Alice Blue - Hints

The hints are invisible (white text on a white background). Click & drag the mouse to select and reveal each one.

General

I can't get the game to run! (1 hint)

I

Consult README.txt or Alice-Manual.pdf for help with getting the game to work on your system.

I can't move! (2 hints)

I

Have you tried the 'exits' command?

II

Althought the compass directions will not work, their abreviations still do because they are also short for nowhere, somewhere, elsewhere and wherever, in which directions you are free to travel.

What am I supposed to do? (4 hints)

I

Explore, experiment.

II

There are twelve environments to discover. Some of them will quickly dead-end initially, come back to these ones later.

III

At any given time there is one that can be completed to unlock the following one.

IV

At the begining of the game this is the Bedroom.

How do I talk to my grandmother? (2 hints)

I

First you need to remember her from @My Bedroom.

II

You will then be able to find her in the Field of Flowers.

The screen has turned white and there are no more keywords! (4 hints)

I

That's as complete as this memory is going to get...

II

...for now.

III

Use 'nowhere', 'somewhere', 'elsewhere', and 'wherever' to navigate to another incomplete memory.

IV

There is no way to undo entering an amber keyword apart from restoring a previously saved game, so make sure you have finished exploring before doing so.

I typed in something other than a keyword and the game behaved bizarrely. Was this supposed to happen? (1 hint)

I

Probably.

I am playing this game for the Interactive Fiction Competition and I have an important question that's not covered here... (1 hint)

I

Email numinologist@protonmail.com immediately!

Bedroom

How do I open the door? (3 hints)

I

You don't need to unlock this door, but you do need to find a key.

II

Explore thoroughly, especially around your BED.

III

Check the RECESS behind the STRAW to find a KEY made of IVORY.

How do I remember my grandmother? (2 hints)

I

You associate her with sunlight.

II

LIGHT, SUNLIGHT, GRANDMOTHER.

I remember her now but I can't find her... (2 hints)

I

Now that you have remembered her, something will have changed somewhere else..

II

Navigate to the memory about the flowers.

Table

How do I eat the parsley? (2 hints)

I

You must remember it here, but you will need to go somewhere else to get it.

II

After noticing it growing under the window you can go to the Garden to pick it.

Where is Oliver? (1 hint)

I

If you have remembered him here you can find him by the Seashore.

I'm stuck...this section seems to dead-end without a possible solution. (1 hint)

I

Is the Bedroom complete?

Garden

How can I get the parsley? (1 hint)

I

If you remembered it @Breakfast it should be here, ready to gobble.

I'm stuck...this section seems to dead-end without a possible solution. (1 hint)

I

Is the Breakfast Table complete?

Forest

How do I find my way out of this maze? (1 hint)

I

It's a maze. All of the usual techniques will work: mapping, trial and error, etc.

I'm stuck...this section seems to dead-end without a possible solution. (1 hint)

I

Is the Garden complete?

Shore

How do I find Oliver? (1 hint)

I

You need to have remembered him at the Breakfast Table first.

I'm stuck...this section seems to dead-end without a possible solution. (1 hint)

I

Is the Pine Forest complete?

Dark / Hearth

I'm stuck...this section seems to dead-end without a possible solution. (1 hint)

I

Is the Seashore complete?

Toys

I'm stuck...this section seems to dead-end without a possible solution. (1 hint)

I

Is the Witch's Hearth complete?

Dressing Room

I'm stuck...this section seems to dead-end without a possible solution. (1 hint)

I

Is the Toyroom complete?

Flowers

Where have all the flowers gone? (5 hints)

I

That would be a good question to ask your grandmother.

II

They are in alphabetical order.

III

Not quite the entire alphabet is represented.

IV

There is no plant whose name begins with the letter 'u' listed.

V

Enter 'u' to score a bonus point.

I'm stuck...this section seems to dead-end without a possible solution. (1 hint)

I

Is the Dressing Room complete?

Closet

I'm stuck...this section seems to dead-end without a possible solution. (1 hint)

I

Is the Field of Flowers complete?

Cemetary

I'm stuck...this section seems to dead-end without a possible solution. (1 hint)

I

Is the Closet complete?

Black (Empty)

I'm stuck...this section seems to dead-end without a possible solution. (1 hint)

I

Is the Cemetary complete?

OK, so there's an amber keyword here now, but it's nonsense, and when I type it in I just get static... (3 hints)

I

The letters are out of order.

II

They spell the name of a colour.

III

LightYellow

Points

How can I get a perfect score? (6 hints)

I

Talk to grandma's ghost.

II

Make sure you find all the room names before you trigger the associated memory.

III

Find all instances of REMEMBER, SUNLIGHT, and GRANDMOTHER.

IV

Eat the parsley.

V

Type in what's missing in the Field of Flowers.

How can I score above 124? (1 hints)

I

In addition to the above, explore very thoroughly.

Why is my final score not a round number? (1 hint)

I

There are many actions in the game that award a small fraction of a point. The only way to be sure to get all of these is to explore everything.

