WALKTHRU / SOLUTION FOR "THE STOLEN LANDMARK OF DELOS"

CAUTION! This is the solution to this game. Reading it may tell
you more than you want to know!  Use this as a last resort. If
you're stuck, first recruit Jonathan and Duella and DISCUSS with
them. Jonathan is at the Monastery or a room within the 'narrow
twisty passages' SW from the Cave Entrance. Duella is in a tunnel
NW of the Sinkhole -- just follow the "Boom" noises (her signals).
Next, use one of the several 'Helps' available during the game:

HELP or <F10> brings a list of commands that get results in the
room you're in, and perhaps other hints about that room.  READ
HELP ANYWHERE brings a list of commands that get results in more
than one room.  READ INSTRUCTIONS prints basic instructions for
this type of game.

WALKTHRU / SOLUTION FOR "THE STOLEN LANDMARK OF DELOS"

Actually there are several solutions, with many variations and
cross-overs.  The best solution is to befriend/recruit everybody
who wants to come with you and discuss everything with them as
things come up. This produces a story sort of like a (late,
non-sexist) Xanth novel.  Three solutions are given here:

I. Good, long solution. Recruit everybody and see (almost)
everything. This is the one to take if you don't want to miss
anything interesting.

II. Good, short solution. Recruit everybody but go the most direct
route.

III. Evil, very short solution.

If you want a quick overview, you can skip to III -- EVIL.

              *** I -- GOOD, LONG SOLUTION ***

At Employers, ASK ABOUT RING, PENINSULA, and anything else that
the interests you (try HELP or F10 for suggestions). Then W to
city. At City, ASK ABOUT SIR INVERS (your employer), and other
subjects (type HELP or F10 while in City for other suggestions).
From City, S to Ankhview Inn.

At Ankhview Inn, ENTER, EXAMINE PICTURES, EXIT, then S. At
Crossroads, SW to Workcamp, EXAMINE BODIES. From Workcamp, SW to
Mesa, TALK TO YEOMEN, ASK ABOUT CAVE, F10. From Mesa, E to
Village, EXAMINE VILLAGERS, F10.

From Village, S to Monastery, meet Scholar = Jonathan. ASK ABOUT
MONKS, other subjects, ASK ABOUT STAR. Accept Scholar's invitation
to visit Librarium.  In the Librarium, when attacked by the Mayor,
PUSH SHELF. When the Mayor drops his phaser, GET PHASER. (Better
not stack these commands.) Then GET BOOK-BOX, then when Jonathan
(the Scholar) says "Follow me," FOLLOW JONATHAN.  Keep accepting
Jonathan's invitations. At his Hideout, EXAMINE BOOK-BOX, OPEN
BOX, READ POEM, ask about whatever interests you.  Then from
Hideout take tunnels SW then N, N to the Sinkhole.  Go DOWN
Sinkhole.  At Sinkhole, REVIVE JONATHAN. From Sinkhole, go NW,
then E to source of "Boom" noise: Girl's Cell.  THROW ROPE =
RESCUE GIRL.  Accept her offer to join you. GET EXPLOSIVES. Return
W, then SE to Sinkhole.  From Sinkhole, SE to Well Room.  If your
friends are there to rescue you, you can JUMP. Then LOOK or SCREAM
or whatever till they do rescue you.

From Well Room, NE to "Large Irregular Cavern", then S to Log
Tunnel. At Log Tunnel LOOK, then let Duella HEAL LOGS, then
retreat N back to "Large Irregular Cavern." This will unblock the
tunnels going N and NE. From "Large Irregular Cavern", go NE,
continue NE till you meet the Giant Mole and TALK TO MOLE. Let
Jonathan discuss, then CHANGE SETTING "Demagicker" and FIRE PHASER
AT MOLE. This turns him into a small mole who becomes one of your
party. From Mole's Lair continue NW, then EXAMINE FLOOR and DIG at
the smooth patch of mud. This uncovers a secret tunnel running
south. Go S into the room with a strange symbol on the floor. At
Symbol Room, LOOK, then let Duella try to defuse the symbol. Let
Jonathan DISCUSS as long as he wants to. Then USE RING (either
ring) to nullify the symbol. That's all in this branch, return N,
SE, SW, SW to the "Large Irregular Cavern."

From "Large Irregular Cavern", go N to Oak Door.

From Oak Door, W to coffins/mummies. LOOK, LOOK or anything.  Let
Jonathan attack the mummies with fire, then retreat E while they
explode.  Then go back W into coffin room and TAKE STATUE they
were guarding.  Then go N to Plant Room.

