The 5 Most Frequent Mistakes People Make About Fitness

Many people approach fitness the same way, they jump in as hard as possible, diet hard, train hard, and get burnt out within a few weeks. Jumping in too fast can lead to exhaustion and boredom with health and fitness, leading to many people calling it quits. It even happens to people that have been doing it for years if they aren't careful. It doesn't just affect newcomers. Luckily, if you avoid the 5 mistakes outlined in this article, you probably won't have that happen to you!

1 - Not Planning Ahead

Planning is probably the most essential thing that anybody successful with health and fitness does. This means you need to plan your diet, plan your meals, plan your workout program, and set realistic goals in a reachable timeframe. Chances are, if you forget to plan any of these things, your results will suffer and you may end up quitting, simply because you don't know what you need to be following. Randomness is not always good, especially in the world of fitness!

2 - Excuses

Excuses are too common in our world today, and they are even more common in the fitness world. just because you have a little cough and no other symptoms does not mean you should put off your workout (unless you actually feel sick of course). Just because tonight is Friday and your buddies are all going out to the bar and they want you to come doesn't mean you can't workout. You can't afford to eat healthy. There is an excuse for everything, and none of them are worth the time it took to think them up. Stop making excuses if you want to be healthier and be physically fit. Nobody has made it to their goals by making excuses.

3 - Frequency Of Exercise

Do you think working out for 30 minutes a week is good? Well, some people do. Others think they have to be in the gym every day of the week for 2 hours or more. They are both wrong. You have to find the happy medium to see how much you need to workout. You want to workout enough to meet your goals within the foreseeable future and you don't want to overtrain and risk injury. Sticking to something like hitting the gym 3 or 4 times a week for about an hour each time is something good to go by. This schedule works for thousands of people every week!

4 - Magic Answers

Sorry, science has still yet to come up with a workout program, and a pill that performs magic for you. If you don't want to put in the hard work and effort, you aren't going to succeed. I hate to sound mean but it's the truth. Companies spend millions on advertisements hoping the consumers don't realize that magic doesn't exist.

5 - Comparisons

Comparing yourself to a fitness professional or somebody that has much more experience that you is setting yourself up for a downfall. If you want to succeed, you can't go around comparing your body to the next person. Your genetics are different than everybody, so you can't make comparisons that aren't fair. Instead of comparing yourself to someone else, why not compare yourself now to yourself a year ago. If that doesn't give you great motivation, then you are not working out right!

Now you know what you need to avoid doing if you want to succeed with your fitness lifestyle. If you just avoid these mistakes alone, you are on your way to succeeding with your goals, as long as they are within reach. Feel free to bookmark this article and come back to it anytime!

