The Secret of Bastow Manor
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(A.K.A. The Secret of Bastow Manor 64)
(c) Gameworx Software 1983
-- The Complete Walkthrough! --
1/ General hints
2/ Solution - short list
3/ Solution - long list
4/ Notes
1/ General Hints
The dogs will get you after a limited number of moves, so whenever you are in
the open, be sure to take cover (eg climb the tree) frequently in order to avoid
being attacked. There are 3 hiding places outside the house, one of which you
must arrange yourself.
Use the 'G' command to view your exits. Bastow has some instances where the
direction command will work in one direction but not the other (for example, GO
TRAPDOOR will get you down the trapdoor in the shed, but to return through the
trapdoor you must GO WEST).
There is a secret panel in the study which is not indicated in the text. In the
same study, there is a pencil which cannot be lifted. I think 'pencil' may be a
typographical error for 'panel'. It makes more sense that the game should tell
you about the panel and that you couldn't lift it. This basic problem got me
stuck for about 5 years!
The combination to the safe must be entered in one string, not as single
characters (eg, enter ABCD not A [ENTER] B [ENTER] C [ENTER] D [ENTER].
The safe combination is IBDF. This is worked out by the note in the box which
says 'VI', and then the book in the library. If you start at F, the sixth (VI)
letter and go right 3, you get to the 9th letter, which is I. Left 7 takes you
back to the second letter (9-7), which is B, and then right 2 brings you to D
(2+2). The F at the end is our starting letter, but I am not sure how we are
meant to know that it is used at the end, other than as a starting point.
2/ Solution - short list
S, Climb tree, Look tree, Break branch, Get branch, Climb tree, N, Look gate,
Get key, Iron, S, Unlock mailbox, Look mailbox, Look mailbox, Get letter, Get
torch, Read letter ("The left is right...or is the right wrong?"), N, Unlock
gate, Open gate, Go gate, S, S, Drop branch, N, Look shed, S, N, Get ladder, N,
E, E, Drop ladder, Climb ladder, Climb ladder, W, W, S, S, Move case, Open case,
Look case, Get apple, Get branch, Light torch, Go trap, S, Look pit, Drop
branch, S, Open toolbox, Look toolbox, Get crowbar, W, Pull switch (Anyone know
if this was made? Could it be Thermonuclear Wargames? If you try to go north in
the first screen of that game, it says that way leads back to Bastow Manor!), E,
N, N, Look door, Remove beam, Open door, Go door, Open clock, Look clock (Don't
do this more than once or you will end up with a multitude of knives!), Drop
letter, Get knife, Drop apple, Cut apple, Get key, Small, S, Go stairs, Open
window, Go stairs, S, Look table, S, Get armour, Wear armour, N, W, Drop
crowbar, Get bucket, Move crate (So much for the armour!), E, N, N, N, Look
balcony, E, Look desk, Read book (right 3, left 7, right 2), W, S, S, Go stairs,
S, Fill bucket, N, Go window, Climb ladder, W, W, W, S, Climb tree, Climb tree,
Drop key, Iron, Look mailbox, Get key, Brass, Climb tree, Climb tree, N, Go
gate, S, S, Go trap, Drop bucket, Get box, Unlock box, Open box, Look box, Drop
key, Brass, Get note, Read note ('VI'), Drop box, Drop note, Get bucket, Get
key, Brass, Go door, S, Unlock door, Open door, Go door, Look desk, Open drawer,
Look drawer, Drop pencil, Get pencil (???), Get bucket, Press panel (perhaps
'pencil' is a mistake & it should say 'panel'?), Pull button, E, Go stairs,
Go
window, Climb ladder, W, W, S, S, Go trap, S, S, S, Look skeleton, E, Look wall,
Go hole, Throw water, Hole, W, N, N, N, Go door, S, Go stairs, S, Fill bucket,
N, Go window, Climb ladder, W, W, S, S, Go trap, S, S, S, E, (We get to repeat
that twice more - fun, hey?), Throw water, Hole, W, N, N, N, Go door, S, Go
stairs, S, Fill bucket, N, Go window, Climb ladder, W, W, S, S, Go trap, S, S,
S, E, Throw water, Hole, Go hole, Look robot, E, Look chest, Unlock chest, IBDF
(all as one entry), Look chest, Get gold, W, W, W, N, N, N, W, N, N, W.
