Each room is numbered, but the numbers are out of order.
The castle can be organized in vertical tiers of rooms: your character always enters from #Room 1 on the left #Tier I, and #Tier VIII is the farthest away from the entrance.
Tier I[edit]
Room 1[edit]
You are in the main entry hall. There is a large ogre sleeping across the room.
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The best option is B, that involves a dexterity roll. If your dexterity is lower than your luck, choose A, that requires a luck roll instead, but gives you far less points. The other options mean death.
Exit doors:
Room 29[edit]
You see a dying plant. there is blood on the floor and some water in pail.
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Choose A for a good reward.
Exit doors:
- #Room 24 (avoid it unless your intelligence quotient is high)
- #Room 9
- #Room 1 (this is where you came from)
Room 30[edit]
This room is totally one hundred percent dark, and the door just shut.
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Choose option A, and confirm it. The treasure is minimal, though. All options are harmless, but the spell is wasted here: its effect is the same as option A.
Exit doors:
- #Room 7
- #Room 1 (this is where you came from)
- #Room 21 (avoid it unless you learned the "What a Blast" spell)
Room 7[edit]
This is a circular room with a circular staircase going upward.
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A peaceful room, where all options are harmless. Remember well: this room stays the same when you visit it again.
Exit doors (rooms 7 and 8 are the only ones with less than three doors):
Room 7.2[edit]
You are at the top of a 100 feet [30m] tower. A demon is flying towards you.
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Quickly go back down! You should better come here after you found the fire lizards, so that the special option n.4 becomes available.
If you choose to stay in the castle after your lizards beat the demon, you will start a dummy combat. You can run from it, go to room 13, come back on top of the room 7, and repeat indefintely, and earn 50 points every time. It is unnecessary, though.
Exit doors (rooms 7 and 8 are the only ones with less than three doors):
Room 24[edit]
You see a paining on the wall, the painting of a strong warrior.
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You should better stay away from this room, unless your intelligence quotient is high. In fact, your best option is C, that implies a die roll against that attribute. If you fail, or if you choose any other option, you are forced to choose between losing all your money or losing your life fighting the painted warrior.
Exit doors:
Room 8[edit]
This is a circular room with a circular staircase going upward.
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A peaceful room, where all options are harmless. Remember well: this room stays the same when you visit it again.
Exit doors (rooms 7 and 8 are the only ones with less than three doors):
- #Room 24 (this is also the only entrance)
- C) Climb up the stairs
Room 8.2[edit]
You are at the top of a 100 feet [30m] tower. A demon is flying towards you.
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Quickly go back down! You should better come here after you found the fire lizards, so that the special option n.4 becomes available.
Exit doors (rooms 7 and 8 are the only ones with less than three doors):
Tier II[edit]
Sorted from top to bottom.
Room 9[edit]
You see a water well in the center of the room.
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Throw in a Gold coin in order to earn more points. If you spent all your gold coins before entering the castle, you can find some gold early in the castle; #Room 30 is probably the place that is closer to the entrance. If you throw a different coin, your combat skills (strength or weapon) will be improved, but you want to avoid combat as much as possible.
Exit doors:
Room 5[edit]
In the center of the room stands a sword surrounded by a large pool of liquid.
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This is another room that stays the same if you visit it again. The fifth option becomes available after you visit #Room 6. Talk to the man in #Room 19 to choose the correct powder.
Exit doors:
Room 16[edit]
There are two people fencing with foils (foils are blunted thrust-only weapons).
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Choose option C: it is the only one that improves your score. Option B requires a charisma die roll, therefore visit #Room 29 before coming here; you will get higher dexterity, but no points.
Exit doors:
Room 21[edit]
You see a large praying mantis eating a fellow traveler, who is still alive.
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You can survive this room only if you learned the "What a Blast" spell. This is the only room where said spell is strictly necessary.
Exit doors:
Room 13[edit]
You see a low level commoner standing in front of you coming through a door.
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As any room with an "unlockable" option, this one remains unchanged if you re-enter it. The old man in #Room 28 explains how to get the special option. Otherwise, laugh at the "other" commoner and you will get past.
Exit doors:
Tier III[edit]
Sorted from top to bottom.
Room 4[edit]
There is a large fountain in the middle of the room filled with water.
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Unlike the nearby #Room 9, this water source can be dangerous: if you drink (A) your attributes will be changed randomly, and you can even die of overdose. Choose any one of the other options. There are no points to be gained here, so you can skip this room entirely.
Exit doors:
Room 15[edit]
You see a large white sphere in front of you, with a name on it: "Rover".
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This room is a tribute to the series "The Prisoner" (1967, United Kingdom). The only way to get out is to stand and wait until Rover leaves. Anything else results in your death.
Exit doors:
Room 27[edit]
There is a diamond encased in glass standing on a pedestal.
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Two other rooms give you information about this one: #Room 28 and #Room 11. The safest choice is C, but you can choose D if your luck is high. Avoid A.
Exit doors:
Room 6[edit]
There are four jars on a table, each one filled with a powder.
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Each one of the four jars has a different effect. Jar 1 can be used in #Room 10, jar 2 in #Room 25 (but the "item" found in #Room 12 gives the same result), jars 3 and 4 in #Room 5. The character in the nearby #Room 19 tells you more about one of the last two.
For the highest score, choose jar 1.
Exit doors:
- #Room 19 (closely related to this room)
- #Room 31 (requires either a luck roll or a spell)
- #Room 27 (requires either a luck roll or a spell, too)
Room 19[edit]
You see a man in a white laboratory coat bouncing a ball.
