Alice and the Wishing Tree by Craig Dutton

You are Alice and little did you know that you were soon to return to Wonderland.

Help the characters that live there with something important. But first you must find a way back into Wonderland!

New (but in an old style) and updated Version 4.0 uploaded on 26th August 2016. If you type in a well-known character name from one of Lewis Carroll's poems then you'll get the Walkthru.

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Comment Craig Dutton

16 Jan 2020

Type jabberwocky to get walkthru.

Comment Cassimonkey007

22 Aug 2019

How do I get past the first door you come across?? I have dropped the key, eaten the cake, gotten the little silver key, now what???? I've tried using it on the door but it won't work.

Review GameofChocolate

10 Sep 2017

It was ok, but to me, it didn't feel very Alice in Wonderland. The character scripts didn't really match the characters' known mannerisms. Also my game froze after speaking to the rabbit.

Comment Whispers_inTheDark

25 Aug 2017

alice in wonder land

the wishing chair

the faraway tree

*clap clap*

Comment DavyB

08 Jul 2017

It's a tough start, as others have found, so just read through the comments for guidance.

Comment michibramliger

08 Jul 2017

Im stuck at the first screen. Please help me.

Comment gandalfgreen

18 May 2017

RozaHit,
THROW COIN. MAKE WISH.

Comment RozaHit

18 May 2017

after I found the farthing, how can I use it to wish with it?

Comment Male Annabelle Doll 96

25 Aug 2016

I am stuck outside the door with the face… Any help?

Review Male Annabelle Doll 96

24 Aug 2016

Awesome game! It feel like I am the real Alice and traveling inside the fantasy world of Lewis Carroll. Thank you for your effort on making the story.

Review KyuJones

01 Jun 2016

What an enjoyable world. What enjoyable poems and riddles. ^____^
I must say I needed help from the comments, as these were quite tough tasks to figure out sometimes. But the writing is splendid and once you get through the trickier bits, it is very satisfying.

Comment KyuJones

01 Jun 2016

Ah-ha! I had missed the queen's departing gift.

That was a delightful game. I did use much help from the comments, but I'll get these clever text games down eventually! :D

Comment KyuJones

28 May 2016

@arlan - examine yourself to find an item that may help start your wishing adventure.

@sangeeta07 - treacle use will be obvious when it's needed. the clue to that is in a poem you'll find later on. when you get to it, "turn handle".

@ anyone that can help with the very end. What now? T___T
Hatter is freed, all locations seem wrapped up aside from the poor Wishing Tree himself, and that little pot of soil. I have an instrument to use, but not sure how to use it. I haven't been able to deduce the connection with the pot of soil and the tree.

Comment arian

18 Aug 2015

i see nothing i can do on first fountain !!!
anyone pls help me

Review the_ringmaster

26 Jul 2015

I am a big fan of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, so the first thing I'd like to say is that I'm glad you included both aspects in your game. I appreciate how you kept the literary style of Carroll, who is known for his wordplay, riddles, and puns. When dispersed with the original illustrations and rhymes, the game made it seem as though I was reading another installment of the Alice series. I really enjoyed revisiting the Hatter, Cheshire Cat, and the ever-bickering twins.

The puzzles were entertaining and challenging enough to keep the player thinking in terms of Wonderland logic. However, the focus on wording and syntax made several of them needlessly frustrating. They were overcome by the helpful comments though, so no harm done.

Kudos and thank you for the fun.

Comment sangeeta07

20 May 2015

how do u draw treacle from the well? i tried using handle , push , pull , raise, lift etc.. also people mentioned bucket but could not find it.. pls help.. :)

Review MisterPibb316

08 May 2015

In terms of heart/spirit and imaginative puzzles, this game is worth 5-stars. I very much enjoyed playing it--though I needed a fair share of help, despite being an avid text adventure player--and that makes up for a good chunk of the development-related issues.

AatWT is very true to the the classic Alice universe, and the whimsical story it tells is likely to satisfy most, if not all fans. However, there are some syntactical and design issues: the first being that the game's help does not mention the 'LIFT' command, which is requisite for some solutions, and another being that solving the game's first puzzle requires you to examine yourself to find your first item (something I would never think to do on my own).

