THE QUEST FOR THE GOLDEN EGGCUP /by Mastertronic & Smart Egg/
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Here will be given a complete solution. This game also depends of some random
elements, so from time to time it is not possible to give exact step by step
solution. However, I tried to formalize the solution as much as possible, and
given solution will work in the most of cases.
Solution:
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E, LOOK UNDER BED, TAKE OBJECT, S, TAKE ROBE, WEAR ROBE (it glowes in dark),
TAKE SLIPPERS, WEAR SLIPPERS (you can carry more objects if you wear everything
which is wearable), EXAMINE BATH, TAKE DUCK, N, W, N, E, EXAMINE CABINET, TAKE
GOLDEN EGG, TAKE CAN, W, W, S, S, TAKE TURBAN, WEAR TURBAN, TAKE JEANS, WEAR
JEANS, TAKE BEANS, N, N, PUT ALL INTO HOLE (else you can not pass through the
hole), D, TAKE ALL, D, D, E, N, GIVE BEANS TO GUARD (he will explode), TAKE
BOTTLE, N, D, N, N, E, N, N, N, SIT (you will be teleported in another room),
EXAMINE STRAW, DROP CAN, TAKE CARD (very important), N, RING BELL (to call a
raft), ENTER, N, N, E, WAIT (witch will tell to you what she want), GIVE BOTTLE
TO WONGO (you will get a wand), W, N, N, E, E, E, DROP WAND (be aware that
Dandalf is not here, else he will steal the wand; Thoron is also a great
thief, so do not drop anything when he is present), DROP GOLDEN EGG (you would
temporary drop here objects which you will need later), W, W, N, TAKE SWORD, S,
E, TAKE COAL, S, U, ENTER (you must drop here 14 useless objects), DROP DUCK,
DROP OBJECT, DROP SWORD, DROP COAL, REMOVE SLIPPERS, DROP SLIPPERS, REMOVE
TURBAN, DROP TURBAN, REMOVE JEANS, DROP JEANS, U, D, S, W, W, EXAMINE ALTAR,
TAKE VIAL, E, E, S, TAKE STICK, S, S, U, U, W, TAKE SILVER EGG, E, D, D, N, N,
N, N, U, ENTER, DROP VIAL, DROP STICK, U, D, N, E, DROP SILVER EGG, W, W, W, S,
S, E, TAKE SOUP, TAKE CAGE, W, S, S, RING BELL, ENTER, SHOW CARD TO FERRYMAN,
S, TAKE CAN, SIT (teleporting again), WAIT (until bird appears), CATCH BIRD (a
cage is needed for this), S, W, E, W, E, LOOK INTO BAG, TAKE KEY, W, S, N, N,
SIT, N, RING BELL, ENTER, N, N, N, N, E, E, E, DROP KEY, DROP CAGE, W, S, U,
ENTER, DROP CAN, DROP SOUP, U, D, N, W, W, S, S, S, S, RING BELL, ENTER, SHOW
CARD TO FERRYMAN, S, SIT, S, W, N, S, TAKE MAP, U, S, TAKE AXE, S, E, E, S, S,
E, WAIT (until train arrives), S, TAKE SHERLOCK, N, W, N, N, W, W, N, N, D, N,
N, E, N, N, N, SIT, N, RING BELL, ENTER, N, N, N, N, E, E, S, U, ENTER, DROP
MAP, DROP AXE, DROP SHERLOCK (the floor will crack, and a mole will give to you
a bronze egg), D, N, E, DROP CARD, TAKE GOLDEN EGG, TAKE SILVER EGG, TAKE KEY,
TAKE WAND, WAVE WAND (a hook will transport you accross a crevasse), E, UNLOCK
GATE, DROP KEY, W, WAVE WAND, TAKE CAGE, WAVE WAND, E, U, E, U, OPEN CAGE (the
bird will kill the guard), E, READ SIGN (it will give you a hint what to do),
DROP GOLDEN EGG, DROP SILVER EGG, DROP BRONZE EGG (the eggcup will appear),
TAKE EGGCUP, W, D, W, D, W, WAVE WAND, TAKE CARD, W, W, W, S, S, S, S, RING
BELL, ENTER, SHOW CARD TO FERRYMAN, S, SIT, S, W, N, S, U, S, S, W, U, U, U,
WAIT (until God materialises), GIVE EGGCUP TO GOD (the end).
Note: this is not the only solution.
Hints:
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- Examine everything what you can see, some messages are very humourous
- If you want more humour, after finding dead Sherlock, then arrest both
Thoron and Dandalf for a crime when you meet them. Also, when you come into
the church, pray
- If Thoron steal something from you, it may be found at the location named
"dwarf hole" (see the map)
- If Dandalf steal you the magic wand, reload a saved game position (no help)
- If Thoron or Dandalf climb on the raft just before you enter on it, the raft
will go out; in this case ring the bell again and try climbing again
- If you swear, you will be captured; to escape type: DIG, OPEN TRAPDOOR, D
- If you swear again, the situation seems hopeless, there is a note with
message "Try getting out this time". Dig will not help now; typing HELP will
give message "There IS a way out, but you'll never find it". Yes, it is very
hard to discover: to escape type SMART EGG...
Comment:
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Quite good game (a parody to many other adventures), with a lot of humour, and
with a lot of pictures (drawing is very fast) - every location has a picture
(and every picture is packed to only about 100 bytes). Also it has a lot of
messages, you will very rarely get undetermined messages like "You cannot do
this". Easy to solve, so it is a good for a beginners. The parser is not just
verb-noun parser, but it is also not extremely inteligent. If you like this
game, search also for the old version of this game: the scenario for solving is
different, and some humorous messages which was present in the old version are
removed in the new one, probably due to lack of the memory.
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Game solution by Zeljko Juric
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