Wordlock
Release type: Freeware
Release date: August 30, 2013
Levels: 100
Author: Mike Perrucci
Website: More Mazeguy
Related games: Invasion of the Blobs II
Wordlock is a puzzle game by Mike Perrucci. The inspiration came from the Moredhel wordlock chests featured in Betrayal at Krondor. In that game, chests with riddles written on them can be found. The player must rotate tumblers and spell out the correct answer to unlock the chest and claim the treasure inside.
This concept was recreated, for the most part, for level eighteen of Perrucci’s previous game, Invasion of the Blobs II. A force field prevented the heroine, Melissa, from reaching the lair of the final boss. The barrier could only be disabled by solving three riddles.
Wordlock increases the number of riddles to one hundred. The protagonist, if it could be called that, is a common arrow cursor. It functions just as you would expect, except movement and “clicking” is performed with the keyboard instead of a mouse. As the game progresses, you collect keys that open a series of locks that guard a large Esc key. What would happen if the cursor pressed it?
Contents
Story[edit]
There are no villians. There are no weapons. There are no heroes. There are only 100 wordlocks, a cursor... and you.
Instructions[edit]
Use the arrow keys or the numeric keypad to move the cursor.
Touch this icon to view a wordlock. To solve it, change the green letters by “clicking” them with the spacebar or 5 key. Keep clicking until you spell out the right answer. You get one point if you do.
When you think you have the correct answer, wait a few seconds. If the red light turns green, exit to the right. If it doesn’t, try again. If you’re stumped, touch the white light to quit. You can return anytime.
As a last resort, you can put the letters from each tumbler into columns. Then pick one letter from each column to spell a word. Something special will happen if you solve all 100 wordlocks. Good luck!
Function keys:
F1 – Display help.
F2 – Display score.
F3 – Music on/off.
F4 – Sound on/off.
F5 – Save game.
F6 – Load game.
F10 – About Game-Maker.
Esc – Exit game.
Credits[edit]
Game design, art and animation:
Mike Perrucci
Game engine and toolset:
Game-Maker (Recreational Software Designs)
Inspiration:
Betrayal at Krondor
Riddles:
Betrayal at Krondor
Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader
The Thieves Guild
Riddle O’Day
J.R.R. Tolkien
Smurfs’ Village
The Riddler
Music:
Robert Allen
Erik Satie
Unknown artists
Special thanks:
The Stone family for creating Game-Maker.
[Azurelore Korrigan] and Alan Caudel for encouragement.
Dylan, Tyler and Steve for play-testing.
And finally… you. Thank you for playing!
Wordlock
Copyright 2013 Mike Perrucci
www.mazeguy.net
Availability[edit]
Wordlock is available from its author's Website.
Archive History[edit]
After a period of anticipation, Mike Perrucci made the game available upon its completion, on August 30, 2013.
Links[edit]
Sites[edit]
- Wordlock (mazeguy.net)