Regardless, I would rather stress the fun I had playing this game with all of the clues supplied by the comments section, though on my own I never would have gotten far. In fact, although the technical issues lead me to wanting to give this game a 3, the sheer fun factor bumps it up to a 4. And I'm usually a stern reviewer!

Comment TheTrueMe

16 Mar 2015

Oops, look like I never came back soon enough, my whole game appears to have been deleted from the server? Does that happen? or is it just not loading properly? Worst of all, I can't remember any of the commands at all, or the solutions to any of the problems. I don't even remember how to find out what controls there are.

I solved all the puzzles EXCEPT helping the tree and getting home. I was totally stumped on that one. *SIGH* I wonder if I'd finish if I started over...

Review danaburgerrr

20 Feb 2015

this game is exquisite. you are such a talented writer! love how you captured the world and tone of Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass, down to how the characters speak and interact to the puzzles that are just the right amount of wacky. incredible world, good hints in the text, and just fun all around. and by now you must know how I feel about those damn item limits, but this time it wasn't all that difficult to work with. fantastic fantastic fantastic.

Comment tragoedia2

30 Nov 2014

Finally! I finished the game! What a great ending...

Comment tragoedia2

30 Nov 2014

Never mind. I just finally figured out how to speak to the door with the face. I didn't realize I had to KNOCK on the door first before attempting to answer the riddle. D'oh! Now I have to figure out what to do with that blue liquid which I found inside the casket...

Comment tragoedia2

30 Nov 2014

But where is the Mad Hatter? I can't find him anywhere. I think he's behind the door with the face in the Queen of Diamonds's castle, but I still can't figure out how to unlock this door. Unless I figure out how to do this, I can't really progress any further in this game.

Comment TheTrueMe

28 Nov 2014

Never mind! Seventh time was the charm!

Comment TheTrueMe

28 Nov 2014

Think I've come across a bug :\ I was playing this morning, and saved. I've just come back and clicked play (resume) and it says it's waiting for response for ages, then says loading and then progresses(?) to a page which is just plain white with the blue border with the save button on it at the top... have I lost the game, do I have to start again? I was so close!

Review silverstormgirl

28 Nov 2014

I love Alice in Wonderland, so I was really excited to see this text adventure. It really does have a wonderfully Victorian feel to it - riddles and nonsense logic and wishes and demands, with a strain of Alician naughtiness through it. The writing is great, and the riddles are very riddlish. The only fault I can find is in the Wizard's justification for creating a puzzle that could only be solved by disobeying conventional rules - which, contrariwise, are conventional rules in the world of text adventures and video games. if someone gives you a box, it's meant to be opened, regardless of whether it's fair to the recipient or not.

The problems I had with playing it were problems of syntax and newbieness. Text adventures can be really challenging to people unfamiliar with their logic and rules, and this is...maybe the third game I've played in the last two weeks? I'm also unfamiliar with Craig Dutton's work prior to this, or after.

However, the first puzzle was really rough, for a couple of reasons. 1) for the specificity of the commands needed. you have to figure out how to find the farthing in your pocket, and then commands are use farthing on water and make wish. 2) you couldn't get away from it. There wasn't a way to go away, look at something else, let your hindbrain figure it out while you explore. You're stuck on a screen staring at a puzzle.

honestly, without the comments section, I probably wouldn't have figured it out. the specificity of commands needed is a problem that keeps surfacing throughout the game - you have to say the right words in the right order, and there's very little in-game hints as to what you're supposed to be doing. that and the inventory limit were things I personally found difficult.

however, it is solvable. it takes time and patience, but the game does reward you.

Comment silverstormgirl

28 Nov 2014

and now I'm stuck where Ascending Descendant was. hmmmm. i know i need to heal the tree, items i haven't used: pot with soil, secateurs, rose. HMMM.

Comment silverstormgirl

28 Nov 2014

OH OKAY ORDER. ORDER IS CRITICAL. SYYYYYYYYNTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAX

Comment silverstormgirl

28 Nov 2014

to get into the wizard's tower, you need to a) get the smelly sock and b) unlock the box. The smelly sock is hidden in the laundry basket. To unlock the box, you need to figure out a way to magnify the writing on the box. You can get spectacles for that purpose by pushing the Dusty Old Knight. The writing is a riddle, and from there you need to figure out who you know that fits those qualifications.

