tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post3531184226365857932..comments2024-03-29T05:52:53.051+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Missed Classic 77: The Institute (1981) – IntroductionThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-82235789062032278532019-11-25T20:35:52.851+11:002019-11-25T20:35:52.851+11:00Ah, good catch, Corey! I didn't actually '...Ah, good catch, Corey! I didn't actually 'hear' the similarity to rutabaga but it makes sense. The memorial day massacre is also an interesting context. I actually looked up the mayors of that time, too, and came up with Edward J. Kelly but didn't make that connection. This is especially interesting as it appears to be a bit of 'alternative history' within an actual dream - kind of nifty!Will Moczarskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509711497671899834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-69422122534757401962019-11-25T20:32:00.576+11:002019-11-25T20:32:00.576+11:00The solution is actually very elegant. You can onl...The solution is actually very elegant. You can only actually die when you're in the institute (not dreaming). When you dream and die, you will always wake up. There are some dead-ends if you die prematurely (pun intended? not sure) but you won't make the same mistake twice. It is, however, sometimes difficult to figure out HOW to die. In the later ports there is a "wake up" command but the original does not allow for such a simple cop-out.Will Moczarskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509711497671899834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-69451870030658393182019-11-23T10:04:30.366+11:002019-11-23T10:04:30.366+11:00"Rudy Bega" = rutabaga. Edward J. Kelly ..."Rudy Bega" = rutabaga. Edward J. Kelly was the mayor of Chicago in 1937, which doesn't seem relevant as he remained mayor until 1947. Union activity in Chicago in 1937 is historical - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day_massacre_of_1937<br />Corey Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772474266362396768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-19926198974938791612019-11-23T08:11:12.104+11:002019-11-23T08:11:12.104+11:0040! 40! Mayhaymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-56057087583765285742019-11-22T05:48:23.110+11:002019-11-22T05:48:23.110+11:003737Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-61135783252566538382019-11-22T02:46:24.347+11:002019-11-22T02:46:24.347+11:00I'll bet 36, but I think any answer in the 30s...I'll bet 36, but I think any answer in the 30s is going to be the right one.MorpheusKitamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591271981112642781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-65574830199606342742019-11-22T02:20:14.302+11:002019-11-22T02:20:14.302+11:00No worries Vetinari, we are all mostly shooting in...No worries Vetinari, we are all mostly shooting in the dark, and I will go with 33 purely because I read that number earlier and expect a mid-30's score. I do foresee some issues with the "you will have to die to exit a dream" point, how do you know when dying is the correct solution? So good luck to Will figuring that one out, I eagerly await the answer. Also the least interesting side graphic in the series so far.ShaddamIVthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024540172370536692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-81281642385274064442019-11-22T02:16:58.858+11:002019-11-22T02:16:58.858+11:00And as I have no interest in our recent string of ...And as I have no interest in our recent string of text adventures, but am just a degenerate gambler who likes the thrill of the wager, I'll also blindly bet... 34.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16240427925874212338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-47980561948506983482019-11-22T00:55:19.567+11:002019-11-22T00:55:19.567+11:00I am so consistently wrong when guessing the PISSE...I am so consistently wrong when guessing the PISSED rating for these games that I will just venture a 35 without any explanation.Vetinarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04734964199926068473noreply@blogger.com