At Plant Room, EXAMINE GROTTO, TALK TO PLANT, WATER PLANT, ASK
DUELLA ABOUT PLANT, BURN CAN, TAKE HEALTHY PLANT. From Plant Room,
go N to Skeleton Room. At Skeleton Room, HIT SKELETONS. Repeat
till they're gone.  Then EXAMINE BONES. GET SCROLL, EXAMINE SCROLL
Then go N to 4-Door Room, then E to Square-Panelled Room.

Using the Shrink Scroll is not necessary, but it is fun. To use
it, type DUELLA, SHRINK ANKH.  The spell fumbles and shrinks
Duella instead, turning her into a mosquito. To bring her back to
normal, CHANGE SETTING on phaser to Demagicker, then FIRE PHASER
AT MOSQUITO.

At Square-Panelled Room, EXAMINE WALL, OPEN COMPARTMENT, READ
PAPERS. Then return W to 4-Door Room. Then go W to Pentagram Room.
At Pentagram Room, ASK DOG ABOUT PENTAGRAM. Release dog by typing
JONATHAN, CALL DOG. ASK LIONDOG ABOUT ANKH, etc. EXAMINE PORTAL.
Return E to 4-Door Room, then go N to EMPTY ROOM. At Empty Room is
a good time for the party to rest and DISCUSS all the clues they
have found so far. Then go N to Broken-Mount Room. At Broken-Mount
Room, EXAMINE MOUNT.  Then go NW to West Room. At West Room, the
potatoes don't do much. It is impossible to open the NE door, you
have to return SE to the Broken-Mount Room, then go NE to the
Niche Room.

At the Niche Room is a door held closed by several colored chains,
and a set of colored niches in the wall. To open the chains, you
have to put the right object or party member in each niche.
(Alternative: see III -- EVIL)
MOLE, CLIMB IN BROWN NICHE
DUELLA, CLIMB IN GREEN NICHE
JONATHAN, CLIMB IN WHITE NICHE
LIONDOG, CLIMB IN WHITE-GOLD NICHE
PUT PLANT IN VIOLET NICHE
(yourself) CLIMB IN GOLDEN NICHE

In the Niche Room you can also PULL CABLE but it will not help you
and you do not need it unless ... see III -- EVIL.  When the
chains all open, go NW to the Airlock.

At the Airlock, READ INSCRIPTION and DISCUSS. Then EXAMINE KEYHOLE
and PUT STATUE IN KEYHOLE to unlock the door.  Then go NW into the
Control Room.

At the Control Room there is a lot to do. The last thing is to PUT
STATUE IN BLUE BOWL (or whatever color you choose). But this will
take you to a Win / Game-End, so do everything else first.  You
can EXAMINE things, DRINK COFFEE, EAT, POUR COFFEE ON PLANT, POUR
COFFEE ON WIZARD, EXAMINE ENGINE, EXAMINE BOWLS, DISCUSS BOWLS,
ASK DUELLA ABOUT BOWLS, ASK JONATHAN ABOUT BOWLS, ASK LIONDOG
ABOUT BOWLS, ASK MOLE ABOUT BOWLS, PUT MOLE IN BLUE BOWL (or other
color).  If you SEARCH CORPSE and TAKE AMULET it prevents the
Wizard from resurrecting here. It's more fun if he does resurrect.
After the Wizard starts his Rune-Detonator, you can turn it off
by USE RING (either ring).

Putting a statue in a bowl goes to a Win, between 2-star or 7-star
depending on which bowl you choose and other things.  Best Win is
the Blue bowl, next best is Yellow, then Red, worst is Green.

             *** II -- GOOD, SHORT SOLUTION ***

At Employer's TAP RING for instructions.

Then go:  SOUTH to Ankhview Inn. ENTER, EXAMINE PICTURES.  SOUTH
to crossroads.  SOUTH to Village SOUTH to Monastery.  Meeting
Scholar, ASK ABOUT ANKH. Accept his invitation to the Librarium.
In the Librarium, when attacked by the Mayor, PUSH SHELF. When the
Mayor drops his phaser, GET PHASER.  (Better not stack these
commands.) Then GET BOOK-BOX, then when Jonathan (the Scholar)
says "Follow me," FOLLOW JONATHAN.  Keep accepting Jonathan's
invitations. At his Hideout, EXAMINE BOOK-BOX, OPEN BOX, READ
POEM, ask about whatever interests you.  Then from Hideout take
tunnels SW then N, N to the Sinkhole.  Go DOWN Sinkhole.

From Sinkhole, tunnel NW, then E to source of "Boom" noise: Girl's
Cell.  THROW ROPE = RESCUE GIRL. Accept her offer to join you.
GET EXPLOSIVES. Return W, then SE to Sinkhole.

