SoftSide Adventure of the Month #19
Alaskan Adventure
By Peter Kirsch
Published by SoftSide Publications, December 1982
For Atari 400/800/XL/XE (same or very similar for Apple II and TRS-80)
Solution by Garry Francis
----------------------------------------
This is a minimal solution. You'll need to experiment, do a lot of optional actions and LOOK at
lots of things for this solution to make sense. Explanations of random events are shown in brackets.
Scores are given in brackets as A/B, where A = points awarded, B = cumulative points awarded.
Maximum score is 15 points.
[Area 1]
(whenever a huskie appears, GET HUSKIE)
S
E
E
LOOK SNOW
GET PLATE
N
LOOK SNOW
W
GO POST
DROP PLATE
S
W
S
(continue wandering around until you've got all 6 huskies, then return to this location)
DROP HUSKIES
GO SLED
MUSH
[Area 2]
D
LOOK SNOW
GET CLOCK
E
GET TWIGS
N
GO IGLOO
GET PARKA
WEAR PARKA
DROP TWIGS
GET MATCHBOOK
LIGHT TWIGS (*RARE COIN added to inventory) (1/1)
S
S
S
GO IGLOO
DROP CLOCK
SET CLOCK
S
GO IGLOO
GET PEARL (*PEARL added to inventory) (1/2)
GET PILLOW
S
W
S
GO IGLOO
SET CLOCK
S
GO IGLOO
GET STATUE (*GOLDEN STATUE added to inventory) (1/3)
S
W
GO SLED
MUSH
[Area 3]
D
E
E
GO LODGE
W
GET DRESSING
E
DROP DRESSING
GET BOTTLE
S
GET SNOW
GET RING
GO LODGE
HEAT SNOW
N
POUR WATER
DROP BOTTLE
GET DISH
S
S
W
W
DROP DISH
GO SLED
MUSH
[Area 4]
D
E
DIG BANK
DROP SHOVEL
GO IGLOO
GET CAN
LOOK ESKIMO
GET KEY
S
E
CLIMB MOUNTAIN
GET OPENER
OPEN CAN
DROP OPENER
D
GO CAVE
OPEN DOOR
DROP KEY
GO DOOR
GET DIAMOND (*ALASKAN DIAMOND added to inventory) (1/4)
W
W
W
W
DROP CAN
GO SLED
MUSH
[Area 5]
D
E
E
E
GET SHOES
WEAR SHOES
W
CLIMB IGLOO
GET GUN
D
(when polar bear appears, SHOOT BEAR, GET BEAR)
DROP SHOES
GO IGLOO
DROP RING (*ALASKAN RUBY added to inventory) (1/5)
S
E
E
(if you haven't got the bear yet, continue wandering about until you have, then return to this
location)
GO POST
DROP BEAR (*GOLD KNIFE added to inventory) (1/6)
S
W
W
W
W
GO SLED
MUSH
[Area 6]
D
MOVE DOG
GET BAG
E
GO IGLOO
DROP BAG
GET VET
GET BAG
S
W
DROP VET
S
E
GO IGLOO
ANSWER PHONE
SAY KOOL (*GOLDEN RECORD added to inventory) (1/7)
LOOK VET
GET KEY
OPEN BAG
DROP KEY
DROP BAG
GET FILLING (*GOLD FILLING added to inventory) (1/8)
S
W
N
GO SLED
MUSH
[Area 7]
D
(when tired eskimo appears, DROP PILLOW, GET NECKLACE, *GOLDEN NECKLACE added to inventory) (1/9)
N
GO LAKE
GET OIL
S
S
E
GO HOLE
OPEN CHEST
GET SAPPHIRE (*SAPPHIRE added to inventory) (1/10)
CLIMB POLE
GET OPAL
D
LOOK SNOW
GET OPAL (*OPAL added to inventory) (1/11)
S
GET BOX
N
W
W
GO SLED
MUSH
[Area 8]
D
(when seagull appears, SHOOT SEAGULL, DROP GUN, GET SEAGULL)
S
(if seagull hasn't appeared yet, keep wandering around until it does, then return to this
location)
GO IGLOO
DROP SEAGULL (*SILVER FORK added to inventory) (1/12)
N
N
E
DROP FORK (or any other treasure) (-1/11)
GO KAYAK
E
E
GO IGLOO
DROP MATCHBOOK (*BAR OF SILVER added to inventory) (1/12)
W
W
W
GO KAYAK
W
N
CLOSE EYES
GO IGLOO
GET FORK (or whatever treasure you dropped earlier) (1/13)
GET VASE (*GOLD VASE added to inventory) (1/14)
OPEN EYES
S
W
GO SLED
MUSH
[Back to area 1]
D
E
E
N
GET IDOL (*MAGIC IDOL added to inventory) (1/15)
***THE END***
