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FAQ/Walkthrough for
ESCAPE
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GUIDE INFORMATION
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Author: Tom Hayes
E-mail: thayesguides(at)gmail(dot)com
System: ZX Spectrum
Updated: 29th March, 2011
Version: 1.1
CONTENTS
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1. Introduction
2. Walkthrough
3. Item List
4. Spell List
5. Map
6. Copyright Information
VERSION HISTORY
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1.1: 29th March, 2011 (Submitted to solutionarchive)
1.0: 12th April, 2009 (First version)
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1. Introduction
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Escape is a very small interactive fiction adventure that was released by
Tartan Software in 1987. You have been captured on a return journey from a
strange land and have been placed in a strange type of cell. The aim in the
game is find something to eat and drink and somewhere to sleep before escaping.
This is a short game, but some intriguing puzzles make it interesting to play.
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2. Walkthrough
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The game starts in the middle of the room. GET CANDLE. Move SOUTH and WEST to
the south-west corner of the room. EXAMINE BED to see a spring which quenches
your thirst. SLEEP in the bed to become refreshed. Move EAST to the south wall.
GET CALENDAR. SHAKE CALENDAR and some dates will fall to the floor. EAT DATES
to satisfy your hunger. Move WEST and NORTH twice to the north-west corner of
the room. PLAY PIANO to get a key. Move EAST twice to the north-east corner of
the room. CAST POLICE SPELL to reveal a safe. UNLOCK SAFE with the key from the
piano to learn the Buzby spell. Move SOUTH twice to the trunk.
CAST BUZBY SPELL to learn the Swan spell. Move NORTH to the archway. CAST SWAN
SPELL to light the candle. Move EAST into the alcove. GET LAMP. GET OIL. Move
WEST twice to the middle of the room. MOVE TABLE to see a trapdoor. RUB LAMP to
learn the Dallas spell. CAST DALLAS SPELL to open the oil can. OIL HINGES on
the trapdoor. OPEN TRAPDOOR to learn the Heinz spell. Move WEST to the west
wall. CAST HEINZ SPELL. Move WEST to complete the game.
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3. Item List
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CALENDAR
Found at the south side of the room. It is shaken to get the dates.
CANDLE
Found in the middle of the room. The Swan spell is cast to light the candle
in the middle of the room. It is used to provide light in the alcove.
DATES
Found by shaking the calendar. They are eaten to satisfy hunger.
LAMP
Found in the alcove. It is rubbed to learn the Dallas spell.
KEY
Found by playing the piano at the north-west corner of the room. It is used
to unlock the safe after the Police spell has been cast on the painting.
OIL
Found in the alcove. The Dallas spell is cast to open the oil can. It is
used to oil the hinges on the trapdoor.
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4. Spell List
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BUZBY
Found after the key has been used to unlock the safe. It is cast at the tatty
trunk at the south-east corner of the room to learn the Swan spell.
DALLAS
Found by rubbing the lamp in the middle of the room. It is cast to open the
oil can.
HEINZ
Found after the trapdoor has been opened in the middle of the room. It is
cast to open the door at the west side of the room.
POLICE
Available at the start of the game. It is cast at the painting by Constable
at the north-east corner of the room to reveal a safe.
SWAN
Found after casting the Buzby spell on the tatty trunk at the south-east
corner of the room. It is cast to light the candle.
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5. Map
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_______ _______ _______
| Old | |Unusual| | |
| Piano |--| Door |--|Paintng|
|___ ___| |___ ___| |___ ___|
| | |
___|___*3 ___|___*1 ___|___*2 _______
|Strange| | | | | | |
*4-| Door |--|Candle |--|Archway|--|Alcove |
|___ ___| |___ ___| |___ ___| |_______|
| | |
___|___ ___|___ ___|___
| | | | | Tatty |
| Bed |--|Calendr|--| Trunk |
|_______| |_______| |_______|
*1: Start point.
*2: The swan spell must be cast to light the candle before moving east.
*3: Cast the Heinz spell to open the door at the west side of the room.
*4: Finish.
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6. Copyright Information
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This file is Copyright 2009-2011 Tom Hayes. As it can be difficult to keep
track of websites that haven't posted the latest version of this file, please
do not distribute it without my permission. Send an e-mail to me if you would
like to post this file on your website and you will likely receive a positive
response. If you do post the file, please keep it in its original form with all
of the sections intact and credit the author (Tom Hayes) as the writer of the
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