The Goat Game by Selaam Ferdig

The Goat Game

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"The Goat Game"
By Selaam Ferdig

[Introduction]
When play begins: say "You are goat from Clopperdale. You were sent on a journey through a Clopperdalian Portal to retrieve the Clopperdale Cup from the goblet bandit. They got you as close as they could but the tracker fell off of the Cup so it is your job to find it. Best of luck! - King Clopperdale

"

[The Field]
The Field is a room. "You are in the middle of a dead grassy field. There is nothing around you except a dense forest up north and a box with a glowing light peering through every crack to the west. The sun is soon to be set."

[The Forrest]
The Forrest is north of the Field. "When you step foot into the forest bed the world goes pitch black. Have you collected anything that can light our way?"

[The Box]
The Box is west of the field. "The Box glows brighter as you get closer. There is a golden stone in the center of the Box." 

The stone is in the box. "The stone is so bright you can barely keep your eyes open."

After taking stone: say "There seems to be a strong force in the stone. It pulls you through the forest, but it abruptly stops right in front of a giant cedar tree. Bigger than any other tree you've ever seen. The stone looses its glow and your arm drops to your side."; 
move player to Next to The Cedar.

[Next to The Cedar]
Next to The cedar is a room. "You look up, down, side to side and the tree never stops. It must be over 1,000 feet tall. There are paths in all directions besides up and down." 

[North Path]
North Path is north of Next to The Cedar. "You've reached a dead end."

[West Path]
West Path is west of Next to The Cedar. "You've reached a dead end."

[East Path]
East Path is east of Next to The Cedar. "You've reached a dead end."

[South Path]
South Path is south of Next to Cedar. "There is a big yellow balloon just off of the forest path."

The balloon is in South Path.

After taking the balloon: say "The floor shakes and rumbles, you turn and see the Cedar Tree open, revealing a ladder going up and down to your east."

[Ladder]
The Ladder is a room. The Ladder is east of the South Path. "You can go up or down."

[Top Maze]
Top Maze is up from The Ladder. "Everywhere you can see there are tall walls covered in ivy except for a path heading east. Is it poisonous? "

[Bottom Maze]
Bottom Maze is down from Ladder. "It's hot down here! There are huge walls made of fire. I can see through them and in the distance I see the fire's end. There is a pathway heading north."

[Room A]
Room A is east of Top Maze. "There are paths heading south and east."

[Room B]
Room B is east of Room A. "There are paths heading north and west."

[Room C]
Room C is south of Room A. "There are paths heading north and west."

[Room D]
Room D is north of Room H. "There's a dead end, you can only go back. Try a different route."

[Room E]
Room E is north of Room B. "There are paths heading east and south."

[Room F]
Room F is west of Room C. "There are paths heading west and east."

[Room G]
Room G is north of Room D. "There's a dead end, you can only go back. Try a different route."

[Room H]
Room H is east of Room E. "There are paths heading south, north and west."

[Room I]
Room I is south of Room H. "There are paths heading south and north."

[Room J]
Room J is south of Room I. "There are paths heading south, north and west."

[Room K]
Room K is west of Room F. "There's a dead end, you can only go back. Try a different route."

[Room L]
Room L is west of Room J. "A large goblet like cup is sitting on the ground, it is empty." 

The goblet is in Room L.

After taking goblet: say "You did it! You found the missing cup of Clopperdale!"; end the game in victory

[Room M]
Room M is south of Room J. "There's a dead end, you can only go back. Try a different route."

[Room N]
Room N is north of Bottom Maze. "There are paths heading north, south and east."

[Room O]
Room O is north of Room N. "There are paths heading north and south."

[Room P]
Room P is east of  Room N. "There are paths heading east and west."

[Room Q]
Room Q is north of Room O. "There are paths leading west and south."

[Room R]
Room R is east of Room P. "There are paths leading south and west."

[Room S]
Room S is south of Room R. "There are paths leading south and north."

[Room T]
Room T is south of Room S. "There are paths leading west and north."

[Room U]
Room U is east of Room X. "There's a dead end, you can only go back. Try a different route."

[Room V]
Room V is west of Room Q. "There's a dead end, you can only go back. Try a different route."

[Room W]
Room W is west of Room T. "There are paths leading north, east and south."

[Room X]
Room X is east of Room T. "There are paths heading east and west."

[Room Y]
Room Y is south of Room W. "There's a dead end, you can only go back. Try a different route."

[Room Z]
Room Z is north of Room W. "A large and empty cup is sitting on the ground. It looks familiar..." 

The cup is in Room Z.

After taking cup: say "You did it! You found the missing cup of Clopperdale!"; end the game in victory