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+         SOLVER TUTORIAL FOR         +
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+               ZORK I                +
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+       WRITTEN BY: THE PHOENIX       +
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SO, YOU'RE ALL SET FOR THE GREAT
UNDERGROUND EMPIRE, EH?  OKAY, BUT
BEFORE WE BEGIN, A FEW WORDS ABOUT THIS
WALKTHRU.  FIRST, THIS IS NOT THE ONLY
WAY TO SOLVE THE GAME. IT'S JUST ONE OF

THE FASTER ONES.  SECOND, BECAUSE THERE
IS NO "WASTED MOTION" IN THIS GAME, YOU
WILL NOT BE VISITING ALL THE LOCATIONS.
 
SO, YOU MIGHT WANT TO PLAY AROUND WITH
THE GAME ON YOUR OWN FOR A WHILE,
MAPPING OUT AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, WITHOUT
MUCH REGARD FOR GATHERING TREASURES.
ACTUALLY, MAPPING IS A GOOD IDEA, SINCE

, IF TOY MAKE A MISSTEP SOMEWHERE, YOU
MIGHT FIND YOURSELF IN TROUBLE!  BE
ESPECIALLY CAREFUL TO FOLLOW THE
DIRECTIONS WHEN IN THE MAZES;  A WRONG
MOVE THERE, AND YOU COULD BE LOST FOR
QUITE SOME TIME!  
FINALLY, YOU MAY NOT GO THROUGH THIS IN

EXACTLY THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN BECAUSE OF
THE THIEF. HE IS A VARIABLE ITEM IN THE
GAME; YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE HE WILL SHOW

UP. TRY TO MOVE OUT OF ROOM HE'S IN AS

SOON AS HE SHOWS UP. BUT KEEP IN MIND
THAT EVEN IF HE DOES STEAL ANYTHING

FROM YOU, YOU WILL GET IT ALL BACK FROM
HIM IN THE END. OKAY?  LET'S START THE
ADVENTURE!
YOU BEGIN WEST OF THE HOUSE, AND YOUR
FIRST CHORE IS TO GET INSIDE.  SO, GO
SOUTH AND EAST. OPEN THE WINDOW AND
ENTER THE HOUSE (YOU'RE IN THE KITCHEN)

THEN GO WEST INTO THE LIVING ROOM.  GET
THE LAMP, THEN MOVE THE RUG, REVEALING
THE TRAP DOOR. OPEN THE TRAP DOOR, TURN

ON THE LAMP, AND GO DOWN.  AT THIS
POINT, SOME MYSTERIOUS PERSON WILL SHUT
THE DOOR ON YOU; DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT

FOR NOW.
OKAY, SO HERE YOU ARE IN THE CELLAR. 
IT'S TIME TO PICK UP YOUR FIRST
TREASURE, SO GO SOUTH, THEN EAST TO THE
GALLERY. GET THE PAINTING,THEN CONTINUE

NORTH TO THE STUDIO.  GO UP THE CHIMNEY
(YOU CAN ONLY FIT WITH THE LAMP AND THE
PAINTING), AND YOU WILL BE IN THE
KITCHEN AGAIN.  NOW, GO UPSTAIRS TO THE
ATTIC, AND GET THE KNIFE AND ROPE. COME