3/ Solution - long list
S
Climb tree
Look tree
Break branch
Get branch
Climb tree
N
Look gate
Get key
Iron
S
Unlock mailbox
Look mailbox
Look mailbox
Get letter
Get torch
Read letter ("The left is right...or is the right wrong?")
N
Unlock gate
Open gate
Go gate
S
S
Drop branch
N
Look shed
S
N
Get ladder
N
E
E
Drop ladder
Climb ladder
Climb ladder
W
W
S
S
Move case
Open case
Look case
Get apple
Get branch
Light torch
Go trap
S
Look pit
Drop branch
S
Open toolbox
Look toolbox
Get crowbar
W
Pull switch (Anyone know if this was made? Could it be Thermonuclear Wargames?
If you try to go north in the first screen of that game, it says that way leads
back to Bastow Manor!)
E
N
N
Look door
Remove beam
Open door
Go door
Open clock
Look clock (Don't do this more than once or you will end up with a multitude of
knives!)
Drop letter
Get knife
Drop apple
Cut apple
Get key
Small
S
Go stairs
Open window
Go stairs
S
Look table
S
Get armour
Wear armour
N
W
Drop crowbar
Get bucket
Move crate (So much for the armour!)
E
N
N
N
Look balcony
E
Look desk
Read book (right 3, left 7, right 2)
W
S
S
Go stairs
S
Fill bucket
N
Go window
Climb ladder
W
W
W
S
Climb tree
Climb tree
Drop key
Iron
Look mailbox
Get key
Brass
Climb tree
Climb tree
N
Go gate
S
S
Go trap
Drop bucket
Get box
Unlock box
Open box
Look box
Drop key
Brass
Get note
Read note ('VI')
Drop box
Drop note
Get bucket
Get key
Brass
Go door
S
Unlock door
Open door
Go door
Look desk
Open drawer
Look drawer
Drop pencil
Get pencil (???)
Get bucket
Press panel (perhaps 'pencil' is a mistake & it should say 'panel'?)
Pull button
E
Go stairs
Go window
Climb ladder
W
W
S
S
Go trap
S
S
S
Look skeleton
E
Look wall
Go hole
Throw water
Hole
W
N
N
N
Go door
S
Go stairs
S
Fill bucket
N
Go window
Climb ladder
W
W
S
S
Go trap
S
S
S
E
(We get to repeat that twice more - fun, hey?)
Throw water
Hole
W
N
N
N
Go door
S
Go stairs
S
Fill bucket
N
Go window
Climb ladder
W
W
S
S
Go trap
S
S
S
E
Throw water
Hole
Go hole
Look robot
E
Look chest
Unlock chest
IBDF (all as one entry)
Look chest
Get gold
W
W
W
N
N
N
W
N
N
W
4/ Notes
I was at a flea market a few weekends ago, and I came across a stack of C64
tapes. One of them was a Computer Classics title, and on the back was a list of
their other games. There was a host of titles for the VIC 20, including "The
Secret of Bastow Manor". Underneath the VIC 20 titles was a list of C64 titles,
which was basically everything from the VIC 20 list but with '64' added to the
end. Therefore the proper title of the C64 version of this game is "The Secret
of Bastow Manor 64"!
This game was probably the second game I ever played on the C64, and my brother
and I spent ages on it, and got quite far - in fact, it was only the panel
puzzle (see above) that got us stuck. Since we spent so much time on this game,
our father used to ask us all the time if we had solved the game. However, he
never remembered the name right, so he always asked us "Have you solved Bristow
Manor yet?" Of course, this became a running joke between my brother & me and
it still is, so I have had lots of good memories associated with this game.
I spent several "wilderness years" without a C64, until I stumbled on to C64
emulation, and managed to transfer Bastow Manor to a disk image. After that, a
couple of people helped me on the way, and therefore deserve much thanks:
Adam Nelson (Spud) - When I came back to the game, I knew what to do, but I
couldn't manage the 'minimalist' sequence needed to avoid the dogs! Adam knew
how to set up the ladder & get back to the shed safely.
Stuart George (Dark Fiber) - After getting as far as my brother & me had been
before (further even, by one move - I discovered FILL BUCKET!), DF told me about
the hidden panel, then gave me a few other tips, including how to escape the
skeleton & complete the game (thanks also to Phil Turcio for the info on how to
complete the game)
David Williams - My brother, for all his help more than a decade ago, plus for
being impressed and encouraging when I discovered FILL BUCKET.
My Dad - I'm looking forward to telling him I solved "Bristow Manor" ;)
/Andrew Williams.
7th April 1999
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