The Reliques of Tolti-Aph

An interactive fiction by Graham Nelson (2005) - the Inform 7 source text

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Section E(d) - Shapes of individual rooms in the labyrinth

Labyrinth shape is a kind of value. L9/1-1-1-1-1-1 specifies a labyrinth shape with parts open space, U, D, N, E, S, W.[1]

To say cave title: if the current maze level is 1, say "Clearing"; otherwise say "Cave".
To say chamber title: if the current maze level is 1, say "Grove"; otherwise say "Chamber".
To say tunnel title: if the current maze level is 1, say "Footpath"; otherwise say "Tunnel".

Table of Shape Frequencies
shape   shape name   legend   frequency   shape count
L1/0-0-1-1-1-1   "[cave title] of Four Ways"   "-O-"   6%   a number
L1/0-0-0-1-1-1   "[chamber title] of East-South-West Ways"   "-O-"   2%
L1/0-0-1-0-1-1   "[chamber title] of North-South-West Ways"   "-O "   2%
L1/0-0-1-1-0-1   "[chamber title] of North-East-West Ways"   "-O-"   2%
L1/0-0-1-1-1-0   "[chamber title] of North-East-South Ways"   " O-"   2%
L1/1-0-0-1-1-1   "[chamber title] of East-South-West Ways"   "-O-"   2%
L1/1-0-1-0-1-1   "[chamber title] of North-South-West Ways"   "-O "   2%
L1/1-0-1-1-0-1   "[chamber title] of North-East-West Ways"   "-O-"   2%
L1/1-0-1-1-1-0   "[chamber title] of North-East-South Ways"   " O-"   2%
L1/0-1-0-1-1-1   "[chamber title] of East-South-West Ways"   "-O-"   2%
L1/0-1-1-0-1-1   "[chamber title] of North-South-West Ways"   "-O "   2%
L1/0-1-1-1-0-1   "[chamber title] of North-East-West Ways"   "-O-"   2%
L1/0-1-1-1-1-0   "[chamber title] of North-East-South Ways"   " O-"   2%
L0/0-0-1-1-1-1   "Four Ways"   "-+-"   6%
L0/0-0-0-1-1-1   "East-South-West Junction"   "-o-"   2%
L0/0-0-1-0-1-1   "North-South-West Junction"   "-o "   2%
L0/0-0-1-1-0-1   "North-East-West Junction"   "-o-"   2%
L0/0-0-1-1-1-0   "North-East-South Junction"   " o-"   2%
L0/1-0-0-1-1-1   "East-South-West Junction"   "-o-"   2%
L0/1-0-1-0-1-1   "North-South-West Junction"   "-o "   2%
L0/1-0-1-1-0-1   "North-East-West Junction"   "-o-"   2%
L0/1-0-1-1-1-0   "North-East-South Junction"   " o-"   2%
L0/0-1-0-1-1-1   "East-South-West Junction"   "-o-"   2%
L0/0-1-1-0-1-1   "North-South-West Junction"   "-o "   2%
L0/0-1-1-1-0-1   "North-East-West Junction"   "-o-"   2%
L0/0-1-1-1-1-0   "North-East-South Junction"   " o-"   2%
L0/0-0-1-0-1-0   "North-South [tunnel title]"   " | "   4%
L0/0-0-0-1-0-1   "East-West [tunnel title]"   "---"   4%
L0/0-0-1-1-0-0   "North-East Bend"   " \-"   4%
L0/1-0-1-1-0-0   "North-East Bend"   " \-"   2%
L0/0-1-1-1-0-0   "North-East Bend"   " \-"   2%
L0/0-0-0-1-1-0   "South-East Bend"   " /-"   4%
L0/1-0-0-1-1-0   "South-East Bend"   " /-"   2%
L0/0-1-0-1-1-0   "South-East Bend"   " /-"   2%
L0/0-0-0-0-1-1   "South-West Bend"   "-\ "   4%
L0/1-0-0-0-1-1   "South-West Bend"   "-\ "   2%
L0/0-1-0-0-1-1   "South-West Bend"   "-\ "   2%
L0/0-0-1-0-0-1   "North-West Bend"   "-/ "   4%
L0/1-0-1-0-0-1   "North-West Bend"   "-/ "   2%
L0/0-1-1-0-0-1   "North-West Bend"   "-/ "   2%

Note

[1]. The "open space" part is a number indicating how expansive the cave is. 0 indicates a mere intersection of passages; 1 is a space large enough for encounters to occur, while higher values are reserved for specially large caves, as we shall see.