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221B BAKER STREET

1. >THE UNHOLY MAN< The preacher was in fact a thief who had stolen the original manuscript of Hamlet from an exhibit on the Riviera, where he also acquired his tan. The preacher disguised the manuscript as a Bible and had Longworth authenticate it for the Duke, whom the preacher hoped would buy it. Longworth, however, in desperate need of money, killed the preacher with Hamlet's sword and stole the manuscript. Longworth, who does not smoke, planted the German-made cigarette near the victim's body to throw suspicion from himself; but in the process, he accidentally dropped his packet of aspirin. KILLER: EARL LONGWORTH WEAPON: SWORD MOTIVE: MANUSCRIPT 2. >SILVER PATCH< Sir Reginald Cosgrove, in dire need of money, concocted a plot to collect money from his large insurance policy on Silver Patch. Sir Reginald painted over the silver patch on the mane of his prize horse and painted a silver patch on the mane of Night Dancer, another of his horses. He then switched stalls and poisoned Night Dancer, who now looked like Silver Patch. Realizing that he would have to take Oscar Switt into his confidence, Sir Reginald arranged for his trainer to meet him at the stables. When Switt refused to go along with Sir Reginald's plan to kill Night Dancer, Sir Reginald became enraged and killed the trainer, smashing him over the head with an ale bottle, then stabbing him repeatedly with the broken bottle. KILLER: SIR REGINALD COSGROVE WEAPON: BROKEN BOTTLE MOTIVE: INSURANCE 3. >THE CHAMELEON'S VENGEANCE< Disguised as Inspector Lestrade, the chameleon planted explosives in the violin case which housed the instrument Holmes was to play in the duet finale at the Playhouse. SURPRISE: EXPLOSIVES HIDING PLACE: VIOLIN CASE CHAMELEON: LESTRADE 4. >THE CODED MESSAGE< Knowing death was near, Rudolph Hickle forced his canary to swallow the valuable Eyes of Lucifer. Hickle then attempted to notify his good friend, Harry Blake, by writing in a code the two had developed years ago. MESSAGE: PEARLS INSIDE CANARY. 5. >THE CLERK'S DEMISE Two years after being dishonorably discharged from the British military, Donald Hobson changed his name to Alfred Cooke and tried to start a new life. Neither his eventual employers at Scotland Yard nor his wife and children knew the truth of his past. Manfred Maloney stumbled onto Cooke and attempted to blackmail his old army buddy. To protect his secret, Cooke killed Maloney with an icicle and tried to make it appear to be the work of a radical political group. KILLER: ALFRED COOKE (DONALD HOBSON) WEAPON: ICICLE MOTIVE: BLACKMAIL 6. >THE REWRITTEN DEATH< Understudy, Vance Hillyard, planned to murder Roderick Garrick to obtain the star's role; but, owing to Hillyard's color blindness, the actor mistakenly killed Albert Boswell. KILLER: VANCE HILLYARD MOTIVE: STAR'S PART 7. >THE PILLAGED PAWNBROKER< While cleaning out her husband's attic, Mrs. Phyllis Cahill inadvertently included among the items sold to the pawnbroker a secreted Ming vase John Cahill had stolen from the museum. Cahill traced the priceless chinese objet d'art to the pawnbroker shop and broke in, placing the Ming vase in an armor helmet for protection and wrapping the treasure with newspaper and string. When Miles Balfour surprised the thief, Cahill killed the pawnbroker with a broadsword from the set of old English armor and, as an afterthought, robbed the cash till to throw suspicion from himself. KILLER: JOHN CAHILL WEAPON: BROADSWORD MOTIVE: MING VASE 8. >THE EMPTY-HANDED THIEF< Metal Pipes As was her custom periodically, Mrs. Beatrice Galton opened the wall safe in her husband's study to view the Renshaw Diamonds bequeathed by her late mother. When she attempted to return the gem tray, a stone fell to the floor and she whirled, stepping firmly, only to find the "diamond" crushed underfoot. Numbly, Beatrice smashed "jewel" after "jewel" with a letter opener from the desk. She suddenly realized the truth. Her husband had disposed of her diamonds, replaced the gems with glass replicas, and squandered the money. Beatrice confronted Galton as he entered the room with the latest packet of unpaid bills and, in a fury, she stabbed him. KILLER: BEATRICE WEAPON: LETTER OPENER MOTIVE: DISCOVERED JEWELS 9. >THE PECULIAR CHARWOMAN< Tobacconist Daniel Ferguson, equally dividing his time between his London and Liverpool shops, found in the arrangement an equal opportunity to divide his affections. Surprised by his Liverpool wife Bessie's visit to his London shop, Ferguson lured the unfortunate girl into a shed behind the shop (used to hickory-smoke certain blends), then dressed his victim in a charwoman's garb, his immediate problem cured. KILLER: DANIEL FERGUSON MOTIVE: BIGAMY CAUSE OF DEATH: SMOKE INHALATION 10. >THE DUCHESS'S DEMISE< In her sitting room at Barrington Manor, the Duchess confronted Alex Stafford, demanding he return the funds he had won from cheating at the card table. Enraged, Stafford killed the Duchess with a poker from the fireplace and attempted to establish an alibi for himself using ventriloquism. KILLER: ALEX STAFFORD MOTIVE: DISCOVERED CHEATING ALIBI: VENTRILOQUISM 11. >THE DEADLY CALLER< Captain Victor Juno feared his stepmother's wild infatuation for gigolo Lorenzo Marchetti and concocted a fiendish murder plot to secure his inheritance. Juno returned to England carrying a deadly but trained Indian cobra. He then adjusted the radiator in his stepmother's room to emit a "whistling" pitch. from his adjoining room, Juno released the cobra into a common ventilator shaft opening near his stepmother's bed. As Mrs. Lyons rose in the night hearing the gentle sound of movement, she realized too late that "music" from the radiator pipes had "charmed" the caller. KILLER: VICTOR JUNO WEAPON: SNAKE MOTIVE: INHERITANCE 12. >THE SPINSTER'S WILL< Learning that a vast diamond field had been discovered near the worthless gold mine Miss Pierpoint was to bequeath him, druggist Ward Ramsey substituted sleeping pills for the aspirin tablets Miss Pierpoint kept at her bedside. KILLER: WARD RAMSEY WEAPON: SLEEPING PILLS MOTIVE: DIAMOND MINE 13. >THE NETTLESOME BRIDE< Penelope Holloway discovered she was making a bridal trousseau for another woman to marry the man who once proposed to her. Seeking revenge for her romantic jealousy, the seamstress stabbed Imogene Boylan with a pair of scissors and stole the engagement ring from her finger. KILLER: PENELOPE HOLLYWAY MOTIVE: ROMANTIC JEALOUSY WEAPON: SCISSORS 14. >THE AMOROUS SAILOR< "I wed two wives" should be Willie Dryden's epitaph. The white ring of untanned flesh around Willie's ring finger tipped Holmes to the fact that Willie had no business marrying Mitzi. He was already married in Singapore to the lady in black. This femme fatale followed Willie to London, learned he was marrying Mitzi, took her place in the receiving line and gave Willie the kiss of death. IDENTITY: DRYDEN'S WIFE MOTIVE: BIGAMY METHOD: POISON LIPSTICK 15. >THE UNKNOWN VICTIM< Enraged by his wife's confession of having had an affair with Carl Seagram, Barry Auguston plotted the General's death. On the pretense of showing him the house, Auguston lured Seagram into the guest chamber. Auguston requested a look at Seagram's sword; and when he had it, he forced the General to change into a tweed suit and then stabbed him. He quickly shaved off the General's moustache and beard, hoping no one would recognize him. He left the body on the bed, along with the sword. He hoped Scotland Yard would assume the missing General killed this man, then drop the case when the General couldn't be found. KILLER: BARRY AUGUSTON VICTIM: CARL SEAGRAM MOTIVE: JEALOUSY 16. >THE KIDNAPPED SONGSTRESS< Winnie Oats and her manager Dale Rice are devious characters. They used poor Lloyd Newcomb to get favorable publicity, then tried to hang the kidnapping on him by planting the mask in the reporter's carriage. Dale Rice wore the mask when he swept down on the rope to kidnap Winnie, who was fully prepared for the kidnapping. Winnie's husband, Guy, found out about her involvement with Newcomb. Guy booked passage for himself, probably bound for his lawyer and a divorce. KIDNAPPER: DALE RICE MOTIVE: PUBLICITY STUNT LOCATION: PLAYHOUSE ATTIC 17. >THE POISONED POKER PLAYER< Ralph Cotson was correctly convinced that Roger Stearns had been winning at cards by cheating. When Stearns brought his jade ring to Cotson the jeweler for repair, Cotson contaminated the ring with