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BOY, WAS THIS SUCKER TOUGH! LIKE
MOST OF YOU, I HAVE HAD THIS SON OF A
BITCH LYING AROUND ON THE SHELF FOR A
COUPLE OF YEARS AND FINALLY DECIDED TO
SOLVE IT. EVEN WHEN I SOLVED IT, I HAD
TO GET HINTS FROM MICROLAB ON HOW TO
GET IT DONE IN THE GIVEN NUMBER OF
MOVES BEFORE THE SHOW WAS CANCELLED!
HOWEVER, AS THE AUTHOR CLAIMS, EACH
PUZZLE IS QUITE LOGICAL AND THERE ARE
A NUMBER OF CLUES. IN FACT, THERE ARE
MANY SIMILARITIES TO THE ORIGINAL
ADVENTURE, AND KNOWLEDGE OF THAT GAME
HELPS A GREAT DEAL IN SOLVING THIS
ONE.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR HINTS BEFORE
GIVING UP, HERE ARE A FEW....
1) WHEN YOU FIRST BEGIN, IT SEEMS
THAT THE ONLY WAY INTO THE CAVES
IS BY ENTERING THE UNDERGROUND
CAVERN AND DEPOSITING ALL YOUR
NON-PERISHABLE ITEMS AND THEN
EATING THE SANDWICH AT THE
RABBIT HOLE. HOWEVER, ONCE YOU
GET INTO THE GAME, YOU'LL FIND
THAT THERE ARE MAGIC WORDS
(JUST LIKE IN ADVENTURE) THAT
WILL ZIP YOU FROM PLACE TO PLACE.
CLEAN THE DIRTY ROCKS IN ONE ROOM
TO GET ONE OF THESE WORDS, THEN
READ THE BOOK IN ANOTHER ROOM FOR
THE OTHER.
2) GETTING PAST THE GUARD AT THE
PALACE GATE IS A REAL TOUGH ONE...
THE OLD BEGGAR YOU FIRST MEET AT
THE CROSSROADS IS YOUR ONLY HOPE.
REMEMBER THAT BOTH YOU AND THE
GUARD NEED LIGHT TO SEE, BUT HE
NEEDS NONE. ALSO, WHEN YOU GIVE HIM
A TREASURE, NOTICE WHAT HE SAYS TO
YOU ABOUT "OFF AND ON I WILL HELP
YOU".
3) NOW, THERE IS ONLY ONE TREASURE YOU
CAN GET TWICE (JUST LIKE THE EGGS
IN ADVENTURE). THIS IS THE DOLL YOU
WIN IN THE CARNIVAL ROOM. THINK OF
A GAME TO PLAY WITH THE BOTTLE AND
BALL AND YOU'LL GET A DOLL. BUT
THERE IS "ONLY ONE TO A CUSTOMER",
SO YOU HAVE TO GET BACK THERE TO
WIN ANOTHER DOLL AFTER GIVING THE
FIRST ONE TO THE BEGGAR.
4) WHAT? YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE CARNIVAL
ROOM?! YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE
TREASURE AT THE > FORK < IN THE
ROAD (YEP, THESE ARE TOUGHIES).
5) FINDING THE EMERALD AND GETTING THE
THE RUBY BACK TO THE THEATRE IS
ANOTHER TOUGH NUT TO CRACK. YOU
NEED TO FULLY MAP THE MIRROR MAZE
(PET THE CAT IN THE CHAPEL, GET
THE SPOON AND GO MIRROR TO GET IN)
THE SIX DIRECTIONS N, S, E, W, U,
AND D ARE ALL USED AND IT HAS ABOUT
17 SEPERATE ROOMS. MAP IT USING THE
MANY SUPERFLUOUS OBJECTS FOUND IN
THE GAME. THE EMERALD IS DEEP
INSIDE THE MAZE. ALSO, IF YOU HAVE
THE RUBY IN YOUR POSSESION IN ONE
OF THESE MAZE ROOMS, YOU CAN GO SE
AND FIND A SECRET WAY TO THE
SURFACE... THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO
GET THE RUBY OUT.
6) TREASURES DROPPED IN THE THEATRE
WILL BRING MOST OF THE POINTS, BUT
THREE ACTIONS WILL BE NEEDED TO
FINISH THE GAME... YOU NEED TO
CLIMB SOMETHING, READ SOMETHING
(PAST THE GUARD) AND LEAVE
SOMETHING IN THE LIBRARY.
OK, HERE COMES THE WALK-THRU. SINCE YOU
ARE TRYING TO DO THIS UNDER A CERTAIN
NUMBER OF TURNS, I RECOMMEND THAT YOU
SAVE THE GAME ONLY ONCE OR TWICE AT THE
MOST. ALSO, IF YOU FIND IT IS TAKING YOU
ALOT OF TURNS GETTING INTO THE CARNIVAL
ROOM, START OVER (ALOT MEANING MORE THAN
SIX).
BREAK OUT IF YOU ARE A DIEHARD
ADVENTURER!!
GET KEY, N, GET LAMP, ON, GET BAR, N,
GET BOTTLE, S, S, IN, DROP KEY, KATIE,
N, N, N, GET FORK, N, (KEEP GOING N
UNTIL YOU GET IN THE CARNIVAL ROOM),
DROP BOTTLE, GET BALL, THROW BALL,
GET DOLL, DROP FORK, W, S, S, S, E,
E, DROP BAR, N, GIVE DOLL, N, GET
PEARL, S, E, E, S, W, W, CLIMB IVY,
S, N, S, GET OPAL, N, N, N, GET RUBY,
SW, OFF, ON, GO GATE, GET GOLD, NE,
NW, GET HEART, NE, NW, GO DOOR, BACK,
NW, NE, NW, NE, GO GATE, N, KATIE,
DROP RUBY, N, S, GET JEWEL, N, W,
KATIE, DROP PEARL, DROP HEART, DROP
JEWEL, DROP GOLD, DROP OPAL
GET KEY, KATIE, GET RUBY, N, N, N, N,
(KEEP GOING N UNTIL IN THE CARNIVAL
ROOM), GET BALL, THROW BALL, GET DOLL,
GET FORK, W, S, DROP FORK, NW, PET CAT,
GET SPOON, GO MIRROR, E, S, D, U, N, E,
E, D, GET EMERALD, U, N, U, S, S, SE,
GO PIT, E, OPEN DOOR, DROP KEY,
GET BOOK, GO DOOR, S, S, S, S, IN, DROP
RUBY, DROP EMERALD, DROP SPOON, DROP
DOLL, DROP BOOK
KATIE, N, N, N, GET FORK, N, SE,
THROW FORK, GET DIAMOND, BACK, GET
SHELL, DROP SHELL, GET FORK, S, S, S,
E, E, GET BAR, NE, GET CRYSTAL, S, N,
W, S, PRY BOULDER, DROP BAR, S, GET
EARRING, N, N, GET PEWTER, E, S, NW,
W, W, KATIE, DROP DIAMOND, DROP FORK,
DROP PEWTER, DROP EARRING, DROP CRYSTAL
GET BOOK, PLUM, GO STAIR, DROP BOOK,
GO STAIR, GET ONYX, PLUM, DROP OYNX,
GO DOOR!
