Hex

Hex is a text adventure for the BBC/Electron.

Whilst on a hiking holiday in Cornwall, the player finds themselves in Padstow during the Hobby Horse celebrations. After the celebrations the player becomes engaged in conversation with a couple of old Cornishmen in one of the taverns, who mention the local legend of a witch named Vianna who lived by the coast between Padstow and Bude, farther north.

A couple of hundred years ago, the woman Vianna was accused of being a witch and was put to death. The people say, however, that at certain times she returns to stalk the night along with various demons and familiars which she conjures up to help her in whatever diabolical deeds she performs. One of the men mentions that he is driving in the morning to Bude and that he will happily offer the player a seat on his carriage so that they can visit the village where Vianna lived.

The player explores the village and the local countryside, and tries to get to the bottom of the secretive events happening in town and the true story of the long dead witch. All commands are via VERB NOUN entry, and there is a save/restore feature.