cyanide poison, and waited anxiously for their next big poker game. MURDERER: RALPH COTSON MOTIVE: CHEATING HOW POISONED: RING 18. >THE GLUTTONOUS GOSSIP< Harold Quail, the driver of a food delivery carriage, was madly in love with Helen Thrush, wife of the hotel manager. When Charles Maxwell exposed Harold's affair with helen in his gossip column, Helen committed suicide. One night, as Harold was making a food delivery at the pub, waiters carried Charles Maxwell out to the carriage to be rushed to the hospital. Maxwell was unconscious from an orgy of overeating. Filled with anger and hatred for the journalist, Harold covered the face of the unconscious man and smothered him to death with his bare hands. KILLER: QUAIL MOTIVE: REVENGE METHOD: SMOTHERED WITH BARE HANDS 19. >THE WELL-INFORMED THIEF< Dentist Harrison Beale was in dire financial straits due to his compulsive cardplaying, when he decided to extract Mrs. Haigh's life savings along with her tooth. Beale administered a truth serum when the widow visited the dentist. While unconscious, the widow answered all of Harrison's questions concerning where she hid her life savings and when she would be away from her house. THIEF: BEALE HOW HE KNEW WHERE TO LOOK: ADMINISTERED TRUTH SERUM DURING DENTAL WORK. 20. >THE LIMPING TAX COLLECTOR< Pawnbroker Phillip Pupil was a very lucky man until tax collector Clarence Alexander discovered that Pupil had filed false income tax returns for years. faced with probable imprisonment, Pupil decided to stab Clarence with a poisoned needle and leave false clues of suicide. When Clarence took his shoes off in the park and waded in the pond, Pupil stuck a needle dipped in curare poison in Clarence's left shoe. When Clarence put his shoe on and collapsed, Pupil rushed forward pretending to render first aid. He used this opportunity to plant the typewritten suicide note and the bottle of poison on Clarence. KILLER: PHILLIP PUPIL MOTIVE: TAX FRAUD METHOD: STUCK POISONED NEEDLE INSIDE SHOE 21. >THE FALLEN ANGEL< Hot air balloonist Willie Crayfield talked human fly Hector Angel into a daring heist of the Crown Jewels stored in the heavily guarded Tower of London. As Crayfield maneuvered his balloon above the Tower, Angel climbed down a rope and entered a vent leading to the room containing the regal gems. After stealing the Crown Jewels, Angel commenced to climb back up the rope into the gondola of Crayfield's balloon. Angel made the fatal mistake of first handing the gems to Crayfield before completing his climb. As soon as Crayfield grabbed the jewels, he drew a sword and cut the rope Angel was ascending. Poor Hector Angel fell to his death still clutching a section of the severed rope. KILLER: WILLIE CRAYFIELD WEAPON: SWORD HOW KILLER ESCAPED: HOT AIR BALLOON 22. >THE ALPHABET SPY< The leaders of the militant German province of Prussia were about to expand their influence by invading France. This aggression became known as the bloody Franco-Prussian War, and the date in the message marked Prussia's first assault. Bonus points for any sleuth who pegged the year as 1870, five years after the civil war. THE MESSAGE: AUGUST NINETEENTH THE EVENT: INVASION OF FRANCE WHO SENT THE MESSAGE: KING WILHELM 23. >THE MYSTERIOUS SKULL< If you know anything about the sport of rowing, you know a "scull" is a racing boat used in the Olympics and the Henley Regatta. The fishermen who pulled the coach from the Thames heard the right word, but everybody assumed the wrong spelling. KILLER: ROWING TEAM HOW KILLED: HIT BY BOAT MOTIVE: COVER UP DRUG USE 24. >THE MUSICAL MURDER< The quartet's harpist was bitter over the theft of his musical piece "Goodbye, Dolly," so he was determined to end William Minor's career on a sour note. You had an edge on this case if you know music and recognized that on the piano an E flat and a D sharp are exactly the same note. KILLER: JEFF DESHARPE WEAPON: HARP STRING MOTIVE: STOLEN COMPOSITION 25. >THE EYE OF THE EIGER< Sir Edmund Hillman was an old fashioned hero: adventurous, modest and widely admired. Dr. Simon "Sy" Klopps who scaled the Eiger with Hillman deeply resented that his team leader gathered "all the glory" for the climb. Motivated by intense envy, Dr. Klopps utilized his considerable skills as a hypnotist to cause Sir Edmund to disgrace himself by appearing to shoplift clothes bearing the Eiger fashions logo. Holmes realized that Sir Edmund's doodles of a green eye in the Eiger revealed the solution to the case. Sir Edmund's subconscious mind associated Dr. Klopps with the one-eyed monster of myth, the cyclops. The green eye on the sketch suggested envy as a motive and hypnotism as the means of the crime. CRIMINAL: DR. SY KLOPPS MOTIVE: ENVY METHOD: HYPNOTISM 26. >THE RANDOM MURDERS< Bongs Whig precinct worker Sean Byron set a new low in unsportsmanlike conduct in a political campaign: he murdered supporters of the opposition party. The incumbent candidate, Whig Sir Leroy Tick, derived a double benefit from his zealous supporter's actions since the murders not only decreased the number of Labour votes but also provided him with a strong "law and order" campaign issue. Although Sir Leroy did not instruct Byron to commit murder, he set the shocking events in motion by ordering his unbalanced aide to "do what it takes" to eliminate the Labour lead in the polls. Byron did as he was told. KILLER: SEAN BYRON MASTERMIND: SIR LEROY TICK MOTIVE: WIN ELECTION 27. >MORIARTY'S CHALLENGE< The arch-villain, Professor James Moriarty, chose Holmes' birthday as an appropriate occasion to engage the master sleuth in a battle of wits. He planted an explosive in the candle at the table reserved for Holmes at the London Bistro. Although waiter Bill Beaconfield bore no ill will toward Holmes and never had dealings with Moriarty, he was Moriarty's unwitting agent in crime by lighting the candle intended to kill the great detective. As the candles at the restaurant last three hours, and the explosive was contained midway in the candle on Holmes' table, the murder would have occurred at 9:30. MORIARTY'S AGENT: BILL BEACONFIELD METHOD: EXPLODING CANDLE INTENDED TIME OF MURDER: 9:30 PM 28. >THE DOCTOR'S LAST LAMENT< Dr. Van Nogh was a man with a guilty conscience. He served in the British Army during the South African Campaign; but when he was captured in battle he became a traitor and fought on the side of the Boers. Hence his cryptic remark that he had been a "bloody bore". His commanding officer, General Vernon Arnoux, always suspected Van Nogh's treason but could never prove it. Finally, he decided to take justice into his own hands and "execute" Van Nogh. When Arnoux confronted Van Nogh, he permitted the Doctor to write a suicide note. The general killed Van Nogh by injecting air into the man's arm with a hypodermic needle. Afterwards, thinking that he needed a more credible suicide method, General Arnoux poured cyanide into the dead man's mouth. KILLER: ARNOUX WEAPON: HYPODERMIC MOTIVE: PUNISH TREASON 29. >THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER< Irene Marlow was unaware of her husband's old business partnership with Albert Kenilworth. Colonel Marlow had swindled Kenilworth, driving him to commit suicide. Ten years later, Albert's brother Arnold made good on his threat of revenge. Marlow had never met Albert Kenilworth, which Kenilworth used to his advantage. He followed Marlow and engaged the unsuspecting Colonel in a game of backgammon at the pub. After the game, Kenilworth jumped the Colonel and injected him with a large dose of strychnine, causing near-instantaneous death. Kenilworth then dragged Marlow's body to the dock and threw it into the river. MURDERER: ARNOLD KENILWORTH MOTIVE: REVENGE CAUSE OF DEATH: THE DRUG, STRYCHNINE WHERE: PARK 30. >THE MURDERED STOCKBROKER< Barry Coopersfield, worried about the competition from Henry Lancelot's company, devised a devious plan to gain extra money for himself. He convinced Bailey that they should buy an insurance policy in case either of them died, with the surviving partner getting the insurance money. After the policy was taken out, Coopersfield took his souvenir western "six-gun" revolver, followed Bailey after work, and shot him outside the tobacconist. Coopersfield then went to the Wild West Show at the Playhouse. Posing as a stagehand, he snuck into the prop room and put his revolver in a prop bin containing other revolvers from the show. MURDERER: BARRY COOPERSFIELD MOTIVE: INSURANCE MONEY WHERE MURDER WEAPON IS: PLAYHOUSE PROP ROOM

