Monster's Final Hour By Steve W Lucas For Amstrad CPC Solution by Garry Francis ---------------------------------------- This is a minimal solution. You can't LOOK AT or EXAMINE anything or TALK to any of the non-player characters, but you can READ a few things and SEARCH is needed in one location. There are lots of red herrings, several sudden-death scenarios and an inescapable forest, so save before doing anything that looks risky. Inventory is limited to 5 items, so drop items after you've used them. A worn item does not count towards your inventory count, so if you can wear something, do it straight away to free up your inventory. A worn item cannot be removed, but you don't need to, so it doesn't matter. Once you've lit the candle, don't drop it. If you do, a bug makes it ineffective even though it still says it's lit. You only need it in one room, but you need to pass through that room twice. Also, don't drop it in the room where you need it or you'll get killed. GET NOTE READ NOTE (you now know your goal, but don't drop it yet) GET KEY UNLOCK DOOR DROP KEY IN N GET LEMON SQUEEZE LEMON (note combination, as it's randomly generated each game) DROP NOTE DROP LEMON OUT SEARCH (you find a box of matches) GET MATCH (it doesn't understand BOX or MATCHES) IN W GET CANDLE LIGHT CANDLE (with match, candle is now lit, but don't ever drop it) DROP MATCH S GET PEN (a secret panel opens) DROP PEN W S DOWN E S S GET SCALPEL N N W UP N E E UP GET PAINTING (you find a safe) DROP PAINTING DIAL (enter combination from lemon juice affected note, safe opens to reveal a map) GET MAP N GET GLOVES WEAR GLOVES S S GET DIARY READ DIARY (you now know how to achieve your goal, more or less) DROP DIARY N E GET SANDWICH W DOWN S S S READ SIGN (don't enter the bog unless you know the way through) READ MAP (now you know the way through) DROP MAP E E IN S W GET SPADE E E GET CROWBAR W N OUT W W S S DROP SANDWICH (wolf eats it and runs away, we'll come back later) S S E IN GET SCREWDRIVER OUT W N N E DIG (with spade) DROP SPADE DOWN OPEN COFFIN (with screwdriver, you find a corpse) DROP SCREWDRIVER CUT CORPSE (with scalpel, you find a fresh heart) DROP SCALPEL GET HEART UP W N W W S PULL LEVER (while wearing rubber gloves, so you don't get electrocuted) S GET ELECTRODES N N E E N N N IN N GET NEEDLE W S W S DOWN E S INSERT HEART SEW MONSTER (with needle and thread) CONNECT ELECTRODES S S BREAK PADLOCK (with crowbar) PULL LEVER N N (monster follows you from now on, keep moving or it kills you) N W UP N E E S S S E (monster sinks into bog) ***THE END***