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Lazy Wizard's Guide
to Passing the Very Final and Super Difficult Magical Exam
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Created by Lenard Gunda (support@7hrsmn.io)

version 1.0.2
for the 2022 Interactive Fiction Competition 

(this readme was last updated 17th October 2022)



WELCOME TO THE LAZY WIZARD'S GUIDE!


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To play the game
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Start your favorite browser (see supported browsers below) and go to:

https://lazywizardsguide.7hrsmn.io/

(or open index.html in this package to be redirected there automatically)

This will open the CURRENT VERSION of the game. If you want to experience
the ORIGINAL version as it was published to IFCOMP go to the end of this 
readme!



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Requirements
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Lazy Wizard's Guide can be played in your browser. It supports the 
following browsers:

 * Microsoft Edge (Chromium)
 * Mozilla Firefox
 * Google Chrome
 * Apple Safari

(Lazy Wizard's Guide requires WebAssembly support that is provided by 
these browsers)

There are no operating system restrictions. Should work on anything.

Local storage is required to save progress in saved games. 



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Mobile devices
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The game should work on Android devices without issues.

On an iPad, we recommend using either a physical keyboard or the floating
keyboard. There are some issues with the full sized on-screen keyboard. 
More information is provided by going into the User's Guide from the main
screen of the game and reading the iPad Guide.

On an iPhone there are some issues currently with the on-screen keyboard.
Again, read the User's Guide for more information. While playable, the 
experience is not optimal. 



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How to play the game
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Lazy Wizard's Guide is a parser based text adventure. You need to type in 
the commands you want it to execute. If you are new to this kind of game,
you might want to start by typing in:

> help

That will give you a short overview and pointers to more topics you can
read. Hopefully this gets you started on your adventures. 

> help movement
> help look

If you still require help, try googling "how to play a parser based text 
adventure". That might give you some more tips.



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Save progress
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Remember to save your game from time to time, although the browser based 
system will do its best to auto save your progress. You can use the save 
command to save a game and the load command to restore a previous save.

The auto save system will try to save your progress after every command. 
If you navigate away from the page or accidently refresh the page, the 
game should continue where you left off. 

Note: the game saves progress into the browsers local storage. If you have
disabled local storage or if you set up your browser to clear local storage
when you close the browser, you might lose your progress in this game!




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Getting stuck?
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If you feel stuck with the game, I suggest you try the built in hint 
system which is designed to help you out. Your friendly exam jinn will be
able to help you out here. 
 
Although you do get an achievement for completing the game without hints.

If you are totally stuck and the hints will not help, there is a walkthrough
included as well.



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Contact
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You can get hold of me, the author by emailing to:

Lenard Gunda <support@7hrsmn.io>

Feel free to submit feedback, comments or questions. I think I can answer
with hints as well, should you get stuck :-)



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Credits
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Created by Lenard Gunda (lenard@7hrsmn.io)

Big thank you goes to the testers who helped me polish the game and fix 
numerous bugs and typos:

- Andy Joel
- Jesse Ryhänen
- Jussi Paalanen
- Lauri Kotilainen
- Mike Russo
- Tamas Gunda



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Version history
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Here are the changes made to the game.

v1.0.2 (17th October, 2022)
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* Fixed: game was not playable on Android phones
* Fixed: in rare circumstances the game could crash
* Added: a help page to describe how to run the game on mobile devices



v1.0.1 (2nd October, 2022)
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* Fixed: interacting with a puzzle object did not work properly / as intended
* Fixed: some typos



v1.0.0
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First published version, for the 2022 Interactive Fiction Competition

This version can be played here: https://lazywizardsguide2022ifcomp.7hrsmn.io

