Those old text based adventures were always hard.
This is why you should ALWAYS rent that B-side horror movie that has collected 9 years worth of dust at your local video store. Not the big chain ones like “blockbuster” but the really seedy run down video store that still has more VHS then DVD and may in actuality be a front store for gambling or drugs and has an outdated 80’s name like “Video Magic” with busted out lightbulbs on the sign.