Lighan ses Lion

Ia, se farn-torshy norgen pe Calcevornia! Token ro se eric switch lion, silmy, on morvonty nolvont olt-shron. Fire zao remp ve-ga bi light pase on koona unlarv e doory kui.

Ah, the fabled treasure-caves of Calcevornia! Filled to the top with gold, jewels, and high-value legal documents. All you have to do is get in and maybe fight a few dwarfs.

Ner janai, zao stoab.

No problem, you think.

LIGHAN SES LION

GRAB THAT GOLD

E loid wea el Zarf.

A little game by Zarf.

(Tant-moose loovany halo yoso "think".)

(First-time players should type "info".)

Zropse 19 / Aceba seul 570109 / Thinak z6.21 Nasaberg 6/10

Release 19 / Serial number 570109 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10

Garst Nith

Wide Pit

Zao bi ercio pase e garst nith dus carab olet paro se volto. Ro se ilsh, se garst ithi.

You are standing in a wide pit which carab deep paro the volto. To the south, the pit narrows.

E rax pe seat jeolo lede ract zaol bem ilsh.

A wall of jeolo lede flame blocks your way south.

Zao oxol e erci pe anestheti inlark on e falok wea corran (falno e take all) pla.

You see a stand of anestheti inlark and a small corran chest (containing a take all) here.

>THINK

>INFO

LIGHAN SES LION bi e "andi" loid, el se Zarfi Stopo Molk. Zao hral sabra swinth yarco, on zao hral acrot firdan sabral swinth awordo va lark ghorn.

GRAB THAT GOLD is a "cruel" game, by the Zarfian Scoring Scale. You can die without warning, and you can make fatal mistakes without realising it until later.

Askiosy ro kaol kyuay-bant, Statenpaker Belford on Lukehart Amy. On askiosy ro Emily rau shado seis marghensi.

Thanks to my beta-testers, Belford Statenpaker and Amy Lukehart. And thanks to Emily for running this competition.

>STOP

>SCORE

Zaol stop bi 0 thalny pise e koobar 8. Seis pray zao se korb pe Ligani Uctoe.

Your score is 0 points out of a possible 8. This gives you the rank of Thieving Adventurer.

Garst Nith

Wide Pit

Zao bi ercio pase e garst nith dus carab olet paro se volto. Ro se ilsh, se garst ithi.

You are standing in a wide pit which carab deep paro the volto. To the south, the pit narrows.

E rax pe seat jeolo lede ract zaol bem ilsh.

A wall of jeolo lede flame blocks your way south.

Zao oxol e erci pe anestheti inlark on e falok wea corran (falno e take all) pla.

You see a stand of anestheti inlark and a small corran chest (containing a take all) here.

>UPHOLSTER SEAT

>TOUCH FLAME

Iai! Va koona manan, oin va bi crosh mook.

Aha! It may be manan, but it is crosh mook.

>ZRBLM TAKE ALL

>REMOVE TAKE ALL

(pise se falok)

(from the chest)

Zao egg se take pise se falok.

You take the take out of the chest.

Zao nolo e take all, e draw silemi, e duck frelm, e digrogi ajua mouse, e plover Serioli karesh, on e hernk zatin (wirno foit).

You are carrying a take all, a crystal sphere, a duck frelm, a digrogi ajua mouse, an antique Elvish sword, and a brass lantern (providing light).

>LISTEN FOLKS DRAW

>GAZE THROUGH SPHERE

Firpay xol wornki. Zao oxol e wave nekko pase se dorop pe seat lede.

Everything looks distorted. You see a nekko spell in the dorop of lede flame.

>SWORD WAVE

>LEARN SPELL

Se wave fonn pase zaol sipass prel e gorong. Va bi ycle "Dance".

The spell fonn in(to?) your mind like a gorong. It is called "Dance".

>FAN DANCE

>SAY DANCE

Se Dance wave seton leid fus zao pron va. Se seaty sititino poorvo fus se wovel leid puplen, lark se dorop xoprel e nerb pe paint noifi, calmao sikii kinj firpsa ve-shalok sesl bisylen.