Invisiclues for Zork: The Undiscovered Adventure

Introduction Warning: The following contains answers to questions that you may not want .... YET! Read only if you are completely stuck. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED !!!!! Entrance to the Undiscovered Underground How do I shirk my responsibilities? 1. Have you tried walking west? 2. How about East? 3. North, South, Down, Up? 4. In other words, you can't. Type Enter or NE to go underground. The boulders just collapsed my exit route. What do I do? 1. You can try eating them. 2. There's not much you can do with them at this point. You will need to get them removed to file your report though. Convention Center What's a Grue? 1. The Grue is a sinister, lurking presence in dark places. Its favorite diet is adventurers, but its insatiable appetite is tampered by its fear of light. No Grue has ever been seen by the light of day, and few have survived its fearsome jaws to tell the tale. How do I enter the Grues Convention with my lantern? 1. Read the above description of Grues. 2. They dont seem to like light, do they? 3. Have you tried dropping your lantern? 4. Of course, without your lamp, the Grues eat you. 5. You cannot enter the convention with the lantern (on or off). How do I survive in the Grue Convention? 1. Without a light, you will have to rely on subterfuge. 2. You will need to be in costume. Where do I find a token for the Zork Underground Subway? 1. In the bucket. 2. At the bottom of the well. 3. You know, just before the Dragon Stairs. 4. What Subway!!! This is not Zork Grand Inquisitor! This is one of those questions which was put in here for the sole purpose of teaching a lesson - do not use the presence or absence of a question on a certain topic as an indication of what is important, and don't assume that long answers indicated important questions. I'm hungry and I want a souvenir of my jaunt. How do I purchase items at the Souvenir Stand? 1. Have you tried buying one? 2. Don't have enough money, huh? 3. What about taking one? 4. The salesman doesn't seem to be into charity at the moment. 5. You'll need to get rid of the salesman before you can obtain the candy or anything else at the souvenir stand. How do I chase away the salesman? 1. He looks kind of creepy, don't you think? 2. Why would his face be so unmoving - it isn't natural. 3. Steamrollers Maybe that's not his face! 4. Have you spoken to him yet? 5. He's wearing a mask. You need to remove it. How do I take the mask off the salesman? 1. He's pretty well out of reach behind the counter. 2. You'll need to get him to come closer. 3. Type "Salesman, hello" or "Talk to salesman" to get him to lean forward. Then, take his mask. Be sure to read the description carefully. Am I mistaken, or did the game just describe a Grue? 1. Pretty sacrilegious, huh? 2. Didn't think that was coming, did you? 3. We're pretty proud of ourselves for taking that chance. 4. Well, it wasn't that big a chance as we had Marc Blank and Mike Berlyn write the game. Was that the first time a Grue was described in a Zork game? 1. Of course. Everything in this game is brand, spanking new. 2. Well, except for Grues. 3. And Zork. 4. And the lantern. 5. Now that you mention it, you can Frotz a Grue in Sorcerer anytime you are in the dark to get a brief description of these fearsome creatures. What can I do with the popcorn? 1. You can string it together for a decoration. 2. How about shipping your computer to mom? 3. Maybe soak up a small reservoir? 4. All you can do with it is eat it. What do I do with the masks, gloves and body suits in the Changing Room? 1. You could wear them. 2. Do you see any items that resemble any of the local wild life? 3. Which ones make up the best Grue disguise? 4. Note the look of the Grue Salesman when you take off his mask. Then wear the same items to dress up like a Grue. How do I survive the Grue Convention 1. Your costume only fools the Grues for so long. You can't survive more than a few moves. After jumping down the chute, how do I stop the walls from collapsing in the Trash Compactor? 1. Have you braced the walls with the pole? 2. Did you shoot the snake creature in the water? 3. Have you tried a laser blaster on the door? 4. What trash compactor? There is no way to survive jumping down the chute. Why do I want to go in the convention anyway? 1. You need to grab the glasses. Theater How do I navigate the maze of seats? 1. Don't you love mazes? 2. This one is huge. 3. Did you try dropping objects in each of the environments and then mapping the areas? 4. Wow, you could walk for days. 5. Better yet, don't bother. There is no way to get through the maze. It only exists to teach you not to go into mazes. How do I take a lens off a footlight? 1. They are hot to the touch. 2. You need something to protect your hands. 3. Wear any of the gloves from the changing room. What's in the trunk? 1. Why don't you open it? Hall of Science How do I raise the cover and push the button? 1. That cover is pretty heavy. You need to keep holding it with one hand. 2. It takes another hand to push the button. 3. You need to drop all of your inventory you are carrying to open the cover and push the button. 4. You do not need to drop items you are wearing. How do I see the image under the cover? 1. The image is fuzzy and out of alignment. 2. Did you notice the colors? 3. You will need special eye wear to correct the image. 4. What about the lenses? 5. Put the red and blue lenses in the glasses. 6. Wear the glasses, raise the cover and push the button. How do I get through the sealed door? 1. You need to align the symbols on the floor. 2. Did you look at the image under the cover? 3. Place the models on the correct symbols to unlock the door. Where do I find a second quint-Zorkmid coin? 1. Did you check the trunk for a second coin? 2. Did you look under all the seats? 3. Maybe you should steal one from the Grues? 4. Of course, that would all be too easy. 5. There is only one quint-Zorkmid coin. How do I consult the oracle with only 5 Zorkmids? 1. You need a way to make your money last. 2. Did you look at the coin? 3. Interesting shape, isn't it? 4. You could try to attach something to the coin so you can retrieve it. 5. TIE THE TINSEL TO THE COIN. You can now insert the coin twice. How do I open the Janitor's Closet? 1. Did you Rezrov the door? 2. Whoops, wrong game again. Maybe something else will work? 3. How about a skeleton key? 4. Actually, the skeleton is the key to this puzzle. 5. Consult the Oracle in the Museum of Illusions for more information. The Cage How do I survive the Rat-Ants 1. Glass Pipes They are pretty hungry. 2. Maybe you could feed them. 3. Hey, they like candy? 4. Is there anything else sweet around that could curve their appetite? 5. The boulders blocking your escape are sweet. How do I get the Rat-Ants to the Tunnel? 1. They are not very smart. 2. And they like candy. 3. Maybe you could lure them to the tunnel. 4. Leave a trail of candy between the Cage and the Cultural Complex. I escaped, but so did the Rat-Ants. 1. You need to arm yourself with a deterrent before you make your escape. 2. Did you know that Rat-Ants are insects, not rodents? 3. Make sure you have the Bug Spray before you lead the Rat- Ants to the outside. 4. Oh yeah, make sure you don't waste the spray before then either. General Questions How do I turn the lantern on? 1. Did you read the description of the Lantern? 2. Looks to be in bad shape. 3. The switch doesn't seem to work. 4. If you were really frustrated with a device, what would you do? 5. HIT THE LANTERN to turn it back on. Where do I get some tinsel? 1. Where do you usually find tinsel? 2. Are there any trees around? 3. Look at the miniature tree in the Mud Forum. What do I do with the bug repellent? 1. You kill bugs of course, but only at the right time. How Points Are Scored 5 fixing the lantern 8 seeing a Grue 10 impersonating a Grue 5 opening the massive door 5 choosing a lens 5 experimenting with the glasses 10 revealing the hidden picture 8 decorating a coin 10 consulting the oracles 5 opening the closet 19 finding sundry items 5 escaping the GUE 5 debugging the GUE 100 Total For Your Amusement - have you tried: Attempting to kill the Salesman Breaking the Mirror in the Changing Room Going down the Trash Chute Wearing the adventurer's hat from the Convention Hall Licking the Boulders Sitting on the seats in the Theater main area Looking at the curtains Pulling down the curtains Taking a bow on stage Looking at the stickers on the trunk Opening the Mailbox on the model white house

