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Muddy's plan done landed you and your partner in the hoosegow. Now you're fixing to rectificate the matter before the marshal introduces you to the business end of a hangin' rope at dawn.
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something appears to be off with the stool #140

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
>look
Jail Cell
The small jail cell is brick on three sides, metal bars on the other, with
a tightly locked gate. A small window is set into the brickwork above your
head. Through the jail bars you can see the sheriff's office.

A broken stool lies on the floor.

Muddy leans against the wall.

In the corner of the cell, a disheveled man in a black suit is stretched
out on a crude wooden bench and is snoring loudly, oblivious to your presence.

You can also see a hunk of meat here.

A dented food bowl sits on the office floor, only a few feet from the jail
bars.

In the office you can also see Flash.

>i
You're carrying a gray tube, a spoon, a can of beans, a tin, a harmonica, a
spur, your pocketwatch, and a scrap of paper. You are wearing your hat,
pants, overcoat, left boot, and right boot. 

>use tube with stool
You ain't able to see no such thing.

(haven't picked up the stool yet, but should I have to?)

Original issue reported on code.google.com by dub...@gmail.com on 30 Jan 2010 at 5:08

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
ah - it's just the syntax "use tube with stool" that's not accounted for.  "put 
tube
in stool" seems to work.  but maybe both should be allowed?

Original comment by dub...@gmail.com on 30 Jan 2010 at 5:09

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Original comment by dhakajack on 30 Jan 2010 at 1:09

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
The "use" verb is not generally used in IF because it's too general and would 
short-
circuit puzzles. However, we've tried to allow certain cases of it because some 
phrases 
are just more natural like "use toilet" in our previous game. In Hoosegow, 
we've also 
permitted a few cases, but it's mostly blocked. The parser expects one object 
after 
"use", so your more complicated construction, use x with y, confused it. I've 
created 
another verb that fits this grammar, though (use x with/on y) and also gives 
yields  a 
blocking message asking the player to rephrase.

Original comment by dhakajack on 30 Jan 2010 at 1:17