Lazy Quest
By PuzzleDrifter
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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.
(TALK KILLBOT) ("Where's my diamond?")
GET LIGHTER
S
(E) (dogthing will bite if you get too close)
(X DOGTHING) (it craves flesh, sounds like we need to feed it to get past)
GET POLE
(X IT) (note the length, it's 2 m long and sturdy)
N
N (outcropping is 1.5 m high)
(X OUTCROPPING) (some pieces are loose)
USE POLE (you acquire some brimstone)
(X BRIMSTONE) (also known as sulfur, which smells like rotten eggs)
N
(X MINOR) (he's cowering in corner and looks hungry)
GET CHARCOAL
S
S
S
S
PUT BRIMSTONE (farmer rushes over and thinks eggs are off, you acquire an egg)
N
N
W
(X CHEF) (he doesn't use the grill, he has nothing to cure the meat)
(COOK EGG) (there's no charcoal or flame)
PUT CHARCOAL (in grill)
(COOK EGG) (it won't cook if fire isn't lit)
LIGHT GRILL (with lighter)
COOK EGG (it's swapped with a cooked egg)
E
N
N
GIVE EGG (minor grabs it and runs away to expose saltpeter, which you acquire)
(X IT) (it can be used to dehydrate food)
S
S
W
GIVE SALTPETER (chef gives you chunk of dehydrated meat)
E
S
GIVE MEAT (dogthing keels over and dies from poisoned meat, you can now go east)
E
GET DIAMOND
MIX GUNPOWDER (from brimstone, charcoal & saltpeter)
PUT GUNPOWDER (into pole, you now have an improvised cannon with no ammo)
PUT DIAMOND (you now have a loaded cannon)
W
N
SHOOT KILLBOT (with cannon & lighter)
(Note: If you GIVE DIAMOND to killbot, you get the lame ending)
***THE END***
