The Breckenridge Caper of 1798

The Breckenridge Caper of 1798 is a text adventure game for the Apple II.

The year is 1798, and given Napoleon Bonaparte's recent victory over British forces at Giza, Egypt, the British government has made every effort possible to obtain knowledge of Napoleon's future plans. Acting in capacity of Ezekiel Breckenridge, an intelligence officer for the British High Command, you have been given explicit orders to patrol a city block in the southern section of Portsmouth. Your mission is to obtain secret documents from a diplomat who's arriving from Calais, France.

The Breckenridge Caper of 1798 is a text adventure where all commands are via VERB NOUN entry. As the player explores Portsmouth, they can either move left, right, or enter alleys. The player can enter all the buildings they encounter to interact with the inhabitants. The player must gain a description of the French diplomat in order to make contact. The game has a save/restore feature that allows the player to return to their game. The time of day plays an important role in events during the game, and is displayed at the top of the screen at all times. The player has a total of 48 hours to solve the mystery.