Zim Greenleaf's Laboratory - hints

                  Sent in by Linda Turnham

In order to gain maximum points it is necessary to visit every
location which is not vital to the completion of the adventure.
You can only carry a limited number of items some things may have
to be dropped and retrieved later. Treasure items have points
after them but some are also needed during play. Keep a note of
where you are in relation to the floor as falls are fatal.

I have only included sufficient information here to let you access
the furniture, directions to each piece are given in the text,
further searching is up to the individual so you can jolly well
find your own treasure, OK.

Visit the Large Table first (via the walking stick) but avoid the
SW corner and get the wand. Descend and go N of the Bookcase to
the Sweet Flag tile, get the pin then go under the Bureau and
attack the spider with the pin.  On the top of the Bureau open the
cardboard box to obtain the weedkiller then get the fishhook.
Return to the floor, go to the SW corner of the Large Table, throw
weedkiller at horribilis and get berry. Descend, go to the
Bookcase and Up to the first shelf, throw fishhook to ascend to
the second shelf and repeat to reach the other shelves. Once at
the top get the silver pole and turn fishhook which returns you to
the floor.

Head off under the Workbench and go N to the Southernwood tile to
get the branchy twig then go to the centre of the Cabinet. Pry
door with pole, enter and prop twig to reach the higher shelves,
when finished here return to the floor and go to the Large Pot
containing the Date Palm. Climb to the top, get the dull date and
go back down to the floor again. Go NE of the Bureau to the Eau de
Cologne tile to pick up the blue powder then under the Workbench
to the pot of soil, plant berry and climb up the ivy vine. On the
top shelf of the Workbench there is a Teak Door, the key to this
is hidden inside the dull date which can be opened by using the
silver knife from the miniature kitchen. Open the door and go to
the silver bird, push the amethyst and use bird to fly to the
Round Table, summon Zim by pushing the ruby on the box. Tell Zim
about the transporter, give him the blue powder and, Hey Presto,
your adventure is complete.