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From: lemay@netcom.com (Laura Lemay)
Subject: Re: ****NEW ZORK****
Message-ID: <1993Feb17.203435.14504@netcom.com>
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Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1993 20:34:35 GMT
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In article <C2LGDv.4K7@newsserver.technet.sg> ipacs@solomon.technet.sg (IPACS PTE LTD) writes:
[Re: using the hints in LTOI-1]
> I think the point is that you will be TEMPTED to use InvisiClues (tm).  I
> certainly was... especially with the on-line hints... and while it was quite
> a good feeling solving Sherlock in less than a day, it certainly wasn't like
> the feeling I got when I solved Zork I.
> 
> Btw, I took one-and-a-half YEARS to solve Zork I (albeit in several 2-3 week
> spurts).  But it felt GOOD to finally do it on my own :).
> 
> Ask the "old generation" (sic).  C'mon guys, isn't that why we loved Infocom
> so much?


I agree.  Boy do I agree.  Often it would take me months to figure out a
puzzle, and when I got *really* stuck there was the anticipation of waiting
for the invisiclues book to appear in the mail. :)

Having all the hints there, in one place, and not even covered up, is
not as much fun.  In fact, after finding it toally irresitable to look
at the hints in the Lurking Horror, I gave the book to my boyfriend
and told him to hide it and never give it back to me.


He ended up giving it back, cause he got sick of me calling at 2am and
demanding to know where the *#%@*$# silver rod was.  :)

Now I keep in in the freezer.  At least there I can't just pick it up
as I play.


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Laura Lemay                              lemay@netcom.com
writer of trifles in shadows and blood
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