Humbug

You might be mistaken for thinking that the “treasure hunt in a mansion full of secrets” theme had been played out — if not in text adventures, then surely in interactive CD-ROMs. And yet here is a text adventure that puts us squarely in that familiar setting, but one which siphons out the worn cliches and tired pretension and shores up the fragile framework with a vigorous injection of healthy, red-blooded absurd fun.