Castle Dracula by Paul Johnson of Mercury Software Solution - TI-99/4a version. This solution is for the TI-99/4a beta version available from Paul Johnson's web site. As this version is marked 'beta' it could be that there are some differences between this version and the commercial release, and therefore this solution may not be a step-by-step solution for the commercial game. Note that the parser in this game is very limited, few abbreviations are allowed so type the commands as shown. OUTSIDE AND TUNNEL (Type in your name then press the enter key), l, n, l, r, dig earth (or dig grave), n, n, l, enter waterfall, l, remove algae, r, u. GROUND FLOOR AND DUNGEON N, l, r (read it backwards), s, s, l, r, enter mirror (the sequel is 'Alice through the Looking Glass'), igor (from reading the letter), l, r (letter substitution 1=a, 2=b, etc.), remove mortar, enter hole. INNER ROOMS L, l, l, remove shutters, enter coffin (or enter coffins), d, s, l, get rock, s, l, drop rock, l, enter crack, l, r (the book is the Bible), s, l, s, s, l, u, enter hole. THE COUNT L, play c, w, l, r (refer to Chapter 1 of Genesis - King James Authorised translation - 'Vx,y' means look at Verse x and count y characters to find the letter), say magic. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Alastair for the Classic Adventure Solution Archive (CASA) http://solutionarchive.com/