Zodiac Castle Apple II

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Zodiac Castle Apple II

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Still playing Zodiac Castle. Because solving the game not really concerns the other topic I decided to make a new topic. Unfortunetaly the game seems to be bugged (in the torture room) and therefore unplayable without cheating. I still would like to know how far I can get.

I managed to locate 27 of the 28 treasures but collecting the treasures is not the end of the game. There is a final puzzle to solve. The treasure I haven't found yet is a bag of silver coins.

The first problem I have is lowering the drawbridge. I see the following description:
“This room contains the drawbridge mechanism. The gears are well oiled but the teeth are jammed”

I should do something to get the following message, but I’ve no idea what the command should be:

“The gears grind and groan and finally break loose.”

"The gears are well oiled and free and the drawbridge is raised.”

Someone any idea how to do it? I don’t have many objects to use. I’ve a hammer but that one is needed in another puzzle but maybe it should be used here as well. I also have some dried bones which I haven't used yet.
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Re: Zodiac Castle Apple II

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Played a bit more. The problems I have to solve before finishing the game are:
-lowering the drawbridge
-opening the grate in the torture chamber. This seems to be a bug because the game says you have opened the grate but is stays closed.
-learning how to move around in the round room.

-You can kill the dragon but it returns. I don't know if this is a bug also. Luckily there is another way to keep the dragon away.

I found the last treasure and I've uploaded a map.
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I managed to lower the drawbridge
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I've solved the game and I've uploaded a walkthrough. Unfortunately the available version is bugged and can't be solved without changing the code. When you drop the rats in the torture room the grate should open, but this does not happen although the text does mention it.
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