Rules: Detail view  Back to full view A set of rulebooks and activities in detail.

How commands are understood

'Understanding' here means turning a typed command, like GET FISH, into one or more actions, like taking the red herring. This is all handled by a single large rule (the parse command rule), but that rule makes use of the following activities and rulebooks in its work.

	Does the player mean  ... rulebook  name     giving an apple to when the noun is carried by the player        taking something which is carried by the player  very unlikely to mean taking what's already carried rule   name  unlist outcome  it is very likely - a success outcome  it is likely - a success outcome  it is possible - a success outcome  it is unlikely - a success outcome  it is very unlikely - a success

	Reading a command  ... activity  b  f  a for    when count is not 0    default outcome is success after    when count is 0  handle again rule   name  unlist  after    when number question mode is true    after    when menu question mode is true    after    when yes/no question mode is true    after    when gender question mode is true    after    when text question mode is true

	Deciding the scope  ... activity  b  f  a There are no rules before, for or after this activity.

	Deciding the concealed possessions  ... activity  b  f  a There are no rules before, for or after this activity.

	Deciding whether all includes  ... activity  b  f  a for    scenery while taking  exclude scenery from take all rule   name  unlist for    fixed in place things while taking  exclude fixed in place things from take all rule   name  unlist for    people while taking  exclude people from take all rule   name  unlist for    scenery    for    persons    outcome  it does not - a failure outcome  it does - a success default outcome is success

	Clarifying the parser's choice  ... activity  b  f  a There are no rules before, for or after this activity.

	Asking which do you mean  ... activity  b  f  a There are no rules before, for or after this activity.

	Printing a parser error  ... activity  b  f  a for    when count is not 0  don't get stuck in parser errors rule   name  unlist  for    when the latest parser error is can't use multiple objects error    default outcome is success

	Supplying a missing noun  ... activity  b  f  a for    while an actor smelling  ambient odour rule   name  unlist for    while an actor listening  ambient sound rule   name  unlist for    while going    for    while entering  find what to enter rule   name  unlist default outcome is success       NB: the block vaguely going rule is not listed in the for supplying a missing noun rules

	Supplying a missing second noun  ... activity  b  f  a There are no rules before, for or after this activity.

	Implicitly taking  ... activity  b  f  a There are no rules before, for or after this activity.