The Christmas Gauntlet Part 2 by Peter Parker

The Christmas Gauntlet Part 2

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"The Christmas Gauntlet, Part 2"

The maximum score is 3.

The Entrance is a room.

Santa is a man. Santa is in The Entrance. The description of Santa is "Jolly old Saint Nicholas."

"[if The Entrance is unvisited]'Ho, ho, ho! Welcome to the Christmas Gauntlet!' booms a jolly sounding voice from seemingly everywhere.

You quickly examine your surroundings. You're standing in a hedge maze. Again. The hedges are tall and dense. Snow lingers on portions of the hedge walls just like two years ago. It may even be the same snow. Wow - you think to yourself - Santa better have a pretty good excuse for using the same gimmick, like being sick a lot these past couple of months, or something...

'Ho, ho, ho!' the voice repeats, booming even louder. 'Let me tell you a secret, little girl. There aren't just two lists -- naughty and nice. There are-â€˜

â€˜I know, I know,â€™ you interrupt. â€˜Three lists, naughty, nice, and blah blah blah. Listen, you gelatinous gift-giver, Iâ€™ll answer your riddles, but Iâ€™m not mucking about in a hedge this year. I am SO not wearing the right shoes!â€™

It was true. Your flats, practical for the office or a night at the movies, would have been murder in a snow drift. 

Santa sputtered. â€˜Well, I, I...alright. Just a few riddles, then?â€™

â€˜Fine,â€™ you agree, warming a little under Santaâ€™s sheepish gaze. â€˜But there better be a present with my name on it.â€™

Santa assures you that there is - if you can answer three riddles!

Santa begins his first riddle.

â€˜When does Christmas come before Thanksgiving?â€™

Remember, if you want to say something, type  - say (answer) -.

[otherwise] yadda yadda.â€

After answering the Santa that â€œin a dictionaryâ€:
say â€œSanta chuckles. â€˜Well done! Here comes riddle number two.

What do reindeer have that no other animals on earth have?â€™â€;
award 1 point

After answering the Santa that â€œdictionaryâ€:
say â€œSanta chuckles. â€˜Well done! Here comes riddle number two.

What do reindeer have that no other animals on earth have?â€™â€;
award 1 point

After answering the Santa that â€œalphabeticallyâ€:
say â€œSanta chuckles. â€˜Well done! Here comes riddle number two.

What do reindeer have that no other animals on earth have?â€™â€;
award 1 point

After answering the Santa that â€œbaby reindeerâ€:
say â€œSanta beams. â€˜Excellent! That was a good one, right? Here comes riddle number three.

What do you call a fear...of me?â€™â€;
award 1 point

After answering the Santa that â€œreindeer babiesâ€:
say â€œSanta beams. â€˜Excellent! That was a good one, right? Here comes riddle number three.

What do you call a fear...of me?â€™â€;
award 1 point

After answering the Santa that â€œclaustrophobiaâ€:
say â€œSanta gives a full belly laugh. â€˜Fantastic! Youâ€™ve answered all of my riddles! A sharp mind deserves a sharp present, I say!â€™

Santa disappears with a twinkle of his eye and a twitch of his nose. In his place, resting gently in the snow, is a Christmas present with your name on it.â€;
award 1 point

After answering the Santa that â€œclaustrophobicâ€:
say â€œSanta gives a full belly laugh. â€˜Fantastic! Youâ€™ve answered all of my riddles! A sharp mind deserves a sharp present, I say!â€™

Santa disappears with a twinkle of his eye and a twitch of his nose. In his place, resting gently in the snow, is a Christmas present with your name on it.â€;
award 1 point

Every turn while in The Entrance:
if score is 3
begin; say "Congratulations!

You have survived the Christmas Gauntlet (again)!

Open your present and have a merry Christmas!"; end the game in victory;
end if.