Actions Index The actions (click magnifiers for details);   kinds of action;   commands A to Z;   actions A to Z;   the applicable rules. What are actions?  ; Creating new actions  ; Out of world actions (in red)

Standard actions concerning the actor's possessions
Taking inventory , Taking , Removing it from , Dropping , Putting it on , Inserting it into , Eating 

Standard actions which move the actor
Going , Entering , Exiting , Getting off 

Standard actions concerning the actor's vision
Looking , Examining , Looking under , Searching , Consulting it about 

Standard actions which change the state of things
Locking it with , Unlocking it with , Switching on , Switching off , Opening , Closing , Wearing , Taking off 

Standard actions concerning other people
Giving it to , Showing it to , Waking , Throwing it at , Attacking , Kissing , Answering it that , Telling it about , Asking it about , Asking it for 

Standard actions which are checked but then do nothing unless rules intervene
Waiting , Touching , Waving , Pulling , Pushing , Turning , Pushing it to , Squeezing 

Standard actions which always do nothing unless rules intervene
Saying yes , Saying no , Burning , Waking up , Thinking , Smelling , Listening to , Tasting , Cutting , Jumping , Tying it to , Drinking , Saying sorry , Swearing obscenely , Swearing mildly , Swinging , Rubbing , Setting it to , Waving hands , Buying , Singing , Climbing , Sleeping 

Standard actions which happen out of world
Quitting the game , Saving the game , Restoring the game , Restarting the game , Verifying the story file , Switching the story transcript on , Switching the story transcript off , Requesting the story file version , Requesting the score , Preferring abbreviated room descriptions , Preferring unabbreviated room descriptions , Preferring sometimes abbreviated room descriptions , Switching score notification on , Switching score notification off , Requesting the pronoun meanings 

Actions defined by the extension Questions by Michael Callaghan
Number questioning   , Menu questioning   , Yes/no questioning   , Gender questioning   , Text questioning   

New actions defined in the source
Exiting from  , Playing  , Resetting the puzzle  , Going to the next puzzle  , Going to the previous puzzle  , Menuing  , Unblocking all puzzles  , Spinning it to  , Pulling left  , Pulling right  , Setting it to colour  , Pulling up  , Pulling down  

Named kinds of action

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Commands available to the player

"[direction]" - Going
"[number]"  - Number questioning 
"[number]"  - Menu questioning 
"[decision]"  - Yes/no questioning 
"[gender]"  - Gender questioning 
"[text]"  - Text questioning 

"about"  - Menuing 
"abstract", a testing command not available in the final game
"actions", a testing command not available in the final game
"adjust", same as "set" 
"answer [number]"  - Number questioning 
"answer [number]"  - Menu questioning 
"answer [decision]"  - Yes/no questioning 
"answer [gender]"  - Gender questioning 
"answer [text] to [someone]" - Answering it that  (reversed)
"answer [text]"  - Text questioning 
"ask [someone] for [something]" - Asking it for 
"ask [someone] about [text]" - Asking it about 
"attach", same as "tie" 
"attack [something]" - Attacking 
"awake", same as "wake" 
"awaken", same as "wake" 

"break", same as "attack" 
"brief" - Preferring sometimes abbreviated room descriptions 
"burn [something]" - Burning 
"buy [something]" - Buying 
"bwv1080"  - Unblocking all puzzles 

"carry", same as "take" 
"check", same as "examine" 
"chop", same as "cut" 
"clean", same as "rub" 
"clear", same as "push" 
"climb [something]" - Climbing 
"climb up/over [something]" - Climbing 
"close [something]" - Closing 
"close up [something]" - Closing 
"close off [something]" - Switching off 
"consult [something] on/about [text]" - Consulting it about 
"cover", same as "close" 
"crack", same as "attack" 
"cross", same as "enter" 
"cut [something]" - Cutting 

"describe", same as "examine" 
"destroy", same as "attack" 
"discard", same as "drop" 
"display", same as "show" 
"disrobe", same as "shed" 
"doff", same as "shed" 
"don", same as "wear" 
"drag", same as "pull" 
"drink [something]" - Drinking 
"drink from [something]"  - Drinking 
"drop [something preferably held]"  - Dropping 
"drop [something preferably held] at/against/on/onto [something]"  - Throwing it at 
"drop [something] in/into/down [something]"  - Inserting it into 
"drop [something] on/onto [something]"  - Putting it on 
"dust", same as "rub" 

"eat [something preferably held]" - Eating 
"embrace", same as "kiss" 
"enter" - Entering 
"enter [something]" - Entering 
"examine [something]" - Examining 
"exit" - Exiting 
"exit [something]"  - Exiting from 

