> I wouldn't feel so bad about it.

Thanx. :) and if the following is what Zork is all about, I doubt I'll play it. I've played something that must have been a spinoff or something, and nearly strangled my monitor with the printer cable after fifteen minutes.

> I'll let you in on a little secret that will probably get my lynched on this board--I *hated* Zork. Couldn't stand it. Here's an example of what it looked like when I tried to play Zork:
>
> Computer: [Long winded description of terrain and surroundings] A huge troll is standing here.
>
> Me: Kill troll
>
> Computer: With what will you kill the troll?
>
> Me: Sword
>
> Computer: Huh?
>
> Me: Kill troll with sword
>
> Computer: You try to kill the troll. The troll laughs at your feeble attempts at violence. The troll grabs your sword away from you and breaks it.
>
> Me: Kick troll
>
> Computer: I wouldn't try that if I were you.
>
> Me: Talk troll
>
> Computer: He's not much of a talker.
>
> Me: Kick troll
>
> Computer: I wouldn't do that if I were you.
>
> Me: You're not me
>
> Computer: Huh?
>
> Me: I hate you.
>
> Computer: Huh?
>
> Me: You suck computer
>
> Computer: Huh?
>
> ....and on and on and on. I hated games where the whole point of the game was basically to figure out what was allowed and what wasn't allowed.

FOC-ROTFL

> One cool thing I remember about Zork, though, was that it understood me when I once typed out something like "kill troll avec sword". That freaked me out.

Scary. Very scary. Did this by any chance happen at some time after midnight, with you the only one awake, in the dark, etc., etc.,.... ? :-)

--Ni'tharn