Final Selection
 One-room |
| Final Selection | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Sam Gordon |
| Publisher(s) | n/a |
| Release date(s) | 14-May-2006 |
| Authoring system | Inform |
| Platform(s) | Z-code |
| Language(s) | English |
| License(s) | |
| Multimedia | |
| Color effects | none |
| Graphics | none |
| Sound/Music | none |
| Ratings | |
| Cruelty scale | Cruelty to be determined |
How It Begins
You are applying for the job of Director of the Museum and Institute for Puzzles and Problem Solving. You are wearing your best interview clothes and carrying a closed manilla envelope that the current director's assistant just gave you.
Instead of a standard interview, the director, Henry Jackson, has chosen to test your puzzle-solving skills. You stand alone in his cluttered Victorian office which features an old mahogany desk with leather chair, a book case, a table by the window, the door, a hatstand, an antique globe, a wooden corner shelf and a low cupboard.
According to the letter in the envelope, you must find the one word answer to the puzzle from the clues in the room. When you know that word, ring the bell on the desk to summon the director. He'll ask you a question, and if you answer correctly, his job is yours.
Notable Features
- This is a "puzzle box" game, similar in its basic concept to games like Trapped in a One-Room Dilly (Laura A. Knauth; 1998; Z-code) and Out of the Study (Anssi Raisanen; 2002; Alan).
- The player can move about within the room, and will do so automatically when examining objects in a different part of the room. All visible objects in the room remain in scope; this is similar to the technique used in Shade (Andrew Plotkin; 2000; Z-code).
- The game automatically records your discoveries, which you can review with either the NOTE or REVIEW commands.
- There is no "sack object", and the game will automatically drop some objects back where you found them as you move about within the room. The player can refind an object with the WHERE IS <object> command.
Versions
Competition Release
- Final Selection (Sam Gordon; 14-May-2006; Z-code).
- Release 2 / Serial number 060419 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11 S
- One Room Game Competition 2006: 1st place of 9 games.
- Download final_selection.zip from L’avventura è L’avventura.
The zip file contains the following files:
- selection.z5 : The main game file.
- selection.rec : A complete command sequence for completing the game.
- selection.scr : A complete transcript of a game created by replaying selection.rec.
- info.txt : Background information about the game.
- solution.txt : A complete explanation of all the puzzles (includes spoilers).
- readme.txt : Contains this file list.