GOLDEN ROSE by Stephen Parkins and Peter Day (Adam Enterprises) This is a delightful game, not too difficult, with some extra assistance given should you have forgotten something (it saves replaying parts of the game). However, you can still "paint yourself into a corner" if you don't do some things in a particular order. There is more than one way to complete this game (e.g. when to drink), but this appears the most straightforward. You begin in a leafy grove taking a stroll. Go E, EXAMINE HEDGES, N, W, W, W, EXAMINE GREEN, GET FARTHING, E, S, BUY CAKE, N, E, E, S, E (ignore the man for now), E, N, N, N, N, N, W, (ignore the bird for now), W, W, W, W, W, EXAMINE DRESSER, GET BOTTLE, N, MOVE BATH, EXAMINE HOLE, GET SPECS, WEAR SPECS, S, E, E, E, E, S, EMPTY BOTTLE, FILL BOTTLE, N, E, E, N, (when you are feeling thirsty, DRINK WATER, DROP BOTTLE), EXAMINE HERMIT (he is sad because nobody remembered his birthday), GIVE CAKE (you get a key), GET KEY, S, S, W, EXAMINE RUBBISH, GET STAFF, E, S, W, GET ROPE, E, S, UP, WAKE DWARF (he gives you something), INVENTORY (you see a penny), DOWN, S, S, W, ASSIST MAN (you are captured by the crone), EXAMINE GUARD (he is marching back and forth), TRIP GUARD, OUT, DROP STAFF, W, W, N, BUY DRINK (you are led to the beer garden and a man greets you), SHAKE HAND, and you find yourself in the courtyard of a castle. EXAMINE PORTCULLIS, RAISE PORTCULLIS, W (you see the king and are given your quest – to find the Golden Rose and save his daughter), DOWN, PUSH STONE, W, S, S, EXAMINE CHEST, OPEN CHEST (you see Golden Shears), TAKE SHEARS, DROP KEY, N, EXAMINE FLOOR, GET BOARD, N, E, U, N, U, EXAMINE PRINCESS, DRAW CURTAINS (you see an opening to the west), W, OPEN BOX (you see an amulet, brooch and tiara), GET AMULET, EXAMINE AMULET, WEAR AMULET (ignore the other objects), E, PULL ROPE (you get tea), E, DOWN, E, E, EXAMINE PUMP (it works), EXAMINE OVEN, GET BREAD, W, N, N, E, E (at bird), GIVE BREAD (you are transported to a peak), GET SWORD, DOWN, W, W, W, N, E, EXAMINE SNAKE, GET SHIELD, W, W, W, KILL LION (it skulks away), GET BOOK, READ BOOK (you get a transportation spell and are transported to a party in your honour and are given a wand), GET WAND, S, DROP BOOK, DROP SWORD, DROP SHIELD, REMOVE SPECS, DROP SPECS, E, N (the man gives you a ring in case you have forgotten something in the castle), GET RING, EXAMINE RING, WEAR RING, E (you are captured by a witch). EXAMINE KNITTING, GET WOOL, EXAMINE WINDOW, UP ROPE (you are now in the kitchen), GET PHIAL, EXAMINE POTION, GIVE POTION (you see that the bird shrinks in size, like Alice in Wonderland), W, W, N, EXAMINE DOOR (too small), DRINK POTION (like the bird you shrink), IN, DRINK POTION (you return to your normal size), E, E, E, EXAMINE CREVASSE (you cannot jump), LAY PLANK, S, W, W, GET TORCH, E, E, N, W, GET MATCH, STRIKE TORCH, DROP MATCH, W, W, W, W (you can't enter without an emerald), E, DOWN, GET EMERALD, UP, W, GIVE EMERALD, W, S (you see a witch), WAVE WAND (the witch turns into a mouse), GET MOUSE, N, N, EXAMINE OWL, GIVE MOUSE (you can now proceed), N (you are told you need to drop everything that is not gold, so do so). REMOVE RING, DROP RING, DROP TORCH, UP (you are in the labyrinth). Dropping the wool will help you navigate it. DROP WOOL, REDESCRIBE (it's red), N, DROP WOOL, REDESCRIBE (it's green), UP, DROP WOOL, REDESCRIBE (it's blue), S, DROP WOOL (it's purple), W, DROP WOOL, REDESCRIBE (it's black), S, UP, EXAMINE STATUES (you get a hint about what to do), N, N, CUT ROSE, S, S, TURN STATUE (you are back in the courtyard with the red carpet rolled out), W. You are done. Terri Sheehan 2002-08-18 ***************************************************** Displayed on the Classic Adventures Solution Archive: http://solutionarchive.com