THE LEGACY OF MARKHAM ISLAND
by Edward P. Toovey
℗ 2022 Taskmaster Software
NOTES
There are several locations at which you'll need Lord Markham's help, so it's best to
have him with you all the time. Every twenty moves he will sit down and say that he needs a breather
for 5 minutes (that means for 5 turns). When that happens, enter R(edescribe) five times (or perform
some useful actions in the respective room or nearby) and then SAY LORD "FOLLOW" to have
him accompany you again.
The windup torch you are carrying is needed in the caverns and the crypt; you have to WIND TORCH to
light it but every two turns it goes out, so you have to light the torch again and again (if you
want you can move in the dark when you have already visited a location and have seen and done
everything). Later, the oil lamp will help you move faster.
Besides, there's a small bug that makes things easier: once the staircase in the old shipping
office has collapsed, you should use a ladder to get up to the top floor, but you can go without it.
SOLUTION
(note that this solution only works with the exact commands specified in that order. If you enter
additional commands or make a typo, the WIND TORCH and R/SAY LORD “FOLLOW” commands will need to
be entered at different times)
E, D, E, EXAM(INE) CHART, W, U, W, W, SEARCH LOCKER, GET CAN, EXAM CAN, E, N, W, LOOK STAIRCASE,
EXAM STAIRCASE, EXAM CUBBYHOLE (you can see a crowbar), OPEN CUBBYHOLE (Lord Markham dashes up the
staircase which collapses), R, SEARCH WOOD, GET CROWBAR, U, SEARCH TARPAULIN, GET LAMP, D, SAY LORD
"FOLLOW", E, N, N, EXAM GENERATOR, FILL GENERATOR, DROP CAN, DROP CROWBAR, WIND TORCH, N,
E, WIND TORCH, S, GET LADDER, N, WIND TORCH, N, E, WIND TORCH, S, GET BOX, EXAM BOX, R, R, R, SAY
LORD "FOLLOW", N, W, WIND TORCH, N, D, SEARCH CREVICES (Lord Markham gives you the
tinderbox), U, DROP LADDER, S, WIND TORCH, S, DROP BOX, LOOK MESH, LOOK LEVER (Lord Markham pulls
it), LIGHT DYNAMITE (Lord Markham hands you his cravat as a fuse), LIGHT DYNAMITE, WIND TORCH, N,
SEARCH ROCKS, GET KEY, R, R, R, R, SAY LORD "FOLLOW", W, S, S, S, NW, NW, W, UNLOCK DOOR,
DROP KEY, W, EXAM DOOR (Lord Markham gives you his ring), UNLOCK DOOR, DROP RING, WIND TORCH, D (you
are captured and tied up with Lord Markham in a luxurious cabin), LOOK WARDROBE, LOOK HANDLE, CUT
ROPES, R, GET PIECES, R, R, R, R, SAY LORD "FOLLOW", E, N, LISTEN, EXAM DOOR, TIE DOOR, D,
SEARCH LOCKERS, GET BOTTLE, FILL LAMP, LIGHT LAMP, DROP TINDERBOX, OPEN SEACOCKS, U, U, E, E, D, D,
LOOK TOOLBOX, GET WRENCH, R, R, R, R, SAY LORD "FOLLOW", U, U, W, N, E, E, S, E, SEARCH
FLOTSAM, EXAM ENGINE, REMOVE SPARKPLUG, W, N, W, W, N, N, INSTALL SPARKPLUG, EXAM TORCH, UNSCREW
TOP, WIND TORCH, CONNECT TORCH, R, R, SAY LORD "FOLLOW", N, E, PUSH CART N, N, W (you
can't because of a massive iron door), EXAM DOOR, S, W, S, S, S, NW, NW, W, D, N, N, E, LOOK
DOOR, EXAM DOOR, EXAM PADLOCK, EXAM HASP, EXAM BOLTS, OIL BOLTS, UNSCREW BOLTS, SAY LORD
"FOLLOW", E, PUSH CART W, W, PUSH CART W, E, S, W, S, DROP WRENCH, GET CROWBAR, S, S, NW,
NW, W, D, N, N, EXAM TOMB, PRY TOMB, EXAM TOMB, GET CHEST, DROP CHEST IN CART, SAY LORD
"FOLLOW", PUSH CART E, E, PUSH CART E, E, PUSH CART S, S, PUSH CART W, W, PUSH CART S, S,
PUSH CART S, S, PUSH CART S, S, PUSH CART S, S, GET CHEST OUT OF CART (you have solved the
adventure).
Solution by boldir, October 2023
