🧭 THE ARCHIVES

Quote of the day

You feel very funny, sort of squashed and pushed and squeezed. Your surroundings are wavering, then growing, then wavering again. The feeling vanishes, but your surroundings are ten times their former size... or is it that you are one-tenth your former size?

-- Spellbreaker

Factoid of the day

In Sorcerer, the VEZZA spell lets the player glimpse future events, including events from Spellbreaker. The spell was named after Infocom's then-CEO Albert Vezza, who most certainly misjudged the company's future.

Link of the day

The Gold Machine

Drew Cook's blog of deep dives into Infocom's works of interactive fiction

If you have an Infocom, interactive fiction, or adventure game link you'd like to see here, let me know.

Invisiclues

Suspect

Dateline: Rappanoc, Maryland -- County Jail

(Click or tap on any clue to reveal the clue.)

Help! I keep getting arrested!

What is the name of this story?
That's right, you're the SUSPECT.

How can I prove my innocence?

Show the Detective evidence pointing to someone other than yourself.
It takes more than one piece of evidence to deflect suspicion.
After the Detective has seen the body and the murder weapon, it takes three things.
The three things are...
...the purchase and sale agreement,...
...the business card, and...
...the dark hair in the fairy mask.