WHAT? NO LOW ALCOHOL MINERAL WATER? by SLYsoftware
   A text adventure on PCPD 287 / STPD 570 / AmigaPD 591

                Solution by Bev Truter on PC

In Nest: Pull twig to go to Bottom of Tree, then E,N,NW,W to
Inside Shack where there's a strange attachment on the wall. Open
jar to get inside the attachment, get GRAY STONE. E,E,SE,S,E to
outside the Church. Pray to get inside Church, get biscuit.
W,W,D,SE to a "V" in the path, give biscuit to elf. Get the map he
drops and read it, drop map. NE,N,NE,U,N,N to the throne where the
king is sitting. X king, give can to king - he gives you a PURPLE
STONE in return.

S,S,D,SW,S,SW to the "V" in the path. S,E to a Cell, get plug, X
plug. N to a Washroom, put plug in sink, turn taps. The entire
cell fills rapidly with water and you float/swim up to a hole in
the ceiling, ending up in the middle of an E/W Corridor. Get lamp,
E,E to end of corridor, get can (of petrolium<sic>). W,W,W,N,U to
a Tower, type "enter" to emerge on the Window Ledge. Get RED
STONE, X red stone, read red stone (it hints at jumping from the
ledge).  "Jump", and you float gently downwards to the Crossroads
west of the Cell. N,NE,N,E,SE to a Trail Junction. Read sign - it
warns about the dangers of jumping in a minefield. Light lamp,
"jump".

In Dark Tunnel: SW,S,SE,E,N,N to West Entrance. Open door, W to a
Bedroom. X ice, X fireplace. Put can (petroleum) in fireplace, put
lamp in fireplace. Your lamp miraculously transforms into a torch,
and sets the can/embers alight, which melts the ice surrounding
the person. You still seem to have the lamp, and a Princess
emerges from the ice, and gives you a YELLOW STONE in gratitude
for rescuing her.  E,N to Library. Get book (you can't), but
attempting to do so opens a secret door and transports you to the
Study. Get opener, S,E,E to Kitchen. Open door, E to Store.

Get can, open can with opener (it doesn't seem to work the first
time, so try a second time, perhaps in a different room).
Persevere with opening the can until you type "Inventory" and see
a black stone in the can. Get BLACK STONE, and you now have all 5
stones necessary for converting into a micro-chip. But wait until
you reach the Large Clearing before making the chip, as you will
need to have the stones separate for entering the Tower by a
method that will give you points. (There's another way to enter
the Tower, but you won't get any points).

In Store: W,W,W,S,S,S,E,NW,N,NE,U,NW,W,S,SW,S,W,W,S,W,NW,W,W,N to
another Entrance to Forest. N,N to Large Clearing. Read notice.
Type "evening time" to get extra points - transported to Inside
Tower. If you have already made the chip from the stones before
reaching the Clearing typing "evening time" won't work; but you
can still enter the Tower by typing "open door", and you can then
go N to Inside Tower. "Cast spell at stones" to change them into
the chip, U to Second Floor where you see the machine. Put chip in
machine and you are transported to the Octagonal Room, where you
see a chair. Type "siton chair" (siton is one word). You are
magically taken back to the Bar where you first had a taste of the
"mineral water", but how do you get home from here? Well, you
don't. Type any command to end the game and win - with about
8000/10000 points. It's impossible to get the full score as
there's simply no programming code to cope with 10000 points;
8000-and-something is as good as it gets.

















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