...but then they don't do it until you call for a surprise check and they scramble to inform you that they WOULD have been in the most optimal marching order possible the whole time...
On the topic of the 1e Identify spell, it's important to understand the full context of the game... All of those fiddly hoops for such a small chance of success may seem like a pain, but in a game where the DM isn't supposed to just give information on magic items, and players are expected to...
I have run this a few times - and justify it by saying that the goblins have claimed the keep and are running the place as a waypoint refuge for anyone who is travelling. This simple explanation explains why the dangerous monsters are locked up (the goblins corralled them into the rooms), and...
I tend to stretch myself too thin, running too many games across multiple systems... and my ability to maintain the games begins to unravel as I slowly burn out... missing details, making errors, mixing up rulesets etc.