magnetic-scrolls/hints/solutions/Guild_of_Thieves.txt

GUILD OF THIEVES (Magnetic Scrolls) - the solution
by Stefano Lorenzin

PULL ROPE / W / W / HELP MAN / N / [the gatekeeper will talk about a rat race:
the rat race is variable and will take sometime in the next 20-60 moves. You
must be either downstairs or in the corridor upstairs to hear him shout "the
rat race will start soon": when you hear it, you have to go to the courtyard
immediately and wait for the gatekeeper. At the end of the race you can go on
doing what you were doing before] W / LOOK IN BUCKET / GET COAL / BREAK COAL /
S / LOOK PAINTINGS / GET OIL PAINTING / S / LOOK SETTEE / OPEN CUSHION / LOOK
CUSHION / GET NOTE / N / N / E / E / S / OPEN CUPBOARD / LOOK IN CUPBOARD /
GET JAR AND POISON / S / OPEN CABINET / LOOK IN CABINET / GET KEY / S / LOOK
UNDER BED / OPEN TUB / LOOK IN TUB / GET MAGGOT / N / N / N / W / DROP
PAINTING AND FOSSIL / N / LOOK DOOR / RUB HORSESHOE / E / OPEN JAR / W / S / S
/ WAIT / [wait for the gatekeeper in the courtyard, when he asks you your bet]
BET NOTE ON GREY RAT / S / S / W / W / OPEN BAG / GET LAMP / TURN LAMP ON / W
/ SE / OPEN GATE / SE / LOOK TREE / GET BERRIES / NW / S / BREAK WINDOW / S /
LOOK COUNTER / LIFT FLAP / S / LOOK TILL / PUSH BUTTON / LOOK IN TILL / GET
COIN / N / N / N / NW / BREAK BARS / SW / LOOK SKELETON / GET FINGER / OPEN
CHEST / LOOK IN CHEST / GET HEART / S / W / LOOK LADDER / UNTIE LADDER / E / N
/ NE / E / E / E / E / S / SHOUT STOP VANES / S / BUY LUTE WITH CHEQUE / PUT
LUTE IN BAG / N / W / N / N / N / N / U / W / LOOK DESK / READ PAPERBACK /
LOOK BOX / OPEN BOX / LOOK BOX [pay attention! You have to remember which suit
is missing in the box (it's a variable)] / E / E / N / GET CUE / OPEN RED BALL
/ GET RING / E / OPEN STOOL / GET PLASTIC BAG / S / S / LOOK BED / OPEN BOX /
GET COTTON AND NEEDLE / LOOK UNDER BED / GET POT / OPEN WARDROBE / GET DRESS /
N / W / W / S / S / GET PAINTING / DROP PAINTING / GET MIRROR / OPEN CABINET /
LOOK IN CABINET / N / N / D / [you are carrying too many items at this moment,
so drop here some of the valuables you stole] E / S / E / OPEN DOOR / N / GET
PIPE / OPEN STOPCOCK / WAIT / CLOSE STOPCOCK / D / GET BOTTLES / OPEN RED
BOTTLE / LOOK IN RED BOTTLE / GET RUBY / DROP RED BOTTLE / LOOK CHAMPAGNE
BOTTLE / U / S / S / GET CUBE / MOVE JUNK / S / GET LUTE / LOOK LUTE / GET
PLECTRUM / PUT LUTE IN SWAG BAG / OPEN SAFE / PUT RUBY, DIAMOND, DRESS,
PLECTRUM, PLASTIC BAG, FOSSIL, PAINTING, POT IN SAFE [you will not be able to
put them all in at the same time!] / CLOSE SAFE [you will see that everytime
you close the safe, it gets empty. Go back to the entrance hall and get the
ones you left there] / N / N / W / N / N / W / S / FIX COTTON TO CUE / PUT
MAGGOT ON NEEDLE / FISH IN MOAT / PUT POISON ON FISH / N / E / UNLOCK CAGE
WITH KEY / DROP KEY / GIVE FISH TO BEAR / OPEN CAGE / GET CHALICE / S / E / S
/ S / OPEN SAFE / PUT CHALICE IN SAFE / CLOSE SAFE / N / N / W / N / W / S /
