The Beast of Torrack Moor
An interactive fiction by Linda Wright (2007) - the Inform 7 source text
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The bus is a vehicle. The description is "A number 53 - it's about to leave."
The bus stop is scenery in Long Street.
[ If the player knows about Miss Myrtle, and has missed the bus - game over ]
To check if the player has failed:
if the letter is read and the time of day is after 9:49 AM begin;
say "It occurs to you that the bus to Puddlecombe only runs once a day - and you've missed it!";
end the game saying "You didn't get the story";
end if.
At 9:44 AM:
if the player is in Long Street,
say "A bus arrives.";
move the bus to Long Street.
At 9:50 AM:
if the player is in Long Street,
say "The bus leaves.";
remove the bus from play;
check if the player has failed.
Instead of entering the bus:
calculate funds;
if total money is less than £1.00 begin;
say "You don't have enough money for the fare!";
otherwise;
say "You board the bus, pay your fare and are slowly transported to the village of Puddlecombe-by-the-Moor, where you alight before the bus trundles on its way.";
spend £1.00;
change the time of day to 1 hour after the time of day;
now the player is in The Green;
end if.