Behind Closed Doors 8: The Pandemic
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Re: Behind Closed Doors 8: The Pandemic
From the Zenobi site:
I'm struggling—28 hours so far! There's a few obvious things to do, and I really hope it's not be a case of 'guess the unusual verb'.Here is a light-hearted romp for these dark times ... all you have to do is to help the old Balrog to survive SEVEN days in 'self-isolation' ...
Re: Behind Closed Doors 8: The Pandemic
I look forward to mapping it.
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No progress. Struggling to get beyond 28 hours.
Anyone got a tip?
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I can shout the rats away.
Got the bottle, which I'm not allowed to squeeze (thought it would scare off the rattigator).
Got the bottle, which I'm not allowed to squeeze (thought it would scare off the rattigator).
Re: Behind Closed Doors 8: The Pandemic
Not played it, but WORN is normally a useful command in a John Wilson Balrog adventure.
Edit: Yep, that's a vital command in this one too.
Edit: Yep, that's a vital command in this one too.
Last edited by 8BitAG on Tue Apr 14, 2020 4:57 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Behind Closed Doors 8: The Pandemic
Just completed it.
Edit:
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A vital item is (rather unfairly) hidden by the word CAREFULLY.
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Although that is flagged up in the HELP I see... I hadn't read the help. The rather tautological EXAMINE CAREFULLY used to annoy a lot of people back in the day.
Re: Behind Closed Doors 8: The Pandemic
Ta. That's a game-changer (!), and I'd never heard the EXAMINE thing before, but it explains why SEARCH never seems to work here.
15 minutes? It shows how match-fit you can become at adventures; I've been at this on and off most of the day!
Re: Behind Closed Doors 8: The Pandemic
[mention]8BitAG[/mention] if a solution gets posted anywhere, then I'd like to see it. I think this is a game for more experienced adventurers, and from what I've seen so far it's likely I'll be going round in circles because I don't know a particular quirk of the genre.
Re: Behind Closed Doors 8: The Pandemic
John writes stuff for his own amusement these days, so the games aren't necessarily as accessible to everyone as when he was making them back in the day. I wouldn't say the quirks are quirks of the genre... there are several that are just specific to this series of games.
I'll write up a solution later.
Re: Behind Closed Doors 8: The Pandemic
A solution is now up on CASA...
https://solutionarchive.com/game/id%2C8 ... ors+8.html
https://solutionarchive.com/game/id%2C8 ... ors+8.html
Re: Behind Closed Doors 8: The Pandemic
Nice one. I wasn't that far off.8BitAG wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:23 am A solution is now up on CASA...
https://solutionarchive.com/game/id%2C8 ... ors+8.html
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I should have thought to GIVE PIZZA. I tried DROP PIZZA.
I wouldn't have guessed ROLL MINT OR WAVE HAT, but I did try DROP MINT, DROP HAT, USE HAT to no avail.
It's not a criticism, but waiting around at the end would have unsettled me without knowing it was the intention!
I wouldn't have guessed ROLL MINT OR WAVE HAT, but I did try DROP MINT, DROP HAT, USE HAT to no avail.
It's not a criticism, but waiting around at the end would have unsettled me without knowing it was the intention!
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Re: Behind Closed Doors 8: The Pandemic
Locked in smallest-room. No way out!
Re: Behind Closed Doors 8: The Pandemic
Yes, that's sort of the theme of the series.