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From: dhines@astro.uucp (Dean Hines)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Shadowgate: Help!
Message-ID: <1991Jan21.155421.8874@astro.uucp>
Date: 21 Jan 91 15:54:21 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Texas Astronomy/McDonald Observatory
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We are near completion of Shadowgate and now we're stuck.

We have found the platinum horn, and the gold pick-thing that's guarded
by the woman in the tower. We've gotten the talisman and the magic wand.
We've also gotten to the two gargoils that
gaurd the cave below the thrown, and we've gotten to the three levers that
presumably operate the chain that separates the cylinders. The only
problem is that we die no matter what we do. 

1) I suspect that we have to get past the gargoils to find something that 
will help us figure out the combination to the chains. We've tried many 
permutations for the combination, but all have met with death by the guardian.
I figure the combination is probably hidden somewhere.

2) There is an entrance just beneath the thron. It is guarded by a big stone
that crushes you if you attempt to enter. Is there a way to get through
the entrance, or is this a blind alley?

3) We've found lots of vials and bottles full of liquid. Are any of these 
needed. Most killed us. The most important seems to be the bottle of holy
water.

If anyone can give us a clue, we'd really appreciate it. Have we missed 
something subtle early on? Please don't give it all away. If there's
just a single hint that will get us past this point, that'll be good enough.

Also, are there other games that are like Shadowgate? I've got Uninvited,
and I've seen Deja Vu. Any others?

Thanks for the help.

Dean and Stef.

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