The Erudition Chamber

The Erudition Chamber
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownload IFDB IF Archive
Published	29 September 2003
Credits
Author	Daniel Freas
Reception
Events	XYZZY Awards 2003 Finalist: Best Puzzles IFComp 2003 4th of 30
IFDB rating	3.5 out of 5 (25 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genre	Fantasy
Location	Fort
Language	English
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	TADS 2
Format	TADS 2
License	Freeware
IFID	TADS2-C48CC33AC48D21E77C1FE3DFA9A24D97
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How it begins

You are an empty-handed and apprehensive novice, standing with a guard in front of the massive oak door to the Erudition Chamber.

It had been a very bad day. Asked to rebalance the Keep's time flow inhibitor, you botched the operation horribly, stopping time in one half of the Keep and doubling the speed in the other. Fortunately no one was killed, except a ferret who died gruesomely.

Maester Drummond, unamused, ordered you sent into the Erudition Chamber for your punishment. Inside, you will discover that the Chamber is empty except for a table which holds a battle axe, a journal, a lamp, and a leather flask.

Versions

Competition version

Date: 29 September 2003

• The Erudition Chamber (Daniel Freas; 29-Sep-2003; TADS 2).
  • Beta-testing by Søren J. Løvborg and Christopher Martino.
  • IFID: TADS2-C48CC33AC48D21E77C1FE3DFA9A24D97
    IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover
  • IF Comp 2003: 4th place of 30 entries.
  • XYZZY Awards 2003: Finalist for Best Puzzles.
  • Download erudite.gam from the IF Archive. The story file.

Links

N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.

General info

• The Erudition Chamber (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
• The Erudition Chamber - at IFDB.

Reviews

• The Erudition Chamber - at SPAG.
• The Erudition Chamber - at IF Ratings.
• Review - by Paul O'Brian.
• Review - by Dan Shiovitz.

Spoilers

• Download echints.txt from the IF Archive. Hints by the author.
• Walkthrough by David Welbourn.

Note: To refer to this game from another page, you can type {{game citation|The Erudition Chamber}}. This will display as The Erudition Chamber (Daniel Freas; 2003; TADS 2).

Date: 29 September 2003