The Thief - River Software

                    Solved by G Wheeler

NOTES (1): The only thing the thief will not steal is the tea
chest so be careful what you drop.
(2): The shield is your light source.
(3): You must go north to leave the tea chest as you can't climb
back out of it.

START: on Beach

S, S, S
Get net
Wear net (this protects you from the bees)
N, N, N, E, N, NE, E, SE, E, E
Get necklace (it breaks and falls to the pool below)
E, E
Look under bush (you pull out a spade)
N, NE, NE, NE (you hear a noise from the room above)
Wait (you hear someone leave)
Open trapdoor
Up
Get shield
S, In
Examine drum
Examine plate (the plate tells you to turn the handle right to
lower the drawbridge)
Out, N, D, SW, SW, SW, S, W, W, W, W, NW, W, SW, S
Dig (you uncover a bottle)
Get bottle
N, E, Up
Get bees (you put the queen bee in the bottle and the swarm
follows)
Look out to sea (you see some flotsam being washed ashore)
D, W, N
Release bees (the bear runs into the sea to escape)
N
Examine flotsam (you see a tea chest)

Climb in chest (this is a magic chest, it is useful for storing
all your goods. It contains a coin)
Drop bottle, drop shield
N
Get chest
S, S, E, N, NE
Drop chest
Examine bumps (they are all empty except one)
Dig
Get carrot
SW
Examine hole (it contains a rabbit and a sceptre)
Put carrot in hole (the rabbit puts the sceptre where you can
reach it)
Get sceptre
NE
Climb in chest
Drop sceptre, drop spade
N, E
Examine grass (you pick up a bean)
SE, E, D, D
Eat bean (you are invisible for a while and the large dog will not
attack you)
Get tusk
E (you see a boulder blocking the east exit)
Move boulder (this means you do not need to pass the dog again)
Get ladder
E, D, D, W, W
Get pearl (this is part of the necklace that was on the bridge)
Examine reeds (you pick up a ring)
Wear ring
E, E, Up, Up, Up, Up, W, W, W, NW, W
Climb in chest
Drop ladder, drop tusk, drop pearl, get coin
N
Get chest
SW, S, S (you see a gypsy selling axes)
Give coin to gypsy (you are given an axe)
E (tangler trees try to catch your ankles)
Cut roots (with axe)
SW, S
Drop chest
Climb in chest
Get tusk
N, Up
Examine door
Put tusk in slot (the door to the Temple opens)
In, N, NW
Pray (a secret exit opens in the north wall)
N
Get robes
Wear robes
S, SE, NE, N
Get box
Examine box (its lid is screwed on)
S, SW
Examine marks (the marks are caused by the statue when it moves)
Turn ring (the statue moves and you can enter a recess under it)
D
Get sunstone
Up, S, Out, D
Climb in chest
Drop sunstone, drop box, remove robes
Search robes (they contain a knife)
Drop knife, drop robes
N
Get chest
N
Cut roots (with axe)
NE, W, N, N, NE, E, SE, E, E, E, D, D, D, D
Drop chest
Climb in chest
Drop axe, get knife, get shield
N, SW, SW, W, SW, W, W, In, W
Examine skeleton
Cut strap (the large key falls to the floor)
Get key
E, Up, E, In (you see a table with a locked drawer)
Unlock drawer (with key)
Open drawer
Examine drawer
Get bracelet
Wear bracelet (this makes you stronger)
Out, E, NE
Shout
Shout (you frighten a poacher)
E, N (you see a poacher caught in a trap)
Open trap (the poacher gives you a card and tells you that the
password to enter the Gamekeeper's Cottage is "shot gun")
S, NE, NE
Climb in chest
Drop knife, drop card, drop key
N, SW, SW
Get rock
Examine rock (it has a green streak)
NE, NE
Climb in chest
Drop rock, get spade, remove net, drop net
N, SW, SW, W, SW, W (you see a mound)
Dig
D, E, N (you notice the floor has been disturbed)
Dig
Get diamond
S, E, W, W (you find a topaz on the earth where the mound caved
in)
Get topaz
