Haunted House (1993) for Acorn Archimedes
Solution by Chris Bache
(F, B, L, R are the directions.)
R. Unlock van door with key. R. Unlock gate (combination 48739222, from
papers) and open it. Take pot lid. Move tub and take iron key. B. Unlock
shed door with key and open it. R. Take fertiliser and drop it in the
watering can. Take can. Take oak block, candle, lamp and drill. L. Shut shed
door. Drop can in water butt. Get can. L. Drop oak block by door. Water
weeds with can. Drop can. Take knocker. Put it on the door and knock three
times. Take bell. F. Open books in order and add 10 to each page number.
Move picture. Unlock safe with combination gained from each of the books.
Open it. Drop bell, bible and candle onto the ghost. R. Put petit point on
wall. Put pot lid on ginger jar. F. Drop lamp.
Unlock chest with drill. Drop drill. Open chest and take figurine. Take
phone and dishes. B. Take candlestick and ginger jar. L. B. R. R. Open van
doors, deposit the 6 treasures and close the doors. R. F. B. Open shed door.
R. Take wine bottles. L. L. Take milk bottle. F. F. Pour milk into cat's
bowl and drop the bottle. Move the cat-bed and the floor tile. Unbolt the
kitchen door (all the bolts!) and open it. F. Arrange the bottles in
descending order of height so that the orange bottle is 1, and the squat
bottle is 5, and play the National Anthem on them (2231234454323212). Leave
the bottles and take the doll and picture. B. Open oven and take jug. Take
salver and silk painting. B. R. Put the pictures on the wall. Open the clock
and take the vase. L. Take wall plaque and picture. B. R. R. Deposit the
treasures (remember to close the doors afterwards!). R. F. F. R. F. R. Take
both parts of the jardiniere. F. B. Take the 3 pictures. L. Play gramaphone
and take sylvac dog. B. R. R. Deposit treasures again. R. Take ball. F. Take
tub. F. R. Take blue punch card. F. R. Take chamber pot. F. Turn on lamp.
L. Open wall cupboard and take lead spider. F. Drop tennis ball. Take robot.
Move Oz poster and get red punch card. F. Drop tub on mortuary table and
take enamel bouquet. Drop robot on table. Drop chamber pot on table then
take small key. Take green punch card. F. F. F. Turn on safe and insert
punch cards in slot (red, green, blue). Take wall mask and coal bag. R. Drop
bag to break it and take amber. B. Put spider in web. Take tang horse and
jack. R. B. L. L. F. R. F. L. F. (This sequence of moves is derived from the
first 'phone number - which shows the number of letters in the direction name
for each move - and gets you to the secret room in the cellars.) F. L. B. B.
B. R. B. (This is from the second 'phone number and gets you out.) Turn off
lamp. R.
Unlock cupboard with key and open it. Take towel. L. Unlock small cupboard
with key (on side of sofa). Open bedroom door. Open cupboard. Take soap.
Drop it and the towel in the doorway. Take teddy. F. L. Put jack in box and
take the jack-in-the-box. B. F. B. L. B. R. R. Deposit treasures. R. F.
Take oak block. F. R. F. R. Take glass centrepiece. L. F. Take mirror. Open
bedside cabinet and take scent flask. L. Drop oak block by Ottoman. Take
bronze horse, mirror and disc. B. F. B. L. B. R. R. Deposit treasures. R. F.
F. R. F. R. L. F. Take shoe. L. Take bowl. B. F. B. L. B. B. Close shed door.
Drop bowl in water butt. Take bowl. L. F. R. F.Turn lamp on. L. Open wall
cupboard and take gold spider. L. Take car and poster. F. Drop shoe in box.
Take box and gold locket. R. Drop box. Take show and put it in the box. Drop
bowl. Take fish and put it in bowl. Take bowl. Open cabinet and take scent
bottle. L. Drop bowl on table and take trophy. B. B. L. L. F. R. F. L. F. F.
L. B. B. B. R. B. Turn off lamp. B. L. B. R. R. Deposit treasures. R. F. F.
R. F. Turn lamp on. L. L. Take Madeira, sherry, onion and snuff bottles. R.
L. L. F. R. F. L. F. Take robot and chamber pot. F. L. B. B. B. R. B. Turn
off lamp. B. L. B. R. R. Deposit treasures. R. F. F. R. F. Turn lamp on. L.
L. L. F. R. F. L. F. Take polychrome figure. F. L. B. B. B. R. B. B. L. B. R.
R. Deposit treasure. The end!
