The Usurper: The Mines Of Qyntárr
Description
The player is in a dark forest. The only hint is a placard nailed to a tree, with a warning: anyone seeking the Orb will meet a fitting end, signed King Aken by his Lord Lieutenant K'vin. Further exploration reveals a stone pedestal, a log cabin, and a dark cave. Exploring the cave without a light source will result in certain death by a yallou. It's up to the player to figure out how to proceed.
Book One of The Usurper: The Mines Of Qyntárr (in-game title) is a text adventure game with a fantasy setting. The game tracks how many moves the player makes and will award the player points (out of 500) for progress in the game.
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Mines of Qyntarr was actually the third chapter in a planned series of six Usurper games; as it turns out, the only one ever released. Sir-Tech's reasoning behind releasing the third game first was lost along with the remainder of the series.
Text Parser
Entering an obscene word in the parser will result in the response "Do you eat with those fingers?"
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Game added by Will D.
Apple II added by Kabushi.
Additional contributors: Ye Olde Infocomme Shoppe, Indra was here.
Game added March 27, 2000. Last modified February 22, 2023.