Drop spade (no longer needed)
E, E, NE, Up, Up, Up (you see a mutant mole; you are safe as long
as you have the shield)
Out, E, E, In
Examine leaves (you find a hammer)
Out, Up, Up, N, N, D, SW, SW, SW, S, W, D, D, D, D
Climb in chest
Drop shield, drop topaz, drop diamond, get rock
Hit rock (with hammer)
Look (you see that an emerald has fallen out of the rock)
Drop hammer, get bottle, get ladder
N, W, W
Fill bottle with water
E, E, Up, Up, Up, Up, E, N, NE, NE, NE, Up, S, E, Up, N, W
Examine armour (you find some gloves)
Wear gloves
E
Lower ladder (from Ramparts)
Down ladder
E, E, N (you see a thirsty lion)
Give water to lion
NW
Get boots
Examine boots
Wear boots (you will now be able to walk across marshy ground)
SE, S, SW, W, Up, Up, Up, Up, W, W, W, NW, W, SW, S, W
Fill bottle with sand
E, N, NE, E, SE, E, E, E, D, D, D, D
Get chest
E, NE
Drop chest
N, NE, In (you see a sword hung on the wall)
Get sword
N (you can only go north if you are carrying the sword)
Pour sand into right scale (you balance the scales of justice and
a recess opens)
Examine recess
Get orb
S
Put sword on wall (don't try to leave without putting it back)
Out, SW, S
Climb in chest
Drop orb, drop bottle, get hammer, get shield
N, W, N, E
Press plate (wall opens east)
E
Examine plants (you find a bone)
Get bone
Move boulder (you need to be wearing the bracelet)
D, E
Push bell (you are asked for a password)
Shot gun
In
Look in urn (it contains an opal)
Hit urn (with hammer, it smashes)
Drop hammer
Get opal
Out, E, SE
Climb in chest
Drop opal, drop shield, get knife
N
Examine split (you see an amethyst lodged in the split)
Get amethyst (you force it out with your knife but it drops and
the thief steals it. Don't worry, you'll get it back later)
D
Climb in chest
Drop knife
N, SW, Up, Up (you see a hyena)
Give bone to hyena
E, N, NW, E
Search ashes (you must have the gloves on; you find a screwdriver)
Up
Examine roof
Get nugget
D, Out, SE, S, W, D, D, NE
Climb in chest
Drop nugget, get box
Examine box (its lid is held on with a screw)
Unscrew screw
Look in box (it contains an elfstone)
Drop screwdriver, get elfstone, drop box, get knife
N, SW, W, W, W
Cut reed (you are asked what with)
Knife (the knife breaks but you don't need it any more)
Get reed
E, E, E, NE, N, NW, D (into Pool), D
Get sapphire
Up, W, Up, N (into a Cool Cave)
Examine nest (you find a ruby)
E, D, E, Up, SE, S
Climb in chest
Drop reed, drop elfstone
S (Dispatch Room; this is only reached from inside the chest)
Open chute (your sapphire and ruby are sucked down the chute)
Climb in chest (this is the only route back)
Get nugget, get pearl, get diamond
S (the nugget, pearl and diamond are sucked down the chute)
Climb in chest
Get topaz, get emerald, get opal
S (the topaz, emerald and opal are sucked down the chute)
Climb in chest
N
Get chest
W, W, W
Drop chest
Climb in chest
Get card (this lets you into the Secret Room in the Treasury)
Get sceptre, get orb
N, U, S, D, W, NW (the sentry takes the sceptre and orb and puts
them in the case)
Show card to sentry (you are allowed into the Secret Room)
N (you see the amethyst that was stolen)
Get amethyst
S, SE, E, Up, N
Down ladder
Climb in chest
S (the amethyst is sucked down the chute)
Climb in chest
Drop card, get elfstone, get sunstone
N, Up, S, D, W, NW (the sentry takes the sunstone and elfstone and
puts them in the case)
Remove bracelet (the sentry takes the bracelet and puts it in the
case)
Examine sign (it says to pull the cord when all the King's
treasures are in the case)
Pull cord

Game complete - score 100%