A TESTER !!!
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This is the solution to the Infocom adventure 'Ballyhoo'.

(c) 1992 Erik Futtrup, Denmark (email: futtrup@daimi.aau.dk)
and Twan Lintermans, Holland


s:help midget:w:take mask:s:w:hide behind president:listen to
conversation:again:e:e:take pole:n:n:n:drop mask:u:e (6x):take
balloon:w (6x):d:d:take all:s:s:w:s:untie balloon:inhale
helium:guard, hello [20]:s:w:wear clown mask:knock on
door[30]:s:take ash tray:close door:search ash:take scrap:search
tray:go under wall [40]:e:n:e:n:ne:search garbage [50]:take
ticket:punch out blue dot:sw:s:put ticket in slot:e:ask pitchman
about dr nostrum's:s:se:look into cage:take keys with pole
[60]:unlock door:open door:n:take
bucket:s:nw:n:w:w:s:w:s:e:unlock compartment:open
compartment:take whip:n:e:n:put ticket in slot:e:e:e:n:ne:take
stool:nw:s:w:w:w:n:n:unlock cage:open cage:w:whip smooth
lion:again:again:lift grate:throw meat in passage:e:w:lower
grate:search stand [70]:e:s:s:s:w:give case to harry:n:e:put
ticket in slot:e:e:s:show case to jenny:give case to jenny
[80]:n:n:give ticket to rimshaw:rimshaw, hypnotise me:wait
(4x):buy candy from hawker:give money to
hawker:stand:e:u:e:d:e:u:e:d:s:stand in line:wait (2x):get out of
long line:stand in short line:wait (3x):get out of long
line:yes:stand in long line:bite banana:drop banana:n:ask hawker
about candy:u:w:d:w:u:w:d:w [90]:stand:s:w:go under wall:search
garbage:take bar:s:e:e:n:ne:show bar to tina:tina, hello:shake
hands:nw:take radio [100]:s:w:w:s:se:drop all except radio:n:take
headphones:s:u:u:set radio to 1170:turn radio off:rewind
tape:wait:play tape:wait:wait [until you hear ... clap hands
...]:rewind tape:turn radio on:record:wait (4x):d:d:rewind
tape:turn radio off:take all:drop stool and bucket:nw:unlock
cage:open cage:w:play tape [110]:search straw:open trap door:take
ribbon:e:close cage:se:take bucket:nw:n:w:w:s:w:touch wood with
pole:take mousetrap:drop trap:e:wait:w:e:w:catch mouse with
bucket [120]:take mouse:e:n:e:put ticket in slot:e:s:show mouse
to elephant:again:wait [130]:sw:drop all:u:turn crank:look into
wagon:knock on door:in [140]:lock door:search desk:take
spreadsheet:move desk:u:read spreadsheet:d:take all:w:ask harry
about eddie smaldone:e:ne:se:slide ticket under front
[150]:e:[you can play blackjack here, but it's not essential to
solve the game]:take ticket:open secret panel:y/n:open secret
panel:w:nw:n:w:[walk around until Thumb appears!]:s:ne:se:slide
ticket under front:e:look under table:take suitcase:wait:w:drop
all:u:u:wait:e:wait:take shaft:pull shaft [160]:d:d:take all
except key, whip, stool:nw:n:w:fill bucket with water:s:ne:n:pour
water on detective:ask detective about chelsea:drop bucket:take
note and card:read note:e:s:u:take
all:u:n:w:w:w:s:w:s:e:[Chuckles is here]:show ribbon to
chuckles:show scrap to chuckles:show note to chuckles:show
spreadsheet:eddie,hello:show card to chuckles [170]:search
pocket:take veil:wear veil:wear dress:wear jacket:knock on
door:e:close door:take crowbar:move moose:open door:w:w:open door
with crowbar:s:take thumb:n:e:e:put thumb in hole:wait:take
chelsea [180]:w:n:e:ne:n:w:n:n:clap:roustabout, get net
[190]:take off veil:take off jacket:take off dress:drop
all:w:take stand:e:drop stand:take radio:climb stand:u:turn radio
on:drop radio:d:take pole:climb stand:u:u [to scare Mahler and
make him go to the other platform]:take radio:e:e:e:w:w:w:w:drop
radio and pole:d:s:s:s:e:call WPDL:w:n:n:n:climb stand:u:take
all:e:e:e:e:e:[...left hanging...]:wait (3x).

This gives you 200 points out of (guess how many, yes..) 200!


BALLYHOO
(Infocom)


START.......S - LIFT THUMB - S - GET POLE - N - N - N - CLIMB UP - E - E -
E - E - E - E - GET BALLOON - W - W - W - W - W - W - DOWN - DOWN - GET
POLE - S - S - W - GET MASK - S - W - HIDE - WAIT - WAIT - E - N - E - N -
NE - SEARCH GARBAGE - GET TICKET - PRESS BLUE DOT - SW - S - PUT TICKET IN
SLOT - E - S - SE - LOOK INSIDE CAGE - GET KEY WITH POLE - UNLOCK CAGE -
OPEN CAGE - ENTER CAGE - GET THE HEADPHONES AND THE BUCKET - S - NW - N - W
- W - S - UNTIE BALLOON - BREATH HELIUM - SPEAK TO HARRY - S UNLOCK
COMPARTMENT - OPEN IT - GET WHIP - W - WEAR MASK - KNOCK ON THE DOOR - GO
IN - CLOSE DOOR - LOOK IN THE ASH - GET NEWSPRINT - WAIT - LIFT WALL -
CRAWL UNDER IT - GET TRAP - WAIT - (SOMETIMES 4X) - FEEL THE ROLE - UNSET
THE TRAP - PUT THE CHEESE IN TRAP - REMOVE THE MEAT - DROP TRAP.

