Leopard-skin

Example 429

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A maze that the player can escape if he performs an exact sequence of actions.

Suppose (as in Infocom's Leather Goddesses of Phobos) that we have a maze that the player can escape only by performing the correct sequence of actions in the correct order. One way to do this would be to keep a list of the player's most recent actions, and see whether these match up with the combination we have established as the maze's solution.

For instance:

Play/modify in Borogove

Play in Quixe

"Leopard-skin"

The Fur-Lined Maze is a room. "This seemingly endless sequence of rooms is decorated in a tasteful selection of exotic furs and gilded fixtures."

Clapping is an action applying to nothing. Understand "clap" as clapping.

Kweepaing is an action applying to nothing. Understand "kweepa" as kweepaing.

Carry out clapping:

say "You clap."

Carry out kweepaing:

say "You holler 'KWEEPA!' triumphantly."

The maze-sequence is a list of stored actions that varies.

When play begins:

add jumping to the maze-sequence;

add clapping to the maze-sequence;

add kweepaing to the maze-sequence.

The attempted-sequence is a list of stored actions that varies.

Every turn when the player is in the Fur-Lined Maze:

truncate the attempted-sequence to the last two entries;

add the current action to the attempted-sequence;

if the attempted-sequence is the maze-sequence:

say "That does it! You are instantly transported from the maze!";

end the story finally.

Test me with "hop / clap / clap / hop / kweepa / hop / clap / kweepa".

Fur-Lined Maze
This seemingly endless sequence of rooms is decorated in a tasteful selection of exotic furs and gilded fixtures.

>(Testing.)

>[1] hop
You jump on the spot.

>[2] clap
You clap.

>[3] clap
You clap.

>[4] hop
You jump on the spot.

>[5] kweepa
You holler "KWEEPA!" triumphantly.

>[6] hop
You jump on the spot.

>[7] clap
You clap.

>[8] kweepa
You holler "KWEEPA!" triumphantly.

That does it! You are instantly transported from the maze!

*** The End ***