From Sinkhole, LOOK or something while the girl (Duella) revives
Jonathan.  Then go E to "Large Irregular Cavern". At "Large
Irregular Cavern", FIRE EXPLOSIVES to unblock the tunnels going
north and northeast. From "Large Irregular Cavern", go NE, NE till
you meet the Giant Mole, CHANGE SETTING to set phaser to
'Demagicker', then FIRE PHASER AT MOLE.  He becomes a small mole
who joins your party. Return SW, SW to "Large Irregular Cavern".

From "Large Irregular Cavern", go N to Oak Door. From Oak Door, W
to coffins/mummies. LOOK, LOOK or anything. Let Jonathan attack
the mummies with fire, then retreat E while they explode.  Then go
back W into coffin room and TAKE STATUE they were guarding. From
coffin room, N to Plant Room. EXAMINE GROTTO, TALK TO PLANT, BURN
CAN, TAKE PLANT. Continue N. You can just go NORTH when the
skeletons attack, they won't follow. At "4- Door Room", go W. Get
the dog out of the pentagram by typing JONATHAN, CALL DOG. Return
E. Continue N till "You can't go north from here" = Empty-Mount
Room. At Empty-Mount Room, NE to Niche Room.

At Niche Room, the chained door will unlock when you have put the
right object or party member into each niche. (Alternative: see
III -- EVIL)
MOLE, CLIMB IN BROWN NICHE
DUELLA, CLIMB IN GREEN NICHE
JONATHAN, CLIMB IN WHITE NICHE
LIONDOG, CLIMB IN WHITE-GOLD NICHE
PUT PLANT IN VIOLET NICHE
(yourself) CLIMB IN GOLDEN NICHE

From Niche Room, NW to Airlock. In Airlock, PUT STATUE IN KEYHOLE
to unlock the techno door, then NW to Control Room.

At Control Room, SEARCH CORPSE and TAKE AMULET. This will keep the
Evil Magician from resurrecting and give you plenty of time to
EXAMINE everything, DISCUSS BOWLS and make your choice. Then PUT
STATUE IN BLUE BOWL (or whichever color you choose).  Note --
putting the statue in a bowl will take you to a game ending, so
explore everything else first!

Putting a statue in a bowl ends the game, Winning 2-star to 7-star
depending on which bowl you choose and other things.  Best Win is
the Blue bowl, next best is Yellow, then Red, worst is Green.

            *** III -- EVIL, SHORT SOLUTION ***

At Employer's, TAP BLACK RING for instructions.

Then go:  SOUTH to Ankhview Inn SOUTH to crossroads SOUTH to
Village WEST to Mesa SOUTH to Cave In the Cave and tunnels, go:
SW to a hidden chamber, "Hideout". Ignore Scholar.  Through
passages: SW, N, N to Sinkhole, then DOWN into the sinkhole.  From
below the sinkhole, NW, E to the "Girl's cell." Ignore the girl
but GET EXPLOSIVES.  Then return W and SE to below the sinkhole.
Then go E to the "Large Irregular Cavern". There FIRE EXPLOSIVES.
This will unblock the tunnels going north and northeast.

At this point, for realism, you would use the unblocked tunnel
that goes north and work/fight your way north through several
rooms till you find a door with many colored chains across it and
a cable by it.  In the best solution, you have already found all
the creatures and objects needed to unlock the chains one by one.
In the short/evil solution, you discover that the cable is an
emergency over-ride: by creating an emergency situation, you can
then pull the cable and it will drop all the chains at once.

To create this emergency situation, you would backtrack to the
"Large Irregular Cavern".  From "Large Irregular Cavern", take the
NE tunnel. Continue NE till you meet a Giant Mole. KILL MOLE WITH
EXPLOSIVES.  This blast will also activate the detonator which the
mole was guarding, starting a humming countdown to an explosion
which will destroy the whole dungeon, including yourself, in X
turns, if you're still in it.  Quickly return SW to the "Large
Irregular Cavern," then go:  N to door W to coffins/mummies.  LOOK
or something till the mummies come out.  Then THROW TORCH AT
MUMMIES, then quickly back E while they all explode. Then back W
to the mummy room and GET STATUE the mummies were guarding.  Then
keep going NORTH as far as you can, (ignoring skeletons etc) till
"You can't go north from here" -- "Empty Mount Room".  Then NE to
the room with the chained door. PULL CABLE and (because the
detonator is humming/counting-down) it will open the door. Then
USE RING to nullify the detonator (either ring will do it).  NW to
the airlock. PUT STATUE IN KEYHOLE to open the techno door.  NW
into the Control Room. PUT STATUE IN BLUE BOWL (or whatever color
you choose). Ignore the Evil Wizard (tho you may have to repeat
your PUT STATUE IN .... BOWL command if he interrupts you at the
wrong time).

Putting the statue in a bowl takes you to a Win between 2-stars
and 7-stars, depending on which bowl and other factors.  Best Win
is the Blue bowl, next best is Yellow, then Red, worst is Green.





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