Work of
interactive fiction by
Dan Schmidt <dfan@alum.
mit.edu>. Won
second place at the Fifth
Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (
comp99). `For a Change' is written in an
odd fantasy version of
English; the
language is very
poetic at times. The opening line is ``The sun has gone. It must be brought. You have a rock.''. The opening scene:
Under the High Wall (on the resting)
Sweetness fills the shade of the High Wall to your east. Under this sweetness lies a small expanse of fod. A mobile releases mildly to the west; far in that direction a tower proudly plants itself, while the ground rises more slowly to the south and relaxes to the north.
Spread on the resting is a guidebook.
Sleep gradually departs from your eyes. A small stone has been insinuated into your hand.
The language continues this way throughout the
game. Your
goal is to destroy the High Wall, bringing light to the
countryside that is now in its
shade.