrotz games.


> Yep, you're always in the proper field. Type away. haaha.
>
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> From: "FigureInTheCloak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 10:34 AM
> Subject: Re: audyssey: Need help with winfrotz games.
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>> Thanks!  I haven't played a text adventure since the early nineties, so
>> I'm
>> a little rusty, and back then I could see where the cursor was on the
>> screen
>> so I knew I was in the right place to type commands.
>>
>> So the things like "examine tree" and "feel" tree you would type in to
>> move
>> the game along?  In the winfrotz games, how do you know that your 
>> cursor's
>> in the right place to type them in or does it put you there 
>> automatically?
>> That was what kind of confused me.  I'm used to Jaws telling you when
>> you're
>> in an edit field, so I wasn't sure.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Brandon Cole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 2:00 PM
>> Subject: Re: audyssey: Need help with winfrotz games.
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>>> Welcome to the world of text adventures.
>>> Dence Forest
>>> You are standing in an overgrown wood. The trees around you are thick,
>>> and
>>> branches hang low on all sides. From here, it is unclear which way you
>>> should go, as you seem to be surrounded by nothing but woods.
>>> Furthermore,
>>> you seem to have no recollection of how you got here.
>>> Dence Forest score 0, moves 0
>>> examine trees
>>> The trees are all quite large and mostly covered in brightly-colored
>>> leaves,
>>> making you believe that fall is either here, or fast approaching.
>>> Strangely
>>> enough, you notice that one of the trees near you is sectioned off. The
>>> branches seem to be evenly spaced apart, as if the tree were made for
>>> easy
>>> climbing.
>>> Dence Forest score 0, moves 1
>>> feel tree
>>> You put a hand on the tree, and it feels cool. Almost metallic. You tap
>>> it
>>> a
>>> few times, and there is a dull ringing, as if the tree is hollow. 
>>> Clearly
>>> this is no work of nature. This is getting stranger by the moment.
>>> Your score has just gone up by one point.
>>> Dence Forest score 1, moves 2
>>>
>>> I hope this example of a text adventure will give you a better idea of
>>> how
>>> they work. Actually, it was kind of fun writing that. Haha.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "FigureInTheCloak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> To: <[email protected]>
>>> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 12:41 AM
>>> Subject: audyssey: Need help with winfrotz games.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi!  I greatly fear looking like an idiot, but I just downloaded the
>>>> talking winfrotz interpreter and the game-pack that goes with it and I
>>>> seem to need some help.  They work fine as far as going through the 
>>>> list
>>>> and selecting a game.  But, um how do I actually play the games?  Are
>>>> there help files out there or can somebody give me some direction?
>>>> Like,
>>>> once the speech finishes reading me the scene, do I just type what I
>>>> want
>>>> to do, and how do I figure out what that should be, or do I need to use
>>>> hot-keys, and if so, how do I find out what they are?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.  Any help would be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Please excuse my total ignorance!
>>>>
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