The 11/02 CPU board-set actually has to sit and think for a while when playing text adventures, it's that slow!
I believe I still have a Falcon+ board. I've always wondered what to do with it, I guess one answer would be tuck it into a VT. I have a VT-62 that is of course pretty useless, since I don't know anyone that has a way to get them to do useful work, so the idea of tucking something in there has appeal. Ah, endless projects. I'm very glad to see you are making good ground on getting your H-11 going at least!