Wow! You tried to use BASIC8 to develop an entry but you never used BASIC8 before this game jam started. This shows that you are fond of learning. Good!
I think that this game is fun. You made a lot of text adventures before. This game is different. It looks like a graphic adventure but text characters are in the game for representing various items. R represents rat, c represents money, etc. Nice! A few RPG elements are in the game as well. The game is really interesting.