And the goldfish is over at the Castle in the courtyard, you go in and then east.

Commands I've used for the treacle and the rattle are "use treacle on rattle", "get treacle", "put rattle in bucket", "fix rattle with treacle", and "use treacle". I've also tried putting the bucket back down in the well and dropping the rattle in the well, which was...unsuccessful.

Comment TheTrueMe

28 Nov 2014

Ignore all my recent comments with questions, I found the answers in the other comments, I think I'm coming to the end of the quest.... everybody in the comments is talking about a goldfish in a pond... I haven't even come across a pond? No body of water since the fountain in the garden in fact... Is it a location or is this an item I need to pick up from somewhere? I literally turned every turn I've been able to find and went every direction at each turn and I haven't found it. If it's an item, where do I get it from?

Comment TheTrueMe

28 Nov 2014

Silverstormgirl, try the 'use' function. I read that in the other comments. :)

Comment TheTrueMe

28 Nov 2014

How do you get into the wizard's tower? Guess I didn't read that other message as well as I should've >.<

Comment silverstormgirl

28 Nov 2014

to unlock the casket, you need to give the reward you got from the Wyvern to the Hatter, who should drop his watch. getting the watch is the start of unlocking the casket.

...I've figured out that I need the treacle in order to fix the rattle, but I haven't figured out how to get it out of the bucket, or to get the rattle into the bucket, or...however that's supposed to work.

I do figure that giving the Tweedles a rattle will either stop them from fighting or encourage them to fight more.
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/through-the-looking-glass/section4.rhtml

Comment TheTrueMe

28 Nov 2014

@tragoedia2 work out the riddle :) 'my first is in' is referring to letters. That's the only help I can give without giving away the answer... also write the answer like: say answer

As for the rest, I have no idea about the rest either, but if anybody knows, please let me know too! :)

Comment TheTrueMe

28 Nov 2014

Oh hey I did it! These games are pretty specific XD oddly fun though... I've never played a text based game like this before.

Comment TheTrueMe

28 Nov 2014

Feeling dumb. I have the farthing, I've looked at the fountain and the flowers and the birds and the hedges and the trees. and I figure the farthing is key... but I don't know how to do anything?

Comment tragoedia2

27 Nov 2014

How do I open the door with the face in the Queen of Diamonds's castle? I think I'm supposed to say something to the door, but I can't figure out what.

Also, how do I unlock the casket in the wizard's tower?
How do I stop the twins from fighting?
I've jogged the goldfish's memory, but I don't know how to get at the jewel in the pond. I haven't gotten the net from the twins yet.
I can't figure out what to do with the treacle. Ditto for the pot.

Comment AscendingDescendant

26 Nov 2014

I've given the diamond to the Queen of Diamonds and freed the Hatter. What do I do now?

Comment silverstormgirl

21 Nov 2014

SYNTAX. SYNTAX IS CRITICAL.

Review Father Thyme

19 Nov 2014

A definite five. I wish I could write like this.

Comment Father Thyme

19 Nov 2014

You have something in your inventory ,you jut didn't know where to look. This a great game.

Comment silverstormgirl

19 Nov 2014

I feel like a newb, but I'm totally struggling to get past the first screen, ahahaha. going north+south+west+east tells me I can't go there, and the ways I've tried interacting with the water or the fountain don't really do anything? There's nothing in my inventory, and nothing useful seems to lead me further. I'd love to play this game, but right now it seems I'm at a bit of a standstill. :(

Review Nathaniel.Spence

11 Nov 2014

A great little game, with well thought-out puzzles and lovely descriptions (especially the verse scattered throughout). The puzzles are just hard enough to be interesting, without the gameplay becoming frustrating. There are a few typos here and there, but not enough to distract from the overall experience. Good stuff!

Comment Mestres

04 Sep 2014

thanks for you're answer. I didn't think about that.