"fasten", same as "tie" 
"feed", same as "give" 
"feel", same as "touch" 
"fight", same as "attack" 

"get out/off/up"  - Exiting 
"get [something]"  - Taking 
"get in/into/on/onto [something]"  - Entering 
"get off [something]"  - Getting off 
"get out of [something]"  - Exiting from 
"get [something] from [something]"  - Removing it from 
"give [someone] [something preferably held]" - Giving it to  (reversed)
"give [something preferably held] to [someone]" - Giving it to 
"glklist", a testing command not available in the final game
"go" - Going 
"go [direction]" - Going 
"go [something]" - Entering 
"go into/in/inside/through [something]" - Entering 
"gonear", a testing command not available in the final game

"hear [something]" - Listening to 
"help"  - Menuing 
"hit", same as "attack" 
"hold", same as "take" 
"hop", same as "jump" 
"hug", same as "kiss" 

"i", same as "inventory" 
"info"  - Menuing 
"insert [something] in/into [something]"  - Inserting it into 
"inv", same as "inventory" 
"inventory" - Taking inventory 

"jump" - Jumping 

"kill", same as "attack" 
"kiss [someone]" - Kissing 

"l", same as "look" 
"leave", same as "exit" 
"light", same as "burn" 
"listen" - Listening to 
"listen to [something]" - Listening to 
"lock [something] with [something preferably held]" - Locking it with 
"long" - Preferring unabbreviated room descriptions 
"look" - Looking 
"look [something]" - Examining 
"look at [something]" - Examining 
"look inside/in/into/through [something]" - Searching 
"look under [something]" - Looking under 
"look up [text] in [something]" - Consulting it about  (reversed)

"menu"  - Menuing 
"move", same as "push" 
"murder", same as "attack" 

"nap", same as "sleep" 
"next puzzle"  - Going to the next puzzle 
"no" - Saying no 
"normal" - Preferring sometimes abbreviated room descriptions 
"notify" - Switching score notification on 
"notify on" - Switching score notification on 
"notify off" - Switching score notification off 
"nouns" - Requesting the pronoun meanings 

"offer", same as "give" 
"open [something]" - Opening 
"open [something] with [something preferably held]" - Unlocking it with 
"out", same as "exit" 

"pay", same as "give" 
"pick up [something]"  - Taking 
"pick [something] up"  - Taking 
"play [something]"  - Playing 
"polish", same as "rub" 
"present", same as "show" 
"press", same as "push" 
"previous puzzle"  - Going to the previous puzzle 
"pronouns" - Requesting the pronoun meanings 
"prune", same as "cut" 
"pull [something]" - Pulling 
"pull [something] left"  - Pulling left 
"pull [something] right"  - Pulling right 
"pull [something] up"  - Pulling up 
"pull [something] down"  - Pulling down 
"pull [something] to left"  - Pulling left 
"pull [something] to right"  - Pulling right 
"pull [something] to up"  - Pulling up 
"pull [something] to down"  - Pulling down 
"pull [something] to [a number]"  - Spinning it to 
"pull [something] to [a colour]"  - Setting it to colour 
"pull [something] to the left"  - Pulling left 
"pull [something] to the right"  - Pulling right 
"punch", same as "attack" 
"purchase", same as "buy" 
"purloin", a testing command not available in the final game
"push [something]" - Pushing 
"push [something] [direction]" - Pushing it to 
"push [something] left"  - Pulling left 
"push [something] left"  - Pulling left 
"push [something] right"  - Pulling right 
"push [something] right"  - Pulling right 
"push [something] up"  - Pulling up 
"push [something] up"  - Pulling up 
"push [something] down"  - Pulling down 
"push [something] down"  - Pulling down 
"push [something] to [direction]" - Pushing it to 
"push [something] to left"  - Pulling left 
"push [something] to left"  - Pulling left 
"push [something] to right"  - Pulling right 
"push [something] to right"  - Pulling right 
"push [something] to up"  - Pulling up 
"push [something] to up"  - Pulling up 
"push [something] to down"  - Pulling down 
"push [something] to down"  - Pulling down 
"push [something] to [a number]"  - Spinning it to 
"push [something] to [a colour]"  - Setting it to colour 
"push [something] to the left"  - Pulling left 
"push [something] to the left"  - Pulling left 
"push [something] to the right"  - Pulling right 
"push [something] to the right"  - Pulling right 
"put on [something preferably held]"  - Wearing 
"put down [something preferably held]"  - Dropping 
"put [something preferably held] down"  - Dropping 
"put [something] in/inside/into [something]"  - Inserting it into 
"put [something] on/onto [something]"  - Putting it on 

