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Solution for GUI Colossal Cave

You are strongly advised to play the game on your own. The solutions below are only for reference purpose and it is not the only way to complete the game.


    WALKTHROUGH FOR GUI COLOSSAL CAVE     

But I need to admit, it is still quite difficult to play from beginner point of view. I would still get lost in the game from time to time.
Referring to solution below from time to time would be fine.
Note:
[This solution/Walkthrough would not gain maximum score as some locations are not visited]
There are more than one way to complete the game.

Walkthrough for GUI COLOSSAL CAVE
By C.Yong (mail@intelligent-digital.com)
[Walkthrough V1.0]

 

 Steps

Action

At Location

Remark

1

>East

End of Road

 

2

>Examine:
brass plaque

Inside the brick building

Okay, “magic word can bring you to a particular place.” Is an important hint…

3

>Examine:
Well

Inside the brick building

Hear a hollow voice: “PLUGH”. Hmmm… strange word, is this one of the magic word?

4

>Go down the well

In the Well

… can faintly hear muttering through the wall…

5

>Pick up silver coin
>Examine coin

In the Well

Okay, it is one of the treasure.
Better leave it in the brick building later.

6

>Listen through the wall

In the Well

You hear the hollow voice:”PLUGH”. Okay, seems to confirm that this is a magic word… No harm give it a try later.

7

>Get out of the well

In the Well

 

8

>Pick up large set of keys
>Pick up shinny brass lamp
>Pick up a bottle of water
>Pick up some tasty food
>Drop silver coin

Inside the brick building

 

9

>Say “Plugh”

Inside the brick building

Now try saying that magic word “PLUGH” and you are in a different place!

10

> Use Brass lamp
(Swith on the lamp)

Pitch Dark

Opps…too dark…need to switch on the lamp…

11

>West

Large room

After switching on the lamp, you find yourself in a large room.
Wall of broken rock seems dangerous, better don’t go into it…

12

>Examine:
Marks on window
>East

Low window

Aha! another magic word found “PLOVER”. Okay take note of it first.

13

>South

Large room

 

14

>Pick up knife
>Pick up Bars of silver

Low N/S passage

A nasty dwarf throws a knife at you but misses you!
Better get rid of it soon… Yes, there is a knife here (thrown by the dwarf).

15

>Use knife
(throw the knife at the dwarf)

Low N/S passage

This nasty dwarf disappeared into a puff of smoke!

16

>Go down through the hole

Low N/S passage

 

17

>West

Dirty Broken passage

 

18

>Climb down the big hole on the floor

Large room with dusty rocks

 

19

>North

Complex junction

 

20

>Open clam

Large room

See a closed enormous clam here. You wonder what is inside the clam…
Opps, A glistening pearl falls out of the clam and rolls away. Now where does the pearl roll off?

21

>Go down through the shallow passage

Large room

 

22

>Go down following the sloping corridor

Long sloping corridor

 

23

>Pick Glistening pearl

Cul-de-sac

Aha, got you ! The glistening pearl.

24

>Go up through the sloping corridor

Cul-de-sac

 

25

>Go up corridor

Long sloping corridor

 

26

>Go South

Large room

 

27

>Go East

Complex junction

 

28

>Pick up magazine

Ante room

 

29

>Go West

Complex junction

 

30

>Go West

Bedquilt

West holes seem to be the biggest hole, hmmm….interesting hole for exploration…

31

>Go West

Room with “Swiss Cheese” wall

 

32

>Go down the pit

East end of twopit room

 

33

>Get oil
>Get out from the pit

Bottom of eastern pit

 

34

>Go down the pit

 

West end of twopit room

 

35

>Use bottle of water
(Pour water on the plant)

Bottom of the western pit

A tiny little plant is murmuring 'water, water...'
Okay, you are holding a bottle of water…
Pour water on the plant and now you are holding empty bottle. The plant grows but still demand for water…

36

>Get out of the pit

Bottom of the western pit

 

37

>Go west

West end of twopit room

 

38

>Go up

Low circular chamber

 

39

>Go North

N/S canyon

 

40

>Go North

N/S canyon 25 feet across

 

41

>Get water
>Go South

Edge of large underground reservoir

Finally, you can get water from here! You are having a bottle of water again…

42

>Go South

N/S canyon 25 feet across

 

43

>Go South

N/S canyon

Before you get back down, just explore south – a place you have not visited yet.

44

>Kill dragon
>Pick up Persian rug

>Go North

Secret canyon

A body of huge dragon is lying off one side!
Kill dragon with bare hand !? Unbelievable,eh!

45

>Go down the large room

N/S canyon

 

46

>Go south

Low circular chamber

 

47

>Go down the pit

West end of twopit room

 

48

>Use bottle of water
(Pour water on the plant)
>Climb the gigantic beanstalk

Bottom of the western pit

Okay, I am having another bottle of water for the plant… The plant turned into gigantic beanstalk!

 

49

>Go west

Long narrow corridor

 

50

Say “fee fie foe foo”

Giant room

See a nest of golden egg and inscription looks like another magic word!  Okay say the magic word and you got another nest of egg!

51

>Get golden egg

>Get golden egg

Giant room

Opps, you are holding maximum items now, need to go back to brick house to release some of your treasures!

52

>Go North

Giant room

 

53

>Go south

End of North/South passage

A rusty iron door, may be we can lubricate it first… You remember seeing oil somewhere…

54

>Go East

Giant room

 

55

>Go East

Long narrow corridor

 

56

>Get out from the pit

Bottom of the western pit

 

57

>Go East

West end of twopit room

 

58

>Go down the pit

East end of twopit room

 

59

>Get oil

>Get out from the pit

Bottom of eastern pit

You fill up the empty bottle with oil.

60

>Go West

East end of twopit room

 

61

>Go down the pit

West end of twopit room

 

62

>Climb the gigantic beanstalk

Bottom of the western pit

 

63

>Go West

Long narrow corridor

 

64

>Go north

Giant room

 

65

>Use bottle of oil (Pour oil on the rusty door)

> Go north (now the door is lubricated)

End of north/south passage

 

66

>Pick up jewel encrusted trident

> Go South

Magnificent cavern

 

67

> Go South

End of north/south passage

 

68

> Go East

Giant room

 

69

> Go East

Long narrow corridor

 

70

> Get out of the pit

Bottom of the western pit

 

71

> Go east

West end of twopit room

 

72

> Go east

East end of twopit room

 

73

> Go through the hole in North east

Room with “swiss cheese” wall

 

74

> Go East

Bedquilt