Comment sarah4

04 Sep 2014

Mestras, since you have already ascertained that the key on the table is useless, I would just drop it if I were you! It's worth remembering, while playing this game, that you are in Wonderland so real world logic no longer applies!

Comment Mestres

04 Sep 2014

I found the key on the table in the hall but it doesnt unlock the door.

Review BeautyvsAshes

25 Aug 2014

This was so much fun. I have always loved the tales of Alice in Wonderland, and was super excited to see this. It was so well written and honestly, Craig Dutton did a fantastic job of keeping the style similar to that of the original stories. Congratulations on a fun and fantastical game. :)

And a thank you to Sarah and Craig who helped guide my steps here and there.

Comment Craig Dutton

25 Aug 2014

In the laundry room, PUSH BASKET to get the blanket to GIVE to the giant. What you'll receive from him is KNOT a problem and then GIVE it to someone with a bad memory.

Comment BeautyvsAshes

24 Aug 2014

Thank you Sarah! Can't believe I didn't think of that. I am now stuck again. I can't figure out the hanky for the giant. No matter what command I use, I can't take a bed sheet... Am I even looking in the correct place?

Comment sarah4

24 Aug 2014

You might want to open the watch up to see if there is anything stuck in the mechanism! Hope this helps!

Comment BeautyvsAshes

23 Aug 2014

Hello, I am a little stuck on this game. I have just gotten the watch but don't know how to fix it :-/

Any help would be very much appreciated. Thank you :)

Comment Crispin

12 Jan 2014

I have a silly question. I have jogged the goldfish's memory, and used the net on the pond, and gotten the message "I've caught a rose-tinted "fish".' you rejoice.". But, there is no jewel in my inventory, or in the net. How do I get my hands on this elusive jewel?

Comment sarah4

22 Oct 2013

Kiwi, you're doing very well and you have exactly the right idea about what you want to do next. Did you know that tieing knots in a piece of string has often been used as a simple aide memoire? (hint hint!)

Comment Kiwi

22 Oct 2013

First of all, I have to say that this is a wonderful game (I've always had a fondness for Alice in Wonderland and this does it a world of justice).
But it appears I'm stuck! I've already gotten the net from the twins, the string from the giant, and spoken once to the goldfish. I know that I need to either get the queen's diamond from her or at least retrieve information about it, but but the fish won't talk to me anymore. It has something to do with the string "jogging her memory," I know, and I tried to give it to her only to have her ask "What for, child?"
Please help.

Comment Craig Dutton

02 Oct 2013

SasuTenLuvr,

I don't know what you have previously done. Speaking to the Hatter that he is free involves beforehand giving a diamond to the Queen. You have to use the net to fish out the diamond from the pond. Tweedledee/dum will offer you the net to stop waving the rattle. The rattle is found in the globe in the tower - drinking the blue liquid from the casket will give you acute awareness to find and push the button on the globe, etc....

If none of this sounds familiar then I'll publish the walkthru on the forum, if you ask for it? If it does then your nearly there.

Comment SasuTenLuvr

02 Oct 2013

That was the first thing I tried, but he just 'mutters to himself'. I was using the previous comments for help, but it seems I've missed something...

Comment Craig Dutton

30 Sep 2013

SasuTenLuvr,

It's even more easier than that: SPEAK TO HATTER.

If you type HELP in any of my games then the basic commands are listed.

Comment SasuTenLuvr

29 Sep 2013

I feel really stupid asking this, but I have no choice. I've heard helpful players saying "after the Hatter is freed" and "when you freed the Hatter" but...how exactly do you free him? Apparently you just have to tell him, but I've already used FREE HATTER, TELL HATTER ABOUT FREEDOM, even TAKE HAT in the hopes he'd get upset.
I feel like nobody has explained this because it's so obvious, but all the same...Any help would be appreciated. ._.

Comment Craig Dutton

24 Sep 2013

achaldy,

If you read the comments, especially the one dated 5 Nov 2012, then that should get you started.

Comment achaldy

23 Sep 2013

I feel a bit stupid, but what do I do first? Like, I can only look at the fountain and do nothing else.

Also, is it normal that I don't have a the compass board or anything?

