The Knightmare Challenge (Choose your own adventure), in Graphviz

!knightmare.dot

/*
 * The Knightmare Challenge (Choose your own adventure)
 * ISBN 0-552-52540-5
 *
 * Transcribed to graphviz by Kate. I had originally used record
 * nodes with ports describing each choice, but the result was
 * illegible. What a way to spend an evening.
 */

digraph Knightmare {
	node [ fontname=verdana, splines=true, shape=plaintext ];

	/* nodes with multiple choices */
	1 -> { 57; 20; 80; };
	2 -> { 27; 34; 41; 65 };
	3 -> { 91; 66; };
	5 -> { 104; 7; };
	9 -> { 75; 23; };
	16 -> { 96; 25; };
	17 -> { 33; 10; 97; };
	29 -> { 21; 17; };
	30 -> { 26; 43; };
	33 -> { 36; 81; };
	37 -> { 75; 45; };
	38 -> { 105; 15; };
	44 -> { 12; 82; 75; };
	48 -> { 89; 78; };
	51 -> { 77; 63; 69; };
	56 -> { 35; 72; 99; };
	57 -> { 13; 25; 46; 68; };
	61 -> { 54; 14; };
	68 -> { 82; 97; };
	69 -> { 50; 37; };
	74 -> { 21; 31; 87; };
	76 -> { 5; 104; 7; };
	80 -> { 84; 100; };
	84 -> { 71; 49; };
	86 -> { 28; 67; };
	88 -> { 24; 59; 55; 97; };
	93 -> { 13; 32; 50; };
	94 -> { 98; 83; };
	95 -> { 11; 63; 19; };
	96 -> { 29; 25; };
	101 -> { 92; 76; };
	103 -> { 4; 22; };

	/* nodes where you may answer correctly or incorrectly */
	6 -> { 64; 52; };
	32 -> { 62; 52; };
	58 -> { 8; 52; };
	72 -> { 39; 18; };


	/* nodes with right or left choices */
	20 -> { 93; 42; };
	22 -> { 4; 94; }
	46 -> { 58; 40; }
	60 -> { 102; 2; }
	62 -> { 25; 88; }
	90 -> { 40; 3; }


	/* nodes passing straight on */
	8 -> 16;
	10 -> 33;	// written 330 in the book! I assume they meant 33
	12 -> 90;
	14 -> 74;
	15 -> 73;
	19 -> 70;
	26 -> 38;
	31 -> 79;
	35 -> 72;
	39 -> 51;
	43 -> 38;
	47 -> 85;
	49 -> 6;
	55 -> 48;
	64 -> 61;
	65 -> 95;
	67 -> 60;
	73 -> 44;
	79 -> 86;
	81 -> 101;
	85 -> 103;
	89 -> 30;
	91 -> 9;
	104 -> 56;


	/* nodes where you win */
	23 [ fontcolor=blue ];
	45 [ fontcolor=blue ];
	83 [ fontcolor=blue ];

	23 -> 80;
	45 -> 20;


	/* nodes where you might die */
	27 [ fontcolor=red ];
	34 [ fontcolor=red ];
	40 [ fontcolor=red ];
	41 [ fontcolor=red ];
	70 [ fontcolor=red ];
	99 [ fontcolor=red ];

	27 -> 65;
	34 -> 65;
	40 -> 82;
	41 -> 65;
	70 -> { 53; 47; };
	99 -> 35;


	/* nodes where you will die */
	4 [ fontcolor=red ];
	7 [ fontcolor=red ];
	11 [ fontcolor=red ];
	13 [ fontcolor=red ];
	18 [ fontcolor=red ];
	21 [ fontcolor=red ];
	24 [ fontcolor=red ];
	25 [ fontcolor=red ];
	28 [ fontcolor=red ];
	36 [ fontcolor=red ];
	40 [ fontcolor=red ];
	42 [ fontcolor=red ];
	50 [ fontcolor=red ];
	52 [ fontcolor=red ];
	53 [ fontcolor=red ];
	54 [ fontcolor=red ];
	59 [ fontcolor=red ];
	63 [ fontcolor=red ];
	66 [ fontcolor=red ];
	71 [ fontcolor=red ];
	75 [ fontcolor=red ];
	77 [ fontcolor=red ];
	78 [ fontcolor=red ];
	82 [ fontcolor=red ];
	87 [ fontcolor=red ];
	92 [ fontcolor=red ];
	97 [ fontcolor=red ];
	98 [ fontcolor=red ];
	100 [ fontcolor=red ];
	102 [ fontcolor=red ];
	105 [ fontcolor=red ];
}

