The Worst Witch/Play the Adventure

As mentioned on the Walkthrough page, once you have chosen Play the Adventure on the main menu (from where there is no going back), the game's title screen shall appear, line-by-line; the screen shall then turn black before the text "If necessary, use the arrow keys to adjust the bottom of the picture whenever a "What now?" prompt is shown." appears on it with the question "Do you want to play a saved game?" and a flashing cursor to its right below it. If you should answer YES, the text "Put your save disc in the drive." will appear on the screen with another question "Name of saved game?" and two triangular brackets with a flashing cursor in them to its right below it - and once you've inserted your save disc, and typed the name of your saved game (which can be up to seven characters on the BBC Micro, and up to ten on the Acorn Archimedes), you will have to press Enter to load it. However, it is not possible to save games on an emulated BBC Micro or Acorn Archimedes, so you have no choice but to answer NO and start from the beginning; Mildred starts the game in her bedroom at Cackle's Academy, and the game randomly tells you when her boot laces have come undone (with the texts "You can see: trailing boot laces" and "Careful, your boot laces have come undone"), in which case you have to enter TIE LACES to make her tie them again (to which she will say "Okay"), because if you do not the text "Crash! You fell over" will appear on the screen after you enter your next command. The magical effects of drinking the potion when it is pink and green will also only work once - which means that Mildred must take the head of a broom from the room under the trapdoor before she becomes visible again, as Ethel can't let her down there if she can see her (the spells NIGHTSHADE and ESCARGOT also only work for their specific tasks, and trying to use them on Miss Hardbroom or Cackle shall result in Mildred being sent to her room). The cat and snails may also occasionally escape back to the Great Hall's platform and forest's clearing respectively, indicated by the text "MEOW! The cat ran off!" or "The snails escaped!" appearing on the screen, for which cases you will have to go back to those locations to pick the animals up again; however, if you do not take the cardboard box from Maud's room, the snails shall always escape when you try to pick them up, and if the cat runs off in the forest, you will have no choice but to end the adventure and start again (as Mildred must have the cat with her to fly the broom back to the school).

''You are in your bedroom. There is a bed'' and a wardrobe here. Some exits are: south. You wanted to Start the game. What now? SOUTH

You are in the corridor. Some exits are: north, east, west. You wanted to SOUTH What now? EAST

You are in the corridor. Some exits are: north, east, west. You wanted to EAST What now? NORTH

''You are in Maud's bedroom. It looks just'' like yours. You can see: cardboard box. Some exits are: south. You wanted to NORTH What now? TAKE BOX

''You are in Maud's bedroom. It looks just'' like yours. Some exits are: south. You wanted to TAKE BOX You take the cardboard box What now? SOUTH

You are in the corridor. Some exits are: north, east, west. You wanted to SOUTH What now? WEST

You are in the corridor. Some exits are: north, east, west. You wanted to WEST What now? WEST

You are at the west end of the corridor. A spiral staircase leads down. Some exits are: east, down. You wanted to WEST What now? DOWN

You are at the bottom of a spiral staircase. Some exits are: south, east, up. You wanted to DOWN What now? EAST

You are in the potion lab, there is a cauldron full of liquid here. You can see: Miss Hardbroom, pondweed, beetroot, toadstools, buttercups. Some exits are: east, west. You wanted to EAST The liquid is black. What now? ADD BEETROOT

You are in the potion lab, there is a cauldron full of liquid here. You can see: Miss Hardbroom, pondweed, beetroot, toadstools, buttercups. Some exits are: east, west. You wanted to ADD BEETROOT SPLOT! The liquid is pink. What now? DRINK POTION

You are in the potion lab, there is a cauldron full of liquid here. You can see: Miss Hardbroom, pondweed, beetroot, toadstools, buttercups. Some exits are: east, west. You wanted to DRINK POTION Glub glub. ''You laugh your socks off! H.B. says'' "Well done, here's some tape to help you mend your broom". The liquid is pink. What now? ADD PONDWEED

You are in the potion lab, there is a cauldron full of liquid here. You can see: Miss Hardbroom, pondweed, beetroot, toadstools, buttercups. Some exits are: east, west. You wanted to ADD PONDWEED SPLOT! The liquid is green. What now? DRINK POTION

You are in the potion lab, there is a cauldron full of liquid here. You can see: Miss Hardbroom, pondweed, beetroot, toadstools, buttercups. Some exits are: east, west. You wanted to DRINK POTION Glub glub. Oh dear, you seem to be disappearing. The liquid is green. You're invisible. What now? WEST

You are at the bottom of a spiral staircase. Some exits are: south, east, up. You wanted to WEST You're invisible. What now? UP

You are at the west end of the corridor. A spiral staircase leads down. Some exits are: east, down. You wanted to UP You're invisible. What now? EAST

