# You enter the MYSTERIOUS basement and find (GAME) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 13, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-enter-the-mysterious-basement-and-find-game/1020815 "2025-07-13T14:49:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-enter-the-mysterious-basement-and-find-game/1020815/21 "2026-01-16T18:33:59Z")
Inside a crate on level 1, you find A small, Pink, electronic device, labelled “Stud Finder”. If it, or the operator, are turned on, & the operating button is pressed, the clothing of all men in front of it becomes translucent, & all studs are visible, as are tattoos, bad habits, & Wedding Rings hidden in back pockets. The Stud Finder only works for Women. The Babe Finder (similar, but Baby Blue, & only usable ON Women, BY Men) is OUT OF STOCK. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-enter-the-mysterious-basement-and-find-game/1020815/22 "2026-01-16T21:06:27Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > A small, Pink, electronic device, labelled “Stud Finder”. I have said that anyone who makes a Stud finder that has an optional button that makes it beep when you point it at yourself will make a million. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-enter-the-mysterious-basement-and-find-game/1020815/23 "2026-01-16T23:53:41Z")
Inside a crate on level 1, you find A dusty tome called _How to Find Creative Ideas for the Mysterious Basement Thread._ The pages are blank. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-enter-the-mysterious-basement-and-find-game/1020815/24 "2026-01-17T13:59:15Z")
Inside a crate on level 1, you find A Pistol, of an advanced design. The tag on it reads “Myron’s Shrink Ray”. On the side of the crate are the hastily-scrawled words : “SHRINKY-DINKY! TEENY-WEENY! STAY BACK! DON’T STARE AT MY ANKLE! I’LL MAKE YOU FUN-SIZED!” The words are written in Purple Crayon. Seems appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-enter-the-mysterious-basement-and-find-game/1020815/25 "2026-01-18T01:05:22Z")
You open a crate and find a prescription pill bottle for a drug called Fukitol. You pop one and suddenly decide to leave the warehouse and go find a fifth of whiskey and a nice shady tree to sit under. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-enter-the-mysterious-basement-and-find-game/1020815/26 "2026-01-18T16:03:55Z")
Inside a crate on level 1, you find A book, hardcover, but cheaply printed. The titles is– “Barbie: A Child’s Toy Or A Hidden Agent Of The Creeping Red Menace?” The Author is Richard Milhaus Nixon. But not THAT Nixon. The other one. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-enter-the-mysterious-basement-and-find-game/1020815/27 "2026-01-21T21:18:43Z")
You open a smallish box. Inside are three android type fingers, but made of a clear material. You suddenly notice that you are missing those fingers and have been all along. (Apologies to _Demon with a Glass hand)_ ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-enter-the-mysterious-basement-and-find-game/1020815/28 "2026-01-22T15:42:21Z")
After saying the hell with all of these crates and their worthless contents, you look behind an old bookcase and see a mysterious DOOR. You then try to figure out how to open the door… > OPEN DOOR _I do not see an “open” here._ > TWIST HANDLE _I cannot help thee with that_ > KICK IT IN _I do not know what an “it” is_ You found a key in one of those crates earlier, so you try to use it to unlock the door. You also heard that the secret to getting these infernal things to work was to use archaic language: > UNLOCK YE DOOR _You can’t unlock ye door!_ > INSERT KEY IN LOCK _I do not know what a ‘key’ is_ At that, completely fed up, you throw your electronic assistant against the wall, where it shatters into a million pieces. You promptly insert the key into the lock yourself, where it turns easily, and open the door. A long dark tunnel awaits you, with very faint moaning noises emanating from it-the wind? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-enter-the-mysterious-basement-and-find-game/1020815/29 "2026-01-24T14:50:15Z")
Inside a crate on level 1, you find –a bucket of paint. Plaid color. All True Scotsmen use two coats. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2026, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-enter-the-mysterious-basement-and-find-game/1020815/30 "2026-01-24T20:30:43Z")
