Here's a richer example: a cave exploration. Note that you'll need to load "/cave" instead of "/cyoa".
The JSON
Clicking on download Project zip below will give you a zip file that you will need to dig into to get the cave directory. Copy that to your CIRCUITPY drive.
[
{
"card_id": "start",
"background_image": "page01.bmp",
"text": "Welcome adventurer. Your adventure begins, as many do, in Ye Olde Inn.",
"text_color": "0x000001",
"button01_text": "Continue",
"button01_goto_card_id": "inn"
},
{
"card_id": "inn",
"background_image": "page01.bmp",
"sound": "pub.wav",
"sound_repeat": "True",
"text": "This is a peaceful, happy inn with plentiful drink, tasty food, and friendly staff.",
"text_color": "0x000001",
"button01_text": "Stay",
"button01_goto_card_id": "inn",
"button02_text": "Go!",
"button02_goto_card_id": "cave entrance"
},
{
"card_id": "cave entrance",
"background_image": "page01.bmp",
"text": "There is a dark cave in the hillside before you.",
"text_color": "0x000001",
"sound": "cave.wav",
"sound_repeat": "True",
"button01_text": "Enter",
"button01_goto_card_id": "entry",
"button02_text": "Run",
"button02_goto_card_id": "inn"
},
{
"card_id": "entry",
"background_image": "page01.bmp",
"sound": "cave.wav",
"sound_repeat": "True",
"text": "You are in a dark, narrow tunnel.",
"text_color": "0x000001",
"button01_text": "Next",
"button01_goto_card_id": "side opening"
},
{
"card_id": "side opening",
"background_image": "page01.bmp",
"sound": "cave.wav",
"sound_repeat": "True",
"text": "You are in a small room, one tunnel leads ahead and another to the side. Do you continue on or explore the side tunnel?",
"text_color": "0x000001",
"button01_text": "Continue",
"button01_goto_card_id": "skeleton room",
"button02_text": "Side T.",
"button02_goto_card_id": "treasure room"
},
{
"card_id": "treasure room",
"background_image": "page01.bmp",
"sound": "cave.wav",
"sound_repeat": "True",
"text": "There is a pile of treasure here. Congratulations!",
"text_color": "0x000001",
"button01_text": "Next",
"button01_goto_card_id": "maze 1"
},
{
"card_id": "skeleton room",
"background_image": "page01.bmp",
"sound": "cave.wav",
"sound_repeat": "True",
"text": "There is a skeleton on the floor. From the items around it, it seems to be that of an unfortunate adventurer.",
"text_color": "0x000001",
"button01_text": "Next",
"button01_goto_card_id": "maze 2"
},
{
"card_id": "maze 1",
"background_image": "page01.bmp",
"sound": "cave.wav",
"sound_repeat": "True",
"text": "There are passages to the left and right.",
"text_color": "0x000001",
"button01_text": "Left",
"button01_goto_card_id": "maze 3",
"button02_text": "Right",
"button02_goto_card_id": "maze 2",
},
{
"card_id": "maze 2",
"background_image": "page01.bmp",
"sound": "cave.wav",
"sound_repeat": "True",
"text": "There are passages to the left and right.",
"text_color": "0x000001",
"button01_text": "Left",
"button01_goto_card_id": "maze 1",
"button02_text": "Right",
"button02_goto_card_id": "maze 4"
},
{
"card_id": "maze 3",
"background_image": "page01.bmp",
"sound": "cave.wav",
"sound_repeat": "True",
"text": "There are passages to the left and right.",
"text_color": "0x000001",
"button01_text": "Left",
"button01_goto_card_id": "maze 5",
"button02_text": "Right",
"button02_goto_card_id": "maze 2"
},
{
"card_id": "maze 4",
"background_image": "page01.bmp",
"sound": "cave.wav",
"sound_repeat": "True",
"text": "There are passages to the left and right.",
"text_color": "0x000001",
"button01_text": "Left",
"button01_goto_card_id": "maze 1",
"button02_text": "Right",
"button02_goto_card_id": "maze 6"
},
{
"card_id": "maze 5",
"background_image": "page01.bmp",
"sound": "cave.wav",
"sound_repeat": "True",
"text": "There are passages to the left and right.",
"text_color": "0x000001",
"button01_text": "Left",
"button01_goto_card_id": "maze 4",
"button02_text": "Right",
"button02_goto_card_id": "creaking"
},
{
"card_id": "maze 6",
"background_image": "page01.bmp",
"sound": "cave.wav",
"sound_repeat": "True",
"text": "There are passages to the left and right.",
"text_color": "0x000001",
"button01_text": "Left",
"button01_goto_card_id": "creaking",
"button02_text": "Right",
"button02_goto_card_id": "maze 3"
},
{
"card_id": "creaking",
"background_image": "page01.bmp",
"sound": "creak.wav",
"sound_repeat": "True",
"text": "You hear an ominuous creaking from around the corner",
"text_color": "0x000001",
"button01_text": "Cont.",
"button01_goto_card_id": "bridge room 1",
"button02_text": "Go back",
"button02_goto_card_id": "inn"
},
{
"card_id": "bridge room 1",
"background_image": "page01.bmp",
"sound": "creak.wav",
"sound_repeat": "True",
"text": "There is a creaking, rickity wooded bridge leading across a gaping chasm.",
"text_color": "0x000001",
"button01_text": "Cont.",
"button01_goto_card_id": "bridge room 2"
},
{
"card_id": "bridge room 2",
"background_image": "page01.bmp",
"sound": "creak.wav",
"sound_repeat": "True",
"text": "At the other end is a large treasure chest. There is also a short tunnel with daylight at the end.",
"text_color": "0x000001",
"button01_text": "Treasure!",
"button01_goto_card_id": "die",
"button02_text": "Leave",
"button02_goto_card_id": "inn"
},
{
"card_id": "die",
"background_image": "page01.bmp",
"sound": "scream.wav",
"text": "The bridge gives way and you fall to a painful death.",
"text_color": "0x000001",
"button01_text": "Next",
"button01_goto_card_id": "inn"
}
]
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