# Re: I need serious help!

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-i-need-serious-help/109287>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 13, 2007, 4:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-i-need-serious-help/109287 "2007-07-13T04:58:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 4:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-i-need-serious-help/109287/1 "2007-07-13T04:58:00Z")

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Why’s guide has an example of a text based game, i don’t know if that’d  
be any help.

For me, alot of these guides i know i had issues with (especially why’s  
guide) because in alot of parts i had no idea the direction he was going  
for. I’d definitley suggest googling and find which one fits.

Hth  
skt

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**Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 5:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-i-need-serious-help/109287/2 "2007-07-13T05:00:44Z")

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Skt wrote:

> Why’s guide has an example of a text based game, i don’t know if that’d  
> be any help.
> 
> For me, alot of these guides i know i had issues with (especially why’s  
> guide) because in alot of parts i had no idea the direction he was going  
> for. I’d definitley suggest googling and find which one fits.
> 
> Hth  
> skt

An example of text based game? Cus I know what a text based game is,  
and I have played many. Or do you mean how to code one? Because knowing  
how to code one hits the nail right on the head. And, like I said, I  
really can’t afford to buy any materials. I just need something less  
complicated than all these tutorials.

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 5:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-i-need-serious-help/109287/3 "2007-07-13T05:18:02Z")

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On 7/12/07, Joe W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> An example of text based game? Cus I know what a text based game is,  
> and I have played many. Or do you mean how to code one? Because knowing  
> how to code one hits the nail right on the head. And, like I said, I  
> really can’t afford to buy any materials. I just need something less  
> complicated than all these tutorials.
> 
> –  
> Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/).

[http://poignantguide.net/ruby/index.html](http://poignantguide.net/ruby/index.html)

It has an example for how to code a text game. Be warned though parts  
of it are really wacky. It’s as much a novel as it is a programming  
book. But it is very comprehensive, works well, has a soundtrack, and  
is free.

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**Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 5:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-i-need-serious-help/109287/4 "2007-07-13T05:21:26Z")

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Chris C. wrote:

> On 7/12/07, Joe W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:
> 
> > An example of text based game? Cus I know what a text based game is,  
> > and I have played many. Or do you mean how to code one? Because knowing  
> > how to code one hits the nail right on the head. And, like I said, I  
> > really can’t afford to buy any materials. I just need something less  
> > complicated than all these tutorials.
> > 
> > –  
> > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/).
> 
> [http://poignantguide.net/ruby/index.html](http://poignantguide.net/ruby/index.html)
> 
> It has an example for how to code a text game. Be warned though parts  
> of it are really wacky. It’s as much a novel as it is a programming  
> book. But it is very comprehensive, works well, has a soundtrack, and  
> is free.

Wow… Even the front page scares me. And by comprehensive, you mean  
easy for a teenager to understand? But I do like a good novel. And I do  
wanna learn to program in Ruby, so to hell with saneness.