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Castle (Castle_Widget_solution.txt)

Full 100 point solution for the text adventure "Castle" (1996-1997) 
by Widget Software for Psion 3 / Psion 5 / Windows CE. 

This solution has been tested on the Psion 5.

Notes are in round brackets. Commands in square barckets are optional.

e (a scroll lands in your hand; score +5=5), [examine scroll] (locate the gems 
and escape), [examine weeds] (they are green), get weeds, drop scroll, 
open gate, ne, examine small pot, get key, sw, n, [examine mat] (WELCOME), 
unlock door with key, n, w, examine fireplace (soot), [examine soot] (it is 
black), get soot, w, [examine bookcase], push bookend (score +2=7), 
push bookcase (score +10=17), [look], ne, se, open cupboard, get crucifix, nw, 
sw, e, e, u, [examine clock], open clock, get key, d, w, d, s, 
unlock wooden door with metal key, s, open cupboard, get ladder, n, n, u, e, u, 
u, e, examine table, examine pocket, get key, w, w, n, u, s, examine table, 
[examine drawer] (closed), open drawer (a jar), examine jar, get gunge (it is 
blue), n, e, s, [examine cobwebs], push cobwebs x 3 (score +12=29), [look], 
open wooden door, e, u, [examine sign], unlock wooden door with small key, n, 
drop ladder (score +15=44), [look], u, u, examine beam, examine hole, get gems, 
examine hook, get key, d, d, s, d, w, n, w, d, s, e, d, d, w, d, e, 
examine recipe (GREEN+BLUE+BLACK=RED???), put weeds in pot, put gunge in pot, 
put soot in pot (score +7=51), [examine pot, get herring, examine herring]  (it 
is a red herring, but you got a crucial 7 points for making the recipe), w, u, 
n, unlock door with ornate key, n, examine altar, put crucifix on altar 
(score +8=59), d, e, ne, e, e (score +8=67), push gate x 3 (score +15=82), s, 
u, examine alcove, get beans, u, s, [examine pot], put beans in pot 
(score +18=100)
WELL DONE YOU HAVE ESCAPED FROM THE CASTLE!
You have also achieved a maximum score! (100/100)

Bugs:- You do not need to be in possession of the keys to unlock the doors with 
them. The unlock command does not check that they are in your inventory before 
unlocking the door. I do not use this exploit in this walkthrough, but any 
solution that does would be quite a bit shorter.

benkid77 - 24 March 2025