Swigian
By Brian Rushton
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Solution by Garry Francis
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This is a minimal solution. You'll need to EXAMINE lots of things for this solution to make
sense.
Some optional (but significant) commands are shown in parentheses. These can be omitted once you
know what to do.
GET AXE (now you can cut things)
S
CHOP LOG (you cut it into firewood)
GET FIREWOOD
S
E
GET FLINT (now you can burn something small)
W
N
N
LIGHT FIREWOOD (you made a fire, let's sleep)
SLEEP (you are teleported to standing stones and lose your possessions)
E
GET BASKET
W
W
W
GET MEAL (you lift it into the basket)
E
E
(N) (not yet)
EAT MEAL (you hear music from the north, you can now go north)
N
N
GET SPEAR
E
E
GET SHIELD (you can now go north from outside mead-hall)
W
W
N
N
FIGHT OPPONENT (he vanishes through hole in ground, adds exit down)
D
S
GET SHROUD
S
INSERT BASKET (it's on the hook)
INSERT SHIELD (basket goes down and comes up with worn coin in bucket)
GET COIN
E
CUT VINES (with spear, it freezes and breaks, but vines are gone)
OPEN DOOR (with coin, adds exit east)
E
BLOW DUST (there's list of names on crypt, you can cut crypt to write your name)
GET CHISEL (you can cut crypt to write your name)
CUT CRYPT (you write your name rune on crypt)
OPEN CRYPT (you open it a crack, try again)
OPEN CRYPT (your opponent is here, he's wearing a shroud with coin in his mouth)
WEAR SHROUD
PUT COIN (you put the coin in your mouth)
ENTER CRYPT (it's small, you can close it now)
CLOSE IT (they cannot follow you here, you've been this way before)
D
(N) (his protection comes with a price, his house is not in order)
E (his treasures are wrong, put them right)
GET JAR (put it in its place)
E
GET MAIL (put it in its place)
E
GET BUST (put it in its place)
DROP JAR (it is in its place)
W
DROP BUST (it is in its place)
W
DROP MAIL (it is in its place, all treasures are now in place)
W
S
CLEAN ARMOR (it's now clean armor)
CLOSE CABINET (it's now a closed cabinet)
GET SNACK (you eat it)
PUSH PILE (you straighten it, his armory is now tidy)
N
W
W
W
W
GET CROWN (oldest king is crownless, you can crown someone)
CROWN KING (everything is now in its place, so you can now go north from lair)
E
E
E
E
N
GET IRON
E
GET THORNBUSH
W
W
GET ROCK
E
N
(D) (something is in his way, clear his path)
THROW IRON (you throw it in the water)
THROW THORNBUSH (you throw it in the water)
THROW ROCK (you throw it in the water, you can now go down)
D
(E) (you need the boat)
ENTER BOAT (deletes exit up)
E
N
E (a shark has tipped the boat, you're in the water)
KILL SHARK (the shark fights back)
KILL SHARK (you punch the shark away)
ENTER BOAT
E
(N) (the boat can't go on dry land)
EXIT BOAT (you're hungry again)
N
(U) (you're too weak to climb, you need to eat)
E
E
E
GET SNACK (you eat it, you can now climb up mountain)
W
W
W
U
E
U
PUSH BOULDERS (adds exit down at slick ground)
D
W (boulders are now blocking water)
N (ground is dry now)
D (boulders are coming loose, one is falling above you)
W (boulder smashes on other side, you hear another one above you)
E (boulder smashes on other side, you hear two boulders above you)
W (there is now an exit down)
D
N
N (you're in a mist, you can go in any direction)
N (you'll be home soon)
N (there's blood in the water)
N (you hear wolves)
N (it feels chilly)
N (ground is getting firmer)
N (you see out of mist to north)
N
N
(N) (serpent blocks your way)
(ASK OTHERS) (serpent says, "They stay away. They hate the fire.")
(ASK FIRE) (serpent says, "The fen-fire frightens them. I have seen Hrothgar.")
(ASK HROTHGAR) (serpent says, "Hrothgar is calling for help.")
(ASK HELP) (serpent says, "He is calling for Beowulf.")
ASK BEOWULF (serpent says, "Beware of Beowulf", then swims away)
N
N
D
D
N
(N) (you are still hungry)
E
GET SNACK (you eat it)
W
(N) (you are still thirsty)
W
GET MEAD (you drink it)
E
N (mother is here)
***THE END***
