This is why "verbose/brief/superbrief" became a thing in IF. Verbose: Always show the full description of a room when you enter it. Brief: Show a short descri

This is why "verbose/brief/superbrief" became a thing in IF. Verbose: Always show the full description of a room when you enter it. Brief: Show a short description when you re-enter a room. Superbrief: Always show the short description. (Regardless of which you chose, you could always 'look' to get a full description.)