Comment Charles Scott

20 Aug 2013

Whoops, I've posted my review in the wrong place -- meant it for "Ghost King", which I've finished, not "Alice", which I've only just started (though I'm sure it's going to be just as good). Sorry about that. If the moderator is able to switch it to the right place, please do!

Review Charles Scott

20 Aug 2013

Another enthralling game from Craig Dutton. I'm working my way through his back catalogue and, like Sarah, haven't yet come across a game that is less than excellent. This one has some fiendish puzzles (thanks again for your help Sarah) and intriguing characters: hard to believe it was written in just a couple of days. Thank you, Craig, and please keep the games coming!

Comment jupiter1430

26 Jul 2013

I'm stuck at the Door with the Face. It's not talking, and I can't figure out how to get it open. Any help?

Comment nuitdelune

12 Jun 2013

i keep in the garden T T

Comment alex27

30 May 2013

I am once again stuck! I don't know where to find the handkerchief for the giant nor do I know what to do with the blue liquid from the casket.

Comment alex27

30 May 2013

don't I feel silly!
thank you Craig

Comment Craig Dutton

30 May 2013

alex27

The gates are already open and you can just go IN.

Comment alex27

29 May 2013

how do you open the palace gates?
I am probably just using the wrong wording, but any help would be nice, thanks

Comment GreyOwl

09 Apr 2013

Thanks sarah!

Comment sarah4

09 Apr 2013

GreyOwl, I won't give you the answer to the riddle as I don't want to spoil the fun for you and you may be able to work it out with a bit of pen and paper, but here's an extra clue. If you've read Alice's Adventures In Wonderland you may remember a very lacrimose aquatic creature that Victorians were fond of making soup out of, however, as this creature is a fake, you'll only need the real version to solve the riddle! One last clue, once you've worked out the answer just type 'say ------' while stood outside the door and the face should stop 'mock'ing you!

Comment GreyOwl

09 Apr 2013

Um. I can't figure out the riddle of the face...

Comment peter edwards

08 Apr 2013

Many thanks, Craig. I had not thought to tell the Hatter that he was freed! I can start to think of other things now...

Comment Craig Dutton

08 Apr 2013

Sorry Peter, I forget my own plots sometimes.

After the Hatter is freed you can LIFT the mattress in his cell and find those handy secateurs.

Comment peter edwards

08 Apr 2013

Secateurs? Where???

Comment Craig Dutton

08 Apr 2013

Peter

You're nearly there!

USE SECATEURS WITH FRUIT and EAT FRUIT.

That should finish it!

Comment peter edwards

08 Apr 2013

Well, I've completed the mission inasmuch as I have restored the Wishing Tree which now bears a blue fruit. I am unable to access this fruit which, I feel sure, will contribute to my return to "normal " life.
Help!

Comment sarah4

02 Apr 2013

Ana, Wonderland is reknowned for its natural treacle reserves! If you have found the nearby well then you should be able to raise the bucket and use some treacle to fix the item from the tower, then use it to distract two characters who are famously fond of such items! When you freed the hatter he will have told you where he lost the queen's diamond. You should have already been to the pond in question and may already have spoken to the goldfish and heard her recite a poem or you, but go and talk to her again because she may be able to help with the missing diamond. Unfortunately, since goldfish have notoriously short memory spans, you will need to jog her memory. This is where the string comes in handy, I won't tell you exactly what you need to do but a little lateral thinking should help you solve the problem! Hope this helps!

Comment Ana2

02 Apr 2013

I've got the item, but no idea how or who to repair it. And I'm still not sure what the string is for!

Comment Craig Dutton

18 Mar 2013

Ana

After the Wyvern gives you the box, you break your promise by opening it. Don't worry! If you push the knight who is sleeping, he will drop his spectacles. Use the spectacles on the box to read the inscription. It tells you it can only be opened by nobody (ie no body.) Give the box to the face (who doesn't have a body) on the door and he will open it. What's inside will deal with the task on being able to take the sock (which will indirectly will help the fox who in turn will give you the key to the tower.)

Inside the tower is the wizard. Give him the box. Rather than punishing you for opening the box he rewards you with a ruby. Give this to the Wyvern who offers you a trade with either a cake or a brooch. Guess which one of these the Hatter would prefer when given to him. He will drop his watch. Open it. This gold key will unlock the casket. The drinkable liquid will make your senses more acute. So, examine the globe to open it.