In a smallish box marked W-r-ho-se 13 whose letters are badly faded, you find a strange looking gun. A label calls it as a “Tesla gun”. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-enter-the-mysterious-basement-and-find-game/1020815/31 "2026-01-25T03:13:28Z")
Inside a crate on level 1, you find a “Mecha” or “Walker Vehicle”. It has two legs, and all its components are shaped like Dinosaur Bones–the legs & feet from a T-Rex, Rib Cage encloses the motor, the Cockpit is a T-Rex skull, etc. Three items of note– 1. The V-8 Engine that runs the Walker has a note on it that says it “runs on Fossil Fuels”. 2. A large, bone-shaped Ray Gun is mounted beneath the cockpit’s Low Jaw (therefore a chin gun). The label says it is a “Fossilazer”. 3. A plate on it that reads “NOT a product of Bedrock. Grow up.” ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-enter-the-mysterious-basement-and-find-game/1020815/32 "2026-01-25T16:49:41Z")
Inside a crate on level 1, you find A business card : DEL FLORIA’S TAILOR SHOP CORNER OF 3RD AVE & EAST 44TH NEW YORK, NEW YORK. “This is the place your beloved Uncle bought his suits.” ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-enter-the-mysterious-basement-and-find-game/1020815/33 "2026-01-25T16:57:36Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > Inside a crate in the basement, you find a slightly smaller crate. 😨 There is a sign on the side of the slightly smaller crate. It reads “It’s crates all the way down.” 🧐 ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-enter-the-mysterious-basement-and-find-game/1020815/34 "2026-01-26T13:37:20Z")
Inside a crate on level 1, you find A College Diploma, made out to one John A. Zoidberg. It was originally a degree in Art History. However, the words “Art History” were crossed-out, and “Medical Doctor Of Human Medicine Why Not” were scribbled in. These words were written in Red Crayon. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-enter-the-mysterious-basement-and-find-game/1020815/35 "2026-01-30T19:00:05Z")
A phone number, for Stacy’s Mom. Who is, apparently, also Jessie’s Girl. Her number is 867-5309. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-enter-the-mysterious-basement-and-find-game/1020815/36 "2026-01-30T19:34:41Z")
Inside a crate on level 1, you find A File Cabinet, grey, with four drawers, labeled. Drawer # 1–labeled “Reeling”. It contains, pens, pencils, pads of paper, correction fluid, & other office supplies. Drawer # 2–labeled “Writhing”. It contains military MREs, bottled water, & a Field Medic kit similar to a US Army Medic’s. Score. Drawer # 3–labeled “Fainting In Coils”. It contains 7 survival knives forged from tempered Silver, & strong as steel, 3 short cutlass-typ swords with cup handle guards, about 28 inches long, 9 Hunting slingshots, with lots & lots of Silver ammo, & a single portable Death Ray capable of killing a T-Rex or clearing a room with one shot. The powerpack has 3 shots left. DUDE! BIG score! Drawer # 4–labeled "Alice’s Unmentionables. It contain ----YOW!!! A Rabid Monkey was in there! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-enter-the-mysterious-basement-and-find-game/1020815/37 "2026-01-30T22:24:24Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > It contain ----YOW!!! A Rabid Monkey was in there! I thought it was supposed to be a “Rabid Tasmanian Devil” (See Boot to the Head, Last will version) Drawer 5 contains a second hand dagger-proof coat. And a eulogy for a murdered beaver. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-enter-the-mysterious-basement-and-find-game/1020815/38 "2026-01-31T16:07:40Z")
Inside a crate on level 1, you find A large Flag, made of silk. It depicts a Double-Headed Eagle saying “Aye” from one beak and “Nay” from another. There is also a bottle of Red Wine, a Pinot Grand Cru, that is the finest you have ever tasted. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-enter-the-mysterious-basement-and-find-game/1020815/39 "2026-01-31T21:09:23Z")
In the next crate is a longbow, with a quiver of shafts and some extra bowstrings. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-enter-the-mysterious-basement-and-find-game/1020815/40 "2026-02-02T19:57:21Z")
Well-played. Inside a crate on level 1, you find An Electro-comp. If the finder is female, she suddenly feels a strong urge to fight crime. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-enter-the-mysterious-basement-and-find-game/1020815.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-enter-the-mysterious-basement-and-find-game/1020815.md?page=3)