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=================================================================== =================================================================== "S","E","OPEN WINDOW","ENTER HOUSE","W","GET LAMP","MOVE RUG","OPEN TRAP DOOR", "TURN ON THE LAMP","D","S","E","GET PAINTING", "N", "U", "U", "GET KNIFE AND ROPE", "D", "W", "OPEN CASE", "PUT PAINTING IN CASE", "DROP KNIFE", "GET SWORD", "OPEN TRAP DOOR", "D". ................................................................... SAVE THE GAME NOW. IF YOU BUY THE FARM, WE GOT THIS FAR ANYWAY... ................................................................... "N", "KILL TROLL WITH SWORD" UNTIL YOU KILL HIM, DROP SWORD, "E", "E", "SE", "E", "TIE ROPE TO RAILING", "CLIMB DOWN ROPE", "S", "E", "GET COFFIN", "W", "S", "PRAY", "TURN OFF THE LAMP", "S", "N", "E", "D" TO THE CANYON BOTTOM, "N", "DROP COFFIN", "OPEN COFFIN", "GET SCEPTRE", "WAVE SCEPTRE", "LOOK", "GET GOLD AND COFFIN", "SW", "U" TO THE CANYON VIEW", "NW", "W", "ENTER HOUSE", "OPEN BAG", "GET GARLIC", "W", "PUT COFFIN, SCEPTRE, AND GOLD INTO CASE". ................................................................... SAVE THE GAME AGAIN. THIS IS CHECKPOINT 2. HOPE YOU GOT THIS FAR CORRECTLY. ................................................................... "OPEN TRAP DOOR", "TURN ON LAMP", "D", "N", "E", "N", "NE", "E", "N", "GET MATCHES", "N", "GET WRENCH AND SCREWDRIVER", "PUSH YELLOW BUTTON", "S", "S", "TURN THE BOLT WITH THE WRENCH", "S", "D", "W", "SE", "E", "CLIMB DOWN ROPE", "GET THE TORCH", "TURN OFF LAMP", "S", "GET THE BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLES", "GO HOLE", "D", "RING THE BELL", "LIGHT MATCH", "LIGHT THE CANDLES WITH THE MATCH", "READ THE BOOK", "DROP BOOK", "S", "GET SKULL", "N", "U", "N", "PUT OUT CANDLES", "RUB MIRROR", "N", "W", "N", "W", "N", "E", "PUT TORCH IN BASKET", "TURN ON LAMP", "N", "D". ................................................................... SAVE THE GAME. THIS MAZE IS A PAIN, AND IF YOU LOSE YOUR WAY, MAY THE GOOD LORD HAVE MERCY ON YOUR POOR SOUL. THIS IS CHECKPOINT 3. WELCOME!! ................................................................... "E", "NE", "SE", "SW", "D", "D" TO THE LADDER BOTTOM. IF YOU AREN'T THERE, RESTORE THE GAME. YOU MESSED UP. IF YOU ARE, "S", "GET COAL", "N", "U" TO THE LADDER TOP, "U", "N", "E", "S", "N", "U", "S", "PUT COAL AOD SCREWDRIVER IN BASKET", "LOWER BASKET", "N", "D", "E", "NE", "SE", "SW", "D", "D", "W", "DROP ALL", "GO C^!1K", "GET COAL, TORCH, AND SCREWDRIVER", "S", "OPEN THE LID", "PUT COAL INTO MACHINE", "CLOSE THE LID", "TURN SWITCH WITH SCREWDRIVER", "OPEN THE LID", "GET DIAMOND", "DROP SCREWDRIVER", "N", "PUT TORCH AND DIAMOND IN THE BASKET", "E", "GET SKULL, LAMP, AND GARLIC", "E", "N" TO THE LADDER BOTTOM, THROUGH THE COAL MINE (SEE ABOVE IF YOU FORGOT) TO THE GAS ROOM, "GET BRACELET", "U", "S", "RAISE BASKET", "GET TORCH AND DIAMOND", "TURN OFF LAMP", "W", "GET JADE", "S", "E", "S", "GO SLIDE", "U", "PUT DIAMOND, JADE, BRACELET, AND TORCH IN CASE", "DROP GARLIC". ................................................................... SAVE THE GAME. WELCOME TO CHECKPOINT 4. HALFWAY DONE NOW! ................................................................... "TURN ON LAMP", "N", "E", "N", "NE", "N", "GET TRUNK", "N", "GET AIR PUMP", "N", "GET TRIDENT", "S" TO RESERVOIR SOUTH, "E", "E", "INFLATE BOAT WITH PUMP", "GET IN BOAT", "SAY LAUNCH". ................................................................... SAVE THE GAME. YOU COULD MESS UP. WELCOME TO CHECKPOINT 5... ................................................................... "WAIT" UNTIL YOU SEE A BUOY. "GET BUOY", "E" TO THE BEACH", "GET OUT OF BOAT", "GET SHOVEL", "NE". ................................................................... SAVE THE GAME. YOU MIGHT GET BURIED ALIVE. CHECKPOINT 6 HERE!! ................................................................... "DIG WITH SHOVEL" UNTIL THE SCARAB SHOWS UP. IF YOU GET BURIED, RESTORE THE GAME. IF YOU DIDN'T AND YOU FOUND THE SCARAB, "DROP THE SHOVEL", "GET SCARAB", "SW", "DROP BUOY", "OPEN BUOY", "GET EMERALD", "S" TO THE FALLS, "CROSS RAINBOW", "TURN OFF LAMP", "SW" TO CANYON BOTTOM, "U" TO CANYON VIEW", FROM THERE, GO BACK TO THE HOUSE AND ENTER IT. GO TO THE LIVING ROOM. "PUT SCARAB, EMERALD, CHEST, AND TRIDENT IN CASE", "E", "E", "N", "N", "CLIMB UP TREE", "GET EGG", "CLIMB DOWN", "S", "E", GO BACK TO THE LIVING ROOM, "TURN ON LAMP", "D", "N". ................................................................... SAVE THE GAME. ANOTHER MAZE. THIS TIME, WE FIND THE THIEF'S LAIR! CHECKPOINT 7 ................................................................... "W", "S", "U", "TAKE COINS AND KEY", "SW", "E", "S", "SE" TO THE CYCLOPS ROOM. NOW, THE CYCLOPS HATES PEOPLE, BUT YOU CAN GET HIM OUT OF HERE. "ULYSSES", (OR "ODYSSEUS" IF YOU PREFER), "U", "GIVE EGG TO THIEF", "D", "E", "PUT COINS IN CASE", "GET KNIFE", "W". ................................................................... SAVE THE GAME!!! THE THIEF IS A KILLER!!! WELCOME TO CHECK POINT 8. ................................................................... "U","KILL THIEF WITH KNIFE" UNTIL YOU ACTUALLY KILL HIM, "GET ALL", "D", "NW", "S", "W", "U", "D", "NE", "UNLOCK GRATE", "OPEN GRATE", "U", "S", "CLIMB TREE", "WIND UP CANARY", "CLIMB DOWN", "GET BAUBLE", GO TO THE LIVING ROOM AGAIN, "REMOVE CANARY FROM EGG", "PUT EGG, CANARY, BAUBLE, STILETTO IN CASE", "D", "N", "E" UNTIL YOU GET TO THE LOUD ROOM, "ECHO", "GET BAR", "W" TO THE TROLL ROOM, "S", "U", "PUT ALL EXCEPT LAMP INTO CASE", YOU SHOULD THEN GET A MESSAGE. FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF THE MESSAGE, AND YOU WILL GET A MAP. "GET MAP", GO TO THE MAILBOX, AND FROM THERE, YOU SHOULD HAVE NO TROUBLE GETTING TO THE BARROW Glass Pipes ...................................................................... WAIT TILL YOU MEET THE WIZARD! AND THEN YOU GET TO MEET THE TOUGHEST OF THEM ALL...THE DUNGEON MASTER! ................................................................... MASTER! ................................................................... