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From: jamesd@netcom.com (James A. Donald)
Subject: Re: Zork help needed!
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Bob Loushin (loushin@horta) wrote:
> I've been reading this group for a few weeks now, and have many questions:

> Is there a FAQ?  I've watched for one & haven't seen it, but I could have
> missed it, since my system admin. kills anything over a day old in this group.

> Is there any archive which has hints or walkthroughs of games (specifically
> Zork and Adventure)?

ftp.gmd.de in the if-archive directory.

> What other fun & free or shareware games are out there for the Mac, and where?

if-archive/games/mac

> I have 48 points to go in Zork (it says it's the original muddle
> version and has most of Zork I, II, & III), but I am stuck, Stuck, STUCK!
> How do I get past the spirits at the gate?  I've tried everything I could
> think of with the pile of corpses, the spirits, and the skeleton in the maze,
> but not, apparently, the right things...

	Exorcise the spirits.  If you don't know how, turn the page on the
black book and read.

> How do I safely get down from the volcano without permanently giving away
> treasure?

close recepticle

> Are any of the following items useful for anything--the pile of timbers, the
> hunk of bat guano, the flask of poison, the two knives, or the burned-out
> lamp?

The knives are weapons, the flask can magnify.  I can't remember bat guano in
that game.

> Is there anything special about the cave with the damp earth which narrows to
> a crack in the west?  The description makes it seem to me like there is, but
> I haven't been able to find anything.

I can't remember a room like that.

> Please respond by posting (I know that's not cool, but that mail address is a
> FAKE.)

It seems like you're somewhere in mmmg.com.  It might be an anonymous server.
I haven't checked if the is a loushin@mmmg.com yet.

> Thanks in advance!

> Robert Loushin                                   Practice random kindness and
>                                                  senseless acts of beauty.

> Opinions expressed here are my own and may not represent those of my employer.
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