The Perfect Gem, version 1.3.0
By Dark Blue Monkey
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Solution by Garry Francis
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This is a minimal solution. You'll need to EXAMINE lots of things for this solution to make
sense.
Some optional (but significant) commands are shown in parentheses. These can be omitted once you
know what to do.
Scores are shown in parentheses as +A=B, where A is points earned and B is cumulative points
earned.
X WALLS (water pipe & ice frost appear)
GET PIPE
X FROST (you find a rubber glove)
GET GLOVE
USE IT (with what?)
PIPE (pipe is capped)
GET FROST (with what?)
PIPE (pipe packed)
USE PIPE (with what?)
BULB (ice melts)
X DOOR (a key hole appears)
POUR WATER (onto what?)
HOLE (*Ice gem* appears) (+10=10)
GET GEM
WAIT (lock is iced up)
WAIT
WAIT (lock is bulging)
WAIT
WAIT (door is bulging)
WAIT
WAIT (metal is squealing)
WAIT (lock shatters, adds EXIT as exit)
WAIT (door is open) (+5=15)
EXIT
W
GET KEY
W
S
D
GET HANDLE
(X PANEL) (it takes a key)
USE KEY (with what?)
PANEL (engine starts) (+5=20)
U
N
N
(U) (hatch is locked)
USE HANDLE (on what?)
HATCH (hatch opens, you can now go up) (+5=25)
U
X NOTE (it says, 'Code: 1138')
E
X BACKPACK (you find a *backpack gem* and cryptic note) (+10=35)
GET GEM
(X NOTE) (it says, 'Return gems!')
GET TORCH
(X IT) (bulb broken)
W
D
S
S
W
OPEN SAFE (enter code)
1138 (safe opens) (+5=40)
X SAFE (you find navigation map, note book and *safe gem*) (+15=55)
GET GEM
GET MAP
E
N
N
U
USE MAP (on what?)
STATION (course plotted) (+5=60)
USE HELM (ship moves, hours pass, ship stops, adds exit D at port deck) (+5=65)
D
S
W
D
S
S
S
ENTER
X CABINET (you find a small bulb and a heavy key)
GET BULB
USE IT (with what?)
TORCH (torch fixed)
GET KEY
EXIT
S
GET SHOVEL
S
GET CROWBAR
OPEN CRATES (open with?)
CROWBAR (+5=70)
X CRATES (you find *crate gem* and diesel canister) (+10=80)
GET GEM
GET CANISTER
N
N
N
N
DIG (with shovel, you find *sand gem*) (+10=90)
GET GEM
W
S
OPEN GATE (with what?)
KEY (gate opens, adds exit south) (+10=100)
S
S
USE CANISTER (generator is now full) (+5=105)
START GENERATOR (+5=110)
S
PRESS BUTTON (lift descends, minutes pass, lift stops)
N
N
D
D
D
D
GET PICKAXE
D
W
DIG (with pickaxe, you find a *tunnel gem*) (+10=120)
GET GEM
W
W
ENTER
(X ALIEN) (she's crying)
DROP GEM (be specific)
1
DROP GEM
1
DROP GEM
1
DROP GEM
1
DROP GEM
1
DROP GEM (receiving thoughts from alien, accept transmission?)
1 (eggs were stolen by humans, ship recharged, going home, ground trembles, run)
EXIT
E
E
E
U
U
U
U
U
S
S
PRESS BUTTON (lift ascends, minutes pass, lift stops, restarts, arrives at top)
N
N
N (you made it)
***THE END***