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- /-[^]-:/:-[^]-:/:-[^]-:\:-[^]-:\:-[^]-\ <=---=====---=====---=====---=====---=> <<^<< >>^>> <<^> <^>> <<^> THE COMPLETE SOLUTION <^>> <<^<< >>^>> <=---=====---=====---=====---=====---=> \-[^]-:\:-[^]-:\:-[^]-:/:-[^]-:/:-[^]-/ -> NOTE: THE WIZARD MAY APPEAR ONCE AND A WHILE AND CAST A SPELL ON YOU, DON'T WORRY. THE SPELL WILL WEAR OFF AFTER A WHILE. IF YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE, JUST WAIT IT OUT. IT WOULD BE WISE TO SAVE THE GAME PERIODICALLY, AS A PRECAUTION IN IN CASE YOU MAKE A MISTAKE. "TAKE ALL", [S,S,S,SW,S], "LIGHT LAMP", [SE], "ENTER GAZEBO", "TAKE TEAPOT", "EXIT", [N,NE], "FILL TEAPOT", [S,SE], [S,S,W] -> YOU ARE NOW IN THE CAROUSEL ROOM. BECAUSE OF ITS RAPID SPINNING, YOU ARE DISORIENTED IN DIRECTION. YOU ARE TRYING TO GET TO THE RIDDLE ROOM WHICH LIES TO THE SE, BUT YOU MIGHT END UP SOMEWHERE ELSE. JUST MAKE YOUR WAY BACK TO THE CAROUSEL ROOM AND KEEP TRYING UNTIL YOU GET THERE. WHEN YOU GET TO THE RIDDLE ROOM, YOU WILL NEED TO SOLVE THE RIDDLE BEFORE YOU CAN GET TO THE PEARL ROOM. JUST SAY "A WELL", WHICH IS THE ANSWER TO THE RIDDLE. [EAST], "TAKE PEARLS", [EAST], "GET INTO BUCKET", "POUR WATER", "GET OUT", [EAST], "TAKE RED, BLUE, AND GREEN CAKES", "EAT GREEN CAKE", [EAST], "THROW RED CAKE INTO POOL", "TAKE CANDY", [WEST], "EAT BLUE CAKE", [NW] -> INSTRUCTIONS ON OPERATING THE ROBOT CAN BE FOUND IN THE SAME ROOM AS THE ROBOT IS. DO THE FOLLOWING: TELL ROBOT "GO EAST" THEN GO [EAST] YOURSELF TELL ROBOT "PUSH TRIANGLE" TELL ROBOT "GO SOUTH" THEN GO [SOUTH] AND "TAKE SPHERE" TELL ROBOT "LIFT CAGE" THEN "TAKE SPHERE" AND GO [N,W] -> IN THE LOW ROOM, YOUR COMPASS WILL BE QUITE UNRELIABLE, SO JUST DO WHAT YOU DID IN THE CAROUSEL ROOM, EXCEPT THIS TIME YOU'RE TRYING TO GET SE TO THE TEA ROOM. [WEST], "GET INTO BUCKET", "FILL TEAPOT", "GET OUT", "DROP TEAPOT", [W], [W,NW], "OPEN BOX", "TAKE VIOLIN", [E], [N,N], "ENTER GAZEBO", "DROP ALL BUT LAMP AND SWORD", "TAKE MAT AND OPENER", "EXIT", [S,S,W,N], "TAKE BRICK", [N,N], [UP], "PUT MAT UNDER DOOR", "OPEN LID", "PUT OPENER IN HOLE", "TAKE MAT", "TAKE KEY", "TAKE OPENER", "UNLOCK DOOR WITH KEY", "OPEN DOOR", [NORTH], "TAKE SPHERE", [S,DOWN,S,S,S,E,N,N], "ENTER GAZEBO", "DROP ALL BUT LAMP, SWORD, AND BRICK", "TAKE NEWSPAPER AND MATCHES", "EXIT", [S,S,W,SW], "TAKE STRING", [N], [DOWN,E,N,N], "ATTACK DRAGON", [SOUTH], "ATTACK DRAGON", [SOUTH], "ATTACK DRAGON", [W,W], "TAKE RUBY", [SOUTH], "GET INTO BASKET", "OPEN RECEPTICLE", "PUT PAPER IN RECEPTICAL", "LIGHT MATCH", "LIGHT PAPER WITH MATCH", "WAIT", "WAIT", [WEST], "TIE WIRE TO HOOK", "GET OUT", "TAKE COIN", [SOUTH], "OPEN PURPLE BOOK", "TAKE STAMP", [N], "GET INTO BASKET", "UNTIE WIRE", "WAIT", "WAIT", "WAIT", "WAIT", [WEST], "TIE WIRE TO HOOK", "GET OUT", [SOUTH], "PUT STRING ON BRICK", "PUT BRICK IN HOLE", "LIGHT MATCH", "LIGHT STRING WITH MATCH", [N,S], "TAKE CROWN", [N], "GET INTO BASKET", "UNTIE WIRE", "CLOSE RECEPTICAL", "WAIT" -> KEEP WAITING UNTIL THE BASKET REACHES THE VOLCANO BOTTOM. "GET OUT", [N,E,E,SE,E,N,N], "ENTER GAZEBO", "DROP ALL BUT LAMP", "EXIT", [S,W,SW,N,N,N,W,N,N], "TAKE CHEST", "KISS PRINCESS", [S,S,S,SE,E,N,N], "ENTER GAZEBO", "WAIT" -> KEEP WAITING UNTIL THE PRINCESS GIVES YOU THE GOLD KEY FROM THE UNICORN. "OPEN CHEST", "AGAIN", "TAKE DRAGON", "DROP CHEST AND ROSE", "TAKE CANDY, RED SPHERE, BLUE SPHERE, AND PEARLS", "EXIT", [S,S,W,S,S,DOWN,S], "TAKE CLUB", [SE,NE,NW,SW,S,UP,N,N,SW,SW], "FEED LIZARD CANDY", "UNLOCK DOOR WITH GOLD KEY", "OPEN DOOR", [S,W], "DROP ALL BUT LAMP", [E,N,N,NE,N,N,N,W,N,W], [W,NE,E,S], "TAKE PORTRAIT", [NORTH], "ENTER LIGHT", "ENTER SOUTH WALL", "ENTER LIGHT", "TAKE BILLS", "KILL", [W,W,W], "TAKE LAMP", [S,S,S,SW,S,SE], "ENTER GAZEBO", "TAKE VIOLIN, RUBY, COIN, STAMP, AND CROWN", "EXIT", [S,S], [W,SW,SW,S,W], "DROP ALL BUT LAMP", "TAKE CLUB", [WEST], "THROW CLUB AT GLASS", "TAKE WHITE SPHERE", [EAST], "PUT WHITE SPHERE ON DIAMOND STAND", "PUT RED SPHERE ON RUBY STAND", "PUT BLUE SPHERE ON SAPPHIRE STAND", "TAKE BLACK SPHERE", [SOUTH], "PUT SPHERE IN CIRCLE", [NORTH], "TAKE RUBY, COIN, STAMP, AND VIOLIN", [SOUTH], "GIVE ALL BUT LAMP TO DEMON", [NORTH], "TAKE ALL", [SOUTH], "GIVE ALL BUT LAMP TO DEMON" -> NOW, TELL DEMON "GIVE ME WAND". GUESS WHAT? "TAKE WAND", [N,E,N,N,NE,S], "POINT WAND AT MENHIR" -> NOW, SAY "FLOAT". FEELS GREAT, DOESN'T IT? [SOUTHWEST], "TAKE COLLAR", [NE,S,D,D], "PUT COLLAR ON DOG", [E], "OPEN DOOR", [SOUTH], "TURN OFF LAMP", "OPEN SECRET DOOR", [SOUTH] -> CONGRATULATIONS!! YOU HAVE SOLVED -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ========================================================================== ZORK III BY INFOCOM ========================================================================== WELL, YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY SINCE YOU FIRST STOOD BY THE MAILBOX OUTSIDE THE HOUSE IN THE FOREST. YOU'VE DEFEATED THE THIEF, OUTWITTED THE WIZARD OF FROBOZZ, AND NOW, YOU STAND AT THE FOOT OF THE ENDLESS STAIRS, READY TO EMBARK ON THE FINAL PART OF YOUR JOURNEY. SO, PICK UP THE LAMP, TURN IT ON, AND HEAD ALONG DUE S UNTIL YOU COME TO THE SHORE OF THE LAKE. DROP THE LAMP , AND JUMP INTO THE LAKE. BRRRR! PRETTY COLD! SO, DON'T STAY IN THERE LONG; SWIM W AND THEN GO S . GET THE TORCH, AND WAIT FOR THE NUMBER TO CHANGE TO "II." THEN, TOUCH THE TABLE. MY OH MY! YOU'RE IN A ROOM FROM ZORK II... ROOM 8, AS A MATTER OF FACT. HOWEVER, YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME TO SIGHT-SEE, SO GET THE CAN OF GRUE REPELLANT, THEN TRY MOVING E, AND YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF BACK IN SCENIC VISTA AGAIN. NOW WAIT FOR THE NUMBER TO CHANGE TO "III," THEN TOUCH THE TABLE AGAIN. THIS TIME, YOU'RE IN A DAMP PASSAGE. DROP THE TORCH, AND JUST WAIT THERE UNTIL YOU'RE PULLED BACK TO SCENIC VISTA. OKAY, YOU'RE FINISHED HERE, SO MOVE ALONG N TO THE SHORE, AND AGAIN JUMP IN THE LAKE. SPLASH! IT HASN'T GOTTEN ANY WARMER; IN FACT, YOU JUST DROPPED THE CAN OF REPELLANT. SO, GO DOWN, AND YOU WILL BE ON THE LAKE BOTTOM. AH, THERE IT IS! BUT, COULD THERE BE SOMETHING ELSE THERE, TOO? "GET ALL," AND YOU WILL HAVE NOT ONLY THE REPELLANT BUT ALSO AN AMULET. