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FAQ/Walkthrough for
ADVENTURE B: INCA CURSE
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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. Treasures
5. Point List
6. Map
7. Credits
8. Copyright Information
VERSION HISTORY
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1.1: 29th March, 2011 (Submitted to solutionarchive)
1.0: 17th September, 2010 (First version)
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1. Introduction
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Released in 1982, Adventure B: Inca Curse is the second in a series of eight
interactive fiction adventures made by Artic Computing. The aim is to explore
an Incan temple in order to find golden treasures. There are eight treasures
and only six items can be carried in the inventory, so the correct treasures
must be collected in order to leave the temple with the maximum score.
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2. Walkthrough
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The game starts in the jungle clearing. REMOVE LEAVES from the branch to make a
stick. GET STICK. Move SOUTH to the temple steps. LOOK DOOR to see that the
latch is very fragile. BREAK LATCH. When asked how, enter WITH STICK to open
the door. DROP STICK. Move UP to enter the temple. GET ROCK. LOOK DOOR to see
that the lock is very weak. BREAK LOCK. When asked how, enter WITH ROCK to open
the door. DROP ROCK. GO DOOR to enter the hidden hall.
Move EAST twice to the sacraficial chamber. GET BLANKET. Move EAST and SOUTH to
the rock room. GET MATCH. Move WEST to the painted corridor. GET CHISEL. Move
SOUTH, DOWN, WEST twice and NORTH to the pool side. BOARD BOAT. Move WEST to
the fire room. SMOTHER FIRE with the blanket. DROP BLANKET. GET RING. USE
CHISEL to remove the magic ring from the flint. DROP CHISEL. GET LAMP. LIGHT
LAMP. When asked with what, enter WITH MATCH. Move UP to the statue room.
DROP LAMP. Move EAST four times to the store room. GET KEY. Move SOUTH and DOWN
twice to the forgotten room. GET BLUE STONE. Move UP and WEST to the armoury.
GET ROPE. Move DOWN to the panelled room. UNLOCK PANEL. When asked how, enter
WITH KEY. DROP KEY. GO OPENING to enter the sacred stone room. GET RED STONE.
Move WEST, DOWN and WEST to the eagle hall. DROP RED STONE. GET EAGLE. Move
DOWN to the treasury. GET COINS. Move SOUTH and EAST into the maze.
Move SOUTH, NORTH, EAST and WEST to the mirror room. GET BRUSH. Move EAST into
the maze. Move NORTH, SOUTH, WEST and EAST to the traitor's hall. Move NORTH
twice and UP to the sand dungeon. USE ROPE to climb up to the slave room. DROP
EAGLE. DROP COINS. DROP BRUSH. Move DOWN twice and SOUTH to the hall of gold.
GET CHANDELIERS. Move SOUTH twice to the maze. Move SOUTH, NORTH, WEST and EAST
to the hall of halls. Move SOUTH to the emperor's bedroom. GET STATUE.
Move DOWN to the slave preperation room. GET BOWL. Move UP, NORTH and WEST to
the maze. Move NORTH, SOUTH, WEST and EAST to the traitor's hall. Move NORTH
twice and UP to the sand dungeon. USE ROPE to enter the slave room. DROP ROPE.
DROP BLUE STONE. DROP RING. GET EAGLE. GET COINS. GET BRUSH. Move EAST, UP,
EAST, UP, NORTH, WEST three times and NORTH three times to complete the game.
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3. Item List
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BLUE STONE
Found in the forgotten room. It must be in the inventory before moving down
from the sand dungeon to the emperor's corridor.
CHISEL
Found in the painted corridor. It is used to remove the magic ring from the
flint.
GOLD BAR
Found on the ledge above the hot baths. It can be used in the panelled room
to make a hole in the panels.
HYROGLYPHIC TRANSLATOR
Found in the slaves waiting room. It can be used to read the sign in the
slave room and the notice in the sacred stone room.
LADDER
Found in the small room. It can be used in the hot baths to reach the ledge.
LAMP
Found in the fire room. It is lit with the match.
LIT LAMP
Made by lighting the lamp with the match. It is used to see the exit out of
the fire room.
KEY
Found in the store room. It is used to unlock the panel in the panelled room.
MAGIC BLANKET
Found in the sacraficial chamber. It is used to smother the fire in the fire
room.
MAGIC RING
Found by using the chisel when the magic ring embedded in flint is in the
inventory. It must be in the inventory before moving down from the sand
dungeon to the emperor's corridor.
MAGIC RING EMBEDDED IN FLINT
Found in the fire room. The chisel is used to get the magic ring.
MATCH
Found in the rock room. It is used to light the lamp.
OARS
Found in the small boat. They are not used.
RED STONE
Found in the sacred stone room. It must be in the inventory before moving
west from the emperor's corridor to the eagle hall.
ROCK
Found in the temple. It is used to break the lock on the door.
ROPE
Found in the armoury. It is used to climb up from the sand dungeon to the
slave room.
SCALES
Found in the robe room. They are not used.
STICK
Found by removing the leaves from the branch in the jungle clearing. It is
used to break the latch of the door on the temple steps.
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4. Treasures
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GOLD COINS (500 points)
Found in the treasury.
GOLDEN BOWL (150 points)
Found in the slave preperation room.
GOLDEN BRUSH (500 points)
Found in the mirror room.
GOLDEN CHANDELIERS (200 points)
Found in the hall of gold.
GOLDEN EAGLE (2500 points)
Found in the eagle hall.
