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[http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/171 Discussion of the game can be found here.]

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=== This game provides examples of: ===

* [[All Deserts Have Cacti]]: You run into a fair amount of PoPs with cacti in the second level, despite it taking place in the general area of the Middle East and Northern Africa.

* [[All Trolls Are Different]]: In this game, they are huge, green, and stupid. You encounter one guarding a well very early on.

* [[All Up to You]]

* [[And I Must Scream]]: King Carlon's fate, before you free him.

* [[Androcles Lion]]: Subverted with {{spoiler|The Lyon, of course.}} If you help him with {{spoiler|the thorn in his paw}} when he asks, he'll attack you anyway.

* [[Androcles' Lion]]: Subverted with {{spoiler|The Lyon, of course.}} If you help him with {{spoiler|the thorn in his paw}} when he asks, he'll attack you anyway.

* [[Arc Words]]: The rallying cry of the Atarri - "The dawn shall wash the sands in red."

* [[Attack Its Weak Point]]: The only way to defeat Ogrok.

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* [[Game Breaking Bug]]: In the library, you're told you need a library card before you can learn any information on Moraziel (and the information the library has on Moraziel will turn out to be essential for your survival) and that you can get one from an [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]] in another PoP. But once you meet the bureaucrat, there's nothing you can do or say to get the correct library card. The librarian will quiz you on both the first ''and'' last name that's supposed to be on your card. It's only by trial and error cheating that you can learn that the name on your card is supposed to be {{spoiler|Elias Throckmorton}} and get the information on Moraziel you need.

* [[Game Level]]: The maze sections are, for the most part, arranged linearly, but there are a few instances where the maze splits into multiple routes. The first instance of a split occurs past the Endless Desert Sands in the second level, when you are given a choice between heading toward the Twisted Temple or the River of Flame.

* [[Have a Nice Death]]: For those obsessive-compulsive enough, it becomes a [[Self Imposed Challenge]] to find every possible way you can die.

* [[Have a Nice Death]]: For those obsessive-compulsive enough, it becomes a [[Self-Imposed Challenge]] to find every possible way you can die.

* [[I Know Your True Name]]: The Dragon of Ice reveals that any being who knows the true name of a dragon has power over it. The Dragon of Ice himself wishes to take advantage of this fact, but the only clues he has to go on are a paltry seven given to him by a wizard. Rather than figure out the clues himself, the Dragon forces you to decipher the clues for him. {{spoiler|The Dragon is ultimately Hoist By His Own Petard when the clues allow you to deduce ''his'' real name.}}

* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: The Crone Matilda. Every time you encounter her, she tries to prepare you for dinner. Unfortunately, she always has some piece of information you need, so avoiding interaction with her isn't the best course.

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* [[Schmuck Bait]]: Some of the choices you can make are decidedly unheroic and/or foolish.

** Dare the troll guarding the well to arm-wrestle you.

** Stride right on up to the front gate of Castle Perilous and announce how you'll topple the evil regime single-handedly. [[What Could Possibly Go Wrong]]!

** Stride right on up to the front gate of Castle Perilous and announce how you'll topple the evil regime single-handedly. [[What Could Possibly Go Wrong?]]!

{{quote| '''Guard''': [[What the Hell Player|"He's kidding, right?"]]}}

{{quote| '''Guard''': [[What the Hell, Player?|"He's kidding, right?"]]}}

** Climb to the highest peak of the Taralen Mountains, and leap to your death.

** Swim through the River of Flame. Or better yet, ''drink'' from the River of Flame.

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{{quote| [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Guess how many people survive volcanic eruptions when standing on the rim of the volcano. Can you say, "reduced to component molecules?" I knew you could.]]}}

** Provoke the wrath of the Wizard Wicksmear, and you'll be given the choice to either "flee", or "stay and die." Unfortunately, picking the latter does not reward you with a funny message... or any message at all, really. It just ends the game.

* [[~~Schrodingers~~ Gun]]: The game does not track your inventory, so you can use items that you never collected, so long as you know the magic words associated with it and can describe its distinguishing features.

* [[Schrodinger's Gun]]: The game does not track your inventory, so you can use items that you never collected, so long as you know the magic words associated with it and can describe its distinguishing features.

* [[Second Person Narration]]

* [[Secret Ingredient]]: Before [[Portal (Video Game)|Portal]] introduced us to rhubarb cake with extra rhubarb, MadMaze gave us chocolate cake with grated radish.

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* [[Violation of Common Sense]]: When you reach the Edge of the World for the second time, you can climb the cliffs to reach the next section. {{spoiler|If you jump off, you get there much quicker. This despite the fact that the first time you find the Edge of the World, jumping off will result in you falling for eternity, and eventually dying of dehydration.}}

* [[Weird Moon]]: {{spoiler|The final sections of the maze.}}

* [[What the Hell Player]]:

* [[What the Hell, Player?]]:

** If you reach the River of Flame and, before collecting some firewater, chant the spell to transport yourself back to the shaman, prepare to get an earful.

** When you encounter a large green dragon blocking your path, he'll force you to play a game with him. If you stall for time, eventually the dragon will lose his temper and tell you to just "shut up and play."

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