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE "WONDERFUL" VARIABLE THINGS; IT MAY TAKE MORE THAN ONE TRY ON YOUR PART TO GET BOTH ITEMS. IN THE MEANTIME, YOU CAN'T STAY IN THE ICY WATERS TOO LONG, AND SOONER OR LATER A HUNGRY FISH WILL COME LOOKING FOR YOU. THEREFORE, IT'S BEST TO SAVE THE GAME BEFORE YOU JUMP IN FROM THE WERN SHORE. SO IF YOU DIE IN THE WATER, OR GET EATEN BY THE FISH, OR PICKED UP BY THE ROC , YOU DON'T HAVE TO START ALL THE WAY BACK AT THE BEGINNING. BY THE WAY, THIS IS THE ONLY ONE OF THE ZORKS WHERE YOU DON'T LOSE POINTS IF YOU DIE. BUT, ALL THE ITEMS YOU'VE COLLECTED SO FAR GET SCATTERED ALL AROUND, AND IT'S TIME-CONSUMING TO GO LOOK FOR THEM. OKAY, NOW YOU HAVE THE CAN AND THE AMULET, SO HEAD UP TO THE SURFACE, THEN S TO THE SERN SHORE. YOU CAN SEE A CAVE TO THE S, AND IT LOOKS KIND OF DARK. IN FACT, IT *IS* DARK IN THERE, WHICH IS WHY YOU HAVE THE REPELLANT. SO, SPRAY THE SMELLY STUFF ON YOURSELF, AND GO S, AND YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF IN A DARK PLACE. GO S AGAIN, THEN E, AND YOU WILL BE IN THE KEY ROOM. WHEW! AT LE THERE'S"SOME LIGHT IN HERE! AND BY THE LIGHT YOU CAN SEE A STRANGE KEY. lGED THE KEY, THEN MOVE THE MANHOLE COVER AND GO DOWN. HERE YOU ARE ON AN AQUEDUCT. SINCE YOU CAN'T GO BACK , YOU MIGHT AS WELL GO FORWARD. SO, JUST HEAD ALONG N AND YOU WILL COME TO THE WATER SLIDE. GO N DOWN THE SLIDE, AND GUESS WHERE YOU ARE? IN THE DAMP PASSAGE! THERE'S THE TORCH, SO PICK IT UP, BECAUSE YOU'RE CERTAINLY GOING TO NEED A LIGHT SOURCE...ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU THINK OF WHERE YOU'RE GOING NEXT. SO, FROM THE DAMP PASSAGE HIKE ALONG W TO THE JUNCTION , THEN S INTO CREEPY CRAWL, AND SW INTO THE SHADOW LAND. HERE WE COME TO ANOTHER VARIABLE PORTION OF THE GAME. YOU WILL HAVE TO WANDER AROUND IN THE SHADOW LAND UNTIL A CLOAKED AND HOODED FIGURE APPEARS. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THE SWORD WILL SUDDENLY MATERIALIZE IN YOUR HAND, AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FIGHT. HOWEVER, SINCE THERE'S NO WAY OF TELLING WHEN THAT WILL HAPPEN, YOU JUST HAVE TO KEEP MOVING AROUND UNTIL IT DOES. AT LE YOU WILL GET A CHANCE TO PRACTICE SOME ELEMENTARY MAP-MAKING! ALSO, THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE GAME, AS THE FIGURE IS QUITE CAPABLE OF KILLING YOU, TOO! SO, BEST TO SAVE BEFORE YOU ENTER SHADOW LAND. WHEN THE MYSTERIOUS FIGURE FINALLY APPEARS, ATTACK HIM WITH YOUR SWORD UNTIL HE IS BADLY WOUNDED AND CANNOT DEFEND HIMSELF. AT THAT POINT, GET HIS HOOD. THE FIGURE WILL THEN DISAPPEAR, LEAVING THE CLOAK BEHIND. GET THAT ALSO. NOW, YOU HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE, AND I CAN'T TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW, SINCE THERE'S NO WAY OF KNOWING EXACTLY WHERE YOU WERE WHEN THE FIGHT STARTED. HOWEVER, IF YOU GO EWARDS, YOU WILL EXIT THE SHADOW LAND AT EITHER THE CREEPY CRAWL OR THE FOGGY ROOM. FROM EITHER PLACE, GO N TO THE JUNCTION. FROM THE JUNCTION, IT'S W THROUGH THE BARREN AREA, AND W AGAIN . YOU JUST CAN'T WAIT TO CLIMB DOWN THE ROPE, HUH? WELL, PICK UP THE BREAD FIRST, THEN GO DOWN TO THE LEDGE. WELL, WELL, A CHEST! TOO BAD YOU DON'T HAVE A KEY TO OPEN IT. IN FACT, THERE'S NO WAY FOR YOU TO OPEN IT AT ALL. BUT DON'T DESPAIR, THERE'S A WAY OF DOING IT. JUST WAIT AROUND AND SOMEONE WILL COME ALONG THE TOP OF THE CLIFF. YOU MAY NOT REALLY TRUST HIM, BUT TIE THE ROPE TO THE CHEST WHEN HE ASKS, AND WAIT AROUND SOME MORE. EVENTUALLY, HE WILL RETURN AND HELP YOU BACK UP THE CLIFF. HE WILL ALSO GIVE YOU A STAFF, WHICH IS WHAT YOU'RE REALLY AFTER HERE. TAKE THE STAFF, THEN GO BACK DOWN TO THE LEDGE, AND FROM THERE, TO THE CLIFF BASE. TREK S TO THE FLATHEAD OCEAN, AND DO A LITTLE MORE WAITING. SOONER OR LATER A SHIP WIL OKAY, NOW W, W, W, N, N, N, E, E, AND PUSH THE S WALL TWO TIMES. 08. FROM THERE, W, S, S, E, E, N AND PUSH THE W WALL TWO TIMES. 09 . NOW, S, W, AND PUSH THE N WALL UNTIL IT WON'T MOVE ANY MORE. 10. THEN W AND N. FINALLY! YOU HAVE MANEUVERED THE LADDER UNDER THE HOLE , AND NOW YOU CAN JUST GO UP AND OUT! WHEW! OKAY, YOU'VE SOLVED THE ROYAL PUZZLE AND YOU HAVE THE BOOK, SO GO N TO THE MUSEUM ENTRANCE, THEN OPEN THE E DOOR AND GET YOUR OTHER STUFF FROM THE JEWEL ROOM. THEN IT'S BACK W TO THE GREAT DOOR, AND FROM THERE BACK TO THE JUNCTION. NOW, E INTO THE DAMP PASSAGE, AND NE TO THE ENGRAVINGS ROAM. WELL, WE HAVE HERE YET ANOTHER OF THOSE VARIABLE EVENTS: SOONER OR LATER, AN OLD MAN WILL BE SLEEPING HERE. IF HE ISN'T THERE THE FIRST TIME YOU ARRIVE, WALK AROUND A LITTLE AND RETURN. WHEN YOU FINALLY DO SEE HIM, WAKE HIM UP AND GIVE HIM THE BREAD. HE WILL EAT IT AND THEN MAKE VISIBLE TO YOU A SECRET DOOR. HE WILL THEN VANISH. OKAY, YOU'RE GETTING CLOSER TO THE END! OPEN THE DOOR, AND GO INTO THE BUTTON ROOM, THEN N TO THE BEAM ROOM. PUT THE SWORD IN THE BEAM, THEN GO BACK TO THE BUTTON ROOM AND PUSH THE BUTTON. NOW, BACK N TO THE BEAM ROOM AND N AGAIN INTO THE MIRROR ROOM. THERE WILL BE AN OPENING IN THE MIRROR, SO GO N ONE MORE TIME, AND YOU WILL BE INSIDE. NOW, DON'T LET THE LONG AND COMPLICATED DESCRIPTIONS SCARE YOU! IT'S NOT REALLY AS BAD AS YOU THINK . FIRST, RAISE THE SHORT POLE. THEN, PUSH THE WHITE PANEL TWICE. NOW, PUSH THE PINE PANEL, AND GO N. OKAY, SO HERE YOU ARE, STANDING A LITTLE TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT TO THE GUARDIANS OF ZORK. IF I WERE YOU, I WOULDN'T TRY GOING PAST THEM QUITE YET! OPEN THE VIAL, THEN DRINK THE LIQUID. WHILE NOTHING SEEMS TO HAVE HAPPENED, YOU HAVE IN FACT BECOME INVISIBLE. NOW YOU CAN WALK N UNTIL YOU COME TO THE LOCKED DOOR. KNOCK ON THE DOOR, AND THE DUNGEON MASTER WILL OPEN IT AND LET YOU IN. ALL RIGHT, HANG IN THERE, YOU HAVE REACHED THE END GAME! GO N, THEN W, THEN N AGAIN. THE DM WILL BE FOLLOWING YOU. GO N TO THE PARAPET, SET THE DIAL TO 4, AND PUSH THE BUTTON. NOW, GO S, OPEN THE CELL DOOR, AND STEP INSIDE. THE DM WILL NOT FOLLOW YOU IN. ONCE INSIDE, YOU WILL NOTICE A BRONZE DOOR IN ONE OF THE WALLS. HOWEVER, YOU CAN'T OPEN IT YET! SOMETHING ELSE HAS TO BE DONE, AND IT WILL HAVE TO BE DONE BY SOMEONE ELSE. SO, FIRST TELL THE DM TO GO TO THE PARAPET. THEN TELL HIM TO TURN THE DIAL TO 1, AND THEN TELL HIM TO PUSH THE BUTTON. ALL RIGHT!! THE MAGIC MOMENT HAS ARRIVED! UNLOCK THE BRONZE DOOR WITH THE KEY, OPEN THE DOOR, AND GO S! ** TA DA!! ** FINALLY, ZORK IS FINISHED! YOU HAVE SURVIVED ALL THE PERILS, PITFALLS, AND PUZZLES, AND NOW, *YOU* ARE THE NEW DUNGEON MASTER.

