EELTAIL by mick green

Type BACKSTORY after you start the game because it wizzes past too fast to read.

Enter the mountain and collect at least 9 of the 10 treasures... enjoy!

v1.4 fixed some errors regarding deck of cards (thanks Jfulls002)
Also thanks to Scotts6931 and Wolver for their input

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Comment mick green

21 Apr 2022

In real life you need to put out your campfire but in this game it doesn't matter 😁 if you light another fire, say at the chasm that the army marches below, it will automatically kill your old fire and when you return you will see a burned spot where your fire used to be. As for the window in the hill: exa htiw srab tih. The egg you are probably not ready to use yet because it involves a couple of other things you haven't discovered so just hang on to it for now.

Comment Exellinor

19 Apr 2022

Ok, I killed the black dragon and asked the goblin about the gnome but he didn't really tell me anything I don't already know. I think I'm supposed to put out my campfire that I lit to keep the gnome from killing me, but I don't know how! :-( Maybe I'm supposed to get water from the lake? Also I don't know what to do with the egg. I've tried breaking it, putting it on the fire, giving it to the guard, but nothing seems to work.😕 Also I don't know what to do with the window in the hill.
👏Thank you for all your time,
-Exellinor

Comment mick green

15 Apr 2022

No probs. There are some things you can ask the benevolent goblin about if you don't want to wait for me to check in. He won't answer all your questions but type - say *question* and you never know...

Comment Exellinor

14 Apr 2022

LOL thanks! I thought of everything else except that. 😂😂
Also, no,I haven't seen the gnome, but I think I know where it is:
seohce fo lluf ecalp tsav
(BACKWARDS FOR NO SPOILERS)
P.S. I really like the dream thing.

Comment mick green

14 Apr 2022

*SPOILERS AHEAD*
Origami: So, I may be going over things you already know but bear with me. When asleep you have no inventory unless you studied, which means you have a key to unlock a certain gate. So unlock the gate to gain that particular origami skill. From coloured bricks location go north repeatedly to the lake and dip the loose page in the water. Then 'make page into scorpion' and the last step should be automatic.
Armor: The armor is mainly to make you look like a goblin but I did also make it provide some protection against at least 1 enemy.
Rat: There is only 1 way to defeat the rat and that is by acquiring an object from the gnome. Have you come across the gnome yet?

Comment Exellinor

13 Apr 2022

I hate rats.😈😈😈

Comment Exellinor

13 Apr 2022

Also, how do you do the third and fourth steps? I've tried at least 20 different commands for the third step,but nothing seems to work.

Comment Exellinor

13 Apr 2022

I'm wondering,does the armour provide any protection or is it just to make you look like a goblin?

Comment mick green

13 Apr 2022

So, when you translate the red book (while you have the yellow book) it gives you 4 things to do with the page. I think you skipped the second of those things and need to go to a particular place to do it. Hope these clues help...

Comment Exellinor

11 Apr 2022

Thanks a lot for your previous help, Mick,but... I have another question:
How do you make a scorpion? I tried studying it and sleeping then crafting it but nothing happened.
Thanks!

Comment mick green

11 Apr 2022

Happy camping! A cool place to camp is the Vast Place Full Of Echoes (I think that's the name.) Your fire scares away the gnome. Other than that... anywhere with room and space, but not outside. So if the place feels big and not too dangerous to hang about in you are probably good to camp.

Comment Exellinor

10 Apr 2022

Where can you camp?

Comment mick green

10 Apr 2022

Happily you are close to the solution! When you open the door at the start, first - I'm typing backwards to avoid spoilers:
eriw htiw kcoldap nepo
kcoldap ekat
stlob nepo

That should help you a lot.

