THE LOST DRAGON
Written by Tom Frost Tartan Software
Solution by Doreen Bardon on a Spectrum (E)
Start in reception area of a Hotel in Birmingham: I – Lengthen Spell
CAST SPELL – (no the spell will only work indoors and on floor 3) – N
– N – (in lift – note there is no floor 3) – PRESS 5 – W – W – N –
GET TWINE – S – E – E S – PRESS 4 – W – W- N – GET ROPE – S – E – E –
E – E – OPEN WINDOW – E – D – DROP TWINE – TIE ROPE – D – (the escape
ladder goes down) – X WALL (see hook) – TIE ROPE – S – GET BOX – W –
W – SR RUBBISH – GET PIPE – W – DROP BOX – CLIMB BOX – GET LEVER – D
– GET BOX – E – E – E – N – DROP BOX – DROP PIPE – U – DROP LEVER – D
– GET BOX – U – DROP BOX – D – GET PIPE – U – DROP PIPE – D - S – N
– N – E – E – E – E – (about now coffee will be served wait around) –
GET COFFEE
W – W – W – W – N – N – PRESS 4 – E – E – E – D – GET TWINE – GET BOX
GET LEVER – GET PIPE – OPEN WINDOW - W (now on floor 3) – W – W – W
– N – PRISE BOARD – GET PLANK – CAST SPELL (pipe lengthens) – CAST
SPELL – (box opens but it is empty – but you have a shorten spell) -
N – (can see a yale key hanging from the roof out of reach – there is
another balcony to the east slightly higher) DROP BOX (it must be
open) – LAY PLANK (between balconies) – TIE PLANK – LAY PIPE – TIE
PIPE – DROP LEVER
(around now info has it that sandwiches may be available)
S – S – E – E – E – U – W – W – W – S – PRESS GR – E – E – E – E –
(wait or move east west till sandwich arrive) – GET SANDWICH – W – W
– W – W – N – N – PRESS 4 – E – E – E – D – W – W – N – GET BIRO – E
– E – GET BLANKET – W – W – S – W – W – N – UNROLL BLANKET (over
hole) – S – E – N – GET ORB – N – INSERT ORB (into pipe – it lands in
the open box) – S – GET PAPER – S – W – N – N – GET ORB – RAISE ORB –
S (machine de-magnetises orb the key falls to the floor) – GET YALE
KEY – DROP ORB – S – S – CAST SPELL (on red door) – PUSH PAPER (under
door) – EXAMNE KEYHOLE – POKE KEYHOLE – PULL PAPER – GET QUAY –
UNLOCK DOOR (with yale key) – UNLOCK DOOR (with quay – you open the
door and give the refreshments and key – you get the dragon and are
transported to storeroom on 6th floor)
S – E – E – E – E – OPEN WINDOW – D – D – D – D – S – W – N – N – E –
E – N
You have made it in time before the ceremony has started.
THE END