How to solve PLANETFALL

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [=-----------------------------------=] \ Ur-Lord Thomas Covenant / |Unbeliever and White Gold Wielder| / PRESENTS... \ ^ How to solve PLANETFALL ^ '`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`' Legend: [Bracketed text is editorial comments or additional explanation.] *Asterisked text is ultra- important and is a good spot to save the game!* [Note: This walkthrough is not the best way to solve PLANETFALL, nor the fast- est. In some spots, I have inserted commands that are not really necessary. These are for your enjoyment. Also see the end of this file.] Hello, Ensign Seventh Class! Nice day, isn't it? Well, gird your loins and scrub that deck because you'll need all the luck you can muster. All you really need to do in this first section is wait around until the ship starts blowing up. Here are some fun things you can do until this happens: If Blather's around, throw something at him or examine him. Scrub the deck. (Saving the game first) Eat the celery the ambassador gives you. (Also saving) Attack Blather. Well, on with the walkthru. Before the ship blows, drop your ID card and scrubbrush - you don't need them, and they only weigh you down. BOOM! Came quicker than you though, eh? Well, this is obviously not a safe place to hang around, so go west into the safe ty pod. Get into the webbing. Here we go with the trademark of all Infocom games: Waiting! At least you can enjoy the nice descriptions... As soon as you land on the planet, get out of the webbing. Whoops! Clumsy you! Well, GET ALL, open the door, and it's up and out. Don't stay too long underwater, or you'll drown. Go up again, and reach the crag. Hm. Looks like even you could climb up there! So go for it! Keep going up until you reach the Courtyard. This is a good time to save the game. Now go N,NE,E,E,E (down the long hall) S,S,S,SE. Wow! A robot! Didn't you hear once that robots could hold things? You didn't? Well, they can, and this one does. Open him, and then turn him on. Drop the card here (I'll explain why later), and go do some of the more important stuff. Go west, and west again. Get the bar, and go: NE,N,N,N,N. Hold the bar over the crevice, and Bingo! Go east and drop the bar (it'll screw up the magnetic strips on the access cards is why), West, south, open your kit and drop it. Now to go use this key. Do: W,W,unlock the padlock with the key, take lock, drop lock and key, open door, north. Ignore the can, it's a red herring (but one of the neater ones, I'll admit: I spent 85 lives and 603 hours looking for a can opener!) Get the ladder, and go back with: S,E,E,N,N. Drop ladder and extend it. Put the ladder on the rift, and go north. Now to plunder! Do: W, Open desk, get shuttle card, West, Open desk, Get kitchen card, get upper card. Bet you're hungry by now, so: E,E,S,S,S. Get the kit and eat one of the blobs of goo. Drop it again, and: E, Push blue button, push red button. The doors won't open yet, so just wait for em. When the north door opens, get into the elevator, slide upper through slot, push up button, and wait. When the door opens, go south and northeast. Pay attention to the room description, and press glowing button. Hm. Better send 'em a message! But first, you have to fix the coolant system. Remember what color light is flashing on the console. Go SW and N, slide the card through the slot, and go down. When the door opens, do: S,W,S,S,SW. Get the flask and go E. Put flask under spout, and press whatever color button was flashing on the console upstairs. Get the flask, and go back to the elevator and up. When you get back to the Comm Room, Pour Chemical In Hole. Remember the light, and repeat these steps for as long as it takes for the system to cool off. [If you get sleepy between now and then, go to any of the dorms in the main hallway, get in bed, and wait. The dreams are pretty good, too.] OK. Assuming you have the coolant system fixed now, you need some extra food. Two more blobs of goo isn't enough for the rest of the game! So go to the kitchen (It's south from the storeroom where you got the ladder) and get the canteen to hold your food. Food? Yep. Slide kitchen through Slot! South, put canteen on slot, push button, get canteen, close canteen (in case you drop it), north, and drop kitchen. Twitter Marketing Services
Now to get some more tools you'll need. Do: North, East until the junction, south,south,southwest. Get the laser and pliers. Go: NE,N,N,E. Get Bedistor, and it's time to Go Down! W,N,E,S, slide lower through slot, and wait. N,E,S,E. You should be in the shuttle car now. *This is an excellent time to save the game!* Slide shuttle card through slot, and push the lever up. We're off to see the wizard! Now keep waiting until your speed hits 55 ( never mind the sign you see). Then pull the lever down, and let your speed stay constant until you see the halfway mark. Wait once more, and then pull lever down. Wait, and you should coast right into Lawanda Station! If you don't, you screwed up. Restore your game! Now to finish fixing the rest of the systems. From Alfie Control East, do: W,N,U,U,NE,N. Tell Floyd to go north. Hm! Just what you need! Tell Floyd to get shiny board, and do: S,E,N. Open panel, remove second board, insert shiny board in panel, drop fried board. That's Planetary Defense. Now for Course Control. Go: S,E,N, open lid, remove fused bedistor with pliers, insert good bedistor in cube, drop fused bedistor and pliers. You have now fixed the little stuff, and are on your way to the big finish! Go south four times. You should be in the computer room. Wait here for Floyd. He will notice that the computer is busted. (Bright soul, isn't he?) Now to make a martyr of him. Do: NE,open bio-lock door, SE,E,look in window. There's what you need! But how to get it? Oh Floyd, don't risk yourself! Well, if you must, you must. Do as he says by: Open door, close door, wait, open door, close door. (Yes, this scene made me cry. If you have a heart at all, you will too!) Sniff...well, so Floyd's death won't be a meaningless sacrifice, do:Get mini card, W, open door, W,S, remove old battery, drop old battery, insert new battery in laser. You're armed and loaded for bear! Now: N,SW,S, slide mini card through slot, type 384, set dial to 1, E,N,N, shoot boulder with laser, (keep shooting until you vaporise it), set dial to 6. *Save Your Game Here! There are two ways to get past the next obstacle, but one of them may not work depending on your game version.* Go south and...AGGGHHH! What's THAT! Oh, that's what it is! Just a ten foot tall hungry amoeba, no problem! OK, shoot it! Doesn't work? Keep doing it. You will notice that the monster is attracted to the heat of the laser. Here is where that version thingy is used. Either: Give laser to monster, or throw laser into void. If one doesn't work, do the other. Not much time left before the mini effect wears off, so go: S, W, and N. Oh No! Trapped in an inaccessable location, and nowhere to go but...THRU THE BIO-LAB WITH ALL THOSE MUTANTS! Well, now is not the time to panic. Do: open desk, wear mask, push red button, open door. That gas isn't going to last long, so move FAST! *Good time to save the game, I might add...* West into the lab, open the door, and west again. Whoa! They're not slowing down! You'll be finishing the game with these things on your heels! Go: West, open door, west, SW, W. Wow! There's your exit! No time to lose, so: South, push button. Whew! That was close! But here you are: the door opens, you go north, and all your questions are answered! Congratulations, Ensign First Class!

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The Art of being invisible

Sometimes your worst enemy is a fellow human being. It might be that you are unlucky enough to be sent to a war zone. I have crossed the Iron Curtain six times illegally dodging the border patrols. While I have had a considerable amount of luck, you must have skill also. Know thy enemy. It's unlikely that the enemy goes out in a dreadful weather at night. This is the time you can move well. But beware, they probably have set up land mines and traps. I have seen chopped down trees that are left rotting on the ground on the Iron Curtain. That is a good place to hide a land mine or to put a trap thread. Don't even try! The most unlikely place to put a land mine is a road used by the border patrol themselves. You can see the usage looking for new tire tracks on the road. The border is full of military camps and installations. Do not take any photograps and avoid the camps altogether. If you are caught they believe you more if you don't have photos of their military stuff. Roads are risky. You walk, but they drive and a car can appear suddenly, before you can hide. It's good if when you look obviously coming from behind the border to be heading *away* from the border (showing them that this is the maximum length that you have walked behind the border). If you look like a local, you can be walking either way. Put a good stunt and they'll pass you. They don't have time to question all locals. Caves and pits are good in hiding from the heat detecting camera. There is an anti-heat detector suit commercially available, but if you are caught in that you have one excuse less. If you see a patrol coming, take a step or two to cover youself. Don't run, don't panic. Remember to have a believable excuse.