Volcano Isle (Given with Issue 75) Solution by Sue Medley Type in your name and the game starts. You're on a sandy beach on the southern tip of a small island. As you wander about you will have visions of events in the island's past when the volcano exploded. I (you have a boat key) - x key (unlocks boat's hold and starts the boat) - get coin (+1, 1/100) - unlock hold - open hold - x it (empty) - put coin in hold (+1, 2/100) - get recorder, lighter, rope and flashlight - W - N (open bottle and read paper if you want, it's an advert for an on-line game) - N (jungle) - climb tree - look (you see a hole in the roof of the temple and a nest in the tree) - x nest (you don't find anything) - search it (find a locket) - get locket (+2, 4/100) - x it (a small gold locket)- D - W - NW (beach) - get oyster - N - N - N - E (rocky beach, see pool and starfish) - drop oyster (starfish cracks it open) - look - get pearl (+5, 9/100) - W - S - S - S - SE - SE - SE (back to boat) - put pearl in hold (+3, 12/100) N - N - N (front of temple) - open doors (sealed from inside) E - E - N - N - NE - W - SW - NW (end of path by a boulder) - wait (until suspicious looking individual appears) - wait (he seems to be waiting for you to leave) - SE (you hear someone saying something up ahead but can't make out the words) - NW (you see the man go through an opening to the north and the boulder slams shut) - x recorder - push button (which one?) - record - drop recorder - drop locket (or any piece of treasure) - SE - wait (until you hear someone speak again) - wait (until individual arrives) - NW - get recorder - press button - play (you hear the password "open sesame") - wait (if necessary until the man leaves) - say "open sesame" (boulder opens) - N (into treasure room where you see a crystal ball and the locket or any other treasure stolen by the man). Get locket - wait (until the man comes in. He grabs you and asks why you're there. You can give any of the 3 answers eg ...) - 1 (he tells you of the evil deity who lived on the island and how he must be destroyed once and for all. He gives you a medallion so the deity can't control your mind, the crystal ball to help you and the password to leave the treasure room. He also tells you to take the valuables away from the island) - get ball (and any other treasure +6, 18/100) - say "emases nepo" - S - drop recorder. SE - S (temple roof) - E (by hole in roof, a branch hangs over it) - tie rope (to branch) - climb rope (into temple) - W - get tarnished key - S (a tapestry hangs on the wall) - get tapestry (you find a doorway behind it, +5, 23/100) - E (room with strange device) - x device (it's a coal-filled brazier with a wire leading into a corner of the room) - light coals (the wire gets taut). W - N - E - U (rope) - E (back to jungle) - S - S - W - S - W - S - S (back to boat) - enter boat - drop tapestry (+5, 28/100) - out. NW - NW - NW - N - N - N (beach where the sea looks calmer) - NW (you start swimming and see a tunnel under the shore to the southeast) - D - SE - SE - U (in a pool in a dark cave) - U (out of pool, by a door) - unlock door with tarnished key - open door - E (into a maze) The exits are random each time you play so you'll have to find your own way through. All the rooms are numbered and the exits are marked so it isn't difficult. On the way, you'll find an amulet. Get it (+4, 32/100) The last exit will take you ... U (temple room) - x amulet (you could wear it, it has an emblem representing the wind on it) - wear amulet (in the temple, another amulet is on the floor) - get amulet (+4, 36/100) - S ( another room with a device in it) - x device (the same as before) - light coals (the wire goes taut and you hear a sound from the east) - drop lighter - unlock door (you don't need anything for this - a bug?) - open door - E - x doors (open) S - S - S - S (back to boat) - enter boat - drop locket (+2, 38/100) - drop ball (+10, 48/100) - turn flashlight on - out - N - wear amulet (transported back to temple room with amulet on floor) - get amulet - unlock door (no key needed again) - open door - S - S - S - S - S - get amulet - S (by boat) - enter boat - drop amulet (which one?) - all (you drop both +12, 60/100) - out - N - N - N - N - N - N - N - N (to altar where you see a ruby) - get ruby (+20, 80/100 - but the lava is starting to rise) - S - S - S - S - S - S - S - S - enter boat - drop ruby(+20, 100/100) - start boat ... Once you get a safe distance away, you watch the island destroying itself with a great deal of pleasure. The lava spewing from the volcano is almost like fireworks celebrating your new- found wealth. With all the riches you have amassed, you will live the rest of your life in luxury. Treasures ========= Copper coin, Locket, Pearl, Crystal ball, Tapestry, Amulet, Second amulet, Ruby - o -