King's Quest 7 (Part 3)

                 Hints supplied by Phil Darke

@~Continued from Issue 41

Hints about Chapter 4 before rescuing the Troll King

If the elevator collapsed and killed you
When the gravedigger holds out his shovel to you, click on it, and
he will save you.

If you need help with the gravedigger
Talk to the gravedigger as much as you can.  If you give him his
rat, he will dig a hole for you.

For help with the Coroner
Knock on the door of the "haunted house" building with the wrought
iron fence.  When the Coroner invites you in, talk to him as much
as possible.  You will learn that he needs a backbone.  If you
give him a backbone, he will give you a weird pet, which you can
trade to the ghoul kids for the gravedigger's rat.

If you need help with the ghoul kids' treehouse
You can only enter the ghoul kids' treehouse when they are not
home.  Enter the house by clicking on the elevator.  Sometimes
when you get into the treehouse, one of the ghoul kids will get
you.  There is nothing you can do about that.  If you are in the
house and you hear the ghoul kids coming, click on the window to
jump out.

If you can't get the rat from the ghoul kids
To get the rat from the ghoul kids, click the weird pet on them
when they are outside on the deck of their house.  They will agree
to trade.  Put the weird pet on the elevator, but DO NOT go up
there yourself.  They will kill you if you do. Be sure to listen
carefully to the ghoul kids' chant.  It will give you some
important information about the boogeyman.


If you can't get the cat out of the coffin
Use your hammer and chisel on the cat's coffin to free her.  When
she is out, talk to her as much as possible.  She will tell you
that King Otar is hidden beneath the deadfall, which is the large
pile of brush and sticks.

If you know where King Otar is, but you don't know how to get to
him
To reach King Otar, blow the horn the gravedigger gave to you when
you are standing next to the deadfall, which is the large pile of
brush and sticks.  Make sure the snake-shaped branch on the tree
is pointing down, or the boogeyman will come out and get you.
Once the gravedigger has created a hole, click on it to climb in.

If you don't know the combination of the lock on the coffin-closet
The combination to the lock on the coffin-closet was written on
the coroner's house, and on the burned-out mansion.  The
combination is skull, bat, spider.



If you are trapped in the coffin-closet and you don't know what to
do
If you are stuck in the coffin-closet with King Otar, you must
first show him the dragon toad.  When he shows you the jewel on
his bracelet, use your hammer and chisel on it to pop it loose.
Do these things quickly, or the deadfall people will get you.

Hints about Chapter 4 after rescuing the Troll king

If you are trapped in Ooga Booga land
If you are trapped in Ooga Booga land after freeing the Troll
King, go back to the Coroner's house and talk to him as much as
possible.  He will tell you the way out.  You can't get past the
swamp monster until after you have freed King Otar.  When you go
to see the Coroner, he will give you a defoliant.  Use the
defoliant on the swamp monster when it attacks you.



If you can't get through the were-woods
If you can't get past the were-bear, you must combine the silver
pellet and the woollen stocking in inventory to make a sling.  Use
the sling on the were-bear to get rid of him.

If you can't get the flower that is next to the carnivorous plants
To get the flower that is next to the carnivorous plants, you must
use the foot-in-a-bag on the carnivorous plants.  The foot is
from the ghoul kids' treehouse.

If you don't know how to get into Malicia's house
If you can't get into Malicia's house, you must go around to the
back.  Click on the vines growing next to her house to move them.
Use the gravedigger's shovel on the hole under the house to
enlarge it.  Click on the hole to climb in.  Make sure you do this
when Malicia's lights are out and she is not home, or she will
kill you as soon as you get in. If her dog is barking, she is not
home.  If it is barking, then she is home.


If Malicia keeps killing you as soon as you enter her house
Once you get into the house, you will hear Malicia coming.  Click
on the floorboard to duck down before she enters the room.  If you
have no chance to duck down, it is because you entered the house
when Malicia was home.  Wait until her lights are out to enter.
Wait until her dog is not barking to enter.

If Malicia's dog is giving you away, or if you can't find the
Device in Malicia's house
When the dog sniffs you through the knothole, use the defoliant on
the dog.  When Malicia leaves, click on the bottom drawer of her
dresser to find the Mysterious Device.  You will have to click on
the drawer several times to find it.  Be sure to put back her
undergarments and close the drawer before you leave, or she will
find you.  Leave the way you came; through the floorboards.

If you can't find the gate to the Underground in Falderal, or if
you've found the gate and you don't know how to open it
The portal is in the powder room in the town hall of Falderal.  To
reach the powder room, enter the town hall, go through the door
at the back to enter the stairs, and make your way to the
rightside-up door.  Once you are in the powder room, click on the
base of the cherub statue.  Click the woollen stocking on the base
of the statue to wipe off the tarnish.  Use the hammer and chisel
on the golden grape in the right corner to take it.  Use the grape
on the cherub.

If you've got the gate partway open and it's stuck
If you have partially opened the gate but it has become stuck, use
the Magic Wand on the scarab in inventory to turn the Troll King
into himself.  He will pry the gate open.  Click on the opening
in the floor to follow him to the Underground.

For a list of chapter four inventory items and where they are
found
In chapter four, you can find a backbone, a foot-in-a-bag, a weird
pet, the gravedigger's rat, the gravedigger's horn, a life, the
troll king in the form of a scarab, the Magic Wand, a black veil,
defoliant, a woollen stocking, the magical Defense Device, and a
golden grape.  The backbone and the foot are found in the ghoul
kids' treehouse.  The weird pet is given to you in exchange for
the backbone.  The gravedigger's rat is given to you by the ghoul
kids in exchange for the weird pet.  The gravedigger's horn is
given to you by the gravedigger in exchange for his rat.  The life
is given to you by the black cat.  The troll king puts himself and
the transformation wand into your inventory after you rescue him.
The veil is created by the troll king when you rescue him.  The
defoliant is given to you by the coroner.  The woollen stocking and
defense device are inside Malicia's house.  The golden grape is in
the powder room in Falderal.

@~More in issue 43







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