Loom is an adventure game with a unique gameplay system: the player manipulates objects through the use of spells called "drafts". The drafts themselves are woven by playing magical notes on a special instrument called "distaff". All the puzzles in the game are solved by learning and correctly applying these drafts. Each draft is a sequence of four notes. You learn new drafts by exploring the environment and interacting with it through a simple point-and-click interface. Drafts range from simple general actions (such as opening) to more specific and complex commands, like turning straw into gold. Drafts can also be played backwards in order to reverse their effect.