Start of a transcript of Gleaming the Verb Type CREDITS to see who helped me with this. A Brief Puzzle Adventure by Kevin Jackson-Mead Release 1 / Serial number 090930 / Inform 7 build 5Z71 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N) Identification number: //25436357-9417-4B4B-9858-43DEE5E872C0// Standard interpreter 1.1 (4F) / Library serial number 080126 Standard Rules version 2/090402 by Graham Nelson >*Start at 9:00 PM 10/3/09 That's not a verb I recognize. >restart Are you sure you want to restart? y You wake up standing on a hard floor. You blink. The last thing you remember was sitting on your couch, and there was a loud noise or . . . something. You notice that you aren't wearing any clothing. A voice comes from somewhere. It sounds synthesized. It says, "Good morning. If you please, READ the CUBE to begin the test." Gleaming the Verb Type CREDITS to see who helped me with this. A Brief Puzzle Adventure by Kevin Jackson-Mead Release 1 / Serial number 090930 / Inform 7 build 5Z71 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N) Examination Room The room is a cube, about 20 feet on each side. The walls, floor, and ceiling are all made of what appears to be beige plastic. There are no visible doors or windows, and the plastic itself seems to be giving off light. A large metal cube is in the middle of the room. >x cube The cube is about 10 feet on each side and is made of some kind of highly polished metal. >rad it That's not a verb I recognize. >read it A humming noise comes from the cube, and the synthesized voice says: "ONLY PERFECTLY EXPERT READERS ARE TRULY ENLIGHTENED" >operate What do you want to operate? >cube The cube vibrates slightly, and the synthesized voice says: "WITHOUT RADII, DON'T FEAR A FLAT CUBE" >*So it's guess-the-verb on purpose, as I thought. You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >look Examination Room The room is a cube, about 20 feet on each side. The walls, floor, and ceiling are all made of what appears to be beige plastic. There are no visible doors or windows, and the plastic itself seems to be giving off light. A large metal cube is in the middle of the room. >x me You are completely naked. Good thing it's pleasantly warm in here. >i You are carrying nothing. >look Examination Room The room is a cube, about 20 feet on each side. The walls, floor, and ceiling are all made of what appears to be beige plastic. There are no visible doors or windows, and the plastic itself seems to be giving off light. A large metal cube is in the middle of the room. >x cube The cube is about 10 feet on each side and is made of some kind of highly polished metal. >operate cube Now is not the time for that. >x cube The cube is about 10 feet on each side and is made of some kind of highly polished metal. >read cube The cube is about 10 feet on each side and is made of some kind of highly polished metal. >look Examination Room The room is a cube, about 20 feet on each side. The walls, floor, and ceiling are all made of what appears to be beige plastic. There are no visible doors or windows, and the plastic itself seems to be giving off light. A large metal cube is in the middle of the room. >*Wait -- what was I supposed to do? I guess I can check scrollback. That's not a verb I recognize. >about That's not a verb I recognize. >look Examination Room The room is a cube, about 20 feet on each side. The walls, floor, and ceiling are all made of what appears to be beige plastic. There are no visible doors or windows, and the plastic itself seems to be giving off light. A large metal cube is in the middle of the room. >xyzzy That's not a verb I recognize. >x light You can't see any such thing. >x plastic It seems like ordinary plastic, except that it is giving off light. It is completely smooth. >get cube That doesn't seem to work. >eat cube (first taking the cube) That doesn't seem to work. >i You are carrying nothing. >look Examination Room The room is a cube, about 20 feet on each side. The walls, floor, and ceiling are all made of what appears to be beige plastic. There are no visible doors or windows, and the plastic itself seems to be giving off light. A large metal cube is in the middle of the room. >x room It seems like ordinary plastic, except that it is giving off light. It is completely smooth. >touch cube That doesn't seem to work. >enter cube That doesn't seem to work. >look Examination Room The room is a cube, about 20 feet on each side. The walls, floor, and ceiling are all made of what appears to be beige plastic. There are no visible doors or windows, and the plastic itself seems to be giving off light. A large metal cube is in the middle of the room. >exit But you aren't in anything at the moment. >wake up The dreadful truth is, this is not a dream. >exit But you aren't in anything at the moment. >*I'm in a cube room. :) That's not a verb I recognize. >*But now what? That's not a verb I recognize. >restart Are you sure you want to restart? y You wake up standing on a hard floor. You blink. The last thing you remember was sitting on your couch, and there was a loud noise or . . . something. You notice that you aren't wearing any clothing. A voice comes from somewhere. It sounds synthesized. It says, "Good morning. If you please, READ the CUBE to begin the test." Gleaming the Verb Type CREDITS to see who helped me with this. A Brief Puzzle Adventure by Kevin Jackson-Mead Release 1 / Serial number 090930 / Inform 7 build 5Z71 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N) Examination Room The room is a cube, about 20 feet on each side. The walls, floor, and ceiling are all made of what appears to be beige plastic. There are no visible doors or windows, and the plastic itself seems to be giving off light. A large metal cube is in the middle of the room. >operate cube Now is not the time for that. >x cube The cube is about 10 feet on each side and is made of some kind of highly polished metal. >read cube A humming noise comes from the cube, and the synthesized voice says: "ONLY PERFECTLY EXPERT READERS ARE TRULY ENLIGHTENED" >read cube The cube is about 10 feet on each side and is made of some kind of highly polished metal. >operate cube The cube vibrates slightly, and the synthesized voice says: "WITHOUT RADII, DON'T FEAR A FLAT CUBE" >titrate What do you want to titrate? >cube The cube shakes and rattles, and the synthesized voice says: "CAN THIS TREASURE CONCEAL TRICKS?" >*Is titrate a word? That's not a verb I recognize. >cttct cube That's not a verb I recognize. >read cube The cube is about 10 feet on each side and is made of some kind of highly polished metal. >*Needs to repeat the word or something, so it doesn't scroll off. You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >verbs