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                                  HINT TO KING'S QUEST

Location and point value received in game
Maximum points is 158

Pts.   Location/Command

        TO GET STARTED:

        Approach the castle entrance
  1     OPEN DOOR
        Walk into the castle and follow the corridor to the throne room
  3     BOW TO KING when you approach the king
        TALK TO KING to receive instructions for quest
        After the king charges you with the quest exit the castle

        TREASURES AVAILABLE FOR POINTS AND WEALTH:

        Go to the stump and log
  1     LOOK IN STUMP
  3     TAKE POUCH
  3     OPEN POUCH

        Go to the walnut tree
        LOOK TREE
  3     TAKE WALNUT lying on the ground
  3     OPEN WALNUT (Inside is a golden nut)

        Go to the elf
  3     TALK TO ELF (He will give you a magic ring)

        Go to the large oak tree
        LOOK TREE
  2     CLIMB TREE
        LOOK NEST
  6     TAKE EGG
        Walk down tree

(28)
        SEARCH FOR THE MAGIC SHIELD:

        Go to the forest where the bowl is located
        LOOK BOWL
  3     TAKE BOWL
  1     READ BOWL

        Take bowl to inside woodcutter's house
        HELP WOODCUTTER
        TALK TO WOODCUTTER
  3     GIVE BOWL
        FILL BOWL
        Carefully walk to the fiddle in the corner of the room
  3     TAKE FIDDLE
        PLAY FIDDLE

        Exit woodcutter's house (again, careful of hole in floor)

        Go to cloverfield
        LOOK CLOVER
  2     TAKE FOURLEAF CLOVER

        Go to Fairy Godmother and receive the magic spell (if she does
        not appear the first time, exit screen and return until she
        appears).  The spell is only temporary.

        Immediately go to the inside the witch's house (she cannot
        harm you while the spell is in effect) and go to the cabinet
  2     OPEN CABINET
  2     TAKE CHEESE
        Go to the bedreem to the table next to the bed
  2     TAKE NOTE
        LOOK NOTE
  1     READ NOTE
        If witch enters while you are in the bedroom, approach while
        witch is preparing the oven for dinner
        (after spell wears off, you may have to exit then enter
         the house to have witch appear)
  7     PUSH WITCH into oven when you are near the witch
        Exit the house
        Walk to wall of house
  2     EAT HOUSE (it is made of candy)

        Go to the location of the condor and wait until the condor
        flies low.
  3     type 0 to grab condor when it flies low
        The condor will fly take you to the correct spot and drop you
        Go left one screen.
        LOOK MUSHROOM
  1     TAKE MUSHROOM.

        Return to your dropoff point (go one screen right) and walk
        over the hole in the ground. You will now enter the Land of
        the Leprachauns.

        Follow the path in the cave until you get to the giant rat
        Walk close to the rat.
  2     GIVE RAT CHEESE
        When rat disappears, walk to the door
        OPEN DOOR

        You will encounter some leprachauns in the next room.  Since
        you have the four-leaf clover, they will not bother you.
  3     PLAY FIDDLE and the leprachauns will peacefully exit the room.

        Continue to the next room. The king of the leprachauns will
        escape from you since he is alone.
  8     TAKE SHIELD
  6     TAKE SCEPTRE

        Walk up the stair to the next room near the little hole in the
        wall.
  2     EAT MUSHROOM to temporarily shrink.
  1     Quickly walk through the little hole to the outside where you
        will quickly return to normal size.

(54)

        SEARCH FOR THE MAGIC CHEST:

        Go to the dangerous river with pebbles along the shore
  1     TAKE PEBBLES

        Go to the West Garden
        LOOK GARDEN
  2     TAKE CARROT

        Go to the gate at the goat pen
        OPEN GATE
        Approach the goat.
  5     SHOW CARROT
        The goat will follow you

  4     Take goat to the troll on bridge and the goat will dispose
        of the troll

        Cross the bridge and approach the gnome
        TALK TO GNOME
        He will ask you to guess his name (you have three guesses).
  5     IFNKOVHGROGHPRM is his name and he will give you some magic beans
  4     TAKE BEANS
        Go to flower patch
  2     PLANT BEANS
        CLIMB STALK
        At top of stalk walk right to get to "green ground"

        ----- At the Land of the Clouds -----
        Go to the hole in the base of the tree.
        LOOK HOLE
  2     TAKE SLING


        ----- Non-lethel Approach -----
        Approach the giant and hide behind tree at left rear of screen
  7     Giant will eventually fall asleep
        (Continue  ----- Obtain Magic Chest -----)


        ----- Obtain Magic Chest -----
  8     TAKE CHEST

        Exit the Land of the Clouds by taking the stairs to the right

(40)


        SEARCH FOR THE MAGIC MIRROR:

        Go to the large rock in the forest.
  2     MOVE ROCK
        LOOK HOLE
  5     TAKE DAGGER

        Go to the ancient well.
        LOWER BUCKET
        RAISE BUCKET
        TAKE BUCKET to hold on to bucket.
  2     CUT ROPE
        LOWER ROPE
        CLIMB ROPE
  1     Climb down rope.
        Continue to climb down rope until you fall into water.
  2     DIVE under water.
  2     Swim under water.
  1     Enter the cave at the lower right corner of the screen.
        Take the bucketful of water and approach the dragon.
  5     THROW WATER AT DRAGON when you get close to dragon.
  8     TAKE MIRROR
  4     Exit the cave to the right (the way you entered the room)
        Swim up the well
        CLIMB ROPE to to top of well

(32)


        CONCLUSION:

        With the Magic Shield, Magic Mirror and the Magic Chest, return
        to the castle.
  1     OPEN DOOR when you approach the door of the castle.
        Walk to king.
  3     BOW TO KING

158     ((BINGO !! ...You have solved the adventure))
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