Comment Exellinor

09 Apr 2022

😬😬😬😬😬 😈😈
I am stuck... again. I think I'm supposed to tie the chain to the ring using the wire but I have no idea what the command is. I feel like it's blindingly obvious but I'm too dumb to understand it.
Please help!🙏🙏

Comment mick green

08 Apr 2022

You can throw the wire away I think because you have already used it to open the door. You have unfinished business upstairs. The puzzle you have to solve is how to create an exit from the underground to the higher ground, so you have soft-locked, as you have no way now of getting back up (this is what everyone does to start with.) So you will have to restart and not soft-lock by getting stuck at the bottom of the chasm. Please don't hesitate to ask for more help when you need it 😁😁😁

Comment Exellinor

07 Apr 2022

Please help.😊😊

Comment Exellinor

07 Apr 2022

I can't figure out what to do in the big canyon with the goblins and green-jacketed person.And I'm still stuck with the goblin and cards.
This is my inventory:
short piece of wire
goblin's helmet
crumbling red book
flat grey book
book of faded yellow
loose page
goblin breastplate

Comment mick green

06 Apr 2022

You are onto something, I dropped some clues to point you in the right direction. Kind of planting thoughts in your head to nudge you to the answer. But you need another item from elsewhere - you will know the item as soon as you find it.

Comment Exellinor

31 Mar 2022

What's with the goblin and the deck of cards? Is that just a bonus or am I onto something?

Comment Savage Eagle

17 Oct 2018

I COULD NEVER GET ON!

Comment mick green

09 Aug 2018

Hi Derek, go to the sandy tunnel through painted door and dig it with a piece of armour. I thought I'd already messaged you with this but I must have written it and not sent it or something.

Comment derek hall

02 Aug 2018

I've got 9 treasures (zircon stone, jasper pebble, cats eye gem, golden statue, golden crown, chest full of gold coins, orb, enormous jewel & dwarven medal).
I can't find the 10th treasure anywhere, I'm completely stumped could someone aim me in the right direction.
I can finish the game with 9 but would rather find the last one.

Thanks

Comment mick green

09 Jul 2018

Now I understand. I think the game is too big to save properly (?)

Comment derek hall

05 Jul 2018

Thanks Mick

Comment mick green

04 Jul 2018

I have played through the game and it appears it's impossible to get past galverzalk for some reason - it worked before or the game would have been impossible to finish so I can't understand why this has happened. I'll have to update the game - sorry Derek :C

Comment mick green

04 Jul 2018

Hi Derek. Just to be clear did the kite land on the other side when you flew it or are you still carrying it?

Comment derek hall

03 Jul 2018

I've flown the kite, I've not spoken to Galverzalk but as soon as I arrive at the painted door I get thrown in prison before I get chance to do anything

Comment mick green

02 Jul 2018

Galverzalk should only get you for one of 2 reasons - either you speak while he is there (wait till he disappears to get through painted door) or you are carrying the parchment (or large kite). Hope this helps Derek and thanks for playing and getting so far.

Comment derek hall

02 Jul 2018

Do you mean the parchment? I've been kite flying

Comment scotts6931

02 Jul 2018

It's a bit of arcane wizardry that anyone who asks about the cage and the beetle will instantly receive the answer and immediately regret asking in the first place :P

Comment mick green

29 Jun 2018

Why can't you get past him is it because you have he scroll?

Comment derek hall

27 Jun 2018

Ha ha as soon as I sent the last message I worked out the beatle and the statue.

Just stuck on getting passed Galverzalk without being thrown into prison (even though I can get out)

Comment derek hall

27 Jun 2018

I tried to go all the way through without saving the game but couldn't get past Galverzalk to get my 7th treasure even though I had previously.
Still stuck on the beatle and statue puzzles

Comment derek hall

25 Jun 2018

Mick
I was playing on line so I downloaded quest and I'm getting the same problem

Comment mick green

20 Jun 2018

Hi Derek are you playing online? I've had similar with other games playing online. Best to download quest and if you like a game play it from your desktop. If you're not on line I have no idea.