knightmare-rep.dot

/*
 * The Knightmare Challenge (Choose your own adventure)
 * ISBN 0-552-52540-5
 *
 * Transcribed to graphviz by Kate (kate@elide.org).
 *
 * I had originally used record nodes with ports describing
 * each choice, but the result was illegible. What a way to
 * spend an evening.
 *
 * In this version, I've allowed deaths to be duplicated
 * at convenient locations (they keep the same labels, so
 * some death nodes appear multiple times in the output. 82,
 * for example). This is because the deaths are often dull -
 * along the lines of "the bomb explodes and you die" - and
 * essentially unrelated to the story line. I assume they're
 * reachable from many nodes to save the authors writing
 * a separate death for each. Especially for the "you are
 * cheating: game over" node!
 *
 * With these duplicated, the linear essence of the story
 * can clearly be seen. The story starts with node 1 presenting
 * three choices; of easy, medium and hard difficulty. On
 * completion of each (the blue nodes), the reader is
 * given the option to continue. From this graph, it can
 * clearly be seen that these three skill levels lead on
 * to one another. So "easy" gives you the option to end
 * early, and "hard" skips straight to the difficult bits.
 *
 * I often got the feeling when reading this story that my
 * choices had little effect (other than making me die many
 * times!); usually there was only one way to continue
 * forward. It can be seen that this is indeed the case;
 * this is not so much a "choose your own adventure" book as
 * "stick to the chosen path or die"!
 */

digraph Knightmare {
	node [ fontname=verdana, splines=true, shape=plaintext ];
	edge [ fontname=verdana, arrowhead=open, arrowsize=0.6];

	/* the start. placing edge labels like this is silly */
	1 -> 57 [ taillabel=easy, labeldistance=5 ];	/* 5 what? */
	1 -> 20 [ taillabel="medium       ", labeldistance=5 ];
	1 -> 80 [ taillabel="                  hard", labeldistance=4 ];

	/* nodes with multiple choices */
	2 -> { 27; 34; 41; 65 };
	3 -> { 91; 66; };
	5 -> { 104; 7; };
	9 -> { a75; 23; };
	16 -> { 96; a25; };
	17 -> { 33; 10; a97; };
	29 -> { a21; 17; };
	30 -> { 26; 43; };
	33 -> { 36; 81; };
	37 -> { b75; 45; };
	38 -> { 105; 15; };
	44 -> { 12; a82; c75; };
	48 -> { 89; 78; };
	51 -> { 77; a63; 69; };
	56 -> { 35; 72; 99; };
	57 -> { a13; b25; 46; 68; };
	61 -> { 54; 14; };
	68 -> { b82; b97; };
	69 -> { a50; 37; };
	74 -> { b21; 31; 87; };
	76 -> { 5; 104; 7; };
	80 -> { 84; 100; };
	84 -> { 71; 49; };
	86 -> { 28; 67; };
	88 -> { 24; 59; 55; c97; };
	93 -> { b13; 32; b50; };
	94 -> { 98; 83; };
	95 -> { 11; b63; 19; };
	96 -> { 29; c25; };
	101 -> { 92; 76; };
	103 -> { a4; 22; };

	/* nodes where you may answer correctly or incorrectly */
	6 -> { 64; a52; };
	32 -> { 62; b52; };
	58 -> { 8; c52; };
	72 -> { 39; 18; };


	/* nodes with right or left choices */
	20 -> { 93; 42; };
	22 -> { b4; 94; }
	46 -> { 58; a40; }
	60 -> { 102; 2; }
	62 -> { d25; 88; }
	90 -> { b40; 3; }


