from: the Asimov collection ******************************** * HOW TO SOLVE * * * *ZORK I: THE GREAT UNDERGROUND * * EMPIRE * * * * BY * * SCREWY LUEY * ******************************** FIRST: (N,E); "OPEN WINDOW"; IN; "OPEN SACK" "TAKE GARLIC"; (W); "TAKE ALL"; (E,U); "LIGHT LAMP"; "TAKE ALL"; (D); "TURN LAMP OFF"; (W); "DROP GARLIC"; (E,E,N, N,U); "TAKE EGG"; (D,S,E); "IN"; (W); "PULL RUG"; "OPEN TRAP DOOR"; (D); "LIGHT LAMP"; (N); "KILL TROLL WITH SWORD [KEEP IT UP UNTILL HE DIES]"; "DROP SWORD"; (S,S,E); "TAKE PAINTING"; (N); "DROP ALL BUT LAMP AND PAINTING"; (U,W); "OPEN CASE"; "PUT PAINTING IN CASE"; "OPEN TRAP DOOR"; (D,S,E,N); "TAKE ALL BUT MANUAL"; (S,W,N,N) BACK IN THE TROLL ROOM? GOOD. WELL: (W,S,E,U); "TAKE BAG AND KEY"; (SW,U,D, NE); "UNLOCK GRATING"; (U); "TURN OFF LAMP"; (S,S,E); "IN"; (W); "PUT BAG IN CASE"; "TAKE GARLIC"; "OPEN TRAP DOOR"; (D); "LIGHT LAMP"; "DROP KEY"; (N,E,E,SE, E); "TIE ROPE TO RAILING"; (D); "TAKE TORCH"; (S); "TAKE BELL"; (S); "TAKE CANDLES AND BOOK"; (D,W,N,N,N,NE,E,N); "DROP ALL BUT LAMP"; (N); "TAKE ALL"; "PUSH BLUE"; "OPEN TUBE"; "PUT MATERIAL ON LEAK"; "PRESS YELLOW"; "DROP TUBE AND MATERIAL"; (S,S); "TURN BOLT WITH WRENCH"; "DROP WRENCH"; (N); "TAKE ALL BUT GUIDEBOOKS AND SCREWDRIVER"; (S,D); "ECHO"; (W,SE,E,D,S,S,D,D) THIS IS A TOUGH PART. DO NOT WASTE TIME BETWEEN MOVES. "RING BELL"; TAKE CANDLES"; "LIGHT MATCH"; "LIGHT CANDLES"; "READ BOOK" IF ALL WENT WELL, THE SPIRITS TOOK TO THE WALLS. IF THEY DIDN'T, WAIT FOR THE BELL TO COOL DOWN AND TRY AGAIN. "DROP BOOK AND MATCH AND CANDLES"; (S); "TAKE SKULL"; (N,U,W,N,N,N,W,W,S,U); "PUT SKULL IN CASE"; (D,N,E,E,E) THIS PART REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT THE THIEF DID. IF THERE IS A PLATINUM BAR HERE, TAKE IT AND GO BACK TO THE LIVING ROOM, AND PUT IT IN THE CASE. (THEN COME BACK HERE.) IF NOT, JUST KEEP TYPING. (U,E,N); "TAKE SCREWDRIVER"; (S,W,N); "TAKE TRUNK"; (N,N,U,N,N,W,N,W,N,E); "PUT TORCH AND SCREWDRIVER IN BASKET"; (N,D,E,NE,SE,SW,D,D,S); "TAKE COAL"; (N,U,U,N,E,S,N,U,S); "PUT COAL IN BASKET"; "LOWER BASKET"; (N,D,E,NE,SE,SW, D,D,W); "DROP ALL"; (W); "TAKE COAL AND SCREWDRIVER AND TORCH"; (S); "OPEN LID"; "PUT COAL IN LID"; "CLOSE LID"; "TURN ON MACHINE WITH