Comment derek hall

20 Jun 2018

I've started again and i'm getting the same problem on saved games

Comment derek hall

20 Jun 2018

I saved at the canyon after the card trick and now when I move I get the same description of the canyon whichever way I go, the direction arrows change as if I have moved but the description doesn't. lokks like I'll have to start again

Comment mick green

19 Jun 2018

The card is great for doing card tricks because if you 'say ace of spades' just as an example, it will become the ace of spades. If your getting just a suit and no rank it means it failed to understand the rank you entered. you can do this as many times as you like. Take it to the goblins office where the deck of cards is and show him a trick. If you impress him by figuring out how to do the trick he will help you with another problem you mentioned. All the best Derek and well done with your progress so far. Feel free to ask for more help I always check the page ;)

Comment derek hall

19 Jun 2018

I'm stuck on various puzzles can't figure out the statue, the beetle and when i look at my playing card it says the card is.. i don't know what of hearts.
Also still getting thrown in prison when I try to get passed Galversalk
I've got 6 out of 10 treasures (zircon, jasper, cat's eye, chest, gold crown and orb)

Thanks for any hints

Comment derek hall

18 Jun 2018

Forget about the black dragon I did have the page after all

Comment derek hall

18 Jun 2018

thanks the sw wasn't there so I started again and managed to get my torch back etc.
I've killed the rat and a green dragon and flown a kite but I keep getting caught and thrown in a prison cell, is there any way of escaping?
I think I know how to kill the black dragon but my loose page is now a small kite

Comment mick green

16 Jun 2018

There is a dragon in the arched area. Like the rats nest you find it by arriving from a certain direction. You have to watch out for a down exit appearing though.

Comment mick green

16 Jun 2018

Hi Derek. To kill the rat you need a special item that the gnome has (that's who nicked your lamp). See my comment below for how to find him. But if you lit your fire down in the dungeon that should light up the dungeon so you won't need your lamp to get around there. There are no other exits from the cavern it is a dead end but you need to go there to get the item I'm talking about. I can tell you there is a dragon in the hall. You'll need to solve a little puzzle to find the trapdoor.

Comment mick green

16 Jun 2018

Hi Derek. I thought you would be able to get back if the fire was lit. anyway from outside dungeon go NE, U and keep going SW. If you don't have your pack or more specifically your axe you'll have to restart though.

Comment derek hall

15 Jun 2018

also got my torch taken from me in just passed the dark dungeon lit a campfire but can't get back there now

Comment derek hall

12 Jun 2018

Any hints please, I have 2 treasures secured. I'm carrying green jacket, goblin breastplate and helmet, straw, 3 books and page. I've got mermaid skill
I'm stuck on the statue (opened cage and looked at base), I can't open white door, not sure what to do with BG and I think I'm short of 1 piece to get passed GG.
I've not seen any dragons only a rat that keeps killing me

Comment mick green

02 Jun 2018

It seems there's no end to my spelling errors. Liatlee IS a nifty cheat word I have discovered (or remembered I'd put in there.) If anyone wants to know, message me because I don't want to describe it here.

Comment mick green

30 May 2018

Thanks scotts6931. It's great that you like the game and sorry I missed all your questions - turns out it was better that way as you finished it all the same ;) I'll look into that spelling error -thanks for letting me know!

Review scotts6931

15 May 2018

This game is fantastic - up there with Watcher's "A Stranger, Unregarded". The nonlinearity makes it difficult to find all the treasures; it was very challenging!

Question: when I type "liatlee" (eeltail backwards), it doesn't give me the usual message. I'm curious if there is some sort of easter egg involved.

One requested edit:
1. Open up your code
2. Use the "Find and Replace" feature
3. In the "Find" box type "seams"
4. In the "Replace" box type "seems"
5. Repeat for all pages of code :P

Thanks for the awesome game :)

Comment scotts6931

15 May 2018

Never mind, finished it :P

I thought the white door led to the lake, so my mind skipped over it until I realized it was Urcon's door.

Sorry for the million comments

Comment scotts6931

15 May 2018

9th treasure (G.M. found)!

Comment scotts6931

15 May 2018

I imagine "Fishy Leftovers" just refers to the fact that I need to say "eeltail" to open the cage

Comment scotts6931

15 May 2018

But now I don't know what to do next, so I still need a hint!

Comment scotts6931

15 May 2018

Wow, the instant I asked for help, I solved the puzzle, just like Jfulls002 did in the same situation. Haha :P

Comment scotts6931

15 May 2018

Hey, I'm a bit stuck, can I have a hint? I scrolled through the comments and couldn't find anything helpful.

I have the zircon stone, cat's eye gem, jasper pebble, enormous jewel, chest of gold, crown, and the medal. There's a beetle that I don't know what to do about. I know I will meet Urcon eventually, but I haven't yet.