Miscellany

What's the deal with all these strange colours? (3 hints)

I

Try typing one of them in...

II

The game will recognize and respond to a little more than 124 named colors.

III

Specifically: Aliceblue, Antiquewhite, Aquamarine, Azure, Beige, Bisque, Blanchedalmond, Blueviolet, Brown, Burlywood, Cadetblue, Chartreuse, Chocolate, Coral, Cornflowerblue, Cornsilk, Crimson, Cyan, Darkblue, Darkcyan, Darkgoldenrod, Darkgray, Darkgreen, Darkkhaki, Darkmagenta, Darkolivegreen, Darkorange, Darkorchid, Darkred, Darksalmon, Darkseagreen, Darkslateblue, Darkslategray, Darkturquoise, Darkviolet, Deeppink, Deepskyblue, Dimgray, Dodgerblue, Firebrick, Floralwhite, Forestgreen, Gainsboro, Ghostwhite, Gold, Goldenrod, Greenyellow, Honeydew, Hotpink, Indianred, Indigo, Ivory, Khaki, Lavender, Lavenderblush, Lawngreen, Lemonchiffon, Lightblue, Lightcoral, Lightcyan, Lightgoldenrodyellow, Lightgreen, Lightgray, Lightpink, Lightsalmon, Lightseagreen, Lightskyblue, Lightslategray, Lightsteelblue, Lightyellow, Limegreen, Linen, Magenta, Mediumaquamarine, Mediumblue, Mediumorchid, Mediumpurple, Mediumseagreen, Mediumslateblue, Mediumspringgreen, Mediumturquoise, Mediumvioletred, Midnightblue, Mintcream, Mistyrose, Moccasin, Navajowhite, Oldlace, Olivedrab, Orange, Orangered, Orchid, Palegoldenrod, Palegreen, Paleturquoise, Palevioletred, Papayawhip, Peachpuff, Peru, Pink, Plum, Powderblue, Rosybrown, Royalblue, Saddlebrown, Salmon, Sandybrown, Seagreen, Seashell, Sienna, Skyblue, Slateblue, Slategray, Snow, Springgreen, Steelblue, Tan, Thistle, Tomato, Turquoise, Violet, Wheat, Whitesmoke and Yellowgreen. Also Puce.

What other kinds of input will the game recognize appart from highlighted keywords? (5 hints)

I

Well, the names of certain colours, for a start (see above).

II

What other commands to most games recognize?

III

If there is something you would like to try, go for it, it just might do something...

IV

There are a dozen or two other things that I thought somebody might try to type in for fun at some point, and therefore included a response for that one person.

V

See the hint below for more on these.

Have you tried (just for fun): (9 hints)

I

Smelling the Dark? Using other senses?

II

Checking your inventory?

III

Waiting?

IV

Using the EXITS or TOPICS commands?

V

Switching to BRIEF mode? (type VERBOSE to return to default)

VI

Trying to RUN, CRY, SING, SCREAM?

VII

Typing commands like WHOAMI or PWD?

VIII

A certain well known five-letter magic word?

IX

Checking your FORTUNE?

Do you ever need to type something other than the displayed keywords to finish the story? (2 hints)

I

Not really...

II

There is one bonus point to be had in the field of flowers this way, and the letters of the final keyword are displayed out of order.

Walkthrough

What is the shortest path to the end of the game? (2 hints)

I

This is not the recomended way of playing...

II

From Bedroom: BED, STRAW, RECESS, IVORY. To Breakfast. WOMAN, POCKET, SHOW, PAPAYAWHIP. To Garden. WOMAN, PITCHFORK, HONEYDEW. To Forest. RUNNING, AWAY, THINK, SUNLIGHT, NORTH, WALK, PERSEVERE, SNOW. To Seashore. SEASHORE, LITTER, STYROFOAM, EGGSHELLS, SNAILS, SPIRAL, SEASHELL. To Hearth (previously Dark). ASHES, SWEEP, DUSTPAN, BONE, POCKET, FINISH, FIRE, EMBERS, BURN, WHITESMOKE. To Toyroom (previously Red, Yellow, Blue). WHITE, PAPER, TRIBUNE, POWER, KINGDOM, KING, PICTURE, WEEPING, TEARS, DISSOLVE, MINTCREAM. To Dressing Room. DRESS, READY, GO, DRAWER, BOX, OLDLACE. To Flowers. ZINNIA, HAND, MAN, PRINCE, AFRAID, PLUCKED, FLORALWHITE. To Closet (Everythingis neatly hidden...). HIDDEN, TOP, SHEETS, POLLYESTER, HATE, NEVER, SEE, OPEN, THREE, PAPER, VIOLET, LINEN. To Cemetary. TOMBSTONES, NAMES, EFFACED, TIME, DAWN, COLD, FORWARD, TOMB, STANDING, WITCH, CLIMB, PUSH, POCKET, CRACKING, SORRY, INSIDE, ALONE, GHOSTWHITE. To Black. LIGHTYELLOW.