Backyard — 3 of 15

Part 2 - Definitions

Use scoring.

To acquire (animal - animal):

choose a blank row in the Table of Diary Contents;

now the topic entry is the topic corresponding to a critter of animal in the Table of Available Animals;

now the heading entry is the heading corresponding to a critter of animal in the Table of Available Animals;

now the reply entry is the reply corresponding to a critter of animal in the Table of Available Animals;

now the diary is updated;

increment score.

To lose (animal - animal):

decrement score.

The maximum score is 9.

A home is a kind of thing.

A home can be empty or occupied. A home is usually empty.

A home can be suitable or unsuitable. A home is usually unsuitable.

Transforming is an action applying to one carried thing. Understand "transform [something]" as transforming.

Carry out transforming:

say "You don't know what to do with [the noun]."

Landscaping is an action applying to one touchable thing. Understand "dig [something]" as landscaping.

Check landscaping:

if the player is not carrying the gardening equipment, say "With what, your bare hands?" instead.

Carry out landscaping:

say "You're not particularly inclined to landscape [the noun].".

A growing-place is a kind of thing.

Ripeness is a kind of value. The ripenesses are seedy, shooty, unripe and ripe.

A plant is a kind of thing. A plant has a ripeness. A plant is usually seedy.

A seed is a kind of thing. A seed has a plant called product.

Instead of taking a plant (called a victim):

if the victim is ripe, say "There's no need to harvest [the victim]." instead;

otherwise say "[The victim] are not ripe yet.".

Instead of cutting a plant (called a victim), try taking the victim.

Every turn when a seedy plant (called a shoot) is in the location:

say "The seeds you planted sprout almost immediately and start growing tender shoots.";

now the shoot is shooty;

rule succeeds.

Every turn when a shooty plant (called a shoot) is in the location:

if a random chance of 1 in 3 succeeds:

say "The [shoot] plants grow quickly.";

now the shoot is unripe;

rule succeeds.

Every turn when a plant (called a shoot) is unripe:

if a random chance of 1 in 3 succeeds:

say "[The shoot] are now fully grown and ripe.";

now the shoot is ripe.

Producing relates one plant (called the produce) to one growing-place. The verb to produce means the reversed producing relation.

To say produce state of (bed - a growing-place):

say "[if the bed produces something]There [are] some [produce of the bed] growing there[otherwise]It is empty[end if].[no line break]"