Al-qadim
                 The Genie's Curse - part 2

                 Walkthrough by Vic Horsley

@~Follow-on from last issue

THE ISLAND OF SHIBAZ.

From your rowing boat walk a few paces N. E. and go through the
doorway (If you wish prior to this you can explore outside the
door but be careful), now turn south and go through, here is a
scroll, now go back to the doorway and turn east, proceed through
all the rooms, as far as you can go, searching, smashing things
and moving the blocks (to move the blocks, click the left mouse
button on yourself. then pointing the arrow in the direction you
wish to travel, click the right mouse button.) On this west to
east section and in the south wall are two doorways, do not go
through the centre one yet. Now from the N. E. corner (be alert
there are ghouls around), go south, search thoroughly there are
things to be had, when in the S. E.  corner turn and go all the
way west, smash the barrels, get the scroll (you should now have
three scrolls and have memorised the book), do not go out of this
door here, unless of course it's a tough fight you're looking for,
better to go back the way you came to the central door in the
north section.

Stand in the doorway for a few seconds and fire your sling, this
will take care of a few of the attackers that are a bit near for
comfort, now come out of the building and move east, firing your
sling every couple of paces (there are plenty of whirlwinds, wild
boar and bees in this outside area, be alert, watch your health),
now turn south and come down a few paces, there is a doorway to
the left of the screen (the west).

It is now advisable to save your game and make sure your health is
full, do the next move this way, go slowly through the doorway,
inside are two chests and some furniture, move in a straight line
from the door towards the west wall, the items mentioned will now
attack you, quickly move back the way you came, to the outside of
the house and stop just outside the door (with about one pace
between you and the doorway), all this time you will need to be
using your sabre and sling as much as possible against the
attackers, it will run your health very low but you should make
it! If you don't, well, you saved didn't you?. After this top up
your health and save again.

Come further south but do not go left behind the building as there
is a bees' nest there and they can be troublesome to contend with,
if you are attacked by them the best thing to do is run back the
way you came, they will return to their nest, having come south
the next building to the east is the first building you walked
through, no need to go in there so go into the building to its
west, open the chest, then still in the building go south.

There is a door in the wall you can't see, go through and find
another chest, now go outside and south round the bottom of the
building (more whirlwinds wild animals and mind out for those bees
now to the N. W. ), as you move south you will come across poles
in the sand with small flames on the top, before you walk into
them stop (save, check your health), you have two choices, either
walk through the centre of these poles and be attacked by Banshees
(who are hard to survive), or walk down the eastern side and have
no problems.

Now come between the last two buildings the one to the east is the
way to Rashidin's Library, though you cant get it at this moment,
so look inside if you wish , then go around the back of the
building to its south, where you will find some gold, now go back
to the last building to the west, keep close to the building and
firing your sling every few paces, make your way round to its
western side, where you'll find the entrance (just to the west of
the door is another bee nest, so keep very close to the wall
otherwise they follow you inside).

Make your way north in this building, at the statues, go to them
in this order, first to the left one, then the right one and third
the centre rear one, once past continue north, search out the
remaining rooms, smash any boxes and sacks, be careful with the
lilac chest (if you attack it, you will certainly be killed),
above all be polite.  while you are around this area a man on a
carpet should fly over, this is Rashidin, go outside and find him,
he stops in various places but only for a few seconds.

A good place to catch him is just below the next building (his
library), on the cape that juts out into the sea, by the way if
you miss him he does come back this way later, speak with him, ask
if he's the one called Rashidin and if you ask the right
questions, he'll go to his library to check it out (that's what
you need him to do), if not try again, after you catch him, when
he goes to the library, you can either wait where you are until he
returns with an answer, or better still go to the building to your
north (entrance to his domain)and descend the stairway, where he
will later catch you up.

RASHIDIN`S MAZE.

Walk east, read the scroll and carry on (do not go through any of
the openings along here, you could be cut off) smash the vases,
careful of the spikes, now to the east wall (leave this vase
intact for now but remember it), go south from here, somewhere
down here Rashidin will catch up with you, he usually has the
wrong answers so just go on asking questions as they come (don't
worry to much about this, all will be sorted out in due course),
if the question of the gift comes up click on that, he'll go off
again.

