Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site yale.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!decvax!yale!lauren From: lauren@yale.ARPA (Lauren Smith) Newsgroups: net.games Subject: Zork Help needed Message-ID: <478@yale.ARPA> Date: Wed, 23-Oct-85 10:53:19 EDT Article-I.D.: yale.478 Posted: Wed Oct 23 10:53:19 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 26-Oct-85 03:34:16 EDT Reply-To: smith-lauren@yale.UUCP (Lauren Smith) Organization: Yale University CS Dept., New Haven CT Lines: 47 I have played the mainframe version of ZORK off and on for awhile, and would like some hints.... 1) What is supposed to be done with the jeweled egg? Putting it in the trophy case doesn't seem to get many points. Is it related to the chirping bird that is occassionally heard? 2) How do you get past the "wall of shimmering light" in the safe deposit room with the magic vault? 3) How do you get into the entrance of Hades? I carry the "worthless object" from the temple, plus the 2 objects from the altar (with one lit), but still no success - any incantation? 4) How do you get the coffin out of the Egyptian room? Do you get it out by using the balloon found in the volcano? How do you get the balloon to work (I can't get it to move)? 5) Is there a way to turn off the randomness of the round room? 6) After you have shrunk (in tea room) and go to through the crack to the sewage room, is there anything you can do? I don't see the purpose of shrinking. 7) What do the buttons in the Machinery room (round, triangle, square) do? All I get is "thump", "whirring increases"... 8) How do you get the crystal sphere? 9) The rainbow is another puzzler for me. I try digging (with the shovel) at the end of the rainbow, and get nothing. I understand one can make the rainbow solid, how? When one goes down the river in the boat, what does one do at the falls (I've tried the barrel, much to my regret)? 10) Is there a way to recharge the lantern? I tend to run out of light before I'm even halfway done (with the dungeon that I know so far..) I use the various other sources of light, and turn off the lamp when outside, but.... Please just give hints and mild spoilers...I want to try to figure out some of these puzzles! Thanks alot, Lauren Smith ARPA/CSNET: smith-lauren@yale UUCP: ...!decvax!yale!smith-lauren (?...I'm new to the net and not sure)