What perplexes me is the cage. I can open it by saying "eeltail" and go inside, and I can close the door again. There's a hole in the base of the cage, and I can put a straw or a wire in the hole so that when I say "look at hole" it mentions the straw and the wire, so I imagine either the straw or the wire is supposed to be in the hole. I have been messing around with the words "LET IT BEAT IT" for days. I can blow through the straw, though I haven't found anything useful to do with the straw.

Thanks!

Comment mick green

28 Mar 2018

It's not a glitch I sent you a message explaining. The willow tree is a stashing site.

Comment archerqueen08

22 Mar 2018

I think I may have found a glitch, when I go into the willow, it shows that I have found a treasure. But when I go out again, it goes back to zero. I took the firey zircon stone with me but it seems to have no effect. Why?

Review archerqueen08

25 Feb 2018

Wow! 10 minutes into the game, it's very creative!

Comment mick green

07 Sep 2017

It was a pleasure :) Really glad you got hooked and discovered the crazy story my imagination cooked up - and I'll make sure your addition(s) to the story is put in there.

Comment Jfulls002

07 Sep 2017

Found the 10th treasure!!! great game Mick. Good puzzles, good controls, and a good person for help when I got stuck.

Comment mick green

07 Sep 2017

Thanks Jfulls002 for your review! The game is much better now due to your playtesting and feedback. Many thanks.

Review Jfulls002

07 Sep 2017

Quite difficult, but very rewarding! just long enough duration (number of treasures) to keep me interested until at least the ninth treasure, and the ending is quite the plot twist. A great game by Mick Green, hope we see more like it in the future.

Comment mick green

06 Sep 2017

Glad you got the medal. I would be interested in any ideas you have to make the G.d. defeat a bit harder - please share your thoughts and I could maybe make an adjustment.

Comment mick green

06 Sep 2017

Did you fly the kite to get it to the right room? You beat the green dragon by escaping your stone condition which is what you are working towards in dream world. But yes, then it is easy.

Comment Jfulls002

06 Sep 2017

I got the ninth treasure (dwarven medal), but I cannot figure out the kite puzzle. I have not done anything with the small kite, and lost the parchment I used for the big kite. I do think the green dragon puzzle was a little too easy, once you have beaten stuff, but I do not see how it could be any harder.

Comment mick green

05 Sep 2017

Congrats on getting 8 so far!
eciffo snilbog ot og,
dil rednu drac tup,
kced teg,
kced naf,
dias eh drac revetahw yas
dil tfil/drac teg
Wow writing all that backwards was REALLY HARD! you need to do that fairly fast or the goblin with fall asleep mid-trick.

Comment Jfulls002

05 Sep 2017

Found the 8th treasure (immense jewel). I do not know what to do with the card once I have made it be something else, and do not know what to do with the change in temperature

Comment mick green

01 Sep 2017

Show that card who's boss! Tell it what to do (or be)!

Comment mick green

01 Sep 2017

The kite is still a parchment if you open or unfold it (I hope)?

Comment Jfulls002

01 Sep 2017

I read the parchment, and thought it just referred to getting Galverzalk into the impossible room. I did not read the parchment after going to the impossible room though. Is this bad? I have no idea how to make the card into something that I want it to be, and have no idea what to do with the large kite and string now. I know how to avoid being caught by Galverzalk for the parchment stealing.

Comment mick green

01 Sep 2017

did you read the parchment? Having all the skills is important to overcome the third dragon. It sounds like the next thing you need to figure out is the card which is great for doing card tricks with - it can be anything you want!

Comment Jfulls002

01 Sep 2017

I have all skills now, the large kite w string. I cannot figure out what to do with it when I fly the kite, and I cannot figure out what to do with the blank card. Still have 7 treasures

Comment mick green

01 Sep 2017

FISHY LEFTOVERS is a puzzle you've already solved. The blank card is found by going W and S from coloured bricks. (Make sure your game is saved first.)
A note on the deck. The deck was never meant to be taken out of goblin's office (an oversight by me meant it could be if put in the pack or the bag - now ammended) the reason for this is so every time you go in the deck is on the table and you have to pick it up from there, prompting (most of the time) the goblin to say something useful.

