ORACLE (c) by John Bruner, 1984 CRYSTAL MICROSOFT, Ltd
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SOLUTION by Skinkenstein and Whisper.
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N, W, W, S, S, S, S, E, S, S, CUT ROPE, W, N, GET SHOVEL, S, E, N, N, N, GET GOLD, S, W, N, N, N, N,
E, E, S, GET MACE, N, W, W, S, HOLD MACE, E, KILL SPIDER, GET GOLD, W, S, E, E, E, S, PULL LEVER, N,
N, W, N, N, HOLD MACE, N, KILL GUARD, DROP MACE, W, DIG, GET AXE, DROP SHOVEL, E, E, E, S, HOLD AXE,
E, KILL KNIGHT, N, E, N, GET GOLD, S, W, S, E, E, E, E, E, S, S, S, S, E, E, E, N, GET SKULL,
EXAMINE SKULL, GET KEY, DROP SKULL, S, W, W, W, N, N, N, N, W, N, N, E, E, S, GET IDOL, EXAMINE
IDOL, (save game here), RUB IDOL.
(Rubbing the idol teleports you to either the Altar Room, or the Cobblestone Road at random. You can
only rub the idol 5 times before the teleport effect wears off. You want to teleport to the
Cobblestone Road here. You need at least two rubs for later use.)
(Cobblestone Road)
E, UNLOCK DOOR, S, GET SHIELD, E, S, HOLD AXE, W, KILL OGRE, W, W, GET GOLD, GET OPAL, E, E, E, S,
W, W, HOLD AXE, W, KILL GARGOYLE, GET GOLD, GET PADDLE, W, S, W, N, N, W, W, W, W, W, W, N, W, W, W,
DROP AXE, N, W, W,(save game here), GO BOAT, E, E, E, GET SWORD, RUB IDOL.
(Usually end up in Altar Room here, if not, rub again.
(Altar Room)
DROP PADDLE, W, W, W, S, W, W, N, N, N, N, W, W, W, W, W, S, S, W, W, S, S, S, S, S, S, W, W, W,
HOLD OPAL, W, KILL WIZARD, GET GOLD, E, E, E, E, E, N, E, S, E, E, N, GET GOLD, S, W, W, N, E, N, N,
W, S, GET GOLD, N, W, W, N, N, N, W, N, N, N, N, E, E, (save game here), DROP OPAL, GET VIAL, RUB
IDOL, (As mentioned before you end up in The Altar Room or the Cobblestone road. It seems more
likely that you end up at the Cobblestone road now for some reason, so we continue from there. If
you don't show up there just rub the idol again.)
(Cobblestone road)
E, UNLOCK DOOR, E, S, S, S, W, W, W, W, S, W, N, N, W, N, N, W, W, FILL VIAL, S, S, W, W, S, S, E,
S, S, S, E, E, S, S, E, E, E, N, E, GET RING, W, S, E, S, W, GET GOLD, E, N, E, N, N, THROW VIAL, E,
E, S, W, S, GET GOLD, HOLD ORACLE, E, KILL SNAKE.
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Additional notes:
You can give gold to the beggar. If you drop 15 or more gold in front of him he will tell you
"The Oracle is in the whirlpool". Drop 15 more he will say "Drop an opal next to the
painting", drop an additional 15 gold he will say "Throw a vial of horse's drink at
the steed's spirit". After that he just wants more and more, but you get no more
information from the beggar.
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If you examine the fountain you will find a scroll. If you drop the scroll in front of the old woman
with the crystalball she will say "Thanks. To kill the wizard, you must hold before him the
fire opal.".
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In the village market you can buy a dagger, rope and helmet for 30 gold, but have not found any use
for any of these items.
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You will get a rating once you finish the game. Your rating is based on your amount of gold coins +
score x 3 - turns you have done in the game.