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Important information can be obtained in this room, but once you learned it, it will be valid in any future playthrough. Option D is the easiest way to learn it; if choose B you have to roll die against your intelligence quotient, but if you succeed, the outcome will be the same as B. The other options lower your charisma.
Exit doors:
Tier IV[edit]
Room 14[edit]
There is a puppet theatre with a puppet show going on.
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You can learn one way to exit the castle if you quietly watche the show. The other options lower your charisma.
Exit doors:
Room 32[edit]
This is the dragon's lair. There is lots of treasure and plenty of bones.
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Take the treasure with no problem! If you pick up the bones, you will learn what happened to the dragon.
Exit doors:
Room 2[edit]
There is a ghost in front of you. Behind him is a treasure chest.
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The easiest option is D: Carl Sagan was also known for his skepticism. Alternatively, you can blast the ghost. In either case, you can get some treasure and, if your character's intelligence quotient is good enough, also get a clue about #Room 27.
Exit doors:
Room 31[edit]
You see a door in the wall with a sign that says: "Orc secret passage".
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Did you wonder where are the orcs of the "Ogres and Orcs Adventures" subtitle? This is one answer. Also, if you visit a room that you entered already, you can occasionally meet a wandering monster, and it can be an ogre or an orc.
By the way, in this room you want to avoid the full horde of orcs. The only way to earn points here is to try and leave: you have to pass a luck die roll, and you can earn 20-25 points, or die. The safest way out is to use magic: this is the only room where "Seal Shut" can be cast, but it grants no points at all.
All in all, avoid this room unless your character has a high luck attribute.
Exit doors:
Room 28[edit]
There is a very old wise man leaning on his cane looking bored and discontent.
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This man is not the Black Sage. Ask him how to get to Havana, and he will tell you one way to leave the castle, instead. The other options have negative effects on you.
Exit doors:
Tier V[edit]
Room 33[edit]
You enter a room that has nothing in it; completely empty; noting at all; empty.
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The void in this room can nullify things. Leave (D), or you will regret it!
Exit doors:
Room 10[edit]
The room is very hot. In front of you is a fire elemental.
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The fire elemental can only be destroyed if you use the powder in jar n.1 (elemental fire extinguisher), found in #Room 6. Otherwise, you have to run away to survive.
Exit doors:
Room 34[edit]
You see a box of old dirty clothes in the center of the room.
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Either attack the clothes or search the pockets. The spell is wasted here. The last option (B) causes a game over.
Exit doors:
Room 11[edit]
You see a large book on a table; the book is open.
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All four options are harmless. If you choose to read the book and you pass the intelligence quotient roll, you can learn a random spell.
Exit doors:
Tier VI[edit]
Room 17[edit]
You see a poor, half-dead, suffering, little goblin lying on the stone floor.
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Kill the half-dead goblin for the largest amount of points from this room. Instead, if you have pity of the creature, it will kill you: it was a trick!
Exit doors:
Room 20[edit]
You see a beautiful wizardess before you with mini dragons beside her.
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Beg mercy (D), or it will be game over.
Exit doors:
Room 12[edit]
This is a large room with a meadow and purple butterflies flying all around.
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Try and catch one butterfly, then bring it to #Room 25 to earn some easy points. Otherwise, you can exit the castle with it, but you will get less points. The other three options (B, C, D) in this room are harmless.
Exit doors:
Room 35[edit]
You see a forest with a waterfall and a river running through the room.
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The only convenient choice is D, that grants you several points. The other three options end up with a fight or death.
Exit doors:
Tier VII[edit]
Room 36[edit]
You see one hundred wild buffalos stampeding directly at you.
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This is the only room where the "Detect Magic" spell can be cast, and it is the best option indeed. Lacking that spell, either send smoke signals or run away: one of your attributes will suffer, but at least you will get out alive.
Exit doors:
Room 18[edit]
A clue about this room is given just before you enter the castle: "A figure in skating plus Bo Derek". The former is 8, whereas Bo Derek was an actress in the movie 10.
Congratulations: you have found the room of the Black Sage.
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The Black Sage is invincible. Whatever you do, the result is the same: the Black Sage will block you with an ice spell and ask for all your gold coins. If you give any other amount, he will kill you, but if you give him exactly that much, he will mercifully give it back to you and let you leave.
Exit doors:
Room 22[edit]
You see an old wooden support bridge and a river running underneath.
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You should better avoid this room. The only way out is across the bridge, and only if you pass a dexterity die roll.
Exit doors:
Room 23[edit]
You see a sandy beach leading down to a pond.
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A rare room with a sub-set of choices. First, look for girls (D), then go for it (4), then decide to leave (N); this is the only way to earn a good amount of points. The second best option is the sand castle, that increases your intelligence quotient. Any other option is far less favorable: you will get nothing at best, but you can also get attacked or an instant game over.
Exit doors:
Tier VIII[edit]
Room 26[edit]
You see a pyramid standing before you in the middle of the desert.
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Cast the spell, and you will obtain a nice amount of gold, plus a magic ankh (unrelated to the Ultima series). Unfortunately, this item has no impact on your final score.
Exit doors:
Room 3[edit]
You see ten fire lizards in the room (they are like small dragons).
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Just remember the puppet show in #Room 14, and act accordingly.
Exit doors:
Room 25[edit]
This room is filled with plants and heavy undergrowth.
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There are two ways to survive this room, and they both involve an item found in another room. If you captured a butterfly in #Room 12, stand still (B) and let the insect act; if you got the jar n.2 in #Room 6, you can use it here (E): it is a weedkiller.
Exit doors: