pha (08/31/82)
A while back, someone posted how to get past the curtain of light in the Bank of Zork vault. Earlier I couldn't find the bank (I was playing the wrong version). Now that I have found the bank, could someone post or send the answer to me? Also, I ask you again to please post or send the answer to the Riddle Room. Thanks for any answers... Paul Anderson (sdcsvax!sdchema!pha or whatever)
ucbvax:ARPAVAX:UNKNOWN:G:wing@sri-unix (09/03/82)
To get through the bank, first find the vault (ne,e or nw,w, I think. The second direction is obvious when you find it). Then, walk south into the office, north, walk through the curtain, walk through the south wall, walk through the curtain,take bills,walk through the north wall, go back to the office, get the portrait, go north, walk back through the curtain, try to go in all directions and bang all of the walls except the south one, give the portrait to the gnome that will appear, and out you go. If you don't follow these instructions exactly, interesting problems will result. The ridden room is gotten through easily by typing in "well." I've just started playing again, but I won't play much because on this system the game uses compat mode and I'm paying for it! The One And Only, Philip L. Wing U.C. at Berkeley "Indiana Jones"
stevens (09/13/82)
Sorry, but you don't want to give the portrait to the gnome, because it's a treasure. The trick is to find a way to get both items (the bills and the portrait) out of the bank. And yes, I'm sure there's a way. --Scott Stevens inuxc!inuxd!stevens
ARPAVAX:UNKNOWN:G:wing (09/17/82)
But that's the way it's SUPPOSE to work. You have the portrait as a ZERO point artifact.
sjb (09/19/82)
The portrait is most certainly *NOT* a zero point artifact! You get ten points for just picking it up and I don't know how many for getting it out and/or putting it in the trophy case.
hako@ur-tut.UUCP (Hanne Kooy) (10/22/85)
for VMS which includes the endgame, I've gotten interested in it again. I'm glad that someone else asked a question about Zork, because I've run up against a few problems of my own: First, where is the stack of 200 zorkmid bills (the only treasure that I haven't found yet)? Is it in the Vault? Second, is the small bare room with the Gnome actually the Vault? If so, what must I do to make the bills appear there? I think I'm quite close to the endgame, so can anyone give me a hint as to what to do around the Tomb of the Unknown Implementer? Thanks for all your help.
ccs020@ucdavis.UUCP (Kevin Chu) (10/28/85)
> > First, where is the stack of 200 zorkmid bills (the only treasure > that I haven't found yet)? Is it in the Vault? Could be... > > Second, is the small bare room with the Gnome actually the > Vault? If so, what must I do to make the bills appear there? No, you are not in the vault if you meet the gnome, and you've wasted your time if you do. > > I think I'm quite close to the endgame, so can anyone give > me a hint as to what to do around the Tomb of the Unknown Implementer? Wait until you get all the treasures before you ask. -- --Kevin Chu ..!{ucbvax,lll-crg,dual}!ucdavis!vega!ccs020