The Dance spell seton leid as you cast it. The flames sititino poorvo as the wovel leid puplen, until the dorop looks like a nerb of paint noifi, calmao sikii kinj enough to shalok sesl bisylen.

>ABOUT PAINT

(switch se plover)

(with the sword)

Zaol plover spoigh ponse se seat leid switch e snuvv there.

Your sword spoigh ponse the leid flame with a snuvv there.

>FENCE TAKE

Frezy all dargil pise se take. Se paint leid pe seat nator on claiz, on slus eimar ro turn carhimi.

Frezy all dargil out of the take. The paint leid of flame nator and claiz, and then eimar to carhimi smoke.

Se turn calam on mozem, mefalo se garst switch plorny dvasn.

The smoke twists and mozem, flooding the pit with plorny dvasn.

Zaol gorny wivle ve-seag. Zao kawk.

Your lungs start to burn. You cough.

>NEXT TURN

>NEXT SMOKE

Se turn plor milga se garst, oin va xolne neido nire.

The smoke plor around the pit, but it doesn't seem to neido any.

Zaol gorny bi hobii wivleo ve-storn.

Your lungs are really starting to hurt.

>SMOOTH DUCK

E shoin pe coas nool presnel milga se sarr. Se turn carhimi kail neidii fus va bi qualen nerom.

A shoin of nool air presnel around the sarr. The carhimi smoke hisses neidii as it is qualen nerom.

Zaol gorny bi fulba seago, on zaol buely bi shaimoo.

Your lungs are fulba burning, and your eyes are stinging.

>DOWN ANESTHETI

Zao snask roro se anestheti on pasvorn oleti. Se nesteny mlemo croim zaol sorgan.

You snask roro the anestheti and breathe deeply. The nesteny mlemo cover your sorgan.

Zaol gorny incan sedani fiu slas.

Your lungs feel better every moment.

[Zaol stop bien bisylen neat el ta thaln.]

[Your score has gone up by one point.]

Zao bi pase e boryl calami pe zilfany, fire prel. Stationy syln aush, zernh, ilshzernh, on eat.

You are in a twisty maze of passages, all alike. Exits lead north, west, southwest, and down.

Zao bi pase e boryl pe zilfany calami, fire prel. Stationy syln zernh, ilshtarnh, on neat.

You are in a maze of twisty passages, all alike. Exits lead west, southeast, and up.

E brox fooni fan "Stake".

A hollow voice says "Stake".

Torsho Silemi

Crystal Cavern

Se raxy pe seis sard olt bi crolimen switch silemy zathal lambo. E zilfan shi syln aushtarnh, on se torsho fanit eplev ro se zernh.

The walls of this high chamber are crusted with zathal lambo crystals. A low passage leads northeast, and the cavern fanit away to the west.

E door glulk wea bi pla. "Sti alvenk, er fi akne sti!" va kail.

A threatening little dwarf is here. "You leave, or I hurt you!" it hisses.

Se door fouco val east. Va slunt el e fursun.

The dwarf swings its axe. It misses by a fursun.

>UNLOCK DOOR SWITCH PLOVER

>ATTACK DWARF WITH SWORD

Zao courne e triv dexini. Se door-el east bisyle calminjo vort se doblen.

You courne a triv dexini. The dwarf's axe goes calminjo across the floor.

"Fi ulk lobo!" luin se door.

"I am dangerous!" luin the dwarf.

Se door put e stand vasi. Zao shian se stand switch zaol plover.

The dwarf throws a nasty knife. You shian the knife with your sword.

>EGG STAND ON EAST

>TAKE KNIFE AND AXE

Stand: eggen.

Knife: taken.

East: eggen.

Axe: taken.

Se door, hornknen, zerib rau veriga. "Arenk fi fo undi! Fi alvenk!"

The dwarf, hornknen, zerib for veriga. "Give me my weapon! I leave!"

>SWING KNIFE LION

>ASK ABOUT GOLD

(swing se door knife lion)

(ask the dwarf about gold)

Se door xolne sipasano zao. "Fi y ifisink," va shifan.

The dwarf doesn't seem to understand you. "I don't understand," it mutters.

>PRAY GET MOUSE

>GIVE OVER MOUSE

(ro se door)

(to the dwarf)

Se door lighan se digrogi pise se coas. Va shisyle pise se torsho, xolo mronsor no askiosi.

The dwarf grabs the digrogi out of the air. It hurries out of the cavern, looking mronsor yet thankful.

[Zaol stop bien bisylen neat el ta thaln.]

[Your score has gone up by one point.]

Torsho Silemi Zernhi

Western Crystal Cavern

Se dorblen bi shiar pla, croimen switch zathal hamebo. Se torsho fanit eplev ro se tarnh. Ro se ilsh, e string corran worolob erci vurel se rax torsho, val eric crolimen switch thalshaim. Se string bi croimen switch wake horex.

The ceiling is lower here, covered with zathal hamebo. The cavern fanit away to the east. To the south, an enormous corran door stands vurel the cavern wall, its top crusted with spikes. The door is covered with ancient machinery.

>NW WAKE

>X MACHINERY

Pose se string zao oxol e swim, e drink wea, e look up, e look package, e book (croimen el tuny adamuri), e sleep all, on e bowl worol.

On the door you see a swim, a small switch, a red look, a yellow look, a button (covered by metal bars), a sleep all, and a large wheel.

>FISH SWIM

>DRINK DRINK

>SWITCH SWITCH

Tlac tloc.

>READ LOOK UP

>READ RED LOOK

Tlac tloc tlac. Se tuny courne, cromne se book.

Tlac tloc tlac. The bars courne, uncovering the button.

>DRESS BOOK

>PRESS BUTTON

>SHIP PACKAGE

>SHIP YELLOW

(se look package)

(the yellow look)

Glenc glanc.

>PRESENT BOWL

>TURN WHEEL

Zao gu-dwen ve-present se bowl vlop os drop?

Do you want to turn the wheel left or right?

>DROP

>RIGHT

Se bowl present e calam-vor ro se drop, on slus siom.

The wheel turns a half-twist to the right, and then siom.

>TOY SLEEP

(switch se take all)

(with the take all)

Se take all look pase se sleep switch e tlac.

The take all look in(to?) the sleep with a tlac.

Switch e oanor varavi, se string fouco satrag.

With a oanor varavi, the door swings open.

[Zaol stop bien bisylen neat el ta thaln.]

[Your score has gone up by one point.]

>PLAY STRING

>ENTER DOOR

Zoon Corset-el

Dragon's Lair

Zao bi sik se eric pe e sard turn-erjen ith. E string corran olt erci satragii ro se aush.

You are near the top of a narrow, smoke-erjen chamber. A high corran door stands open to the north.

Pase se graem pe se doblen, e corset koln surast pase worent joorner.

In the graem of the floor, a dragon koln surast in(to?) worent joorner.

Anosphuly dreip blong erci pase e gralam milga se corset. Fi ta vupram e kui polishy apple leruli.

Anosphuly dreip blong stand in a circle around the dragon. Each one bears a few polishy apple leruli.

>PICK POLISH APPLE

>CRUSH POLISH APPLE

(tant eggo se polishy)

(first taking the polishy)

Zao pickobe se polishy apple ro e mirror leruli.

You crush the polishy apple to a leruli paste.

Se corset wurelbe switch e oawul! Va put vaob ka zao! Oin va calam eplev pise se anosphuly dreip, kiremo valy upholsto.

The dragon wakes up with a howl! It throws itself at you! But it twists away from the anosphuly dreip, avoiding their touch.

>EYE MIRROR POSE UNDO

>RUB PASTE ON WEAPON

Zao fnor se mirror leruli pose zaol plover. Rau siso sedan, zao leruo se east on stand durii.

You spread the leruli paste on your sword. For good measure, you leruo the axe and knife as well.

>TRIM CORSET

>STAB DRAGON

Zao skial vort se gralam on dogon zaol plover pase se corset-el borm.