GOLDEN KNIVES (100 points)
Found in the slaughter room.
GOLDEN STATUE (400 points)
Found in the emperor's bedroom.
GOLDEN THUMBSCREW (100 points)
Found in the golden torture room.
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5. Point List
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2500 2500 Get the golden eagle from the eagle hall.
3000 500 Get the gold coins from the treasury.
3500 500 Get the golden brush from the mirror room.
1000 -2500 Drop the golden eagle in the slave room.
500 -500 Drop the gold coins in the slave room.
0 -500 Drop the golden brush in the slave room.
200 200 Get the golden chandeliers from the hall of gold.
600 400 Get the golden statue from the emperor's bedroom.
750 150 Get the golden bowl from the slave preperation room.
3250 2500 Get the golden eagle from the slave room.
3750 500 Get the golden coins from the slave room.
4250 500 Get the golden brush from the slave room.
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6. Map
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_______
|Jungle |
|Clearng|
|___ ___|
|
___|___*1
|Temple |
| Steps |
|___ ___|
u|
___|n__*2
|Inside |
|Temple |
|___ ___|
|
_______ ___|___ _______ _______ _______
|Statue | |Hidden | | | |Sacrifc| | Store |
+----->| Room |--| Hall |-----|Cellar |--|Chamber|--| Room |
| |___ ___| |_______| |___ ___| |_______| |___ ___|
| | d\__ | |
| ___|___ _______ | ___|___ _______ ___|___
| |Guilded|e |Waiting| | | Small | |Painted| | Rock |
| | Room |--| Room | | | Room |--|Corridr|--| Room |<-+
| |___ ___| n|_______| | |_______| |___ ___| |___ ___| |
| | __| | |d |
| ___|___ ______u/ ___v___ __u|___ |
| | Wine | | Hot | | | | | |
| | Room |--| Baths | |Armoury|--|Prison | |
| |___ ___| |___ ___| |___ ___| |___ ___| |
| |d |d |d |d |
__u|___*4 ___v___*3 __u|___*9 _______ | __u|___ |
| Fire | | Pool | |Priests| | | | |Forgotn| |
| Room |<-| Side |--| Room |-----| Ledge | | | Room | |
|_______| |___ ___| |_______| |_______| | |_______| |
| | |
___|___ _______ __u|___*5 |
| Robe | | Slave | |Paneled| |
| Room |----------------| Room |--| Room | |
|_______| |___ ___| |___ ___| |
| | |
___|___*6 ___v___ |
| Sand | |Sacred |n |
|Dungeon|<-| Stone |-------------+
|___ ___| |_______|
|d
_______ __u|___*7
| Eagle | |Emperor|
| Hall |--|Corridr|
|___ ___| |___ ___|
d| |
___v___ ___|___
| Trea- | |Hall of|
| sury | | Gold |
|___ ___| |___ ___|
| |
| ___|___
| |Traitor|
| | Hall |
| |___ ___|
| |
___|___ ___|___*8 _______
|Throne | | | e|Mirror |
| Room |--| Maze |--| Room |
|_______| |___ ___| |_______|
|
__w|___
|Hall of|e
| Halls |---------------------+
|___ ___| |
| |__
___|___ \e______
|Emperor| |Weapon |
|Bedroom|----------------------->| Room |
|___ ___| |___ ___|
|d __/w |
_______ __u|___ _______ ______e/ |
|Eating | | Slave | |Living | | | |
| Room | |Prep Rm|--| Room | |Furnace| |
|___ ___| |___ ___| |___ ___| |___ ___| |
| |d | | |
___|___ __u|___ ___|___ ___|___ ___|___
| Wash | |Room of|w |Golden | | | | Guard |
| Room | | Death |--| Room | |Kitchen|--| Room |
|___ ___| |___ ___| e|_______| |_______| |_______|
| |d
___|___ __u|___
|Slaugtr| |Desoltn|
| Room |--| Cell |
|_______| |_______|
*1: BREAK LATCH, WITH STICK before moving up.
*2: BREAK LOCK, WITH ROCK before entering GO DOOR.
*3: BOARD BOAT before moving in a direction.
*4: After smothering the fire with the blanket and lighting the lamp, up leads
to the statue room.
*5: UNLOCK PANEL, WITH KEY before entering GO OPENING.
*6: The blue stone must be in the inventory before moving down from the sand
dungeon to the emperor's corridor. The rope is used to climb back up from
the sand dungeon to the slave room.
*7: The red stone must be in the inventory before moving west from the
emperor's corridor to the eagle hall.
*8: Directions can be entered to leave the maze at different exits. SNEW leads
to the mirror room, NSWE leads to the traitor's hall, SNWE leads to the
hall of halls and NSEW leads to the emperor's throne room.
*9: The ladder can be used to climb up from the priest's room to the ledge.
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7. Credits
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- EMUZWin (http://kolmck.net/apps/EmuZWin_Eng.htm)
The emulator that was used to run the tape image for this game.
- GUEmap (http://www.cjmweb.net/GUEmap/)
A program that was used to map out the locations in this game.
- World of Spectrum (http://www.worldofspectrum.org/)
A website that hosts a massive amount of Spectrum-related material. The tape
image for this game was found here.
- ZX Modules (http://www.zxmodules.com/)
Hosts different applications for managing and editing Spectrum files. The ZX
Preview application was used to extract information from this game.
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8. Copyright Information
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This file is Copyright 2010-2011 Tom Hayes. As it can be difficult to keep
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