The Labyrinth of Time

                       Author unknown

The game begins in the subway car and all you have in your
inventory is a single quarter. Don't use this coin in anything
other than in the phone in the phone booth in the 50's Diner on
the upper level. Got that? Good.

You see you don't use this quarter until you find the telephone
because using the coin here allows you to pick up thirteen more
which will cascade handily onto a stool. Once you have all these
quarters it's just a matter of visiting all the areas of the
labyrinth and finding the objects which will allow you access to
other areas. But let's worry about that later, what about the
subway car....

You'll begin the game in a subway car on the middle level and the
only item you have at the start of the game is that one quarter I
mentioned earlier. You can exit this middle level in any one of
three ways; by using the elevator in the hotel, by falling through
the city street when you cross against the red light, or by the
stairs which you will come to after making your way through the
medieval maze.

As the door to the south is locked all you can do is bravely walk
into the hotel. One of the doors is locked so we'll come back to
it later and the only other room of interest is number 14. This is
the room with the wardrobe in it (which is also locked) and the
key to it is located in the western town on the upper level.

To get to the western town, go up in the elevator, past the
crystal cliffs, through the dim tunnel and through the railway
car. Nip into the sheriff's office and open the drawer on the
desk. Look at the drawer and take the brass key inside. Oh and
while you're here pop into the saloon and grab the bottle of
whiskey.

Once you have the brass key, return to room 14 and the locked
wardrobe. Use the key on the wardrobe and get the cardkey and the
journal that are lying on the shelf.

The card key will allow you to use the teleport at the end of the
mirror maze while the journal will reveal information regarding
the history of the labyrinth. The journal also discloses the
combination to the lock on the door that leads to the tomb of King
Minos. Of course the combination will only appear AFTER the shirt
has been cleaned and the newspaper printed and placed under the
sign. But as this probably means nothing to you now, we'll forget
about it and return to the problem later.

Once you have the cardkey you can enter the mirror maze (the
doorway opposite the elevator). To get through this troublesome
section simply follow this sequence: once you have entered the
clown's mouth go straight, right, left, straight, left, left,
right, left, straight, right, right, straight, left. Morgan the
fortune teller lies in the centre of the maze. Be sure not to use
your only quarter in it.

Once you make it through the maze you can use the cardkey in the
teleporter slot. After using the cardkey you must press one of the
buttons to teleport. The green button will transport you to the
library, the blue button to the museum.

Pressing blue takes you to the museum where you should pick up the
alien belt. There are also three levers here. Pulling the two
outside levers in the museum will place or remove bridge sections.
One also places a section for the mine in the western town. Each
time you move a lever you will be teleported to the middle level,
so be prepared to walk back a few times. Pulling the centre lever
will cause the subway car to be crushed but if the subway car is
crushed during the game don't despair as it can be "pumped up"
with the bicycle pump which is found in a toolbox at the
construction site on the upper level.

Next press the green button to teleport to the library. The cave
and the mountain road can be reached by teleporting from the
southern most room of the library. The first time you exit the
cave and walk across the road you will narrowly dodge the falling
rocks and they won't injure you. However, to cross back you must
be wearing the helmet which is found in the south- east corner of
the medieval maze. You will not be able to pass the rocks if
you're aren't wearing the helmet. Safety first.

After the rockfall you'll come across the Cretan palace. Have a
quick wander round and take the Labrys which you can find in the
central room inside the large circular object. Now it's time to
enter the medieval maze.

The maze is located on the middle level to the east of the cave
and the Cretan palace. To navigate through it to get the helmet
go: right, left, right, straight, left, straight, straight, left,
right and right. You should find yourself in the far-east corner.
Get the helmet and make your way back using the map for reference.
To get out of the maze to the upper level and the 50's Diner enter
the maze from the Cretan Palace, go: right, left, right, straight,
left, straight, straight, left, left, right, straight, right,
straight, left, straight, straight.