E - W - E - W - GET MOUSE WITH BUCKET - E - N - E - PUT TICKET IN SLOT - E
- S - GET MOUSE FROM BUCKET - GIVE MOUSE TO HANNIBAL(2X) - LOOK - N - E - E
- N - SE - GET STOOL - NW - S - W - W - W - N - N - UNLOCK LION CAGE - OPEN
CAGE - ENTER CAGE - WHIP THE SMOOTH LION (3X) - OPEN GRATE - PUT THE MEAT
INTO PASSAGE - GO OUT - GO IN - CLOSE GRATE - LOOK UNDER THE STAND - OUT -
S - S - W - S - GIVE CASE TO HARRY - N - E - PUT TICKET IN SLOT - E - E - S
- SHOW CASE TO ANDREW - GIVE CASE TO JENNIFER - UP - GET ALL - LOOK INSIDE
POCKET - GET VEIL - UP - N - N - GIVE TICKET TO RIMSHAW - RIMSHAW,HYPNOTICE
ME - STAND - E - UP - E - PASS MONEY THROUGH CROWD - DOWN - E - UP - E -
DOWN - S - GET INTO LONG LINE - WAIT(UNTIL YOU SEE A SHORT LINE) - GO IN
SHORT LINE - WAIT (3X) - GO OUT SHORT LINE - GO IN LONG LINE - GO OUT LONG
LINE - (DO THIS SO LONG UNTIL YOU HEAR A VOICE,IN SHORT,OUT SHORT,IN
LONG,OUT LONG,IN SHORT) - YES - NOW GO AGAIN IN THE LINES AND OUT THE
LINES UNTIL YOU CAN BUY BANANAS - REMOVE CHOCOLATE - DROP BANANAS.

N - HELLO HAWKER - (NOW WALK AROUND UNTIL YOU ARE BACK TO RIMSHAW) - STAND
- S - W - CRAWL UNDER TENT - SEARCH GARBAGE - DROP WHIP - DROP POLE - GET
GRANOLA - CRAWL BACK - S - S - SW - N - PUT TICKET IN SLOT - E - E - E - N
- SE - SHOW GRANOLA - HELLO TINA - GET HAND - KISS TINA - NW - GET RADIO -
OUT - W - W - S - SE - DROP ALL - GET RADIO AND HEADPHONES - CLIMB ON CAGE
- CLIMB LADDER - TURN DIAL TO 1170 - REWIND TAPE - RECORD THE MUSIC - WAIT
(UNTIL THE TAPE IS FINISHED) - REWIND TAPE - DOWN - DOWN - LOOK - GET ALL -
NW - UNLOCK CAGE - OPEN CAGE - ENTER CAGE - PLAY TAPE - WAIT - LOOK UNDER
STRAW - OPEN TRAP_DOOR - GET RIBBON - OUT - SE - SLIDE TICKET UNDER FRONT
- GO IN - GET TICKET - BET $1 - (NOW PLAY UNTIL YOU WIN)NOW:OPEN PANEL -
OUT - NW - SW - WAIT - NE - SE - SLIDE TICKET UNDER FRONT - GO IN - LOOK
UNDER TABLE - GET CASE - WAIT - OUT - DROP ALL.

CLIMB UP - CLIMB LADDER - GO HOLE - WAIT(2X) - GRAB SHAFT - PULL SHAFT -
DOWN - DOWN - GET ALL - NW - SW - DROP ALL - CLIMB LADDER - OPEN PANEL -
KNOCK ON DOOR - GO IN - LOCK DOOR - GET SPREADSHEET - MOVE DESK - UP -
DOWN - GET ALL - N - FILL BUCKET WITH WATER - S - NE - N - POUR WATER OVER
DETECTIVE - ASK DETECTIVE ABOUT BILLY - DROP STOOL AND RADIO - GET NOTE AND
CARD - READ SPREADSHEET - S - SW - N - W - S - ASK HARRY ABOUT EDDIE - W -
S - E - HELLO EDDIE - GIVE CARD AND NOTE TO EDDIE - GIVE SPREADSHEET TO
EDDIE - GIVE NEWSPRINT AND THE RIBBON TO EDDIE - WEAR DRESS_SUIT - WEAR
SHAWL_JACKET - WEAR VEIL - WEAR RIBBON - KNOCK ON DOOR - GO IN - CLOSE DOOR
- GET CROWBAR - GET HEAD - OPEN DOOR - OUT - W - OPEN DOOR - GO IN - GET
THUMB - OUT - E - GO IN - PUT THUMB IN HOLE - WAIT - GET CHELSEA - OUT.

N - E - NE - SW - N - N - N - CLAP HANDS - ROUSTABOUT,GET NET - WAIT - S
- S - S - NE - N - DROP ALL - GET RADIO - S - SW - N - N - N - ENTER CAGE
- GET STAND - OUT - DROP STAND - STAND ON IT - CLIMB UP - UP - TURN RADIO
ON - REMOVE SHAWL-JACKET - REMOVE DRESS-SUIT - REMOVE RIBBON - REMOVE VEIL
- DROP SHAWL-JACKET AND DRESS-SUIT - DROP VEIL AND RIBBON - E - W - W - W -
W - DOWN - DOWN - (IF YOU DROPPED THE RADIO THEN PICK IT UP HERE) - S - S -
S - PHONE STATION - OUT - N - N - N - STAND ON STAND - UP - NOW GO EAST
UNTIL THE GIRL IS FALLING DOWN - WAIT UNTIL YOU FALL DOWN!!!