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I confirm, everywhere I would have gotten it from, it says Whitebrook, so that was just my mistake. (There are other typos I've seen, but that's not one of them.) Either way, though, those terms I tried didn't work.

The second item in the walkthrough did help a little, and I managed to get one more thing, but that didn't really lead to anything else that I can see.

Minor spoiler on what I tried next:

I did notice that the courthouse was mentioned in the town search result, and there's even an explicit hint that I can call it, but no variation of "courthouse" or "Whitebrook Courthouse" that I tried works to make a call, so I am again puzzled by what the game seems to want me to do vs what it will actually let me do.

K-Ramstack8 days ago

Did you try the full name of the courthouse? Its: Juvgroebbx Pbhagl Pbhegubhfr (ROT13)

Reiko6 days ago

Thanks, I eventually found the source that gave me the full name. But I think you can see by now how I'm getting tripped up by trying to follow the clues I have. There's a disconnect between different sources, and there's just no way to know that you haven't found the exact right information except that you're stuck. So many relevant queries/attempts just return absolutely nothing and give no indication of why.

At this point, I have finished the game, so I know what you were going for, and the tone by the end is quite effective. But it could be even better with more proofreading and playtesting.

Even with the "walkthrough" I struggled, because sometimes I had no idea what specific thing I was missing or hadn't tried. A walkthrough should include all the specific actions needed to complete the game, not just ask vague questions about what the player has considered. Those are just hints. Hints are good, and there were times when they were helpful, but that's not really a walkthrough.

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