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NORD AND BERT COULDN'T MAKE HEAD OR TAIL OF IT
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by Jeff O'Neill
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Copyright 1987 Infocom, Inc.
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Genre: comedy
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Difficulty: ^^^^^
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Release 19 / Serial number 870722 / Interpreter 2 Version H
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[description]
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You are standing at the edge of a barren field. A steady wind, having
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secreted away the topsoil, is now drifting sandy dirt across the plain. A
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scant sign of life here is a freshly-burrowed molehill on the ground.
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> MAKE A MOUNTAIN OUT OF THE MOLEHILL
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There is a tremendous rumbling in the distance, getting louder and louder,
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until it is deafening. The dirt around the molehill crumbles away as
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mighty, jagged granite peaks emerge from deep underground. The surrounding
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landscape transforms into a fertile valley before your very eyes.
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Infocom's first collection of short stories takes you to a place where
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nothing is quite as it seems. It's a place where you really can make a
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mountain out of a molehill, where "the fur is flying" is taken literally,
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and where a bow can be turned into a beau.
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Each of the eight stories in Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It
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involves a different type of wordplay. You'll find yourself challenging
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your wits and your memory to come up with the cliches, spoonerisms, and
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other verbal trickeries needed to complete the puzzles. But don't view this
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as a hard row to hoe. Nord and Bert contains built-in hints, which you can
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call upon when the going gets rough.
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All eight stories take place in the mixed-up town of Punster. However, no
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two contain the same people, locations, or objects. Each is played
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independently of the others, although you'll use passwords obtained in
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seven of the stories to get into the eighth. As for mapping, it's out of
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the window. You simply type where you want to go.
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The tall tales in Nord and Bert are every bit as fun and clever as
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Infocom's other interactive fiction stories. They can each be completed in
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one sitting, making them a highly entertaining way to spend an evening,
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alone or with friends. Nord and Bert was authored by Jeff O'Neill, whose
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mind is constantly working on artful new turns of phrase.
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[versions]
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R19.870722.Z4=r19 / 870722
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