Play ZORK: The Adventure Game: The LARP: The Text Adventure. During the game, the character is asked to obtain various items that are described with cryptic phrases. Each of these phrases is a cryptic crossword clue for a specific item, but each clue also has an extra word. Play through the game. After killing the thief (see below for a possible walkthrough), read the extra words from the clue for each item. Sort the words alphabetically by the item name: in the inventory, each item is listed with an adjective in front. This gives the phrase TO OBTAIN DESIRED ANSWER OBJECT DIG UNDER SATHER GATE. Do that (in the game - at Sather Gate, go DOWN and then DIG) and you get the answer, a DISCSHOOTER GUN.
| Item | Cryptic clue | Parsing cryptic clue | Extra word |
|---|---|---|---|
| baggy PANTS | An article of clothing to cinch back over tube top | An article of clothing = definition, cinch back = "snap" backwards = "pans", over tube top = add a "t" at the end | To |
| folded PAMPHLET | Paperwork to obtain crack plate holding unit of speed | Paperwork = definition, crack plate = anagram "plate", holding unit of speed = put "mph" inside the anagram of "plate" | obtain |
| green BOOKBAG | A container with bubble tea containing acceptable desired essence of sangria | A container = definition, with bubble tea = "boba", containing acceptable has "ok" inside, essence of sangria = "g" on the end | desired |
| loose CHANGE | Variety and huge crayon rearrangement without your answer | Variety = definition, huge crayon rearrangement without your = remove the letters "your" from "huge crayon" then anagram | answer |
| lumpy CARROT | A vegetable bed around a railroad object | A vegetable = definition, bed = "cot", around a railroad = around "a rr" | object |
| nondisposable LIGHTER | A tool brought back from Gareth Gilpin's dig | A tool = definition, brought back from = backwards inside what follows, "lighter" is "reth gil" backwards | dig |
| padded SWORD | Weapon under scalloped edges holding fight back | Weapon - definition, scalloped edges = "s d", holding fight back = put "row" backwards inside | under |
| plastic PIPE | Tube pastry filled with the head of Peder Sather | Tupe = definition, pastry = "pie", filled with the head of Peder = first letter of Peder ("p") inside "pie" | Sather |
| pool NOODLE | Gray matter ruining one old gate | Gray matter = definition, ruining one old = anagram "one old" | gate |
ZORK walkthrough
get up
take pants
take bookbag
out
take carrot
put carrot in bag
west
in
take pool noodle
ask cashier for lighter
give change to cashier
out
north
down
west
in
take pipe
give change to cashier
put noodle on pipe
out
east
east
talk to guy
show sword to guy
use lighter
north
use sword on troll
east
east
use carrot on thief
west
south
dig