"q" - Quitting the game 
"quit" - Quitting the game 

"random", a testing command not available in the final game
"read [something]" - Examining 
"read about [text] in [something]" - Consulting it about  (reversed)
"read [text] in [something]" - Consulting it about  (reversed)
"relations", a testing command not available in the final game
"remove [something preferably held]"  - Taking off 
"remove [something] from [something]"  - Removing it from 
"reset"  - Resetting the puzzle 
"reset puzzle"  - Resetting the puzzle 
"restart" - Restarting the game 
"restart puzzle"  - Resetting the puzzle 
"restart game"  - Restarting the game 
"restore" - Restoring the game 
"rotate", same as "turn" 
"rub [something]" - Rubbing 
"rules", a testing command not available in the final game
"run", same as "go" 

"save" - Saving the game 
"say", same as "answer" 
"scale", same as "climb" 
"scenes", a testing command not available in the final game
"scope", a testing command not available in the final game
"score" - Requesting the score 
"screw", same as "turn" 
"script" - Switching the story transcript on 
"script on" - Switching the story transcript on 
"script off" - Switching the story transcript off 
"scrub", same as "rub" 
"search [something]" - Searching 
"set [something] to [a number]"  - Spinning it to 
"set [something] to [a colour]"  - Setting it to colour 
"set [something] to [text]" - Setting it to 
"shed [something preferably held]" - Taking off 
"shift", same as "push" 
"shine", same as "rub" 
"short" - Preferring abbreviated room descriptions 
"shout", same as "answer" 
"show [someone] [something preferably held]" - Showing it to  (reversed)
"show [something preferably held] to [someone]" - Showing it to 
"showheap", a testing command not available in the final game
"showme", a testing command not available in the final game
"showverb", a testing command not available in the final game
"shut", same as "close" 
"sing" - Singing 
"sip", same as "drink" 
"sit on/in/inside [something]" - Entering 
"sit on top of [something]" - Entering 
"skip", same as "jump" 
"sleep" - Sleeping 
"slice", same as "cut" 
"smash", same as "attack" 
"smell" - Smelling 
"smell [something]" - Smelling 
"sniff", same as "smell" 
"sorry" - Saying sorry 
"speak", same as "answer" 
"squash", same as "squeeze" 
"squeeze [something]" - Squeezing 
"stand" - Exiting 
"stand up" - Exiting 
"stand on [something]" - Entering 
"superbrief" - Preferring abbreviated room descriptions 
"swallow", same as "drink" 
"sweep", same as "rub" 
"swing [something]" - Swinging 
"swing on [something]" - Swinging 
"switch [something switched on]" - Switching off 
"switch [something]" - Switching on 
"switch on [something]" - Switching on 
"switch [something] on" - Switching on 
"switch [something] off" - Switching off 
"switch off [something]" - Switching off 

"take inventory"  - Taking inventory 
"take [something]"  - Taking 
"take off [something]"  - Taking off 
"take [something] from [something]"  - Removing it from 
"take [something] off [something]"  - Removing it from 
"taste [something]" - Tasting 
"tell [someone] about [text]" - Telling it about 
"test", a testing command not available in the final game
"think" - Thinking 
"throw", same as "drop" 
"thump", same as "attack" 
"tie [something] to [something]" - Tying it to 
"torture", same as "attack" 
"touch [something]" - Touching 
"trace", a testing command not available in the final game
"transcript" - Switching the story transcript on 
"transcript on" - Switching the story transcript on 
"transcript off" - Switching the story transcript off 
"tree", a testing command not available in the final game
"turn [something]" - Turning 
"turn [something] on" - Switching on 
"turn on [something]" - Switching on 
"turn [something] off" - Switching off 
"turn off [something]" - Switching off 
"twist", same as "turn" 

"uncover", same as "open" 
"unlock [something] with [something preferably held]" - Unlocking it with 
"unscrew", same as "turn" 
"unwrap", same as "open" 

"verbose" - Preferring unabbreviated room descriptions 
"verify" - Verifying the story file 
"version" - Requesting the story file version 

"wait" - Waiting 
"wake" - Waking up 
"wake up" - Waking up 
"wake [someone]" - Waking 
"wake [someone] up" - Waking 
"wake up [someone]" - Waking 
"walk", same as "go" 
"watch", same as "examine" 
"wave" - Waving hands 
"wave [something]" - Waving 
"wear [something preferably held]" - Wearing 
"wipe", same as "rub" 
"wreck", same as "attack" 

"x", same as "examine" 

"y", same as "yes" 
"yes" - Saying yes 

"z", same as "wait" 