Now pull the lever but don't go over the bridge, carry on south,
smash all the vases in this area (get some goodies) and go west,
pass the statues, then turn north, move up and slightly to your
left, step on the sign tile (you need to put the light out), north
again to the next one and do the same (get points), pull lever to
bridge, go over, turn north and follow the path around to next
sign tile, step on (get points), now go back to the bridge and go
east then north, pull the lever, now back to the bridge you
crossed and go west, then south first, west, south, pull lever.
turn back and go all the way north, you come to a little gap, go
through (flames will close it off, blocking your way back), there
are a lot of spikes here but they will not cause you any damage,
go far west then north, through the spikes to the chest and open.
now make your way through the spikes to the east and pull the
lever (by the way you could have come through the opening at the
top when you first came down here, it's not the best way to do it
though).

As you moved around you will have noticed at the south wall a
large chest surrounded by spikes, later you will need to go
through here but at present you still need to find some more tiles
to open the way, so now head all the way east then north along the
wall to the vase (the one I told you to remember), smash it, be
careful, a flame appears, easily taken care of, just the other
side of this turn sharp left (save), go all the way west to the
arches, kill the three Banshees (watch your health), turn east
under the arch, walk past the skeletons and the statues over the
sign tile (get points), if when doing this you get cut off by
spikes, just back track around the corner the way you came, where
there's an opening you can go through to get to this area (the
opening will close behind you).  Some of the statues will move
against you, just push east, they will retreat.

Now going east, smash the vase, pull the lever and cross the
bridge, now this is a little tricky, you go north against the
wall, through a narrow gap, you can't go all the way north because
a statue keeps putting a spike path against you, so walk back to
the bridge and cross over (you will hear the spikes changing
behind you), now go west and through the first gap north, turn
east, go along, you can now get through the next part, pull the
lever, step on the sign tile, turn back and go north, the spikes
will have changed again letting you through, go west moving the
blocks out of the way and smashing the vase, then south, pull the
lever and jump on the bridge, quickness is needed here as the
bridge moves over to you but then goes back (maybe best to save
before pulling the lever), once over pick up the heart, read the
book and find a path out of there. Now you need to go all the way
south again, back to where the chest is surrounded by the spikes.

It is now possible to get through, open the chest then go west and
north through the central archway, step first on the sign tile
that is alight and go straight through the arch, any weaving
around here sets a barrier up against you (save first), from here
head N. E.  pass the first bridge, go around the path, pull the
lever to this bridge but don't cross over, then back to the first
bridge, pull the lever, go over and south, step on the sign tile
and off (it should be out, if it lights up again, step on it,
until it stays out), now go north, east and north to book, read
it, now come back across the bridge to the archway and go west to
the wall, turn and go north, read the scroll, smash the pot and
fight the defender, who comes from inside it, a little swiftness
is now needed, run over all the lit up tiles in any order and make
for the skeleton bridge, the statues will cut you off if they can,
across the bridge read the scroll and get on the carpet, fly just
a few feet S.E. there are some steps going down, this is your next
call.

THE LIBRARY.

It is possible to go any way round this library, being not so much
a maze, more a collection of passageways, I went this way
(remembering that you have to read all the scrolls and close them
up when finished. -the numbers in brackets are the scrolls in that
area), from the entrance west (2), then east all the way to the
square (4), be alert for the moving stones and small flames, use
your sword and sling but it can be very costly (watch your
health), now go back to the entrance and go south all the way
(giant rats here, careful (sword and sling at a distance), turn
west read scroll, then south (4), east and north, more small
flames around here, go east take first south and first west (2),
it's possible to go further south here but there's nothing there
and it brings you back to this spot, now go slightly north then
east (the path north goes back to where you've already been), take
the next north, smash the pots, read the scroll (1) and get the
shard.

Come out of here, go east then north , open chest and put in
mirror then read scroll, Rashidin will come, click on him then
click on first questions in lists, get the name of the Isle
(points), save, now go south, to his main room, listen then kill
all and obtain level 6, you will soon need more training (at this
time be alert to your health), read the scrolls (4) and pick up
the gold plus gems, go out of the room, go east then south, smash
the pots, to the north now and a large open area with a long
passageway in the south wall, at the end of it is a scroll, then
in the main area is a pot, break it, read the scrolls (4), open
the blue chest, which reveals a shard.

Leave this area by the long passageway you came in, going south
then west to the main room, slightly northwest, all the way then
north and west, then north again, take the first east then north
(there may be some more attacking stones here), turn and go far
east, read scroll, then come back, smash pots (get another shard)
and go north, read scrolls (2) to the west, then go east all the
way, read scroll, then go north (3), now to the west, as far as
you can go but be careful here, large green genies (2) attack you,
use your sword but best fought off using the sling and retreating
(it may be best to again save before getting to this corner and do
not attempt it unless your health is full).