You are in the corridor. Some exits are: north, east, west. You wanted to EAST You're invisible. What now? EAST

You are in the corridor. Some exits are: north, east, west. You wanted to EAST You're invisible. What now? EAST

You are at the east end of the corridor. There is a trap door here. You can see: Ethel. Some exits are: north, west, down. You wanted to EAST You're invisible. What now? DOWN

''You are in a small room. There is an'' old chest here and the smell of fish You can see: head of a broom. Some exits are: up. You wanted to DOWN You walk straight past Ethel. You're invisible. What now? TAKE HEAD

''You are in a small room. There is an'' old chest here and the smell of fish Some exits are: up. You wanted to TAKE HEAD You take the head of a broom You're invisible. What now? OPEN CHEST

''You are in a small room. There is an'' old chest here and the smell of fish Some exits are: up. You wanted to OPEN CHEST A message here says: "Fly to the forest and save the ''school." Signed Algernon Rowan-Webb.'' You're invisible. What now? UP

You are at the east end of the corridor. There is a trap door here. You can see: Ethel. Some exits are: north, west, down. You wanted to UP You're invisible. What now? WEST

You are in the corridor. Some exits are: north, east, west. You wanted to WEST You're invisible. What now? WEST

You are in the corridor. Some exits are: north, east, west. You wanted to WEST You're invisible. What now? WEST

You are at the west end of the corridor. A spiral staircase leads down. Some exits are: east, down. You wanted to WEST You're invisible. What now? DOWN

You are at the bottom of a spiral staircase. Some exits are: south, east, up. You wanted to DOWN You're invisible. Careful, your head is re-appearing. What now? EAST

You are in the potion lab, there is a cauldron full of liquid here. You can see: Miss Hardbroom, pondweed, beetroot, toadstools, buttercups. Some exits are: east, west. You wanted to EAST The liquid is green. You're invisible. What now? EAST

You are in a dusty classroom. You can see: a school desk, handle of a broom. Some exits are: east, west. You wanted to EAST You're invisible. Careful, your head is re-appearing. What now? TAKE HANDLE

You are in a dusty classroom. You can see: a school desk. Some exits are: east, west. You wanted to TAKE HANDLE You take the handle of a broom You're invisible. What now? EXAMINE DESK

You are in a dusty classroom. You can see: a school desk, pot of glue. Some exits are: east, west. You wanted to EXAMINE DESK There is a pot of glue there. You're visible again. What now? TAKE GLUE

You are in a dusty classroom. You can see: a school desk. Some exits are: east, west. You wanted to TAKE GLUE You take the pot of glue What now? WEST

You are in the potion lab, there is a cauldron full of liquid here. You can see: Miss Hardbroom, pondweed, beetroot, toadstools, buttercups. Some exits are: east, west. You wanted to WEST The liquid is green. What now? WEST

You are at the bottom of a spiral staircase. Some exits are: south, east, up. You wanted to WEST What now? SOUTH

You are in the yard, to the north is a small door. Some exits are: north, south, east. You wanted to SOUTH What now? EAST

You are in the yard, to the east is a large door. Some exits are: south, east, west. You wanted to EAST What now? EAST

''You are in the library. Two books lie'' open, a blue one and a red one. You can see: Ethel. Some exits are: east, west. You wanted to EAST What now? READ BLUE

''You are in the library. Two books lie'' open, a blue one and a red one. You can see: Ethel. Some exits are: east, west. You wanted to READ BLUE For girl -- DAISY. What now? READ RED

''You are in the library. Two books lie'' open, a blue one and a red one. You can see: Ethel. Some exits are: east, west. You wanted to READ RED For frog -- NIGHTSHADE. What now? NIGHTSHADE

''You are in the library. Two books lie'' open, a blue one and a red one. You can see: a squealing pig. Some exits are: east, west. You wanted to LAMPSHADE ''"Lampshade?" It's the wrong word -'' Ethel has turned into a PIG! OINK OINK! What now? DAISY

''You are in the library. Two books lie'' open, a blue one and a red one. You can see: Ethel, small book of spells. Some exits are: east, west. You wanted to DAISY ''The pig becomes Ethel again. She screams'' and runs off, dropping a small book on the way. What now? TAKE SMALL

''You are in the library. Two books lie'' open, a blue one and a red one. You can see: Ethel. Some exits are: east, west. You wanted to TAKE SMALL You take the small book of spells What now? READ SMALL

''You are in the library. Two books lie'' open, a blue one and a red one. You can see: Ethel. Some exits are: east, west. You wanted to READ SMALL For snails ESCARGOT. What now? DROP SMALL

''You are in the library. Two books lie'' open, a blue one and a red one. You can see: Ethel, small book of spells. Some exits are: east, west. You wanted to DROP SMALL You drop the small book of spells What now? EAST

