Blighted Isle

solution

Blighted Isle was written in TADS 3 and is © 2007 by Eric Eve.

This solution is by David Welbourn, and is based on the Version 1 of the game.

Normal
Room		 A normal well-lit location. Implied
Room		 This location is only implied by the game. The PC cannot visit it.
Dim
Room		 Dim rooms have features hidden within the shadows. Light must be brought to view the room properly. Region A region contains several locations. Another map displays the region's details.
Dark
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Room		 This room is located on another map.
Notable
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Map 1: Town and Wasteland

Northwest
Mountain Path
Sheer
Slope
/|
West End
of Ledge		— Mountain
Ledge		— East End
of Ledge*		— Mine
\/\/
Northeast
Mountain Path
\/
to Southwest Corner
of Marsh		 Foothills Mine
/||\|
Small
Bay		— Western
Wasteland*		— Abandoned
Farm		— Blasted
Heath		— Eastern
Wasteland		— Dead
Wood		— Dead
Beach
||| |||
West
Cliff		— Barley
Field		— Cow
Field*		— Four
Acre
Pasture*		— Overgrown
Forest
Track		— Broad
Forest
Path		— Cliff
Path
|| ||/|
Secluded
Cove		 Farm
House		— Farm
Yard		— Wheat
Field		— Woodland
Path		— Oval
Clearing		— Meg's
Hut		|
|
\| ||\|
West
Tunnel		 Barn* Farm
Track		— Mill Orchard*— East
Cliff
|
North Bank
of Stream
||
Bridge* South Bank
of Stream*
|\
Castle— Outskirts
of Town		 Head-
land
|/
Narrow Pro-
montory*		— Hollow* Bakery* North
Street		— Chapel Disused
Quarry*		 House
\|| |||
North End
of Bay		— Summit*— West
Hill		— West
Street		— Cross-
roads		— East
Street*		— Long Gravel
Path		— Garden
*		— Shingly
Cove*
\|| ||
Middle
of
Bay*		 Tavern— South
Street		 Shop* Cliff
Top
(North)
*
|↑↓
Steep
Track		— Scrubland/
\ /|\|
East End
of Bay		— Jetty— Fish
House*		 Cliff Top
(South)

Map 1b: Tavern, Chapel, Shop, House, and the Tunnel That Connects Them

Crypt—— Long Sloping
Tunnel		—— Large
Cellar		— Large
Cave		→
←		 Aboard
the Boat
|
u→
←d		 Top of
Stairs		— Vestry Top of
Stairs
|||
Short
Tunnel		 to North
Street		— Inside
the
Chapel		 Kitchen
|
to East
Street		 Front
Parlour
||
Shop to Garden
||
Base-
ment		—— Back Room
of Shop
/
to West
Street		 Wine
Cellar
||
Back
Yard		— Back
Room		— Inside
the
Tavern		—— to South
Street
u↓↑d
? Room
2		— Tavern
Landing		—— Room
1
|
Room
3

Map 1c: Castle and West Tunnel

?
|
Stable— Castle
Courtyard		— Barrack
Block
||
to Secluded
Cove		 Guard-
room*		— Gloomy
Passage
(North-
ern
End)		 Under
the Arch
\||
Cramped
Little
Cave		 Secret
Passage		 Top of
Castle
Hill
\|||
Suffocating
Tunnel		 End of
Passage		 Gloomy
Passage
(South-
ern
End)		 Path Up
Castle Hill		— to Outskirts
of Town
||
Drainage
Tunnel		— Passage
Corner		 Luxurious
Bedroom		— Top of
Castle
Tower
|
— Round
Cellar		e→
←s		 Tower
Base		x
|
Dungeon

Map 2: Mine

to Long
Tunnel
↑
Upper Mine
- West End		— Upper Mine
Junction		— Upper Mine
- East End
/|
to East
End of
Ledge		— Fair-
Sized
Cave*		 Service
Passage		 Ore
Face
|\|
Main
Mine
Storeroom		 Side
Working		— Junction
Deep in
the Mine		— Main
Workings
|
Mine
Entrance*
|
to Eastern
Wasteland

Map 3: North of the Ridge

North End
of Plateau
|
to Inside
the Shed		 Wooded
Plateau		— Above
Grove		→ North of
Ravine
in↑↓out||
High
Cliff		— Grassy
Plateau		— Above
Waterfall		 Middle
of Ravine
|/\
Barren
Orange
Plateau		 West
End of
Ravine		 East
End of
Ravine		— Barren
Top		 Narrow
Spit
|/ \/
Marsh
View
Hill		 North End
of Large
Cove
| |
Marsh
Bank		 Jetty← from Aboard
the Boat
||
Middle
of Marsh		— Northern
Part of
Marsh		 South End
of Large
Cove
/|
Southwest
Corner
of Marsh		 Large
Round
Cave		— Small
Cave
||
from Western
Wasteland		 Long
Tunnel

Map 4: North of Ravine

Small
Round
Cove
|
North of
the Tower
/\
Lawn by
Tower		 Inside
Tower		 Herb
Garden
\|/
Seaside
Meadow		 Base of
Tower
/\|
Top of
Path		 from Above
Grove		→ Quiet
Grove		— Enclosed
Meadow
u↑↓d|
Under-
ground
Chamber		 Rickety
Bridge
|
Sleepy
Cave*		—— South Bank
of Wide Stream		— Stone
Circle
|||
North
of
Chasm		 Steep
Worn
Path		— Heavily
Wooded
Slope
|||
Large
Alcove		 Bottom
of
Chasm*		— Narrow
Cavity		 Rock
Shelf		— Above
River
Bend
|||
Inside
the
Shed		←u
d→		 Cellar
Cave		— Cave Behind
Waterfall*		— Behind
the
Waterfall
in↑↓out nw↑↓s
to Grassy
Plateau		 North
Spur of
Ravine
|
to Middle
of Ravine

Map 5: Inside Tower

Top Floor
of Tower		←u
d→		 Middle Floor
of Tower		←u
d→		 Bottom Floor
of Tower
|
to Base
of Tower

Full score

In #### moves, you have scored 74 of a possible 80 points. Your score consists of:

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