I will leave it for now since at this point there is more to do before dealing with the Queen.

Comment Ana2

18 Mar 2013

The Wyvern did not offer me a reward, so I don't know what to give the Hatter to get whatever it is I'm supposed to get from him. I don't know what to do about the treacle, the casket, or the Queen.

Review Ana2

17 Mar 2013

I've unlocked and opened the door to the hallway, but I don't know how to pass through. Help!

Comment Patrice Carrington

09 Jan 2013

I'm stuck on how to unlock the box. I gave the blanket to the giant and got a piece of string, which i don't know what to do with. The riddle on the red box is kind of hard to solve. Can someone please help?

Comment sarah4

28 Dec 2012

Grey Owl, most of Craig's games use the 'unlock' command, so, as long as you have the key, you just need to type 'unlock door' then 'open door', rather than the more inelegant 'use key on door'.

Comment GreyOwl

27 Dec 2012

um...I still can't unlock the hall door, Sarah. Or maybe I typed it wrong. How should I type it?

Comment Cathy Davies

11 Dec 2012

oh, I just unlocked it, yay! lol

Comment Cathy Davies

11 Dec 2012

Thanks so much for your quick reply, sarah! I haven't seen the laundry basket yet - probably because I haven't found a way to open the red box yet! d'oh! lol

Comment sarah4

11 Dec 2012

Cathy, have you opened the laundry basket in the palace? If so you should lift up the bedclothes you'll find in there and you should locate what you're looking for! I hope you've got the red box opened as you will need to use what's in there before you can take the smelly sock! Hope this helps! Oh, and another tip, give the basket a push and you might find something else someone you'll meet might need!

Comment Cathy Davies

11 Dec 2012

I can see people talking about a sock... where do you find the sock? :) I've looked around, gone all over the place, in the boat, got the red box, got spectacles to read it, talked to the fox, the twins, the huntsman, the giant, the queen, the mad hatter but didn't notice any sock! Can anyone help please? :)

Comment sarah4

10 Dec 2012

Grey Owl, the key you picked up from the table doesn't work so drop it, once you've done this you should be pleasantly surprised! Hope this helps, please ask again if you are still stuck!

Comment GreyOwl

10 Dec 2012

Thanks, Craig, but now what do I do with the key? It keeps saying "you do not have the right key" or something...

Comment sarah4

30 Nov 2012

Peter, you're definitely on the right track, it is indeed the sock that you need to give to the hounds to put them off the scent but first you need to make the smell less pungent. Have you managed to get the red box that the wyvern gave you unlocked? If you haven't got it yet you need to cross the river in the boat and enter the shop and talk to her, although she tells you not to open the box you have to be a bit naughty to complete this game so ignore her warning! The secret to opening the red box can be found in the writing on the side of the box but it's too small for you to read so you will need to find something to magnify it, give the dusty knight a little shove and he should furnish you with this. The riddle on the box should help you figure out who you need to give the box to to help you open it, what's inside will then solve your sock problem! Hope this helps, it's a wonderful game so best of luck with it and just ask if you get stuck again!

Comment peter edwards

29 Nov 2012

OK, I give up. How do I distract the hounds? I feel it must be something to do with the smelly sock, but I can't pick it up! A most atmospheric game which I'm enjoying it but I have been at a standstill for some time now...
I hate to ask for help, but have had to swallow my pride!

Comment Craig Dutton

05 Nov 2012

GreyOwl

X FOUNTAIN to find the water and then USE FARTHING WITH WATER. MAKE WISH. This will get you into Wonderland.

Comment GreyOwl

04 Nov 2012

I found the coin, what do I do with it?

-GreyOwl

Comment Jen Johnson

31 Oct 2012

Ah! I tried looking at clothes, but not "me"! That's good to know. Thanks!

Comment Craig Dutton

30 Oct 2012

Jen

One thing Quest does is that you, as the player, are an object. Try EXAMINE ME or X ME and see how you get on.

