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FAQ/Walkthrough for
AUNT VELMA'S COMING TO TEA
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GUIDE INFORMATION
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Author: Tom Hayes
E-mail: thayesguides(at)gmail(dot)com
System: ZX Spectrum
Updated: 29th March, 2011
Version: 1.1
CONTENTS
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1. Introduction
2. Walkthrough
3. Item List
4. Maps
5. Copyright Information
VERSION HISTORY
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1.1: 29th March, 2011 (Submitted to solutionarchive)
1.0: 2nd September, 2008 (First version)
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1. Introduction
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Aunt Velma's Coming to Tea is an interactive fiction adventure that was made in
1991 by Delbert the Hamster Software. It is Aunt Velma's birthday and she is
coming to tea to collect her present, but the key to the wardrobe has been
lost. To make things worse, the fuse has blown and all the lights are out. The
aim is to try and find Aunt Velma's present before she arrives at the house.
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2. Walkthrough
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The game starts in the bedroom. GET TROUSERS. WEAR TROUSERS. Move WEST twice
and SOUTH twice to the bathroom. EXAMINE CISTERN to see a screwdriver. GET
SCREWDRIVER. Move NORTH twice, EAST, DOWN and SOUTH twice to the driveway.
EXAMINE GRAVEL to see a garage key. GET GARAGE KEY. Move NORTHWEST to the back
garden. UNLOCK DOOR to the garage. Move SOUTH to the garage. EXAMINE BOX to see
a fuse wire. GET WIRE. Move NORTH, SOUTHEAST, NORTH twice, EAST, NORTH and WEST
to arrive under the stairs. FIX FUSE with the wire and the screwdriver.
Move EAST, SOUTH, WEST, UP, EAST and SOUTH into the closet. EXAMINE IRONING to
find a pair of gloves. GET GLOVES. Move NORTH, WEST, DOWN and EAST to the
kitchen. WEAR GLOVES. GET CHICKEN from the oven. Move WEST, SOUTH twice,
NORTHWEST and WEST to the far end of the garden. GIVE CHICKEN to the dog. Move
NORTH into the toolshed. GET CROWBAR. Move SOUTH, EAST, SOUTHEAST, NORTH twice
and EAST to the kitchen. PRISE CUPBOARD. GET SMALL KEY. Move WEST, UP and WEST
twice to the spare room. UNLOCK WARDROBE with the small key. EXAMINE WARDROBE
to find Aunt Velma's birthday present. GET PRESENT to complete the game.
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3. Item List
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BIRTHDAY PRESENT
Found by unlocking the wardrobe in the spare room with the small key. It is
automatically given to Aunt Velma at the end of the game.
CROWBAR
Found in the toolshed. It is used to prise open the cupboard in the kitchen.
FUSE WIRE
Found by examining the box in the garage. It is used to fix the fuse box
under the stairs.
GARAGE KEY
Found by examining the gravel on the driveway. It is used to unlock the door
to the garage.
PAIR OF GLOVES
Found by examining the ironing in the bedroom closet. They are worn to get
the roast chicken from the oven.
PAIR OF TROUSERS
Found in the bedroom. They are worn so that the player can safely visit the
driveway without being arrested.
ROAST CHICKEN
Found in the oven in the kitchen. The gloves must be worn to get the roast
chichen. It is given to the dog at the far end of the garden.
SCREWDRIVER
Found by examining the cistern in the bathroom. It is used to fix the fuse
box under the stairs.
SMALL KEY
Found in the cupboard in the kitchen after it has been prised open using the
crowbar. It is used to unlock the wardrobe in the spare room.
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4. Maps
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MAP 1: UPSTAIRS
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_______ _______ _______ _______
| Spare | | | |Top of | | |
| Room |--|Landing|--|Stairs |--|Bedroom|
|_______| |___ ___| |___ ___| |___ ___|
| d| |
___|___ *1 ___|___
|End of | | |
|Landing| |Closet |
|___ ___| |_______|
|
___|___
| |
|Bthroom|
|_______|
*1: Leads to the Hallway on map 2.
MAP 2: DOWNSTAIRS
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_______
| Tool |
| Shed |
|___ ___|
|
___|___ _______ _______ _______ _______
|End of | | Back | |Living | | Under | |Dining |
|Garden |--|Garden |--| Room | |Stairs |--| Room |
|_______| |___ ___| |___ ___| |_______| |___ ___|
| \ | *1 |
___|___ *2 ___|___ ______u/ ___|___
| | |End of | | | | |
|Garage | | Hall |--|Hallway|--|Kitchen|
|_______| |___ ___| |___ ___| |_______|
| |
___|___ ___|___
|Dwnstrs| | |
|Toilet | | Porch |
|_______| |___ ___|
*3 |
\___|___
|Drive- |
| way |
|_______|
*1: Leads to the Top of Stairs on map 1.
*2: Leads to the Back Garden.
*3: Leads to the Driveway.
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5. Copyright Information
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This file is Copyright 2008-2011 Tom Hayes. As it can be difficult to keep
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do not distribute it without my permission. Send an e-mail to me if you would
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