Actions in alphabetical order

answering it that  asking it about  asking it for  attacking  burning  buying  climbing  closing  consulting it about  cutting  drinking  dropping  eating  entering  examining  exiting  exiting from  gender questioning  getting off  giving it to  going  going to the next puzzle  going to the previous puzzle  inserting it into  jumping  kissing  listening to  locking it with  looking  looking under  menu questioning  menuing  number questioning  opening  playing  preferring abbreviated room descriptions  preferring sometimes abbreviated room descriptions  preferring unabbreviated room descriptions  pulling  pulling down  pulling left  pulling right  pulling up  pushing  pushing it to  putting it on  quitting the game  removing it from  requesting the pronoun meanings

requesting the score  requesting the story file version  resetting the puzzle  restarting the game  restoring the game  rubbing  saving the game  saying no  saying sorry  saying yes  searching  setting it to  setting it to colour  showing it to  singing  sleeping  smelling  spinning it to  squeezing  swearing mildly  swearing obscenely  swinging  switching off  switching on  switching score notification off  switching score notification on  switching the story transcript off  switching the story transcript on  taking  taking inventory  taking off  tasting  telling it about  text questioning  thinking  throwing it at  touching  turning  tying it to  unblocking all puzzles  unlocking it with  verifying the story file  waiting  waking  waking up  waving  waving hands  wearing  yes/no questioning

Rules governing actions

	Persuasion  ... rulebook  name There are no rules in this rulebook.

	Unsuccessful attempt by  ... rulebook  name There are no rules in this rulebook.

	Before  ... rulebook  name     putting something on a chest when a lid (called the item) is part of the second noun        putting something on a lid which is part of an open chest (called the item)        inserting something into a lid which is part of a chest (called the item)        an actor getting off the wooden chest        opening a lid which is part of a chest (called the item)        closing a lid which is part of a chest (called the item)        going when the puzzle number is 6        an actor doing anything

	Instead  ... rulebook  name     pushing the red button when the paint number is not 5        examining the elevator when the puzzle number is 1        going up when the puzzle number is 1        going down when the puzzle number is 1        examining the white button when the puzzle number is 1        an actor pushing the white button when the puzzle number is 1        examining the chau gong when the puzzle number is 1        an actor attacking the chau gong when the puzzle number is 1        examining the nipple gong when the puzzle number is 1        an actor attacking the nipple gong when the puzzle number is 1        examining the agung double gong when the puzzle number is 1        an actor attacking the agung double gong when the puzzle number is 1        an actor pushing the blue button when the puzzle number is 2        examining the superfast automatic lifts when the puzzle number is 2        an actor going up when the puzzle number is 2        an actor going down when the puzzle number is 2        an actor entering the superfast automatic lifts when the puzzle number is 2        examining the chau gong when the puzzle number is 2        an actor attacking the chau gong when the puzzle number is 2        examining the nipple gong when the puzzle number is 2        an actor attacking the nipple gong when the puzzle number is 2        examining the agung double gong when the puzzle number is 2        an actor attacking the agung double gong when the puzzle number is 2        examining the white button when the puzzle number is 5        pushing the white button when the puzzle number is 5        examining the white button when the puzzle number is 6        pushing the white button when the puzzle number is 6        pushing the red button when the paint number is 5        taking the tap when the tap is open        examining a direction when the puzzle number is 5        inserting a banana into the strange machine        inserting something into the tap        putting something on a lid which is part of an open chest (called the item)        an actor doing anything with the dummy_lift        an actor playing the chau gong        an actor playing the nipple gong        an actor playing the agung double gong        examining the blue button        entering the wooden chest        examining the problem screen        examining the calculator        pulling left the calculator        pulling right the calculator        examining the add-button        pushing the ADD-button        examining the add-button        pushing the MUL-button        examining the strange machine        pulling left the lever        pulling right the lever        setting the strange machine to colour        setting the lever to colour        examining the organ        examining the bellows        pulling up the bellows        pulling down the bellows        examining the tap        opening the tap        closing the tap        drinking the tap        pulling or pushing the bellows        looking under a lid which is part of a chest (called the item)        examining an apple        climbing the chest        examining a compartment door        going when the puzzle number is 5        going when the puzzle number is 6        an actor singing        an actor jumping        an actor waiting        an actor examining        an actor taking inventory        an actor touching        playing        pulling left        pulling right        pulling up        pulling down    default outcome is failure

	Check ... rulebook  name Check rules are tied to specific actions, and there are too many to index here. For instance, the check taking rules can only ever affect the taking action, so they are indexed on the detailed index page for taking.

	Carry out ... rulebook  name Carry out rules are tied to specific actions, and there are too many to index here.

	After  ... rulebook  name There are no rules in this rulebook.

	Report ... rulebook  name Report rules are tied to specific actions, and there are too many to index here.