Witches' Brew Adventure -- Author Unknown -- SoftSide Publications, March 1982
Solution by Dale Dobson, www.gamingafter40.com
From the game's introductory text: "You must find your way to the castle and rescue the
princess who is chained inside its dungeon. But this is not a job for a mere mortal, you must
harness the supernatural to fulfill your quest."
The most difficult puzzle here is figuring out the proper order for making and using the three
potions -- potential dead ends abound.
Solution:
E
GO CAVE
GET SHOVEL
GET BAT
S, W
GO COTTAGE
N
DIG
DROP SHOVEL
GET BRACELET
WEAR BRACELET
S
DROP BAT
W
LOOK WITCH
GET WAND
LOOK BED
GET PILLOW
GET MATCHES
MOVE BED
GO DOOR
GET BOTTLE
U, E, N
DROP BOTTLE
(wait for it to rain, move S/N if necessary until it does)
GET BOTTLE
S
DROP WAND
LOOK FIREPLACE
GET METAL
S, W
KILL AXEMAN
DROP PILLOW
CLIMB TREE
GO BRANCH
E (branch breaks, we land on pillow)
GET EGG
E
GO COTTAGE
WASH METAL (reveals scissors)
LOOK TABLE
READ BOOK (invisibility spell)
TURN PAGE
READ BOOK (growth spell)
TURN PAGE
READ BOOK (shrinking spell)
LIGHT FIRE
DROP MATCHES
(we'll make the growth spell first)
SPIT
CRY
CUT HAIR
GIVE HAIR
GIVE EGG
GET WAND
MOVE KETTLE
WAVE WAND (POOF!)
GET BREW
DRINK BREW (we're giant)
DROP WAND
(gather ingredients for shrinking spell)
GET BAT
S, W
LOOK AXEMAN
GET GLOVE (vampire bat swoops in and drains corpse of blood)
WEAR GLOVE
W
(wander N, S, W in forest until we encounter the vampire bat)
KILL BAT
DROP BAT
(wander N, S, W in forest if necessary until we AGAIN encounter the vampire bat)
CUT WING
E, E
GO COTTAGE
N
DROP WING (stockpile ingredients here so they don't go into the pot prematurely)
S, S, W
GET AXE
E
GO COTTAGE
BREAK CUPBOARD
LOOK CUPBOARD
DROP AXE
DROP GLOVE
GET CUBE
S, W, W
(wander N, S, W in forest until we see the swarm of flies)
GET FLY (too quick normally, but we have one on the sugar cube)
E, E
GO COTTAGE
W
GO DOOR
GIVE CUBE (fly attracts spider)
CUT LEG
U, E
GET SEEDS
N
DROP LEG
PLANT SEEDS
S
(gather ingredients for invisibility spell)
GET GLOVE
WEAR GLOVE
S, W, W
(wander N, S, W in forest until we see the rattlesnake)
GET VENOM
E, E
GO COTTAGE
GIVE VENOM
S, W, W
(wander N, S, W in forest until we see the bat again)
GET BLOOD
E, E
GO COTTAGE
GIVE BLOOD
DROP GLOVE
CUT NAIL
GIVE NAIL
GET CATNIP
GIVE CATNIP (cat is happy)
CUT WHISKER
GIVE WHISKER
DROP SCISSORS
GET WAND
WAVE WAND
GET BREW
N
GET LEG
GET WING
S
GIVE LEG
GIVE WING
N
CLIMB BEANSTALK
CLIMB BEANSTALK
E
DRINK BREW
GO CASTLE
E
PUSH BUTTON (security camera is off)
(now go back for the shrinking potion)
W, S
GO BEANSTALK
D, D
DROP BOTTLE
(wait for it to rain, go S/N if necessary)
GET BOTTLE
S
GIVE WATER
WAVE WAND
GET BREW
N
CLIMB BEANSTALK
CLIMB BEANSTALK
E
GO CASTLE
W
LOOK DOOR (1-inch crack under it)
DRINK BREW
GO CRACK
GIVE BREW (to the chained princess)
OPEN DOOR
GET PRINCESS
GO DOOR
E (to sudden victory!)