BACK DOWN AND GO INTO THE LIVING ROOM.
OPEN THE CASE AND PUT THE PAINTING
INSIDE.  THEN, DROP THE KNIFE AND GET
THE SWORD.  OPEN THE TRAP DOOR AGAIN,
AND RETURN TO THE CELLAR.  AGAIN, THE
DOOR IS SHUT BY SOMEONE (YOU NEVER WILL
FIND OUT WHO'S DOING THIS, BUT IT
DOESN'T MATTER).  NOW YOU'RE BACK IN TH
E
CELLAR, AND SINCE WE'RE COMING TO ONE O
F
THE MORE DANGEROUS PARTS OF THE GAME,
YOU MIGHT WANT TO DO A SAVE HERE.
GRIPPING YOUR TRUSTY SWORD, HEAD NORTH
INTO THE TROLL ROOM. THERE'S A NASTY
TROLL HERE WITH A BLOODY AXE, AND THE
ONLY WAY PAST IS TO KILL HIM.  SO, DO
JUST THAT:  "KILL TROLL WITH SWORD."  I
T
WILL MOST LIKELY TAKE MORE THAN ONE
ATTEMPT, SO KEEP AT IT, AND EVENTUALLY
HE WILL DISAPPEAR IN A CLOUD OF BLACK
SMOKE.  NOW, DROP THE SWORD, BECAUSE YO
U
REALLY DON'T NEED IT ANY MORE, AND IT
WILL HINDER YOU IN CARRYING OTHER, MORE
IMPORTANT ITEMS.  
HAVING DISPATCHED THE TROLL, YOU MOVE
ALONG EAST, EAST (INTO THE ROUND ROOM),
THEN SE AND EAST. YOU ARE NOW IN THE
DOME ROOM. IT'S A LONG WAY DOWN, AND TO
O
FAR TO JUMP, SO HERE'S WHERE THE ROPE
COMES IN HANDY.  TIE THE ROPE TO THE
RAILING, THEN CLIMB DOWN THE ROPE.  YOU
WILL BE IN THE TORCH ROOM.  LEAVE THE
TORCH FOR NOW;  YOU'LL BE COMING BACK
THIS WAY AGAIN LATER.
FROM THE TORCH ROOM, GO SOUTH, THEN EA
ST
AND GET THE COFFIN. RETURN WEST, THEN
CONTINUE SOUTH TO THE ALTAR.  THERE'S N
O
WAY YOU'RE GOING TO GET DOWN THAT HOLE
WITH THE COFFIN, AND EVEN THE PROGRAM
WILL TELL YOU THAT YOU HAVEN'T GOT A
PRAYER. THAT'S A HINT, FOLKS:  JUST
"PRAY," AND YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF IN
THE FOREST AGAIN. SINCE IT'S DAYLIGHT
OUT, SAVE ENERGY AND TURN OFF THE LAMP.
NOW, HEAD ALONG SOUTH, THEN NORTH (I
KNOW, BUT IT WORKS!) TO THE CLEARING,
THEN EAST TO THE CANYON VIEW.  CLIMB AL
L
THE WAY DOWN TO THE BOTTOM, THEN GO
NORTH TO RAINBOW'S END.  DROP THE COFFI
N
AND OPEN IT.  INSIDE IS A JEWELED
SCEPTRE.  GET THAT, AND WAVE IT.  THE
RAINBOW WILL BECOME SOLID (YOU'LL NEED
TO CROSS OVER FROM THE OTHER SIDE
LATER).  NOW, "LOOK."  YOU SHOULD SEE A
POT OF GOLD.  GET THAT, AND THE COFFIN.
AFTER THAT, GO SW, THEN ALL THE WAY BA
CK
UP TO CANYON VIEW. FROM THERE, IT'S NW
TO THE CLEARING, AND THEN WEST TO THE
WINDOW.  ONCE IN THE KITCHEN, OPEN THE
BAG AND GET THE GARLIC (NOTHING ELSE,
JUST THE GARLIC). GO ON INTO THE LIVING
ROOM, AND PUT YOUR TREASURES IN THE
CASE. NOW, SIT DOWN AND TAKE A BREATHER
,
BECAUSE YOU'RE ABOUT TO DO A LOT OF
TRAVELING!

