LONE BRAVE
unknown author and publisher
Spectrum 48
This is a very interesting, quite challenging game. While many of the
puzzles are logical, the game suffers from "find the verb" problems. There
are some actions you need to do in a particular order. Every item you find
is useful in some way; some more than once.
Hints:
You will sometimes get hints even if your actions are unsuccessful.
There is a limit on the number of objects you can carry. But you can wear
all the Sun God items without this affecting your limit.
Most instructions require only two words, but there are several where more
words are needed. These times include:
getting the horse to a specific location where it can be trapped;
so you can wear one of the Sun God items you find;
making a light source;
lighting the light source;
killing the deer;
using the bow.
Sometimes when you try an action, you get the message "TO WHAT". This is
somewhat misleading as you can and need to use other prepositions as well.
These include WITH, AT, and IN.
Shooting the deer with the bow doesn't work – you need to try something
else. Two objects are needed for this. Hint: what did David use against
Goliath? To make that weapon, use it as a verb.
You see rapids at the water's edge. Since you can spend hours looking for
the correct verb, try STEP OVER RAPIDS.
Items that can be worn, should be worn. Can't wear one of them? What
object has "many uses"?
SEARCH and EXAMINE all locations. You soon find that you cannot cross the
desert on foot. So you need to find a means of transportation.
This game is very particular. EXAMINE TREES is not the same as EXAMINE
TREE.
The weapon you made doesn't work with some beasts. What are animals afraid
of? One animal can be scared off by fire (at least the first time you meet
it). With another you need to be very quick, so use a verb that means
"take quickly and forcefully".
Don't have the means to kill attacking animals? What would an Indian brave
use? Once you have found the sticks you will know what to make.
What to do with the horse? Box it in somewhere appropriate. The horse runs
out of the pass? Block it once it's there. Can't ride the horse? What
would an Indian brave do with a wild stallion? Make it docile first.
Need footwear? You have to make some shoes. The thongs don't work as
footwear? What else could you use? What do Indians wear on their feet?
What is that footwear made from? Is there some around somewhere?
To dismount the horse, DROP it.
Solution:
Type SCORE to find your objective – you are to find the five items of the
Sun God and return them to their owner. INVENTORY (you have a belt and a
knife), EXAMINE KNIFE (sharp hunting knife), REMOVE BELT, EXAMINE BELT (
it's wide and could be more useful than just holding up your trousers)
WEAR BELT, N, EXAMINE ROCKS (you've found an opening to the west), NE, E,
E, E, SE, EXAMINE HUT, TAKE STICKS, EXAMINE STICKS (they are arrows; one
is marked with the sign of the Sun God), NW, SW, S, EXAMINE TREE (you see
twigs), TAKE TWIGS, EXAMINE TWIGS (thin and dry), NW (in a clearing),
ENTER TEPEE, TAKE BLANKET, EXAMINE BLANKET (you get twine), EXAMINE TWINE,
SEARCH TEPEE (you find thongs).
TAKE THONGS, EXAMINE THONGS (narrow strips of leather; could have many
uses), OUT, N, N, N, SEARCH WOOD (you see a tree), CLIMB TREE, CUT BRANCH,
EXAMINE BRANCH, (strong but supple), DOWN, SW (you see deer), MAKE BOW,
EXAMINE BOW, SHOOT DEER WITH BOW (this doesn't work), SW, S, TAKE STONE,
EXAMINE STONE, N, NE, NW, N, N, W (you can't; you need shoes), S, S, SE,
REMOVE BELT, SLING STONE WITH BELT, WEAR BELT, EXAMINE DEER, SKIN DEER,
EXAMINE SKIN (dried),TAKE SKIN, MAKE SHOES, WEAR SHOES, NW, N, N, W, N,
SEARCH CAVE (you see a lion and a flint), SHOOT LION WITH BOW, TAKE FLINT,
EXAMINE FLINT, S, E, S, S, S (you see horses), CATCH HORSE (they keep
running off as it's too open).
Go E, E, E, E, EXAMINE TREE (you see a trunk), CARVE TRUNK, TAKE TRUNK
(perhaps it needs to be lighter), DROP BLANKET, MAKE BOAT, PUSH BOAT,
ENTER BOAT, E, SEARCH CAVE (you see a drum), TAKE DRUM, EXAMINE DRUM (Sun
God item), W, NW, N, NE, E (you see green eyes and a tall figure), TIE
TWIGS WITH THONGS (you make a torch), HIT FLINT WITH KNIFE (the torch
lights), THROW TORCH (a mountain with a scorched tail runs up the
mountain), E, EXAMINE STATUE (you see a robe), TAKE ROBE, EXAMINE ROBE
(Sun God item), WEAR ROBE, TAKE TORCH, W, W, PUSH BOAT.
ENTER BOAT, S, SE, W, W, W, W, W, DROP THONGS, DROP DRUM, DROP TORCH, DROP
FLINT, N, NE, STEP OVER ROCKS, NE, N (you see a lion with a singed tail),
SHOOT LION WITH BOW, N (you see a skull), EXAMINE SKULL, TAKE SKULL
(something falls out), LOOK (you see a bracelet), DROP SKULL, TAKE
BRACELET, EXAMINE BRACELET (Sun God item), WEAR BRACELET, S, S, E (you see
a pit), EXAMINE PIT (you see a snake coiled around a pendant), GRAB
PENDANT, EXAMINE PENDANT (small hole at one end), WEAR PENDANT (you
can't), W, SW, SW, SW, S, TAKE THONGS, INSERT THONGS IN PENDANT.
WEAR PENDANT, S, S, W, W, W, N (on tops of rocks which are precariously
balanced), S (in Box Canyon), E, E, E, N, N, CHASE HORSE TO BOX CANYON
(you follow it), N, PUSH ROCKS (they block the pass), S, EXAMINE HORSE (a
stallion), TAME HORSE, TAKE HORSE, RIDE HORSE, E (you need to lead it),
TAKE HORSE, LEAD HORSE E, LEAD HORSE E, LEAD HORSE E, LEAD HORSE N, LEAD
HORSE N, RIDE HORSE, NW, NW, NW (at the ring of stones), EXAMINE RING (you
see damp sand), DROP HORSE, DIG SAND WITH KNIFE (you create a pool of
water), DRINK WATER, DROP PENDANT (there is a glitch here – if you try and
drop the knife, you find that you have dropped the pendant).
TAKE HORSE, RIDE HORSE, SE, SE, SE, DROP HORSE, TAKE DRUM, TAKE HORSE,
RIDE HORSE, NW, NW, NW, DROP HORSE, DROP KNIFE, TAKE PENDANT, WEAR
PENDANT, NW, N (you see a bear), SHOOT BEAR WITH BOW, N, N (a voice says
you haven't returned all five items), DROP ARROW, DROP ROBE, DROP PENDANT,
DROP BRACELET, DROP DRUM (you are given a shield and told to return to
your tribe), TAKE SHIELD, EXAMINE SHIELD (from the Sun God), S, S, S, SE,
TAKE HORSE, TAKE KNIFE, RIDE HORSE, SE, SE, SE, DROP HORSE, S, S, S, S
(you meet your father who thanks you for returning the Lost Shield). You
are finished.
Alastair, Terri Sheehan, Doreen Bardon
2007-11-27
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