Comment Jen Johnson

29 Oct 2012

I'm at the very beginning in the garden, and I just can't seem to get started. I've tried looking at everything, searching, drinking the water, etc., but nothing seems to help. Help?

Review sarah4

28 Oct 2012

So sorry for taking so long to review this game Craig, have been having some problems getting online! Yet another absolutely amazing game from my favourite text adventure author! Fantastic puzzles as usual and an engrossing storyline. As I said in my previous comment, the Wonderland setting was used to brilliant effect, characters, both new and old, were wonderfully realised and your use of the anarchic 'rules' of Wonderland in creating puzzles was inspired, although some of the solutions may seem a bit obtuse in the 'real' world, they make perfect sense when approached with Wonderland logic! I think the game is probably best played by people who have read both of the novels (though anyone who hasn't done so yet should really rectify that as soon as possible!) but I still think that the game is so well written and constructed that those not familiar with Wonderland could enjoy it, especially as it has such a fine self-contained storyline! The poems were also a beautiful touch as they are one of my favourite aspects of the novels and I loved the way you incorporated them here along with your general writing style which never broke character so I do hope you consider returning to Wonderland one day! Sorry to go on but I'm so impressed, as always, by the quality and complexity of your games and the amount of work that must go into them and I can't wait for your next game!

Comment alex27

22 Oct 2012

another question, i cant figure out how to get into the wizards tower, or put the hounds off scent. and i dont know what to do about the treacle or giant! i will keep trying, but i might need some help, thanks!

Comment alex27

21 Oct 2012

thank you! :)

Comment Craig Dutton

21 Oct 2012

Alex

Even though I've tried to be logical about the puzzles, the concept of Alice in Wonderland is that she is dreaming, so anything can happen. The hall puzzle is probably the most obscure and dream-like puzzle:

Examine the table and get the key. Drop the key and it turns into a cake. Take it and eat the cake and you find a silver key inside. Unlock the hall door with this silver key and open it. Going through gets you properly into Wonderland.

Comment alex27

21 Oct 2012

okay, so, i got past there. but now i am in the hall and i cant find my way out! i will keep trying, but any tips will be great :) thanks! your good at making these!

Comment alex27

20 Oct 2012

so, i just started playing, and, i am already stuck. i feel kind of stupid, and i bet the answer is obvious..
i am at the beginning, and i found the coin thing in my pocket, but i am not sure what to do with it..

Comment Craig Dutton

14 Oct 2012

Thanks Sarah, glad you're enjoying it.

If I were you I would keep the cake! Perhaps someone who likes cakes is hungry, especially if they have been incarcerated (presuming you've opened the Door with the Face). Once he gobbles it up he'll drop something that has something hidden inside to open the casket.

The diamond was dropped in the by the Hatter so to 'fish' it out you need to open the casket, consume what is inside and take a closer look at one particular item nearby to open it. Hidden inside it is the only way to stop the Tweedles (but it needs fixing?) and in turn you'll receive from them, the item to 'fish' for the diamond. Return it and... well I'll see how you go, for now.

Comment sarah4

14 Oct 2012

So excited to see this game uploaded Craig! It is absolutely fantastic! Your writing is so in keeping with the style and mood of the books and I love the way you've combined characters and references from the books with your own inventions without it seeming out of place! I suppose that's the beauty of Wonderland, there are no rules really! I love the story you've created here to and the characters' dialogue is brilliantly done, your eye to detail, even down to the way object descriptions are worded is really splendid, so nothing jars with the Carole's original style!

I've got quite far this morning but am now a bit stuck so could really use some help please, sorry to have to bother you so soon!

I've put the hounds off the scent and been rewarded by the fox.
I've agreed to run an errand for the shop owner, opened the box, delivered it to the wizard and been offered my reward by the wyvern, but having played it through twice, choosing both the plum cake and emerald brooch, I can't seem go figure out what to do with either of them.
I also can't figure out how to get the whereabouts of the queens diamond from the goldfish (after jogging her memory).
I'm not sure what to do with the Tweedles and their bone and I have no idea how to get the treacle from the bucket (lovely to see that in the game by the way!), what I need to do with the soil in the pot or find the key for the casket in the wizards tower.

Any help you could give would be very greatly appreciated thanks!