	/* nodes passing straight on */
	8 -> 16;
	10 -> 33;	// written 330 in the book! I assume they meant 33
	12 -> 90;
	14 -> 74;
	15 -> 73;
	19 -> 70;
	26 -> 38;
	31 -> 79;
	35 -> 72;
	39 -> 51;
	43 -> 38;
	47 -> 85;
	49 -> 6;
	55 -> 48;
	64 -> 61;
	65 -> 95;
	67 -> 60;
	73 -> 44;
	79 -> 86;
	81 -> 101;
	85 -> 103;
	89 -> 30;
	91 -> 9;
	104 -> 56;


	/* nodes where you win */
	23 [ fontcolor=blue ];
	45 [ fontcolor=blue ];
	83 [ fontcolor=blue ];

	23 -> 80;
	45 -> 20;


	/* nodes where you might die, depending if you have a certian item */
	27 [ fontcolor=red ];
	34 [ fontcolor=red ];
	a40 [ fontcolor=red, label=40 ];
	b40 [ fontcolor=red, label=40 ];
	41 [ fontcolor=red ];
	70 [ fontcolor=red ];
	99 [ fontcolor=red ];

	27 -> 65;
	34 -> 65;
	a40 -> c82;
	b40 -> d82;
	41 -> 65;
	70 -> { 53; 47; };
	99 -> 35;


	/* nodes where you will die */
	a4 [ fontcolor=red, label=4 ];
	b4 [ fontcolor=red, label=4 ];
	7 [ fontcolor=red ];
	11 [ fontcolor=red ];
	a13 [ fontcolor=red, label=13 ];
	b13 [ fontcolor=red, label=13 ];
	18 [ fontcolor=red ];
	a21 [ fontcolor=red, label=21 ];
	b21 [ fontcolor=red, label=21 ];
	24 [ fontcolor=red ];
	a25 [ fontcolor=red, label=25 ];
	b25 [ fontcolor=red, label=25 ];
	c25 [ fontcolor=red, label=25 ];
	d25 [ fontcolor=red, label=25 ];
	28 [ fontcolor=red ];
	36 [ fontcolor=red ];
	42 [ fontcolor=red ];
	a50 [ fontcolor=red, label=50 ];
	b50 [ fontcolor=red, label=50 ];
	a52 [ fontcolor=red, label=52 ];
	b52 [ fontcolor=red, label=52 ];
	c52 [ fontcolor=red, label=52 ];
	53 [ fontcolor=red ];
	54 [ fontcolor=red ];
	59 [ fontcolor=red ];
	a63 [ fontcolor=red, label=63 ];
	b63 [ fontcolor=red, label=63 ];
	66 [ fontcolor=red ];
	71 [ fontcolor=red ];
	a75 [ fontcolor=red, label=75 ];
	b75 [ fontcolor=red, label=75 ];
	c75 [ fontcolor=red, label=75 ];
	77 [ fontcolor=red ];
	78 [ fontcolor=red ];
	a82 [ fontcolor=red, label=82 ];
	b82 [ fontcolor=red, label=82 ];
	c82 [ fontcolor=red, label=82 ];
	d82 [ fontcolor=red, label=82 ];
	87 [ fontcolor=red ];
	92 [ fontcolor=red ];
	a97 [ fontcolor=red, label=97 ];
	b97 [ fontcolor=red, label=97 ];
	c97 [ fontcolor=red, label=97 ];
	98 [ fontcolor=red ];
	100 [ fontcolor=red ];
	102 [ fontcolor=red ];
	105 [ fontcolor=red ];
}

~Makefile

all: knightmare.png knightmare-rep.png

clean:
	rm -f knightmare.png knightmare-rep.png

knightmare.png: knightmare.dot
	dot -Tpng knightmare.dot > knightmare.png

knightmare-rep.png: knightmare-rep.dot
	dot -Tpng knightmare-rep.dot > knightmare-rep.png

knightmare.png	knightmare-rep.png

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