Invisiclues Index

Zork III Invisiclues

Sample Question

Why did Lord Dimwit Flathead throw his grandfather clock out the window?

Table of Contents

Central Area

How do I climb the endless stair?

How do I get the sword in the stone?

How can the runes be translated?

How do I climb the channel in the Damp Passage?

What will increase traction?

How can I clear the rubble in the Damp Passage?

Where do I find the old and wizened man?

How do I waken the old and wizened man?

What do I do about the old and wizened man?

Can the phosphorescent moss be kept alive for more than 10 moves?

How can I open the Great Iron Door?

How do I get the rust remover tube from the warlock?

How do I get out of the chasm?

I'm trapped on the Aqueduct. What do I do?

Can the lake be crossed?

What is required to walk on water?

How do I catch the fish?

What is a Roc?

What can be done with the swamp gas?

How do I transport the swamp gas?

How can I get the shiny object?

What is the table with the "Scenic Vista" sign for?

Is there anything under the manhole cover?

How do I get a light source to the southern end of the lake?

How can I get to the coal in the Dead End?

What light source can I take to the west of the Timber Room?

The Land of Shadow and the Cliff Area

What do I do about the hooded figure?

Why do I see myself?

How do I freeze the quicksand?

How do I get to the ship?

How do I open the chest?

Can the man at the cliff be trusted?

What is in the tree house?

I have the treasure, but how do I mend the staff?

I have the staff; how do I get the treasure?

What is the significance of Smokey the Bear?

What is in the vial?

The Royal Museum

When are the museum personnel on duty?

Is there anything I can do when I'm trapped in the small square room with marble and sandstone walls?

Where do I find dynamite?

What are the ladders for?

What is the slot for?

I'm lost in the puzzle. How do I get out?

What was the "snap" I heard?

What does the gray machine do?

What does pushing the button on the gold machine do?

What does the black machine do?

How can I read the plaque in the Technology Museum?

How do I unlock the cage?

How do I take the royal jewels?

What do I do about the robot?

Beyond the Secret Door

What does the red button do?

What do I do about the red beam of light?

What is the wet suit for?

Is the mirror important?

How do I break the panel?

The Rectangular Box

What is the significance of the different colored walls?

What is the significance of the pine wall?

What is the significance of the mahogany wall?

What is the long pole for?

What is the short pole for?

What is the T-bar for?

What is the significance of the direction the arrow is pointing?

Is the wobble significant?

How can I undress the stone?

Why am I being killed while inside the box?

The Guardians of Zork

How can I pass the Guardians of Zork?

How is the scuba tank attached to the wet suit?

I seem to have gotten past the Guardians, but I'm still being killed. What should I do?

How do I open the large wooden door with the barred panel?

What must I do to satisfy the old man at the large door?

The Dungeon

Why won't the Dungeon Master follow me?

What should be thrown into the flaming pit?

What will scratch the marble?

What are the sundial and button for?

How do I unlock the bronze door?

How do I get out of the cell?

General Questions

What is my goal? What am I supposed to be doing?

How does the scoring in this game work?

How do I relight the burned-out torch?

How can I repair the lamp?

What is a compass rose?

Where do I use the timber?

What do I do with the grue repellent?

Where can I find the amulet?

How Points Are Earned

(Use only as a last resort.)

You earn one point when you…

…encounter the hooded figure.
…attack the hooded figure.
…reach the Cliff Ledge.
…jump in the lake.
…touch the viewing table.
…push the button on the time machine while the dial is set to 776.
…push a sandstone wall in the Royal Puzzle.

Of course, you can have all seven points and still be far from completing
the game.

For Your Amusement

(after you've finished the game)

Have you ever:

…said HELLO to the man at the cliff?
…tried to throw anything from the cliff at the man?
…been eaten by the Roc or swallowed by the fish in the lake?
…tried to eat the algae?
…tried to examine the key repeatedly?
…tried saying HELLO SAILOR at the ocean before the Viking boat arrives
or after it leaves?
…been at the Aqueduct View, on the Aqueduct, at the Great Door, or
visiting one of the other Zorks while the earthquake took place?
…seen the robot that tidies the Royal Museum (and no doubt closes doors
it finds open)?
…walked into the grue convention in the dark rooms?
…gone to the Museum Entrance or Jewel Room in 777?
…moved the temporizer to one of the other rooms in 776 and left it there
(and then read the plaque in 948)?
…listened to the guards or the dedication through the museum door?
…looked into the passageway alongside the mirror box while next to the
Guardians?
…looked into the mirror or knocked on the dungeon door while invisible?
…tried to walk through the swamp or quicksand?
…burned the staff, book, tree, grue repellant can,…?

Indicia

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