The Search for the Sacred Saeurkraut

A sketch of the ginker or flying head, an icon of the questers

It's October 1985. Questors prepare for the most riveting adventure of their life. What actually happens is a mundane search for treasure leading to the most coveted booty of all: The Sacred Saeurkraut!

Save your game

By default, a new game starts each time you visit this site. You can save your progress and continue a game by typing save game. You will be asked to enter your email address.

When you want to continue your stored game later, type load game. Remember to type save game each time you want to update your progress.

You can also type new game to start from scratch.

How to play

Using only two-word (verb + object) commands, you explore the Coal Region borough of Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania. Example commands are:

Command		Shortcut
go north take shovel look window look west		go no ta sh lo wi lo we

There also a few rare cases when you can use three or four words and a preposition, for example:

Command		Shortcut
talk with david give apple to george put apple in basket		ta wi da gi ap to ge pu ap in ba

There is a limit to how many things you can carry. To see what you're carrying, type:

inventory or in

To put an object down, for example, a shovel, type:

drop shovel or dr sh

Sometimes you will encounter compound words or multi-word objects such as: golden fleece or George's Department Store. In these cases, you should use the following:

take fleece / ta fl = take golden fleece
go George's / go ge = go [in] George's Department Store

If you come across a hyphenated word, be sure to use the first word:

take pile-driver / ta pi

If you're unsure what to type, just try different expressions until something works. The syntax might seem too rigid sometimes... consider it a puzzle!

There are many other actions and objects you will discover along the way. Experiment with different phrases to see what you can do! Happy questing!