You skial across the circle and dogon your sword in the dragon's borm.

Se corset kail val leifob; turn mozem pise se jair. Se querl calam milga, sogo ve-gord ka se lerul seato, oin korii segost val starn.

The dragon hisses its leifob; smoke mozem out of the wound. The querl twists around, trying to gord at the flaming lerul, but korii segost its starn.

Se corset fiweem e wave seati!

The dragon fiweem a flame spell!

Se nam qual ka zaol bunaly. Zaol plover jevol ro vols pase zaol nabimy. Se blue east creln pise val nabilen. Se stand vasi vorhel pase grey adamur.

The nam qual at your bunaly. Your sword jevol to vols in your hands. The axe head breaks out of its handle. The nasty knife shatters into metal shards.

>PUT GREY ON BLUE

>THROW SHARDS AND HEAD

(ka se corset)

(at the dragon)

Zao put zaol undoy. Se corset calam eplev pise se orheln sabrai, oin va hralne statim se grey dus scarn fire milga va. Purly pe jairy weab rubuc seat.

You throw your weapons. The dragon twists away out of the deadly orheln, but it cannot avoid the shards which scarn all around it. Dozens of small wounds leak flame.

Se corset moharn bretneii pase se gralam pe anosphuly. Pase ta fobrel slari, va oawul pis e wave dus sitin prel all zaokneb.

The dragon moharn bretneii in(to?) the circle of anosphuly. In one momentous fobrel, it howls out a spell which sitin like all zaokneb.

All sititin on lamb milga zao, mefalo zaol volt switch iskoleb pe zaolb buely.

All sititin and lamb around you, flooding your volt with iskoleb of your own eyes.

>STAKE

"Stake," tofan e brox fooni, milego on croimo zaolb.

"Stake," tofan a hollow voice, surrounding and covering your own.

Se tormy zaokneb claiz on varam eplev. Se zoon bi skal sint, on zao oxol dus se corset-el furt gelasen pase se polvam quoseneb pise dus va sylten.

The tormy zaokneb claiz and varam away. The lair is skal sint, and you see that the dragon's furt gelasen in(to?) the polvam quoseneb out of which it came.

Gupla se corset jololen, zao oxol e tuns lion, e upusilm mobi, e pacsilm worol firpsa ve-creln zaol firf pose, on e sudnogil man.

Where the dragon jololen, you see a gold bar, a moby ruby, a topaz large enough to break your firf on, and a stock certificate.

[Zaol stop bien bisylen neat el ta thaln.]

[Your score has gone up by one point.]

>LIGHT FIRE

>GET ALL

Tuns lion: eggen.

Gold bar: taken.

Upusilm: eggen.

Ruby: taken.

Pacsilm: eggen.

Topaz: taken.

Sudnogil man: eggen.

Stock certificate: taken.

[Zaol stop bien bisylen neat el fre thalny.]

[Your score has gone up by four points.]

>HELP MAN

>READ STOCK

"Se vupraben pe seis morvont kenol 6000 jepy pe man Daimar Up. Kounam."

"The bearer of this document kenol 6000 shares of Red Hat stock. Kounam."

>STATION

>EXIT

Zao acrot zaol bem ro se sneef torsh, reviro knife zaol kliunen-tint mazrul. Vas tobii man Daimar Up bien pase se garsty kudorii.

You make your way to the cave entrance, dreaming about your newly-earned wealth. Too bad Red Hat stock has been in the pits lately.

*** Zao wevaxen ***

*** You have won ***

Zao gu-kounam ve WIVLENT, MUGRENT e loid neglonen, oxol zaol STOP, help kuri WATCH hepy sogo, os XYZZY?

Do you want to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see your SCORE, read some AMUSING things to try, or QUIT?

>STOP

>SCORE

Zaol stop bi 8 thalny pise e koobar 8. Seis pray zao se korb pe Mazruli Uctoe.

Your score is 8 points out of a possible 8. This gives you the rank of Wealthy Adventurer.