THE RAVEN Alan Bolger and Stephen Kee 8th Day Adventures This is one of the most difficult games I have played because of the time constraints (there are windows within which you must do something). With no instructions, it is very "hit-and-miss". The hints help, but not completely. Things you need to know: When you type FAST - this lets time go by quickly, and it will not stop, until you type NORMAL. When you type WAIT, it progresses time about 10 minutes. You can do nothing, in which case time passed by normally. If you are impatient, keep going in a direction in which you cannot go, and time will pass a bit more quickly. The times that are given in this walkthrough are approximate. Things happen, regardless of your actions. Be sure you are in the correct location. I have not yet figured out how you are supposed to know certain things, but I presume that the original instructions in the game told you this. I have tried to make this walkthrough as consistent as possible. So play around, and enjoy the dead ends in which you find yourself. There are numerous things you need not do, but since I have not figured out what those are, there may be unnecessary steps in this walkthrough. Remember that if you are playing a Spectrum version on an emulator, you need to put some instructions in quotations, and quotations in a Spectrum emulator are <Right Shift, P> for a quotation mark. Solution: You read a note telling you to come to Claxton Manor at 7:00 pm. EXAMINE STRANGER (he is wearing a black cloak and a ring on his left hand and a medallion around his neck) UP, N, W, N (the stranger vanishes), EXAMINE WELL, CLIMB DOWN, E, E, E, UP, OPEN TRAPDOOR, UP, TAKE DIARY, READ DIARY (Tuesday 10th. Had lunch with Squires - ended in disagreement. V. assured me he'd get them tomorrow), DOWN, CLOSE TRAPDOOR, DOWN, W, W, W, CLIMB UP, S, HAIL CAB, CLIMB IN. SAY TO CABBIE "CLAXTON", Wait until you get there, CLIMB OUT. You see Mergatroyd, follow him N, N, UP, N, EXAMINE FIREPLACE, TAKE NOTE, READ NOTE (meet someone at the crypt at midnight, bring the diary, don't sleep in your room), DROP NOTE, S, DROP DIARY, W, DOWN, N, EXAMINE VYBES. Wait until Vybes goes south and follow him S, S (Vybes introduces the others), EXAMINE DANGERFIELD, EXAMINE CHANDLER (you see a ring on her finger), EXAMINE RING (silhouette of Raven), EXAMINE GRIMINSKY. Allow time to pass and sometime during this interchange Vybes goes to get Edgar, and you hear the conversation. EXAMINE GRIMINSKY, EXAMINE FRENCH, SAY TO GRIMINKSY "TELL ME ABOUT VYBES". READ BOOK. Wait until about 7:45 when Vybes enters with Edgar. Wait for the conversation to ensue. EXAMINE EDGAR. Eventually Mergatroyd tell Vybes that there is a call for him. Follow Vybes N, N (listen to the call), S, S (you hear more conversation). At about 8:29 it goes dark, there is a scream, and everyone, but Edgar and Griminsky go north. The lights come on the Griminsky tries to hypnotize Edgar, but Edgar cannot say anything. Griminsky eventually goes north, and Edgar leaves. Follow him N, E, S, S. The maid hails a cab and Edgar goes with the maid to Warton. Go N, N, W, N, SAY TO VYBES "TELL ME ABOUT EDGAR". You hear that he needs sedation. Wait until Chandler says that she didn't give him the sedation. Go S, E, S, S, HAIL CAB, CLIMB IN, SAY TO CABBIE AWARTON@. Wait until the cab arrives, CLIMB OUT, S, EXAMINE MAID, SAY TO MAID "TELL ME ABOUT EDGAR" (she says Edgar ran off), SAY TO MAID "TELL ME ABOUT VYBES" (she says she caught him beating Edgar and that Miss Chandler is terrified of him). Go N, HAIL CAB, CLIMB IN, SAY TO CABBIE "CLAXTON", wait until cab arrives, CLIMB OUT, N, N, UP, TAKE DIARY, DOWN, W, UP, N, UP, N, SLIDE PANEL, DOWN, S, N, UP, CLOSE PANEL, S, DOWN, S, DOWN, E, S, S, NW, EXAMINE POOL, E, DOWN, S (the door is locked), WAIT until midnight. French enters. He takes the diary and says he is a detective. He tells you that an alarming number of people have disappeared. They were last seen at the manor. He will return tomorrow to investigate. Go UP, S, S, S, W, UP, N, UP. Wait until about 5:37 am on Saturday, N, OPEN PANEL, DOWN, E, TAKE PAPERS, READ PAPERS (you read about Julian Squires and the generator. You get his telephone number), W, N, EXAMINE BODIES, OPEN LID (a stairway is visible), UP, EXAMINE MEDALLION, PULL LEVER (three openings are created), E, S, DOWN, W, N, TAKE RECEIVER, DIAL 67544, SAY TO SQUIRES "TELL BE ABOUT VYBES". He tells you that Vybes is working on the brains and planned to create a mind with supreme intelligence. TELL TO SQUIRES "TELL ME ABOUT GENERATOR". He tells you about it and that the papers have been stolen. . Go S, E, S, DROP LETTER, S, HAIL CAB, CLIMB IN, SAY TO CABBIE "STATION", wait until you arrive. CLIMB OUT, W, W, N, CLIMB DOWN, E, N (you may need to wait until Old Crutch arrives), EXAMINE CRUTCH, SAY TO CRUTCH "TELL ME ABOUT STRANGER", SAY TO CRUTCH "TELL ME ABOUT CHANDLER", S, W, CLIMB UP, S, E. Wait until the door is opened (8:00 am). Go N, SAY TO BARKIS "TELL ME ABOUT ORDER". He tells you he is shortly expecting an order of aspic for professor Vybes. SAY TO BARKIS "TELL ME ABOUT ASPIC". He tells you it is used to store meat over a long period of time. Go S, S, DOWN, SAY TO BLACKWOOD "TELL ME ABOUT CLAXTON". He tells you it lay unused for several centuries and some say that it is haunted. Go UP, N, E, N, E, GIVE BOOK TO FRENCH (he gives it back to you), WAIT until French tells you to leave, W, S, W, W, wait until about 10:55. Go N, SAY TO EDGAR "DROP CLEAVER", TAKE CLEAVER, EXAMINE CLEAVER (indentations), S, E, E, N, E, GIVE CLEAVER TO FRENCH. French asks you about the marks, SAY TO FRENCH "MURDERER WEARS RING", W, S, W, W, N, CLIMB DOWN, E (wait until you see Crutch), SAY TO CRUTCH "HELP", W, CLIMB UP, wait for French to arrive (about 11:50). He agrees Edgar is innocent. Follow them to the Police Station. Go S, E, E, N, E. Wait while they go down, but you cannot follow them. Go W, HAIL CAB, CLIMB IN, SAY TO CABBIE "CLAXTON", CLIMB OUT, N, N. Wait until Chandler arrives (about 1:49). She tells Mergatroyd to get the professor's order, S, S, HAIL CAB, CLIMB IN, SAY TO CABBIE "STATION", CLIMB OUT. Go N, E, Wait until about 7:25. SAY TO FRENCH "MURDERER LOST MEDALLION", SAY TO FRENCH "FOLLOW ME", W, HAIL CAB, CLIMB IN, SAY TO CABBIE "CLAXTON". Wait until you arrive. CLIMB OUT, NW, E, DOWN, S, S. Wait until the Cloaked Stranger arrives (about 8:20). When he goes north, follow him. When he searches the bodies, go UP. He follows, seizes the medallion, and is taken away by French. Go E, S, DOWN, W, S, TAKE RING, N, E, S, S, HAIL CAB, CLIMB IN, SAY TO CABBIE "STATION", CLIMB OUT, W. Wait until Parkes checks the door (about 9:40). Wait until the wagon arrives. You see someone unlock the door, Barkis locks the door, and he drives off with the order in the wagon. HAIL CAB, SAY TO CABBIE "MYREWOOD". Wait until it arrives there. CLIMB OUT, W, W, W, W, PULL BELL (you are dropped in a pit), PULL GRATE, PULL GRATE, PULL GRATE (you get the grate), CLIMB UP, E, DROP PAPERS, W. Wait until Vybes arrives (about 11:45). He enters north. Follow Vybes. Go N, UP (wait until the ground trembles with the generator working), DOWN, S, E, TAKE PAPERS, E, E, E, HAIL CAB, CLIMB IN, SAY TO CABBIE "BIRKFIELD", wait until you get there, CLIMB OUT, E, GIVE PAPERS TO FRENCH (he gives them back to you), GIVE RING TO FRENCH (he gives it back to you), W, HAIL CAB, CLIMB IN, SAY TO CABBIE "MYREWOOD". Wait until you get there. CLIMB OUT, DROP PAPERS, W, W, W, W. Wait until about 4:00 am. Go N, UP. Wait until Vybes comes out at you with a gun (about 4:21), wait until he is strangled, E. (You see Vybes dead. The Count comes after you), W, DOWN, S, PULL BELL (you both fall into the cell), CLIMB UP (the count is killed). French enters and tells you that Chandler is kidnapped. He goes east, E, E, E, E, CLIMB IN (you and French are in the cab. He tells the cabbie to go to High Street). Wait until you get there, CLIMB OUT. Follow French by going S (Parkes breaks down the door), DOWN (you see French press his ring and a door south opens), S, W, UNTIE CHANDLER, E, PRESS RING SEAL, N, UP, N, E, S, E. Wait until the train arrives, CLIMB IN (Chandler follows), EXAMINE WINDOW (you see French and the train). Wait until French climbs in and the train pulls out. Chandler shoots him. You have finished. Terri Sheehan 2003-11-23 ***************************************************** Displayed on the Classic Adventures Solution Archive: http://solutionarchive.com