Comment Jfulls002

31 Aug 2017

I found the solution! Now I have seven treasures (everything below and the statue). Still looking for the third piece of goblin armour and the blank card for the card trick. What does FISHY LEFTOVERS mean?

Comment mick green

31 Aug 2017

Hi, You don't need to get it out you use it as it is. Or rather, you get it out when it's in place. Really glad you found Urcon's orb! Well done!
You have discovered the only extra bits that camping reveals - I can tell because you have the jasper pebble. There are 3 areas (or is it 4) you can camp but there's no benefit to any other than down in the dungeon. You can camp at the top of the circular cavern, and at the huge canyon (which is useful for being local to some things but you still have to jump in the bag to get back to the valley for more wood.)
I will tell you the straw solution if it continues to elude you and Wolver doesn't beat me to it ;)

Comment Jfulls002

31 Aug 2017

How do you get the beetle out of the thing you get it out of the weave with? and how do you solve the second part of the cage puzzle (the base/hole)

I have zircon stone, urcon's orb, cat's eye gem, crown, chest of coins, and jasper pebble. I have mermaid and scorpion skills. I have camped in two places, and only one unlocked more areas.

Comment mick green

31 Aug 2017

Heed my words when you enter 'help' ;)

Comment wolver

31 Aug 2017

stood on the wrong side of the canyon was wearing green jacket so stood on that side, you can hear the song on the other side :'D
But took something off and got a little farther. So will figure out what to do with the new items. still need to find something to make the blank face have something on it.
and find a way to make a bigger kite.

Comment mick green

31 Aug 2017

Hi jfulls002 - I'll let you experiment some with the other skills and get back to me if you're stuck. Thanks to you both for playing. I've played a few text adventures in my time (but no where near as many as some people) and the people that write them are standing on the shoulders of previous authors which means newcomers are at a disadvantage. Because of this it's important if you are enjoying a game and hit a wall, instead of quitting altogether get the help you need to overcome that puzzle (which you've both been doing). This way you learn some techniques that work across the board. I have never finished a game without getting answers to one or 2 puzzles I was stuck on.

Comment mick green

31 Aug 2017

Hi Wolver - sorry the song wasn't behaving for you, it's not essential to solving the puzzle but it could help. You are very close to getting past the guard - You are fully dressed in goblin attire but you are over-dressed in another way, try taking something off instead before you are seen by the guard.
The card is important to use with the deck to impress the B.G.

Comment wolver

31 Aug 2017

if you ask the benevolent goblin about how to kill the black dragon he will give you a hint. just "say how do i kill the black dragon" that should help.
have you made camp at another place yet? that will also open up a new place.
Kite is still a mystery to me as well :D
I'll keep trying a little longer, but the song is suppose to have a hint on something to do next. So remember the words.

Comment Jfulls002

30 Aug 2017

Sorry, that is what worked for me. I only got it to work once, and even then got very little information. Do you want me to say what i found from it, or wait for mick?

Comment Jfulls002

30 Aug 2017

I cannot figure out what to do with either the kite or the scorpion, I have restarted in order to try out both skills. Any help? (i have used mermaid skill)
Have jasper pebble, chest of coins, zircon stone, and cat's eye gem secured

Comment wolver

30 Aug 2017

keeps saying Can't see that (song)
So getting frustrated, text was purple. but somehow can't get timing right gonna keep trying

Comment wolver

30 Aug 2017

Maybe my timing has been wrong, gonna try again :D thanks

Comment Jfulls002

30 Aug 2017

wolver:
**spoiler**
read this backwards
netsil ot gons

you must do this right after you hear the song on the breeze in purple text
This took me a couple of times, but it helps you do something

Comment wolver

30 Aug 2017

Still stuck on the same place. the army is passing singing, but can't find the phrase to hear the song. and still have a blank card. have all the skills, but don't know what to do with the kite.
Got 6 treasures Golden statue, chest of coins, crown, cat's eye gem, jasper pebble, and pebble.
Missing last piece i think to get past goblin guard in disguise. (i look a bit like a goblin)breastplate, buckler, helmet)

Comment mick green

29 Aug 2017

did you notice that the jacket creates an East exit from the impossible room?