You are in the great hall, at the far end is a platform. You can see: satchel. Some exits are: west, up. You wanted to EAST What now? MEND BROOM

You are in the great hall, at the far end is a platform. You can see: satchel. Some exits are: west, up. You wanted to MEND BROOM Well done! What now? DROP TAPE

You are in the great hall, at the far end is a platform. You can see: roll of sticky tape, satchel. Some exits are: west, up. You wanted to DROP TAPE You drop the roll of sticky tape What now? DROP GLUE

You are in the great hall, at the far end is a platform. You can see: pot of glue, roll of sticky tape, satchel. Some exits are: west, up. You wanted to DROP GLUE You drop the pot of glue What now? TAKE SATCHEL

You are in the great hall, at the far end is a platform. You can see: pot of glue, roll of sticky tape. Some exits are: west, up. You wanted to TAKE SATCHEL You take the satchel What now? UP

You are on the platform in the great hall. You can see: small tabby cat. Some exits are: down. You wanted to UP What now? TAKE CAT

You are on the platform in the great hall. Some exits are: down. You wanted to TAKE CAT You take the small tabby cat What now? DOWN

You are in the great hall, at the far end is a platform. You can see: pot of glue, roll of sticky tape. Some exits are: west, up. You wanted to DOWN What now? WEST

''You are in the library. Two books lie'' open, a blue one and a red one. You can see: Ethel. Some exits are: east, west. You wanted to WEST What now? WEST

You are in the yard, to the east is a large door. Some exits are: south, east, west. You wanted to WEST What now? SOUTH

You are in the yard, standing by the gates. Some exits are: north, west. You wanted to SOUTH What now? TAP BROOM

''WHEEEEEEEE!!! You're flying - Hang on'' tight. Some exits are: down, left, right, forward, back. You wanted to TAP BROOM Well done! The forest is ahead. What now? FORWARD

You are hovering over the forest. Some exits are: down, left, right, forward, back. You wanted to FORWARD What now? DOWN

You are in the forest by a tall fir tree. Some exits are: south, east, west, up. You wanted to DOWN BUMP! What now? EAST

You are on a narrow forest track. Some exits are: east, west. You wanted to EAST What now? EAST

''You are standing by a pond. In the'' middle of the pond is a large stone, on the stone is a frog. Some exits are: east, west. You wanted to EAST What now? EAST

You are deep in the forest - it's a bit scary. Some exits are: east, west. You wanted to EAST What now? EAST

You are at the south edge of a clearing. Some exits are: north, west. You wanted to EAST You can hear voices. What now? LISTEN VOICES

You are at the south edge of a clearing. Some exits are: north, west. You wanted to LISTEN VOICES The witches are plotting to take over the school! You can hear voices. What now? NORTH

You are in a clearing in the forest. It's full of nasty witches! You can see: some evil looking witches. Some exits are: south. You wanted to NORTH Careful, they might see you! What now? ESCARGOT

You are in a clearing in the forest. You can see: snails. Some exits are: south. You wanted to ESCARGOT That worked! What now? TAKE SNAILS

You are in a clearing in the forest. Some exits are: south. You wanted to TAKE SNAILS You take the snails What now? TAP BROOM

You are hovering above the trees. Some exits are: down, left, right, forward, back. You wanted to TAP BROOM Okay. What now? FORWARD

You are hovering over the school. Some exits are: down, left, right, forward, back. You wanted to FORWARD What now? DOWN

You are in the yard, standing by the gates. Some exits are: north, west. You wanted to DOWN BUMP! NORTH

You are in the yard, to the east is a large door. Some exits are: south, east, west. You wanted to NORTH What now? WEST

You are in the yard, to the north is a small door. Some exits are: north, south, east. You wanted to WEST What now? NORTH

You are at the bottom of a spiral staircase. Some exits are: south, east, up. You wanted to NORTH What now? EAST

You are in the potion lab, there is a cauldron full of liquid here. You can see: Miss Hardbroom, pondweed, beetroot, toadstools, buttercups. Some exits are: east, west. You wanted to EAST The liquid is green. What now? EAST

You are in a dusty classroom. You can see: a school desk. Some exits are: east, west. You wanted to EAST What now? EAST

You are in Miss Cackle's office. Some exits are: west. You wanted to EAST ''"What have you got there?" asks Miss'' Cackle. What now? GIVE SNAILS

A picture of the Great Hall decorated with a banner saying "WELL DONE" shall then appear on the screen line-by-line; at this point on an emulated BBC Micro, the virtual console shall return to its command prompt once it has stopped (with the error message "No room at line 290" at the top of the screen) but a real one shall have to be reset to return to it anyway (and an Acorn Archimedes, real or emulated, shall also have to be reset to return to whatever version of RISC OS it was running, which at the time the 32-bit version was new to British primary schools in 1989 would have been 2.00 at the earliest).