ONCE AGAIN, OPEN THE TRAP DOOR, TURN O
N
THE LAMP, AND GO DOWN. WATCH CAREFULLY,
AND YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THIS TIME, THE
DOOR DOESN'T CLOSE!  WHOEVER WAS DOING
IT BEFORE MUST HAVE GOTTEN TIRED. 
ANYWAY, YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY TO THE DAM,
SO MOVE ALONG NORTH, EAST, NORTH, NE,
AND EAST.  YOU ARE NOW ON TOP OF THE
DAM.
FROM THERE, GO NORTH TO THE LOBBY.  PI
CK
UP THE MATCHES, THEN GO EITHER NORTH OR
EAST (DOESN'T MATTER) INTO THE
MAINTENANCE ROOM.  GET THE WRENCH AND
THE SCREWDRIVER, THEN PUSH THE YELLOW
BUTTON.  NOW, RETURN TO THE DAM, AND YO
U
WILL SEE THAT THE GREEN BUBBLE IS LIT. 
TURN THE BOLT WITH THE WRENCH, THEN DRO
P
THE WRENCH. YOU HAVE OPENED THE DAM, AN
D
YOU WILL BE COMING BACK THIS WAY AGAIN
TO REAP THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABORS. 
HOWEVER, RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY
TO HADES, SO LET'S GET GOING!
GO SOUTH, THEN DOWN INTO THE LOUD ROOM
. 
LEAVE THE PLATINUM BAR FOR NOW;  YOU'LL
GET IT LATER.  HEAD WEST INTO THE ROUND
ROOM, THEN SE AND EAST (HMMMM, HAVEN'T
YOU BEEN HERE BEFORE?). AGAIN, CLIMB
DOWN THE ROPE. THIS TIME, GET THE TORCH
.
 AT THIS POINT, YOU CAN TURN OFF YOUR
LAMP;  THE TORCH WILL PROVIDE LIGHT SO
LONG AS YOU HAVE IT.
NOW, CONTINUE STRAIGHT SOUTH, GETTING
THE BELL, THEN THE BOOK AND CANDLES FRO
M
THE ALTAR.  GO DOWN THE HOLE TO THE
CAVE, THEN DOWN AGAIN TO THE ENTRANCE T
O
HADES.  YOUR CANDLES WILL HAVE BLOWN OU
T
BY THIS TIME, BUT DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
 