Comment mick green

29 Aug 2017

ok, Where did you camp?

Comment Jfulls002

29 Aug 2017

Alright, the red dragon is dead, and I am on my way. I still do not know what to use the jacket for, how to get past the goblin guard, how to beat the black dragon, and what to do with the base of the statue. I assume that some of these things will come with learning the next skills (kite and Scorpion) but in order to do that I must become tired. What is the next thing that will make me need to sleep?

Comment mick green

28 Aug 2017

in collossal cave typing 'XYZZY' transported you to brick building. you can type that into eeltail (that's just a bit of fun) or more accurately 'climb into bag'. You have the bag right?

Comment Jfulls002

28 Aug 2017

Okay, I feel stupid for saying this, but what is XYZZY?

Comment mick green

28 Aug 2017

Sorry to all those who've been playing without being able to wear the objects (armour etc) this was a bug that has existed ever since I allowed quest to update on my desktop, while forgetting that I had removed the standard WEAR and TAKEOFF commands because I couldn't get advanced functionality out of them. I made my own but they then got overridden when the libraries updated (oops is an understatement) thanks once again to jfulls002 for bringing this to my attention!
To jfulls002 - there is a nod to COLLOSSAL CAVE (a classic adventure from late 70's) in eeltail, in fact the whole game is really in that all treasures need to be returned to a certain location. This is easy to do because of the impossible bag. It's a form of XYZZY and you can actually type that in if you have the object.

Comment mick green

28 Aug 2017

Play the older version - the card thing isn't that serious. I think a quest update has erased some of my code so I'll have to fix it up. There is no way out of the red dragon's lair it is intentional. You have something that makes objects disappear though? Use it on yourself ;)

Comment Jfulls002

28 Aug 2017

Some glitches in the new version. I soft restarted (I still have a save in the red dragon's lair) and now I cannot wear the goblin armor, the game says "you cannot wear it." Is there any way to get out of the Red Dragon's cave?

Comment Jfulls002

27 Aug 2017

I am noticing a difference in the gameplay since the last update. I can no longer wear the goblin armor, and can only carry six items as opposed to the previous 8. Is this intentional? I have figured out how to use the skills now, just need to figure out what goes with what. I found and killed the red dragon, but could not escape the lair. Is this intentional, or no?
thanks, Jfulls

Comment mick green

26 Aug 2017

On Switch check out that games comments.
The riddle in the red book when translated with the yellow book is FIRST BECOMES LOST, THEN BECOMES IMMERSED, NEXT BECOMES SOMETHING THEN COMES TO LIFE. All of the four steps mentioned involve the loose page ('becomes lost' simply means it has fallen out of the book). You have to do them in order and yes the lake is involved but the mermaid isn't used at the lake - If you can develop your mermaid skill as described above, you then go to the ruins and go north and in. Find the trapdoor (the puzzle of finding this is a lot easier than you think) and you'll find a new enemy to use your skill on. I hope these hints are useful it's just that direct answers aren't always needed and sometimes spoil the fun of solving them yourself - don't hesitate to ask for as much help as you like, I always check the page and am very happy to help - thanks for playing!

Comment Jfulls002

26 Aug 2017

Mick-
How do you use the skills acquired from the gray book? I assume that solving the puzzle associated with each skill allows you to study the next. I have the mermaid skill, so I assume that has to do with the lake, and I assume that it has something to do with the loose page from the red book. I love the dream thing, even though I am just stuck in the intersection.

In SWITCH- I do not know what to do with the A4 paper.
Thanks for your time! - Jfulls

Comment mick green

25 Aug 2017

Thanks for the information about the glitch that got me laughing! You're not supposed to be able to take the deck out of the room there's no need. Yes the deep lake is used for something but first the firewood - go to valley (up from pillar room where roof caved in) and examine anything that's mentioned in the description (or x valley works too). Have you found the books in the library (west from centre of arches and south at ruins); you'll need these to solve a puzzle that involves the lake and the black dragon.
The alphabetic probing I believe is just trying any words to see if they work. It's what a member called 2theleft said people would end up doing with SWITCH. The verb you need is 'crack'. This will change things significantly in the office dimension if you know which object to use it with. Do you know what to do with the A4 sheet of paper?

Comment Jfulls002

24 Aug 2017

Mick-Thanks for that. I thought the game was Eeltooth for a while, so that confused me. I still do not know how to collect firewood. Which outside? is the deep water significant? and what is the green coat for? I also just noticed a glitch where if you take the deck of cards out of your pack some places outside of the room with the benevolent goblin, and then drop the deck, It will default back to being on the table in the goblin's room instead of the floor, if this affects gameplay any.

In Switch, I got the fifth point for changing the odds, but am still confused about the bottle hint, and am lost in regular dimension with access to stairwell and room, but blocked by the zombie. What is the verb that grass is supposed to remind you of?
Also, do you know what alphabetic probing is?

Comment mick green

23 Aug 2017

Hi Jfulls002 thanks for feedback - it's good to know what goes through people's minds when they play these games. Firewood is just lying around outside, you don't have to burn those other objects. Galverzalk's words are significant -he's trying to open the door but doesn't know the word (you do know if you can call it to mind.)
As for Switch - what do you do with an egg before you cook it? Are you playing the latest version because I update it to make it easier and the old one had a bug making it impossible to win.

Comment Jfulls002

23 Aug 2017

Hey Mick,
Another good game. I have access to three parts, upper, lower, and surface, and my inventory is the pack, all books, paper, two precious stones, the impossible bag, two armor pieces, and wire. I have only opened the white door (once), still am stuck by the door by Galverzalk, the black dragon, the chasm, and the part past the iron door, and I cannot find a way to camp, as it says I need firewood. The table, chairs, tree, and pillar offer no help there so far. Is there any significance to what Galverzalk is saying? Not trying to give anything away.
-Thanks, Jfulls

Comment mick green

01 Aug 2017

Thanks for the rating! Really glad you worked those puzzles out. The staff has a distinct power which is not only evident at the chasm.

Review wolver

01 Aug 2017

love it so far :D

Comment wolver

01 Aug 2017

Still love it, but really starting to hate rats, keep falling down and dying :D haha, Couldn't find the phrase to ask the benevolent goblin anything (he looks at me cheery or does not reply) so i just drank tea.
But the black dragon is dead, so for now going on.
Learned to use the books and scorpion and mermaid.
Still stuck on part 2 of the statue but have an idea so trying to get the beetle somehow.
found gnome, so moving on with that. translated the staff and the wind changed, but not sure what use that is yet. so kind of stuck again, already, looking for a place for the mermaid, and another item to make me look like a goblin trying not to give to much away when writing this so others can enjoy it as well.

Comment mick green

28 Jul 2017

Ok, which dragon are you stuck on? Ask the benevolent goblin how to kill that particular dragon if you like. The statue is a 2 part puzzle, one part is the same solution as getting through the painted door (which you must have done to get the jacket) the other part is to do with the base of the statue. You're doing really well, thanks for the feedback!

Comment wolver

25 Jul 2017

Oke stuck again, don't know what to do with the cage and statue, the dragon or the goblin guard. have 1 life because knocking on doors is not always save. :D I have my pack, straw, wire, green jacket, books and my skills are swordfighter and mermaid, No clue what i can do with it. wearing helmet and breastplate (after removing the jacket when i had that on).
2 treasures are secure.
Any hints????

Comment wolver

24 Jul 2017

never mind started over and fixed the chain part, so going from there :D

Comment wolver

24 Jul 2017

Hey just started, stuck in murky cellar, but was wondering if at the beginning there is an option to fasten the chain to the pillar. Just wondering, while i try to figure out how to get out of the cellar, can't figure that out yet. So a hint in that direction would be appreciated as well :D

Comment mick green

07 Jan 2017

Thanks. I started it 3 years ago, it was first quest thing I did. I abandoned it and then picked it up last year . I copied all the text across and simplified it (believe it or not) otherwise I never would have finished it.

Comment jtown951

07 Jan 2017

I would like to know how much time it took you to make this lol