Now press through the wall in the upper left corner, scrolls (2),
go north then west, smash the pot read the scroll behind it (this
is important info), come a little south and read the scroll (if
you carried on south from here and passed through the southern
wall you would come out close to the main entrance), go back
north, all the way east, read the scroll on the way, then south,
pass through the wall and turn up north, be very careful in this
passage which goes up and to the east, along here are giant
poisonous spiders, which unless everything is fully prepared, you
won't survive, approach them, then back off, try to use your sling
or other magic if you have to (I trust you saved), having gone
north, read the scroll, open the chest and get the ring of
protection (2), now all the way east (watch those spiders) read
scrolls (3), maybe worth remembering the one to the south - THE
LESS YOU SPEAK OF YOUR GREATNESS, THE MORE I SHALL BELIEVE IT -.

Now go back to the next section south, read scrolls (2), the chest
is empty, go out turn west then south, slightly west then south
and first west, now you're back at the entrance, leave the
library, get on the carpet and if you've already looked around,
just go a few feet to your S. E.  where you'll see the stairway
out, now return to the ship.

JAZA`IR JIZA.

Before you go to this Isle of the Genie Lords you may wish to go
and train up or you can leave it for later. At the Genie Isle land
and try to press inland, giant hands will come up and block your
path (they hit, if you're near enough but don't cause any damage),
this goes on all the way round the island and the only way into
the centre is through some moving hands in the south. Go between
the hands, ignore the genie to the north of you for now, turn
west, you're looking for Azrail Tajrish, he floats around without
his carpet and can be hard to catch, he stops every so often
enabling you to catch him, or wait for him at his carpet, which is
just N.  W.  of the gateway in, following the inner arms (talk
with him).

Then go to the east of the gateway and talk to Zuqalamushayt (you
have to step on his carpet to talk with him.  It's no good trying
to catch him while he's walking around), tell him of your plight,
say 'you have the power to let me in', now go and talk to the
Efreeti behind the flames, a snake is what she wants, if you went
into all the shops in Bandar-al Sa'adat you'll know where to get
one.

Before leaving go and talk with Azrail again, board your ship
and go for your snake, on the way you'll probably be attacked by
pirates again, they are getting much tougher now so take care,
with snake in jar (and having trained up if needed), return to
Jaza'ir Jiza and give it to the Efreeti. Now talk to the floating
genie, who will tell you to talk with the other genie, go to his
carpet (talk), then back to the Efreeti again and talk with her,
now go back to the shops and get the coal (you can't do all this
shopping in one go), give it to her, you'll get some points.

Go to the Dao, that's the genie to the east, step on the carpet,
wait for the gong. Talk with him and go to the floating genie,
talk about the Scimitar and back to the Dao, after which it's back
to Azrail (floating), after talking with him this time he will fly
away (wait around for him to return), when he comes back talk with
him and return to your ship.

ISLE OF SENAT.

Keep moving on this small red hot island, it uses up a lot of your
health in a little time (save often - don't forget to keep topping
up), use your sabre on the small flames, it's by far the quickest
way (it may be easier running). There are three chests, when you
find the Scimitar get out of there and go back to the genies.

JAZA'IR JIZA.

Once back here go to the sha'ir (Azrail - the floating one),
listen, then go to the Dao (step on his carpet), give him the
Scimitar (get points), he will now go to the Efreeti who moves
away from the entrance to the centre, now sneak past her (save).
In front of you is a giant checker board (chess board), on this
board you have to follow four different routes along the tiles to
get into four elemental areas, no doubt you will have to go back
and fro between these areas to sort things out, I found it best
starting on the N.  W. edge of the board (Water-Aqua), takes you
to The Noble Aziz Nabeirib, talk with him and listen to his story,
leave and go to the S. W. edge (Air-Lilac), this path leads to the
twin sisters, Satarah is in red (it is important to remember
this), click on one at a time to talk to them, when you come out
of there go to the N.  E.  side of the board and into
(Earth-Blue), the cave of The Noble Dao-Beya Hrampulpishkin, speak
with the genie on the bridge, to get an audience with her, make
sure you search this whole cave.  Last of all you should go to the
S. E.  and follow the board to Gubishbuskin, speak with him. If
things have not fallen into place and you cant get to
Gubishbuskin, it may now have opened your mind to the fact that
you have to do certain favours for each genie to advance.  A few
pointers:- ask the Beya to release Shahar Izad-At the twins listen
carefully, eventually say you'll climb down the mountain.  Take
Shahar Izad to Aziz Nebeirib (get potion), the very last area you
want to do anything in is the fire one, when you get through to
him he'll enable you to progress in the game, go back to the ship.

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