Hi. Infocom made a bunch of text adventure games in the 1980's.
Paul Henrichsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Malaina VanderWal Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 12:59 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Dreamhold Infacom? What do you mean by that? Malaina ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Henrichsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 12:09 AM Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Dreamhold > Hi. I always find it bothersome to play these games and try to figure out > what some guy's puzzle was that he dreamed up. > I liked the infocom games better. Their puzzles weren't so cryptic in my > opinion. > > > > Paul Henrichsen > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mary Ward > Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 6:22 PM > To: Braillenote List > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Dreamhold > > Paul: > > After a long struggle, I found an order that worked. > > I had a suspicion which was first and another suspicion of which was last. > I also figured out that once you had put one in that was supposed to be > later in order, you couldn't get any more in. It was as if you had made > the > mold too small for the bigger pieces to fit. > > So I tested my first two hypotheses. I put the one I thought had to be > first in and laboriously sat down at the mirror and put each of the other > six after it, standing up and collecting the two masks each time. Lo and > behold, I was right. Then I tried the same with the mask I thought had to > be last. After this time-consuming activity, I found this was also right. > > You can try to put the masks on beforeputting them on the mirror. This > gives good clues about the order they might be in, but not that good. > This > game is very surrealistic, and it isn't really that easy to figure out the > events of this character's life. But doing this does help. > > To get the order of the pther masks, I think I remember creating a file > where I kept track of which mask had to go after which, but i got lost in > this activity. I got a couple of surprises. The last one I actually > found > in the game was not that last one to go into the mirror, at least, not the > first few times I tried to do this game. The one that ended up to go in > last was the last one the last time I played. > > I should work this hard at some of my real job tasks! This game is good > for > learning to be methodical in a fanciful but somewhat disturbing world. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Henrichsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 5:16 PM > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Dreamhold > > >> Hi. I have all seven, but no idea where to go from here. I hear it has >> something to do with the mirror and putting the masks in a certain order, >> but there could be menu permutations of seven. >> I did a search a few months ago and never could find a walk through for >> this >> game. If we can find one, we could get it to the HW staff and they could >> include it in the games folder for the next version. >> The other games all have walk throughs except for dreamhold. >> >> >> >> Paul Henrichsen >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stewart J >> Prost >> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 4:45 PM >> To: Braillenote List >> Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Dreamhold >> >> Hi Paul & Desiree, >> >> I feel better after hearing from you both!!! I did a search for the >> walkthrough today but didn't find anything. I have found 6 masks. >> >> Deborah >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Paul Henrichsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 6:08 PM >> Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Dreamhold >> >> >>> Hey. Can you send me that walk through. I have been looking for one. I >>> did >> >>> a >>> search and didn't come up with anything, but help, I am stuck<grin>. >>> >>> >>> >>> Paul Henrichsen >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Desiree R >>> Sturdevant >>> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 6:12 AM >>> To: 'Braillenote List' >>> Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Dreamhold >>> >>> Hi Deborah: >>> Don't feel silly or stupid... I had the same problems. My husband found >>> a >>> walk through for the game online, just by doing a search for dreamhold >>> text >>> game. I too found myself wandering aimlessly for a time, but finally >>> somehow managed to figure out... don't know how I did if truthfully... >>> lol. >>> I can see if he remembers exactly where he found the info. >>> Desiree >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stewart J >>> Prost >>> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 7:52 AM >>> To: Braillenote List >>> Subject: [Braillenote] Dreamhold >>> >>> Hi Listers, >>> >>> I know you'll probably be laughing at this; I know people have written >>> to >>> the list before about Dreamhold, but I was so busy learning other things >>> about my MPower and working. Now I'm on spring break, and have tried >>> Dreamhold a few times; I end up giving up because I find some of the >>> masks >>> and then get stuck where I can just go a few directions that lead to the >>> same places over and over again. The highest number of masks I've found >>> is >>> 5, and then I always get stuck. >>> >>> My email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED]'d appreciate it if someone >>> could >>> write and not give me all the answers but a way to go get past being >>> stuck >>> and going to the same places over and over!! The hints aren't helpful >>> either--for example, one keeps saying to go to the natural passage but I >>> can't get back to the garden tor anywhere else to get a light source. (I >>> was >>> there in another game that I quit and now in the last game, couldn't get >>> to >>> the garden.) I feel stupid, but have never played text adventure games >>> before. I must really have a problem if this is the game with help that >>> is >>> supposed to be the easiest! 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