That's not a verb I recognize. >check cube The cube shakes more violently as steam escapes from within it somehow, and the synthesized voice says: "ETERNAL ASKING CURBS NINJA'S ODD IDEA" > *So okay. Dictionary.com says titrate is a word. Boo on me for not knowing it. :( That's not a verb I recognize. >ioncae cube That's not a verb I recognize. >listen You hear nothing unexpected. >ekrnde That's not a verb I recognize. > *The whole puzzle is just trying to figure out which letter in each word matters? That's not a verb I recognize. >*Until some patter makes a real word? That's not a verb I recognize. >*about to scroll off, so I better write it down. You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >nirjod cube That's not a verb I recognize. >read cube The cube is about 10 feet on each side and is made of some kind of highly polished metal. >check cube Now is not the time for that. >look Examination Room The room is a cube, about 20 feet on each side. The walls, floor, and ceiling are all made of what appears to be beige plastic. There are no visible doors or windows, and the plastic itself seems to be giving off light. A large metal cube is in the middle of the room. >move cube That doesn't seem to work. >x cobe You can't see any such thing. >oops cube The cube is about 10 feet on each side and is made of some kind of highly polished metal. >push cube That doesn't seem to work. >read cube The cube is about 10 feet on each side and is made of some kind of highly polished metal. >listen You hear nothing unexpected. >g You hear nothing unexpected. >about That's not a verb I recognize. >hint That's not a verb I recognize. >score There is no score in this story. >look Examination Room The room is a cube, about 20 feet on each side. The walls, floor, and ceiling are all made of what appears to be beige plastic. There are no visible doors or windows, and the plastic itself seems to be giving off light. A large metal cube is in the middle of the room. >ETERNAL That's not a verb I recognize. >ASKING That's not a verb I recognize. >Maybe laying it out word-above-word in a fixed width font will help me... That's not a verb I recognize. >*Nope, not on this one. Even shifting words left/right to line up doesn't help. You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >*How long will this go on? That's not a verb I recognize. >ask cube You can only do that to something animate. >anbade cube That's not a verb I recognize. >taride cube That's not a verb I recognize. >earide cube That's not a verb I recognize. >tiride cube That's not a verb I recognize. >look Examination Room The room is a cube, about 20 feet on each side. The walls, floor, and ceiling are all made of what appears to be beige plastic. There are no visible doors or windows, and the plastic itself seems to be giving off light. A large metal cube is in the middle of the room. >*Am I just looking at this wrong? has the letter-order premise changed? That's not a verb I recognize. >*9:30 PM That's not a verb I recognize. >restart Are you sure you want to restart? y You wake up standing on a hard floor. You blink. The last thing you remember was sitting on your couch, and there was a loud noise or . . . something. You notice that you aren't wearing any clothing. A voice comes from somewhere. It sounds synthesized. It says, "Good morning. If you please, READ the CUBE to begin the test." Gleaming the Verb Type CREDITS to see who helped me with this. A Brief Puzzle Adventure by Kevin Jackson-Mead Release 1 / Serial number 090930 / Inform 7 build 5Z71 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N) Examination Room The room is a cube, about 20 feet on each side. The walls, floor, and ceiling are all made of what appears to be beige plastic. There are no visible doors or windows, and the plastic itself seems to be giving off light. A large metal cube is in the middle of the room. >read cube A humming noise comes from the cube, and the synthesized voice says: "ONLY PERFECTLY EXPERT READERS ARE TRULY ENLIGHTENED" >operate cube The cube vibrates slightly, and the synthesized voice says: "WITHOUT RADII, DON'T FEAR A FLAT CUBE" >titrate cube The cube shakes and rattles, and the synthesized voice says: "CAN THIS TREASURE CONCEAL TRICKS?" >check cube The cube shakes more violently as steam escapes from within it somehow, and the synthesized voice says: "ETERNAL ASKING CURBS NINJA'S ODD IDEA" >*This is a toughy. I'm just not seeing it. Backwards maybe? Can't see it. That's not a verb I recognize. >wear cube (first taking the cube) That doesn't seem to work. >*Is this fun? Not really. And it's now 9:40 PM That's not a verb I recognize. >*Is this one actually solvable? I guess there is a walkthrough... That's not a verb I recognize. >hint That's not a verb I recognize. >help That's not a verb I recognize. >walkthrough A walkthrough is available from the competition site. >ask cube You can only do that to something animate. >anbade cube That's not a verb I recognize. >*I don't think I can solve this. That's not a verb I recognize. >Gonna go to the walkthrough. That's not a verb I recognize. >*Adjust? How'd that come about? That's not a verb I recognize. >Oh, okay. backwards. You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >adjust cube The cube rapidly changes color, cycling through dozens of different hues, and the synthesized voice says: "FIXING OUR FULL MIND" >fold cube The synthesized voice says in a sing-song way: "Review your actions, back to front, and you will end this puzzle hunt." >factor cube Seams form all over the cube. You don't really understand how, but it simultaneously breaks into pieces and folds in on itself. The synthesized voice says, "Thank you for passing the test. Please hold for further instructions." *** You have won *** Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT? > *So I only missed one of them on my own. I was close though. Please give one of the answers above. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT? > *I had it written out so I could shift left and right. Probably had it in the right Please give one of the answers above. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT? > *position at least once, but didn't read bottom to top. Please give one of the answers above. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT? > *Oh well. Not sure what to make of this. Please give one of the answers above. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT? > *End at 9:50 PM. So... 50 minutes total playing. Please give one of the answers above. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT? > xyzzy Please give one of the answers above. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT? > quit