After climbing the stairs, the first object you'll find is a can
of paint. This is very important so be sure to take it. Step out
of the closet and use your single quarter on the telephone. After
inserting the coin in the slot, thirteen more will fall onto the
stool underneath. Pick up the quarters. Use a coin on the jukebox
and get the silver key from the coin return.

North of the 50's Diner lies the hedge maze and the following
sequence will allow you to safely navigate it. Entering from the
south go: right, left, right, left, right, left, straight, left,
right, straight, right, straight, right, left, left, straight.
After dashing through this maze you'll enter a construction site.
Take the screwdriver lying on the workhorse and note down the
numbers on the west wall too. These numbers are the solution to
the theatre puzzle.

Now you have the silver key it's time for a long walk back to the
detective's office. Use the key to open the door and take the iron
key which will open the jail cell in the sheriff's office.

With this piece of information you can now return to the western
town and open the jail cell. Use the iron key to open the door and
once inside you'll be able to get the revolver which is hidden
under the blanket on the bed. Sadly the revolver is never used in
the game but what a nice-looking gun it is.

So where to next? Go back to the elevator entrance on the upper
level (near the detective's office) and head into the movie
theatre. The solution to the puzzle on the wall is found in the
construction site (you noted it down didn't you?) and is as
follows: reading from left to right the first row is 7, 2, 9, 10;
the second 1, 11, 5, 13; the third 8, 15, 14, 12; the fourth 3, 4,
6.  Once you solve the puzzle the wall will open revealing the
entrance to the construction site. Look inside the toolbox to get
the gold key and the bicycle pump.

Once you have the gold key you can open the locked door in the
hotel. In the servant's room there is a blank sheet of paper on
the table which you must use with the printing press in the
western town on the upper level. Once you have printed the
newspaper, return it to the servant's room and place it underneath
the sign on the wall.

Next you're going to need the shirt so return to the subway car
and go south to the locked door. The door can be opened by
unscrewing the screw in the latch with the screwdriver and then
taking it. Once you loosen the screw you can open the door and
enter the city streets. To fall down to the lower level just cross
the street. Get the dirty shirt.

The dirty shirt must be taken to the laundry chute on the upper
level in the hotel and dropped inside. The shirt will appear,
clean and pressed, later in the servant's room under the sign.

But there's a combination lock how do I open it? Well the
combination to the lock can be found in the journal which you
found in the wardrobe in the hotel on the middle level.  However,
the combination will only appear after you have cleaned the shirt
and put the newspaper you printed under the note in the servant's
room. Anyway the combination is Corelius's birth date which is
4/8/72.

Having cracked the combination lock you will be in the tomb of
King Minos. The tomb contains a sarcophagus inside which is a
Cretan ornament. Take this as it is used to open the locked door
in the Cretan palace.

Nipping nimbly back to the palace the locked door will allow
access to the King Minos' throne room. Move the throne to find
another can of paint. Take this as it's just as vital as the first
can. Trust me.

So what have we got left? Ah yes the mine entrance. This is
located in the western town. To open the door to the mine, push
the pushcart down the tracks and through the wall. If this doesn't
work you need to lower the bridge piece using the levers in the
museum. Inside the mine pick up the lantern which will be needed
to explore the Mayan Ziggurat and then the sword.

To finish the game you're going to need one more important, nay,
vital item; the Mayan talisman. This talisman can be found in the
middle room of the museum. It is in the broken exhibit after the
bridge to the maze centre is completed (a bit of lever fiddling
accomplishes this). Now all you have to do is wander into the
surreal maze and find the middle. The maze centre is located north
of the Cretan palace, and to get there you must complete a bridge
which connects the two.

When you finally reach the maze centre you will come face to face
with the head of the minotaur. To defeat him you must use the two
cans of paint to coat both mirrors, place the Labrys in the right
spot on the wall and use the Mayan talisman.

And that is most definitely and finally that. You've cracked the
Labyrinth of Time. Well done.





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