CAUSES OF CHAOS (CRL)
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CoC is a quite good treasure hunt adventure, with the unique feature that up to 6 players can
play it simultaneously, taking turns (that it doesn\'t really improve the game is another
matter entirely). The parser is a bit limited, but otherwise the game isn\'t too illogical and
offers some neat puzzles.
(You begin to the north of a lake) E, GET BARREL, W, WEAR BARREL, W, GO WATERFALL (you sail to
the bottom), GET POTION, DRINK POTION (this prevents you from being killed in the lake), DROP
BOTTLE, GET CLOAK, U, DROP BARREL, E, SWIM LAKE (had your potion, right?), S, GET ROPE, N, N,
N, W, TIE ROPE, TO TELESCOPE, LOOK TELESCOPE (you see a dark forest - scary! - and a sinister
castle. The plot thickens ;-), CLIMB ROPE.
The slippery path: N (don\'t carry too much here or you\'ll slip), N, GO TUNNEL, E, WEAR CLOAK
(to survive the next move), D, EXAMINE FURNACE (too hot to get near it), GET HEADDRESS, U, W,
W, DROP CLOAK, S, S, DROP HEADDRESS, N, N, GET SALT, S, S, GET KEY, GET HEADDRESS, U, UNTIE
ROPE, GET ROPE, E, S, GET GAUNTLETS, GET BUCKET, N, POUR SALT (this removes the
slime from the steps), DROP SALT, OPEN DOOR (using the key)
The maze: N, E, N, U, U, N, W, D, N, TIE ROPE, TO ROCK, WEAR GAUNTLETS (since the rock is very
hot), GET ROCK, THROW ROCK (it lands on a ledge, allowing you to climb up the rope), CLIMB
ROPE
The troll and well: LOOK NOTE (tells you about the troll), N, WEAR HEADDRESS (the troll is
frightened, allowing you to pass), N, GET COIN, GET MATCH, S, S, E, E, MEND WELL (with the
bucket), USE WELL (you find a poisonous sausage), GET SAUSAGE, EXAMINE KEY (the word \"krinj\"
is written on it), THROW COIN, SAY KRINJ (a crown suddenly appears), GET *CROWN*, W, W, BREAK
ROCK (actually, you\'ll learn later on that you\'re supposed to do this - inside is a medallion.
Weird hiding place!), GET *MEDALLION*, D, DROP HEADDRESS, DROP GAUNTLETS, GET ROPE, S, W, GET
SPADE, S
The coal pile: DROP CROWN, DROP MEDALLION (you can leave them here until the end of the game),
GET ROD, CLIMB STEPS (which you cleaned a while ago), E, GO COAL, MOVE SLAB, OPEN TRAPDOOR
(with the rod), D, GET *GOBLET*, GET DOLL, U, S, W, THROW SAUSAGE (this kills the dentrassi in
the cage), GO CAVE, SEARCH DENTRASSI, GET *CHAIN*, S, D, DROP CHAIN, DROP GOBLET, DROP ROD, W,
S, GET BARREL, WEAR BARREL, GO WATERFALL
The ship: N, N, GO SHIP, GO HATCH, OPEN BRIG (using the key - which you won\'t need any
longer), DROP KEY, DROP ROPE, DROP MATCH, DROP DOLL, U, D, S, S, U, N, E, N, GET SPADE, S, W,
S, GO WATERFALL, DROP BARREL, N, DIG (you find a book), DROP SPADE, GET BOOK, OPEN BOOK, READ
BOOK (ZX-81 is a magic word), SAY ZX-81 (try Vaxlox instead), SAY VAXLOX (a ruby appears), GET
*RUBY*, EXAMINE RUBY (you should break the rock - consider it done!), DROP BOOK, N, GO SHIP,
GO HATCH, GET ROPE, GET MATCH, GET DOLL, W, GET RUM (the sailors throw you into the brig - but
since you just opened it, you can escape), W, U, W, GIVE RUM (the cook leaves), GET CHEESE, E,
GO HATCH, GO CASE, GET LOG, READ LOG (\"Frogball\" is a magic word), U, U, E, DROP LOG (if you
don\'t leave the log here, you\'ll be caught soon!), W, GO HATCH, GO CASE, GIVE CHEESE (so the
rats won\'t attack you), WAIT (the ship sails to Ognid), U, U, D.
Ognid: W, E, S, W, E, N, FOLLOW PATH (you arrive at a castle), N, TIE ROPE, TO DYNAMITE, LIGHT
ROPE (with the match), S, N (the portcullis has been blown away), N, W, GIVE DOLL (to the baby
- this allows you to enter the cupboard), GO CUPBOARD, GET BROOM, N, N, E, SWEEP BEDDING (with
the broom - you find a staircase), W, W, S, DROP RUBY, SAY anything (to Abwahsi - he\'ll reply
with a \'hello\' - hint!), SAY HELLO (he answers \'hmmph\' - this word is important!), N, N, DROP
BROOM, GET CORPSE, S, DROP CORPSE, WAIT (it thaws, leaving a ghoul following you), E, GET GAS,
E, D, GO BOX, D, OPEN COFFIN (the ghoul helps you, then leaves), HELP (gives you a hint), GAS
COUNT (to keep him asleep), DROP GAS, SAY HMMPH (the portal opens), W, GET *SCEPTRE*, E, U, U,
U, W, W, S, GET RUBY, U, RING BELL (a carpet falls out), UNROLL CARPET, SAY FROGBALL (the
carpet flies off, taking you with it.
The end: N, GET GOBLET, GET CROWN, GET CHAIN, GET MEDALLION, SCORE (you\'ve saved the kingdom!)
Notes:
1. If you play this game in multiplayer mode, some steps will appear at the waterfall,
allowing everybody to go up and down freely without the barrel. This makes the game a lot
easier, since the limit to your inventory otherwise is a very annoying problem. Otherwise,
there\'s nothing special about multiplayer mode - apart from the fact that everybody needs the
same items, which makes playing alone easier. I wrote the solution in one-player mode to show
that it can be done - although it\'s somewhat clumsier than playing 2 or more people.
2. If you say something else than \'krinj\' first when you\'re at the well, saying \'krinj\'
afterwards won\'t work. Seems like a bug.
3. Thanks a lot to Karen Tyers for some much needed help - I\'d been stuck for 6 years or so!
- Jacob Gunness
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