The Puzzle Box
| The Puzzle Box | |
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| Game | |
| Main links | |
| Published | 19 November 2007 |
| Credits | |
| Author | Richard Otter |
| Reception | |
| Events | |
| IFDB rating | 2.5 out of 5 (6 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Location |  One-room |
| Language | English |
| Cruelty scale | Merciful |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | ADRIFT 4 |
| Format | ADRIFT 4 |
| IFID | ADRIFT-400-2C58237CDD05D7710D4CFCC58A268509 |
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How it begins
The old house on Sycamore Street has been many things in its long history. Once upon a time it was a finishing school for rich young ladies. Later it become a brothel for rich young gentlemen. In recent memory it has been a guest house and then an old people's home. The property is currently for sale.
Through it all, this house held a dark secret.
If people spoke at all about the house, they looked about in quick movements and spoke in hushed tones. They would tell of a long corridor at the very top of the house. A corridor with a locked door at the end; a locked door with no key. Of the room beyond the locked door; a room with only one door and no window. A room with a dark secret.
Versions
Version 1 (Competition Release; dated 16 Nov 2007)
Date: 19 November 2007
- The Puzzle Box (Richard Otter; 19-Nov-2007; ADRIFT 4).
- IFID: ADRIFT-400-2C58237CDD05D7710D4CFCC58A268509
IFID links: IFDB - One Room Game Competition 2007: 8th place of 9 entries.
- InsideADRIFT Game of the Year Comp 2007: 3rd place (joint) of 6 entries.
- Download puzzlebox.zip from Delron (archive).
- IFID: ADRIFT-400-2C58237CDD05D7710D4CFCC58A268509
Also, for all the games entered in ORGC 2007:
- Download orgc2007.zip from the IF Archive
Links
N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
General info
- The Puzzle Box (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
- The Puzzle Box - at IFDB.
Reviews
- Review by Emily Short.
Date: 19 November 2007