THE ROYAL ADVENTURE OF A COMMON FROG /Automata/
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This game is strictly deterministic, without random events, so it is possible
to give exact step by step solution. The offered solution is a maximal score
solution - the game itself may be solved in less turns.

                                Solution:
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GET LANTERN, GET DAGGER, W, N, GET MIRROR, PEER MIRROR (yes, you are a frog),
S, E, D, S, GET TROUSERS, WEAR TROUSERS, PEER MIRROR (clothes maketh the man),
W, GET SHOES, WEAR SHOES, GET MATCH, STRIKE MATCH, LIGHT LANTERN (you can see
a way to the north), N, KILL PIRANHA (with the dagger), DROP DAGGER, S, E, D,
E, N, N, E, N, N (you've walked straight into a door), OPEN DOOR, GO THROUGH
DOOR, W, GET SHIRT, WEAR SHIRT, E, E, S, SQUASH SPIDER (this is a classic
guess-the-verb puzzle), GET KEY, D, D, GET ROPE, E, TIE ROPE, TO HOOK, DOWN
ROPE, GET SCROLL, READ SCROLL (a hint), DROP SCROLL, E, PUSH DOOR, LOOK, PULL
RING, N, GET BAND, S, PULL DOOR, W, U, W, U, E, U, E, OPEN CUPBOARD (with the
key), DROP KEY, GET BRUSH, U, E, S, SWEEP DUST (with the brush), DROP BRUSH,
GET MEDALLION, N, W, D, D, SAY TIME (a hint from the scroll), E, LOOK, E, READ
INSCRIPTION (a hint), TOUCH DOOR, SILVER MEDALLION (a door creaks open), DROP
MEDALLION, E, D, GET GLOVES, WEAR GLOVES, U, W, S, S, GET TIN, N, N, N, E, N,
READ TABLET (a hint), E (you are ravenous), E, D (you must wear the shoes to
pass down), D (you must wear the trousers to pass down), D (you must wear the
shirt to pass down), W, GET DEVICE, OPEN TIN (with the device), EAT BEANS (no
more hunger), DROP DEVICE, E, SAY LIFE (a hint from the tablet), D (now, the
gloves protects you against the mould), KISS PRINCESS (nice), W, S, S, S, S,
GET CALENDAR, READ CALENDAR (the Princess will ask you a question), SAY YES,
GIVE BAND, DROP CALENDAR, W, GET CROOK, N, N, W, S, U, GET TIARA (you can't
reach it), STAND ROCK, GET TIARA, D, N, E, E, E, S, U, GET CROWN (it's just
beyond your reach), USE CROOK, GET CROWN, DROP CROOK, D, N, W, S, S, S, GET
BALLOON, WARM BALLOON (with the lantern), READ MESSAGE (a propaganda), W, W,
WEAR TIARA, WEAR CROWN, SIT THRONE, PEER MIRROR (the end).

                                 Hints:
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- Typing HELP sometimes may give an useful hint in this game.
- There is a lot of tasks in the game which are not necessary to do - they
  only increases the score. In fact, the game is finished when you peer the
  mirror in the Throne Room. Especially, some not so easy puzzles at the end
  of the game need not to be solved if you don't want the maximal score.
- Beware that the game contains some one-directional paths, so be sure that
  you have finished all you can do in one stage of the game before entering an
  another one.
- The order of passing grottos at the beginning of the game is important, else
  the door will not appear.
- Do not spend too much time at the bottom of tower steps. If you fall down,
  there is no escape!
- Going down the pit in the dark dungeon is a very bad idea.
- Note that you will become ravenous each time you enter the road that leads
  to a tower. So, beware that you can't enter this location again once your
  hunger is sated. Else, there will no be any help...

                               Comment:
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A relatively good illustrated adventure game, written by Terry Braverman from
Automata Software, using The Quill. Note that Automata is not famous as an
adventure game creators. Although Automata (arcade) games are often very
strange and sometimes quite obscure, this game is a standard adventure game,
even with a bit stereotype scenario. The parser in the game is a strict
verb-noun parser (as with all Quill-based games). The game is not very hard to
solve, although there are some guess-the-verb puzzles. However, it is not easy
to achieve a full score, because some not so easy puzzles must be solved for a
maximal score.

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Game solution by Zeljko Juric

If something is not clear, ask me using e-mail:
zjuric@utic.net.ba

Terry Braverman