OKAY, HERE'S WHERE YOU HAVE TO BE
CAREFUL.  FIRST, RING THE BELL. IT WILL
BECOME RED HOT AND YOU WILL DROP IT. 
YOU WILL ALSO DROP THE CANDLES.  STAY
CALM, AND DO THE FOLLOWING, ALL IN ONE
COMMAND:  GET THE CANDLES, LIGHT MATCH,
LIGHT CANDLES WITH MATCH (NECESSARY,
BECAUSE OF THE TORCH, AND *DON'T* USE
THE TORCH, OR YOU'LL VAPORIZE THE
CANDLES!).  OKAY, STRANGE THINGS
HAPPENED WHEN YOU LIT THE CANDLES, NOW
READ THE BOOK. WHEW!  THE DEMONS HAVE
BEEN EXORCISED!
DROP THE BOOK, THEN GO SOUTH AND GET T
HE
CRYSTAL SKULL.  NOW, BACK NORTH, THEN U
P
TO THE CAVE, THEN NORTH TO THE MIRROR
ROOM. BY THE WAY, BETTER PUT OUT THE
CANDLES.  RUB THE MIRROR, AND YOU WILL
NOW BE IN ANOTHER MIRROR ROOM (THIS ONE
IS NORTH OF THE DAM, AS THE OTHER ONE I
S
SOUTH).  
NOW, GO NORTH, THEN WEST, THEN NORTH,
THEN WEST INTO THE SQUEAKY ROOM (WELL, 
I
TOLD YOU YOU'D BE DOING A LOT OF
TRAVELING THIS TIME!).  MAKE SURE YOU
HAVE THE GARLIC WITH YOU, THEN GO NORTH
INTO THE BAT ROOM.  SO LONG AS YOU HAVE
THE GARLIC, HE WON'T BOTHER YOU. THERE
IS A JADE FIGURINE HERE, BUT LEAVE IT
FOR NOW.  YOU'LL PICK IT UP ON YOUR WAY
OUT.
GO EAST TO THE SHAFT ROOM.  PUT THE
TORCH INTO THE BASKET, THEN TURN ON YOU
R
LAMP AND HEAD NORTH TO THE SMELLY ROOM,
THEN DOWN TO THE GAS ROOM (BEST NOT TO
CARRY ANY OPEN FLAMES HERE!).  NOW, YOU
ARE ABOUT TO ENTER A SMALL MAZE, SO
FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS *CAREFULLY*!
EAST, NORTHEAST, SOUTHEAST, SOUTHWEST,
DOWN, AND YOU SHOULD BE AT THE TOP OF
THE LADDER (IF YOU AREN'T, MAY GOD HAVE
MERCY ON YOUR SOUL!).  FROM THERE, GO
DOWN TO THE LADDER BOTTOM, AND THEN
SOUTH TO THE DEAD END FOR THE COAL.  GE
T
THAT, THEN RETURN TO THE LADDER TOP. 
FROM THERE, GO UP, NORTH, EAST, SOUTH,
NORTH, AND YOU WILL BE BACK IN THE GAS
ROOM.  GO UP, THEN SOUTH TO THE SHAFT
ROOM AGAIN.
PUT THE COAL IN THE BASKET, AND LOWER
THE BASKET.  NOW, GUESS WHAT?  YOU HAVE
TO GO BACK THROUGH THE COAL MINE AGAIN!
SO, MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE LADDER BOTTOM,
BUT THIS TIME, GO WEST TO THE TIMBER
ROOM.  IGNORE THE BROKEN TIMBER (NOT
USEFUL FOR ANYTHING), AND DROP ALL BUT
THE SCREWDRIVER.  NOW, YOU CAN SQUEEZE
THROUGH THE CRACK TO THE WEST.
AND HERE YOU ARE IN THE DRAFTY ROOM,
WHICH IS ALSO AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
SHAFT.  THERE'S THE BASKET, SO GET THE
COAL AND THE TORCH, AND MOVE SOUTH INTO
THE MACHINE ROOM.  OPEN THE LID, PUT TH
E
COAL IN THE MACHINE, CLOSE THE LID, AND
TURN THE SWITCH WITH THE SCREWDRIVER.
DROP THE SCREWDRIVER, OPEN THE LID, AND
GET THE DIAMOND (WELL, NO ONE EVER SAID
ZORK WAS AN *EASY* GAME!).
NOW, GO BACK NORTH, AND PUT THE TORCH
AND THE DIAMOND IN THE BASKET.  SQUEEZE
BACK EAST INTO THE TIMBER ROOM.  GET TH
E
SKULL, LAMP, AND GARLIC.  YOU WON'T BE
NEEDING THE MATCHES AND THE CANDLES ANY
MORE, SO YOU CAN LEAVE THEM.  (THEY WER
E
INSURANCE IN CASE THE THIEF CAME ALONG
AND STOLE THE TORCH BEFORE YOU COULD GE
T
THE DIAMOND). NOW, HEAD EAST AGAIN TO
THE LADDER BOTTOM, AND FROM THERE UP AN
D
THROUGH THE COAL MINE (YOU KNOW THE WAY
NOW!), TO THE GAS ROOM.  PICK UP THE
BRACELET, THEN CONTINUE ON UP AND SOUTH
TO THE SHAFT ROOM.  GET THE TORCH AND
THE DIAMOND FROM THE BASKET, TURN OFF
THE LAMP, THEN GO WEST INTO THE BAT
ROOM.  GET THE JADE, THEN GO SOUTH,
EAST, SOUTH TO THE SLIDE ROOM.  
NOW, HERE'S A FAST WAY BACK TO THE
CELLAR:  JUST GO DOWN THE SLIDE! 
WHEEEEE!  THEN IT'S UP TO THE LIVING
ROOM (REMEMBER, THE TRAP DOOR IS OPEN
NOW), AND ALL THE TREASURES GO INTO THE
CASE.  HUFF!  PUFF!  BET YOU DIDN'T KNO
W
YOU'D BE DOING *THIS* MUCH RUNNING
AROUND! BUT, DON'T GET TOO RELAXED,
THERE'S STILL PLENTY MORE TO COME
(URK!).