SCREWDRIVER"; "OPEN LID"; "TAKE DIAMOND"; (N); "PUT ALL BUT SCREWDRIVER IN BASKET"; (E); "TAKE ALL BUT TIMBER"; (E,U,U,N,E,S,N); "TAKE BRACELET"; (U,S); "RAISE BASKET"; "TAKE DIAMOND"; (W); "TAKE JADE"; (S,E,S,E,S); "TOUCH MIRROR"; (N,N,W,W,S,U); "PUT JADE AND DIAMOND AND BRACELET AND TRUNK IN CASE"; (D,N) THERE SHOULD BE A THIEF HERE. IF NOT, LOOK FOR HIM! IT IS VITAL TO THE GAME THAT HE GETS THE EGG. IF HE TOOK IT FROM YOU EARLIER, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. DON'T WORRY ABOUT A N Y THING HE TOOK. YOU CAN GET IT BACK. NOW: "GIVE EGG TO THIEF"; (E,E,E,S,S); "TOUCH MIRROR"; (N,W,N,W,N,E); "TAKE TORCH"; (W, S,E,S,E,S); "TOUCH MIRROR"; (N,N,SE,E,D,D D); "DROP GARLIC"; (U) NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO SAVE THE GAME. HERE YOU WILL BATTLE WITS WITH THE THIEF. IF YOU HAVE LESS THAN 110 POINTS, FORGET IT. YOU'LL DIE RIGHT AWAY. IF YOU MORE THAT 110, GOOD GOING! "TREASURE"; "KILL THIEF [KEEP ON DOING IT UNTILL HE DIES]"; "DROP KNIFE"; "TAKE ALL BUT KNIFE AND STILETTO"; (D); "ULYSSES"; (E,E); "PUT ALL BUT LAMP AND TORCH IN CASE"; "TURN OFF LAMP"; "TAKE CANARY"; (E,E, S,S); "WIND CANARY"; "TAKE BAUBLE"; (N,W,W,W); "PUT BAUBLE AND CANARY IN CASE"; (W,W,U); "TEMPLE"; (D); "TAKE COFFIN"; (U); "TREASURE"; (D,E,E); "OPEN COFFIN"; "TAKE SCEPTRE"; "PUT COFFIN IN CASE"; (D,N,E,E,N,NE,E,W,N,N); "TAKE PUMP"; (N); "TAKE TRIDENT"; (S,S,E,S,E, D); "INFLATE PLASTIC WITH PUMP"; "DROP ALL" "GET IN"; "TAKE ALL"; "LAUNCH" SAY GOOD-BYE TO THE GREAT UNDERGROUND EMPIRE. IF EVERYTHING WENT WELL, YOU WON'T BE GOING BACK THERE. "WAIT [UNTILL YOU COME TO A RED BUOY]"; "TAKE BUOY"; (E); "GET OUT"; "OPEN BUOY"; "TAKE EMERALD"; "DROP BUOY"; "TAKE SHOVEL"; (NE); "DIG GROUND [UNTILL YOU COME TO A SCARAB]"; "TAKE SCARAB"; (SW,S,S); "DROP SHOVEL"; "WAVE SCEPTRE"; (W,W); "TAKE GOLD"; (SW,U,U,U,NW,W,W); "DROP LAMP AND LABEL AND PUMP"; (W); "PUT ALL IN CASE" YOU DID IT!!! NOW: "TAKE MAP"; (E,E,S,W,SW,W) YOU WON! THE GAME NOW DROPS YOU OFF AT THE BEGINNING OF ZORK II (THE WIZARD OF FROBOZZ) ZORK I:THE GREAT UNDERGROUND EMPIRE ZORK II:THE WIZARD OF FROBOZZ AVALABLE NOW AT FINE STORES EVERYWHERE. COMPLAINTS, CORRECTIONS, AND LETTERS OF PRAISE CAN BE SENT TO "SCREWY LUEY" OF, THE OUTPOST.