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Section - In and Out

A room can be indoorsy or outdoorsy. A room is usually outdoorsy.

Definition: a room is outward:

if it is indoorsy and the location is outdoorsy then no;

if it is outdoorsy and the location is indoorsy then yes;

if the number of rooms adjacent to it is greater than the number of rooms adjacent to the location then yes;

otherwise no.

Definition: a room is inward:

if it is outdoorsy and the location is indoorsy then no;

if it is indoorsy and the location is outdoorsy then yes;

if the number of rooms adjacent to it is less than the number of rooms adjacent to the location then yes;

otherwise no.

Check going nowhere when the noun is outside: try exiting instead.

Check exiting when the player is in a room (this is the guessing which way is out rule):

if at least one adjacent room is outward begin;

head to a random adjacent outward room;

do nothing instead;

otherwise;

say "I'm not sure which way you mean. [exits]." instead;

end if.

Check going inside when the room inside from the location is not a room and at least one adjacent room is inward (this is the guessing which way is in rule):

if more than one adjacent room is inward begin;

say "I'm not sure which way you mean. [exits]." instead;

otherwise;

head to a random adjacent inward room;

do nothing instead;

end if.