[net.games] HHGttG Query

kopach@cavell.UUCP (Randy Kopach) (05/07/85)

[Wanna see something REALLY scary?]

Argh! (growl grumble).  Well, a team of three relatively
good Infocom game players (including me) have been stuck
for some time trying to get the Babel fish early in HHGttG.
We've gone through the whole scenerio of having the fish
pass through the coat, on the towel, etc etc until the
upper-half-of-the-room cleaning robot gets it, and I now
believe that this is a red herring.  The most promising
strategy seems to be to lie down in front of the dispenser,
but pressing the button suddenly becomes a problem.  Any
hints on how to get one of these squirmy little things would
be greatly appreciated.

I saw a couple of requests for this info 2 weeks ago, but
the people querying must have gotten personal replies.

Thanks in advance.

					Randy Kopach
					alberta!cavell!kopach
					@ University of Alberta

ir278@sdcc6.UUCP (Paul Anderson) (05/10/85)

==[ Frobozz Magic Line-Eater Bait ]==

Some general hints:

1) What did it say about the satchel when the ground robot plowed into it?

2) Can the flying robot catch more than one thing at a time?

3) What is expendable that you have a lot of?

If you need any more help (with this or any other part of the game),
write me.

Paul Anderson
UC Academic Computer Center
ucbvax!decvax!sdcsvx!sdcc3!sdcc6!ir278