Lost in Wales
(author unknown)
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Solution by Paul "equinox" Collins
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(1) Most actions that 'spawn' an object (e.g. opening rucksack to find sandwiches) can be
repeated, even if you have used or moved the object;
(2) You can win at the one-armed bandit by simply pulling the handle without inserting 10p.
shout [not loud enough]
bellow [you eventually fall asleep]
wake
touch stones [a man appears and curses you]
read parchment [the curse: you must restore the artifacts]
s
s
e
e
u
exam portrait [clues to what the artifacts are]
d
d
open barrel [revealing a trapdoor]
u
e
in
get torch
get boots
get gloves
wear boots
wear gloves
out
w
w
w
w
w [boots required for mud]
n
e quietly [without disturbing the ponies]
get rope
w
s
e
e
s
s [your boots are taken away]
s
e
tie rope to tree
d [must be wearing gloves]
e
get spade
w
w
exam clothes
look
exam trousers
get magnet
get string
tie string to magnet
s
s
w
n
w
w
get 10p
n
e
dig
drop spade
look
get shield
w
w
n
n
n
n
get knife
s
e
exam table
get book
exam book [Welsh-English dictionary]
w
s
e
s
exam stand [postcard of ancient monument: a clue?]
n
e
e
exam pamphlets
look
get map
w
s
e
insert 10p
pull handle
look
get coin
get money
w
n
w
w
s
s
e
e
e
s
s
e
n
n
e
e
e
e [rocks prevent you]
climb rocks
n
n [too dark]
light torch
n
u
u
u
push door [you emerge in the inn's cellar and your torch breaks]
u
w
w
n
n
e
e
wake sheep
look
get rucksack
open rucksack
drop rucksack
get sandwiches
e
exam grid [you see a key down there]
dangle magnet
get key
e
s
unlock door
exam pig [tied with cord]
cut cord with knife
drop knife
get stake
exam stake [it is no ordinary stake]
inv [the stake is now identified as a sword]
out
n
w
w
w
w
w
w
feed goat [with the sandwiches]
w
exam gate
exam sign
translate sign [admittance costs one pound]
pay farmer
n
e
e
exam pot [not what it seems]
look
get helmet
w
w
s
e
e
e
e
n [map required; you can't now go back so ensure you have the shield, sword, helmet and gold
coin]
w
exam scarecrow
drop gloves
get coat
exam coat [it's a tunic]
e
e
exam sign [remember to kneel before the guardian]
e
e
kneel [the curse is lifted]
e
[Completed with a score of 96 in 189 turns.]