GET CAGE / S / S / W / W / W / NW / SW / REFLECT BEAM AT WAX WITH MIRROR / GET
GEM / DROP MIRROR / NE / SE / NE / OPEN SAFE / PUT GEM IN SAFE / CLOSE SAFE /
PUT COIN IN SLOT / E / S / W / GET SKIN / E / N / N / W / DROP JAR / E / S / W
/ SW / E / E / S / S / S / S / LOOK ALTAR / GET BURNER / SW / U / E / LOOK
ORGAN / GET KEYS / W / D / NE / S / LOOK HIVE / GET GLOVES / N / SE / U / GET
RHINO / D / NW / NW / D / SE / SE / N / E / E / SE / S / SW / E / SE / UNLOCK
SARCOPHAGUS WITH FINGER / DROP FINGER / OPEN SARCOPHAGUS / LOOK SKULL / GET
EYE / E / GET STATUETTE / UNLOCK DOOR WITH EBONY KEY / OPEN DOOR / DROP EBONY
KEY / E / READ PAMPHLET / W / W / NW / NW / N / NW / E / SW / SW / NW / N / NW
/ U / SE / N / OPEN SAFE / PUT BURNER, STATUETTE, RHINO IN SAFE / CLOSE SAFE /
S / GET STATUE / WAIT / DROP STATUE / N / N / N / GET BROOCH / DIG SAND / GET
BOOTS / D / WEAR BOOTS / D / S / WEAR GLOVES / U / GET PICK / D / W / GET
MINERALS WITH PICK / DROP PICK, GLOVES AND BOOTS / GET CHIPS / E / S / U / E /
N / NE / NE / OPEN SAFE / PUT BROOCH AND CHIPS IN SAFE / CLOSE SAFE / E / S /
UNLOCK DOOR WITH IVORY KEY / DROP KEY / OPEN DOOR / E / OPEN DRAWER / LOOK IN
DRAWER / GET KEY AND SPADE / READ MAGAZINE / OPEN DOOR / NE / UNLOCK DOOR WITH
KEY / OPEN DOOR / DROP KEY / NW / CLOSE DOOR / OPEN CAGE / GET MYNAH / PUT
MYNAH IN CAGE / CLOSE CAGE / OPEN DOOR / SE / SW / W / N / N / MYNAH, HELLO /
AGAIN / W / GET SUCCULENTS / SHAKE TREE / GET COCONUT / E / E / BREAK COCONUT
WITH SPADE / DROP SPADE / GIVE COCONUT TO MACAW / W / S / W / SW / NW / NW /
RUB FEET WITH SUCCULENTS / U / DROP SUCCULENTS / U / SE / GET YELLOW DIE / SE
/ NE / GET BLUE DIE / SW / SE / GET RED DIE / NW / SW / GET GREEN DIE / NE /
ROLL RED DIE / FIVE / PUT RED DIE IN RED SLOT / ROLL BLUE DIE / FIVE / PUT
BLUE DIE IN BLUE SLOT / ROLL YELLOW DIE / FIVE / PUT YELLOW DIE IN YELLOW SLOT
/ ROLL GREEN DIE / FIVE / PUT GREEN DIE IN GREEN SLOT / GET PLASTIC DIE / NW /
NW / D / RUB FEET WITH SUCCULENTS / D / SE / SE / E / E / E / N / N / N / U /
S / S / SIT ON BED / PUSH TOP BUTTON WITH CUE / GET SACHET / PUT HEART,
BERRIES, EYE, SKIN IN CAULDRON / PUT CUBE IN CAULDRON / OPEN SACHET / PUT
POWDER IN CAULDRON / GET ANTICUBE / W / N / N / D / S / S / S / W / W / W / SE
/ S / W / GET CARD / PUT DIE AND ANTICUBE IN POCKET / MYNAH, HOORAY / AGAIN /
CHEW GUM / OPEN DOOR / SOUTH / ENTER FURTHER QUEUE / SHOW CARD TO TELLER /
DROP CAGE AND BOTTLE / WAIT / SHAKE BOTTLE / WAIT / PUT GUM IN KEYHOLE / GET
LUTE / PLAY LUTE AND SING URFANORE PENDRA / S / E / ROLL DIE / TWO / D / ROLL
DIE / ONE / NW / ROLL DIE / SIX / D / ROLL DIE / FIVE / W / ROLL DIE / FOUR /
D / LOOK PILLAR / LOOK CUBE / PUT DIE AND ANTICUBE ON MACHINE / GET CUBE AND
ANTICUBE / GET ALL / GET WHITE / LOOK SIGNPOST / [now you have to remember the
suit missing in the box in the castle library: that is the only safe exit] /
[you will find yourself in the white die room] NW / NW / D / RUB FEET WITH
SUCCULENTS / D / SE / SE / E / E / E / E / E / PULL ROPE / E [final score: 501
points]